Each turn allows the player to move their units on the map, build or improve new cities and units, and initiate negotiations with the human or computer-controlled players. The series is considered a formulative example of the 4X genre, in which players achieve victory through four routes: 'eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate'.Īll titles in the series share similar gameplay, centered on building a civilization on a macro-scale from prehistory up to the near future.
There are six main games in the series, a number of expansion packs and spin-off games, as well as board games inspired by the video game series. Sid Meier developed the first game in the series and has had creative input for most of the rest, and his name is usually included in the formal title of these games, such as Sid Meier's Civilization. Amiga, Atari ST, SNES, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, iOS, Android, Nintendo DS, N-Gage, Windows Phone, Facebook Platform, PlayStation VitaĬivilization is a series of turn-based strategy video games, first released in 1991.
