The flagship turn-based strategy series returns with the game that redefined it. Sid Meier's Civilization V hands you a civilization at the dawn of man and dares you to carry it into the space age: wage war, conduct diplomacy, discover new technologies and go head-to-head with history's greatest leaders to build an empire the world will remember.
One More Turn on a Hex Grid
Civilization V rebuilt the series' map on hexagonal tiles, and every campaign feels sharper for it. Armies advance along rivers and coastlines, ranged units volley across open ground and the terrain you claim decides the battles you will fight a hundred turns later. Combat and city planning reward genuine positioning, not just production.
Diplomacy With Living Leaders
An improved diplomacy system puts you across the table from fully interactive leaders who argue, bargain and remember. Independent city-states add a new layer to the diplomatic battleground, offering resources, units and allegiances to the empires that court or conquer them.
Chart Your Own Path to Greatness
- Expand
- Settle lush, ultra realistic landscapes that stretch from jungle coasts to snow-capped ranges. Every region is worth exploring, battling over and claiming as your own, and each one shapes how your empire grows.
- Advance
- Research technologies from the wheel to spaceflight, guiding your people through the full sweep of human history. The order you choose defines your strengths in trade, culture and war.
- Conquer
- When words fail, catapults speak. Field armies across land and sea, leverage terrain and unit tactics, and decide whether your legacy is written in treaties or in ruins.
Easy to Learn, Endlessly Deep
An inviting presentation and intuitive interface ease new players into the game at their own pace, while series veterans will find the depth, detail and control the franchise is known for. Multiplayer supports online competition and LAN matches when you are ready to test your strategies against the world.
A Game That Never Runs Dry
Mod the game in unprecedented ways through an in-game community hub that installs new content without ever leaving the game, backed by a free modding SDK. Between community creations and the sheer variety of civilizations, maps and victory paths, no two campaigns ever play the same.
Found your capital, meet your neighbors and see where one more turn takes you. History is waiting for its next great ruler. Claim your throne and start building an empire to stand the test of time.
