Games Like Civilization Great Historical Games & Turn Based Games like Civilization

Civilization is described as 'Turn-based 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate) strategy game series where players build a thriving civilization through ages of advancements' and is a very popular Historical Game in the games category. There are more than 25 games similar to Civilization for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Android, Linux and iPhone apps. The best Civilization alternative is FreeCiv, which is both free and Open Source. Other Civilization like games are Unciv, Europa Universalis, HUMANKIND and Endless Legend.

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    FreeCiv

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    Freeciv is an open-source, turn-based strategy game based on Civilization II. Inspired by the history of human civilization, the game commences in prehistory and your mission is to lead your tribe from the stone age to the space age...

    37 FreeCiv alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
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    • Almost everyone thinks FreeCiv is a great Civilization alternative.

    • FreeCiv is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Civilization.

    • FreeCiv is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Civilization.

    • FreeCiv is Free and Open SourceCivilization is Paid and Proprietary
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    Unciv

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    UnCiv offers a streamlined, gameplay-focused reimplementation of the hugely popular Civilization that's ad-free, open-source and built for speed. The game loads and plays very fast, offering a balanced design that lets players focus on...

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • Flathub
    • F-Droid
    • itch.io
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    jensthenent
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    In terms of gameplay it is an almost 1:1 copy of Civ-5. It is also easy to create mods, so you can adjust the ruleset, graphics, add units, add nations ... you name it.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Unciv is a great Civilization alternative.

    • Unciv is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Civilization.

    • Unciv is Free and Open SourceCivilization is Paid and Proprietary
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    Europa Universalis

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    Europa Universalis IV gives you control of a nation to guide through the years in order to create a dominant global empire.

    11 Europa Universalis alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
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    Guest
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    I played this, along with it's other games, i.e CK II, and Hoi 4, and this has nothing to do with it, amazing game I recommend it to real time strat people, but has nothing to do with civilizations, but good game still.

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    Theseus Samuel
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    CIV is turn based while Eu4 is more or less a rts. Civ starts from the begining of time but Eu4 starts with your cities and stuff already going. It is a different genre

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    civilization starts with you building something from near nothing, this game starts you with everything. this is more of an rts although civ is turn based

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    • Some users think Europa Universalis is a great Civilization alternative, some don't.

    • Europa Universalis is the most popular commercial alternative to Civilization.

    • Europa Universalis is Paid and ProprietaryCivilization is also Paid and Proprietary
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    HUMANKIND

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    HOW FAR WILL YOU PUSH HUMANKIND?.

    8 HUMANKIND alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
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    Comments about HUMANKIND as an Alternative to Civilization
    Guest
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    HUMANKIND is a good alternative to Civilization because it advances the genre in ways the past two entries in the Civilization series have failed to do.

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    • HUMANKIND is Paid and ProprietaryCivilization is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Endless Legend

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    Endless Legend is a turn based 4X fantasy-strategy game from the makers of Endless Space. The purpose of the game is to dominate the world "Auriga" with one of the eight races through either diplomacy or war while developing new...

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Wine
    • Steam
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    luarocks
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    The game is not available for Linux.

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    I love Endless Legends' depth of army customizations, the incredible detailed lore, beautiful graphics alongside super fun gameplay. If people want a fantasy Civ experience, this is the one.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Most users think Endless Legend is a great Civilization alternative.

    • Endless Legend is Paid and ProprietaryCivilization is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Crusader Kings

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    Unlike other Paradox titles (such as the first two Europa Universalis series), Crusader Kings is a dynasty simulator with similarities to role-playing video games in that it focuses on a trait-based individual whose primary goal is the growth...

    10 Crusader Kings alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
    • Xbox
    • Playstation
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    Freeciv21

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    Freeciv21 is a free open source turn-based empire-building 4x strategy game, in which each player becomes the leader of a civilization. You compete against several opponents to build cities and use them to support a military and an economy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    C-evo

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    C-evo is a freeware empire building game for Windows.

    With a time scope of several thousand years, it covers aspects of exploration and expansion, industry and agriculture, warfare and diplomacy, science and administration. C-evo follows the spirit of popular turn-based strategy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    C-evo: New Horizons

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    With a time scope of several thousand years, it covers aspects of exploration and expansion, industry and agriculture, warfare and diplomacy, science and administration. C-evo follows the spirit of popular turn-based strategy games from the mid 90s, but with more emphasis on...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
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    World of Empires

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    Play in a randomly generated world or make your own with the map editor. Go to war with 26 different civilisation with their own unique abilities and fight them with 54 different units ranging from primitive warriors to state of the art mechs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Kindle Fire
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    elkomodosdrago
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    MyCiv uses rules far more similar to civ then any of the offers sugested and much better graphics then FreeCiv.

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    • World of Empires is the most popular iPhone alternative to Civilization.

    • World of Empires is Free and ProprietaryCivilization is Paid and Proprietary
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    Crown of the Gods

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    Crown of the Gods is an empire-building MMO real-time strategy game made by Gaming Addict Studios that is not, and never will be, pay to win.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Galactic Civilizations

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    Galactic Civilizations III is the largest strategy sandbox ever made. Start with a single world and expand across the galaxy through diplomacy, trade, cultural hegemony or military conquest in this single-player or multiplayer 4X strategy game.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
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