Sid Meier's Civilization VI artwork

Civilization Games in Order

This list covers 17 released Civilization games, from Sid Meier's Civilization (1991) to Sid Meier's Civilization VII (2025). 4 have a critic score on CriticDB. Civilization: Eras and Allies has no release date yet.

Civilization quick answers

How many Civilization games are there?: 17 Civilization games have been released so far, with 1 more announced.
What was the first Civilization game?: Sid Meier's Civilization, released in 1991.
What is the newest Civilization game?: Sid Meier's Civilization VII, released February 11, 2025.
What is the best Civilization game?: Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth, with a critic score of 86.

Updated October 2026

Every Civilization game in release order

1
Sid Meier's Civilization
1991
Not yet rated
2
Sid Meier's Colonization
1994
Not yet rated
3
Sid Meier's CivNet
1995
Not yet rated
4
Sid Meier's Civilization II
1996
Not yet rated
5
Civilization: Call to Power
1999
Not yet rated
6
Civilization II: Test of Time
1999
Not yet rated
7
Sid Meier's Civilization III
2001PC
Not yet rated
8
Sid Meier's Civilization IV
2005PC
Not yet rated
9
Civilization
2006
Not yet rated
10
CivCity: Rome
2006
Not yet rated
11
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution
2008
Not yet rated
12
Sid Meier's Civilization V
2010PC
Not yet rated
13
Sid Meier's Civilization Revolution 2
2014
Not yet rated
14
Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth
2014PC
86
15
Sid Meier's Starships
2015PC
57
16
Sid Meier's Civilization VI
2016PCPS4Xbox OneSwitch
82
17
Sid Meier's Civilization VII
2025PCPS4Xbox OneSwitch+3
78
18
Civilization: Eras and Allies
TBA
Not yet rated

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