Sid Meier's Civilization II (1996)
- Developer
- MicroProse Software, Inc.
- Publisher
- MicroProse Software, Inc., MacPlay, Activision
- Platforms
- PlayStation
- Genres
- Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS)
- Rating
- 4.4 of 5, 174 player ratings
- Main story
- about 50 hours
How it feels
A deep, unhurried empire-building experience where every decision carries long-term consequence across centuries of civilization.
methodicalcerebralexpansiveslow-pacedrewardingabsorbinghistorically groundedcomplex
About
A turn-based strategy video game set around several different historic civilizations.
What players say
The poster child for the addictive 'just one more turn' compulsion, with players losing whole nights to its deep 4X empire-building loop. Regarded as a defining, genre-shaping strategy classic.
Screenshots
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