Game entry

Sid Meier's Civilization V

2010 · Strategy, Simulation · PC, Mac, Linux · Aspyr Media

GameForever voters place Sid Meier's Civilization V no. 114 in the world ranking, with 1,834 ELO points and 76% of wins across 438 duels settled. The pairing that comes up most often sets it against StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty: 7 duels settled, 4 to 3. Measured against its own family, it climbs to no. 5 out of 146 (2010).

World rank

no. 114 =

ELO score

1,834

Wins

76%

Duels played

438

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About Sid Meier's Civilization V

Sid Meier's Civilization V is a turn-based strategy game in which players lead a civilization from the ancient era through the future. Players found cities, research technologies, build improvements, train military units, and engage in diplomacy with AI or human opponents. Victory can be achieved through domination, science, culture, diplomacy, or by having the highest score when time runs out. The game features a hex-based tile system, city-states as minor factions, and ranged combat that prevents unit stacking on a single tile.

The community says

I picked it up during a slow winter and ended up finishing three full campaigns before spring.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,834 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

against StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty 57% 7 duels played · 116 points ahead
against Metal Gear Solid 40% 5 duels played · 88 points behind
against Europa Universalis IV 25% 4 duels played · 92 points ahead
against Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos 75% 4 duels played · 67 points ahead
against Mass Effect 3 75% 4 duels played · 81 points ahead

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The games Sid Meier's Civilization V sits between in the world ranking.

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The standing

Where Sid Meier's Civilization V ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Sid Meier's Civilization V stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 5 out of 146 (2010).

Where Sid Meier's Civilization V ranks
Ranking	Position	Games competing
World ranking	114	5,110
Strategy	7	342
2010s	39	2,044
2010	5	146

The community

The debate

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Sienna_67

I picked it up during a slow winter and ended up finishing three full campaigns before spring.

Rae_1990

Replying to AnastasieByte

I did that once too, a rainy October with nothing else going on, ended up restarting my save more than actually finishing it.

AnastasieByte

Trois campagnes en un hiver, c'est pas un peu exagéré ou t'as vraiment rien fait d'autre?
LuckyKid

Not perfect diplomacy, but the core loop still holds up better than most recent strategy games.
davis_lelah

my dad and i used to play this on weekends, he always builded wonders while i just spammed units and lost anyway
Kihn76

I kept restarting because my capital always got rushed early, restarting became the actual game for me honestly.

TurboLegend

Restart devient vite un aveu, un bon placement de départ ne devrait pas peser autant sur toute la partie.

Johnnie_22

Restarting because of a rushed capital taught me more about placement than any tutorial ever did, and that's the REAL game people forget to mention.
GlitchPilot

Le rythme du début est excellent, les premiers tours filent tout seuls, mais passé la moitié de partie ça s'étire clairement, l'IA militaire ne suit pas vraiment le niveau du reste.

Vinyl_Alfonso

La IA militar que no sigue el ritmo del resto es exactamente lo que me hizo dejar mi última partida a medias, y todavía me molesta.

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