Galactic Civilizations IV

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

Genres

• turn-based strategy video game

• 4X

• construction and management simulation^*

• strategy video game^*

Play modes

• co-op mode

• single-player video game

• multiplayer video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  8^*

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Simulation^*
• Strategy^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Multi-player^*
• PvP^*
• Online PvP^*
• Co-op^*
• Online Co-op^*
• Cross-Platform Multiplayer^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Steam Workshop^*
• Adjustable Text Size^*
• Camera Comfort^*
• Custom Volume Controls^*
• Adjustable Difficulty^*
• Playable without Timed Input^*
• Save Anytime^*
• Stereo Sound^*
• Surround Sound^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• German^*
• French^*
• Russian^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Polish^*
• Spanish - Latin America^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Portuguese - Portugal^*
• Italian^*
• Simplified Chinese^*
• Korean^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• Korean^*

Community tags · historical

• Space^*

  Votes · historical

  1,218^*

• Grand Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  1,199^*

• Simulation^*

  Votes · historical

  1,189^*

• 4X^*

  Votes · historical

  1,138^*

• Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  1,132^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  1,122^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  1,113^*

• Sandbox^*

  Votes · historical

  1,107^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  1,102^*

• Turn-Based Strategy^*

  Votes · historical

  1,035^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  981^*

• Moddable^*

  Votes · historical

  971^*

• Diplomacy^*

  Votes · historical

  971^*

• Management^*

  Votes · historical

  970^*

• Replay Value^*

  Votes · historical

  948^*

• Isometric^*

  Votes · historical

  902^*

• Online Co-Op^*

  Votes · historical

  896^*

• Futuristic^*

  Votes · historical

  882^*

• Hex Grid^*

  Votes · historical

  765^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  757^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows 10 64-bit^*

  Processor alternatives

  Quad-Core Processor (Intel Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 2x00)^*

  Memory

  8 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  1GB VRAM Video Card^*

  Graphics API

  Version 11^*

  Network

  Broadband Internet connection^*

  Storage

  22 GB available space^*

  Audio hardware

  Any^*

  Conditions

  Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system · 720p Minimum Screen Resolution Required^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  16 GB^*

  Video memory

  1 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Unsupported^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Gold^*

  Reports

  21^*

  Community confidence

  good^*

Developers

• Stardock

• Stardock Entertainment^*

Publishers

• Stardock

• Stardock Entertainment^*

• 2022-04-26

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2022-04-26 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2022-04-26^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Oct 19, 2023^*

Detailed specifications