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Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)
The New World lies before you with all its peril, promise and infinite possibility. Your colonists anxiously follow you to shore. The treasures of an entire continent await you.
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The New World lies before you with all its peril, promise and infinite possibility. Your colonists anxiously follow you to shore. The treasures of an entire continent await you.
Finally, the much-anticipated follow-up to Civilization is here! Sid Meier's Colonization takes you into the Colonial Era to discover, explore and colonize vast territories that promise both danger and reward.
Play one of four colonial powers as you set sail to discover the New World. Explore new lands and strategically plant your first colony. Direct its growth, manage its resources and establish lucrative trade routes. Balance economics, political and military strategy to create your own powerful nation.
But beware of your enemies! Angry natives and rival powers can encroach upon your territory. You'll have to overcome your foes with superior military strategy and wily diplomacy. Only then can you launch your revolution and declare your independence.
Colonization, The newest strategy game from Sid Meier continues the great tradition of Civilization.
- Manage your growth, development and trade to create a powerful nation.
- Pit your strategic skills against Colonization's advanced artificial intelligence.
- Play either the French, English, Dutch or Spanish colonial powers each with distinct characteristics and political situations.
- Customize your games and choose your own level of difficulty so you never play the same game twice.
- Discover and explore the Americas or create your own scenario with a random map generator
- Same design principles and interface as award-winning Civilization, making game play easy and fun.
- Bonus soundtrack included!
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Windows
Minimum
Minimum:- OS *: Windows XP / Vista / 7
- Processor: 1.0 GHz Processor
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: 100% DirectX compatible graphics
- Storage: 100 MB available space
- Sound Card: 100% DirectX compatible card or onboard sound
Recommended
Recommended:- OS *: Windows 7
- Processor: 1.5 GHz Processor
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: 100% DirectX compatible graphics
- Storage: 100 MB available space
- Sound Card: 100% DirectX compatible card or onboard sound
macOS
Minimum
Minimum:- OS: OS X Leopard 10.7
- Processor: 1.0 GHz Processor
- Memory: 256 MB RAM
- Graphics: 3D graphics card or onboard graphics compatible with OpenGL
- Storage: 500 MB available space
- Sound Card: 100% CoreAudio compatible card or onboard sound
Recommended
Recommended:- OS: OS X Leopard 10.7 or newer
- Processor: 1.5 GHz Processor
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: 3D graphics card or onboard graphics compatible with OpenGL
- Storage: 500 MB available space
- Sound Card: 100% CoreAudio compatible card or onboard sound
Linux
Minimum
Minimum:- OS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Processor: 1.0 GHz Processor
- Memory: 512 MB RAM
- Graphics: 100% OpenGL accelerated card or onboard graphics
- Storage: 100 MB available space
- Sound Card: Any ALSA supported card on onboard audio
Recommended
Recommended:- OS: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Processor: 1.5 GHz Processor
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: 100% OpenGL accelerated card or onboard graphics
- Storage: 100 MB available space
- Sound Card: Any ALSA supported card on onboard audio
Game details Languages, features & support
- Publisher
- Atari, Nightdive Studios
- Brazilian rating
- l
- Steam Germany rating
- 0
- Features
- Single-player, Family Sharing
- Languages
- English, French, German, Spanish - Spain
- Website
- Official website ↗
- Support
- [email protected] Support site ↗
Compatibility & accessibility Steam Deck, controllers & access features
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Structured language support (4)
| Language | Interface | Full audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | No | No |
| French | Yes | No | No |
| German | Yes | No | No |
| Spanish - Spain | Yes | No | No |
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Price-to-player ratio ranks in the 74th percentile. Priced as Market at $6.99.
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