April 26, 2022
Galactic Civilizations IV
Summary
Warfare. Planetary Conquest. Cultural Domination. Political Alliances. Technological Supremacy. How will you achieve victory? Galactic Civilizations IV is a space-based 4X strategy game set in the 24th century. Humans have discovered faster-than-light travel, and aliens compete with humanity for dominion of the galaxy. You begin the game with only your home planet and must research new technologies, explore the known galaxy, and colonize new worlds while keeping your people at home happy. At the same time, you will engage in trade, diplomacy, intrigue and war with other alien civilizations.
Galactic Civilizations IV System Requirements
🤏 Minimum Requirements
OS:
Windows 10 64-bit
CPU:
Quad-Core Processor (Intel Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 2x00)
RAM:
8 GB RAM
GPU:
1GB VRAM Video Card
HDD:
22 GB available space
👍 Recommended Specs
OS:
Windows 10 / Windows 11 (64-bit)
CPU:
Quad-Core Processor (Intel Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 2x00)
RAM:
16 GB RAM
GPU:
1GB VRAM Video Card
HDD:
22 GB available space
Galactic Civilizations IV Trailer
Galactic Civilizations IV Screenshots9
Galactic Civilizations Series Games8
Critic Reviews14
The developers have done a good job of balancing a nice visual appearance with the low power requirements of iron. There is also good use of the fact that no one knows what the universe looks like. The colours, textures and spaceships look believable and the moving parts look like they are supposed to move. Not forgetting the soundtrack, which has just the right vibe for intergalactic battles and enhances the atmosphere of stellar infinity.
January 29, 2024
Galactic Civilizations 4 is a competent 4X turn-based strategy game, but
it doesn't offer any reasons to choose it over its competition.
May 25, 2022
Stardock has created a game with good bones. Some of the new systems, such as the core world management and ideology system, add to/improve the game. Unfortunately, other systems feel tedious at times. They are not broken per se but are not quite there yet. They either bog down the gameplay or lack impact on the experience. The core gameplay loop is decent, but it just didn’t hook me into feeling the need to play one more turn before bed. If you enjoy the series, Galactic Civilizations IV is worth picking up. Otherwise, I would wait for a few patches or DLC to help flesh out some of the systems.
May 18, 2022