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Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™

Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ cover art
Developer
Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
Publisher
2K
Released
Oct 23, 2014
Steam reviews
61% of players recommend it, from 23,180 reviews — Steam calls that “Mixed”
Tags
Strategy
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On Linux, Steam Deck and Steam Machine

Native LinuxSteam Machine: Unsupported

Ships a native Linux build on Steam — no Proton needed. Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Machine. Valve marks it Unsupported on SteamOS.

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About this game

The developer's description, from the game's Steam store page.

Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth is a new science-fiction-themed entry into the award-winning Civilization series. Set in the future, global events have destabilized the world leading to a collapse of modern society, a new world order and an uncertain future for humanity. As the human race struggles to recover, the re-developed nations focus their resources on deep space travel to chart a new beginning for mankind.

As part of an expedition sent to find a home beyond Earth, you will write the next chapter for humanity as you lead your people into a new frontier and create a new civilization in space. Explore and colonize an alien planet, research new technologies, amass mighty armies, build incredible Wonders and shape the face of your new world. As you embark on your journey you must make critical decisions. From your choice of sponsor and the make-up of your colony, to the ultimate path you choose for your civilization, every decision opens up new possibilities.

Features

  • Seed the Adventure: Establish your cultural identity by choosing one of eight different expedition sponsors, each with its own leader and unique gameplay benefits. Assemble your spacecraft, cargo & colonists through a series of choices that directly seed the starting conditions when arriving at the new planet.
  • Colonize an Alien World: Explore the dangers and benefits of a new planet filled with dangerous terrain, mystical resources, and hostile life forms unlike those of Earth. Build outposts, unearth ancient alien relics, tame new forms of life, develop flourishing cities and establish trade routes to create prosperity for your people.
  • Technology Web: To reflect progress forward into an uncertain future, technology advancement occurs through a series of nonlinear choices that affect the development of mankind. The technology web is organized around three broad themes, each with a distinct victory condition.
  • Orbital Layer: Build and deploy advanced military, economic and scientific satellites that provide strategic offensive, defensive and support capabilities from orbit.
  • Unit Customization: Unlock different upgrades through the tech web and customize your units to reflect your play style.
  • Multiplayer: Up to 8 players can compete for dominance of a new alien world.
  • Mod support: Robust mod support allows you to customize and extend your game experience.

System requirements

As Steam lists them.

Windows

Minimum

OS *
Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7
Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz
Memory
2 GB RAM
Graphics
256 MB ATI HD3650 or better, 256 MB nVidia 8800 GT or better, or Intel HD 3000 or better integrated graphics
DirectX
Version 11
Storage
8 GB available space
Sound Card
DirectX 9.0c‐compatible sound card
Additional Notes
Other Requirements: Initial installation requires one-time Internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Microsoft Visual C++2012 Runtime Libraries and Microsoft DirectX.

Recommended

OS *
Windows® Vista SP2 / Windows® 7
Processor
1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU
Memory
4 GB RAM
Graphics
AMD HD5000 series or better (or ATI R9 series for Mantle support), nVidia GT400 series or better, or Intel IvyBridge or better integrated graphics
DirectX
Version 11
Storage
8 GB available space
Sound Card
DirectX 9.0c‐compatible sound card
Additional Notes
DirectX: DirectX version 11, or Mantle (with supported video card)
macOS

Minimum

OS
10.12 (Sierra)
Processor
Intel Core i3 (2.2 ghz)
Memory
4 GB RAM
Graphics
ATI Radeon 4850 / nVidia 640M /Intel HD 4000
Storage
8 GB available space
Additional Notes
NOTICE: It is possible for Mac and PC to become out of sync during updates or patches. Within this short time period, Mac users will only be able to play other Mac users. NOTICE: The following video chipsets are unsupported for Civilization: Beyond Earth (Mac) • ATI Radeon X1000 series, HD 2400, 2600, 3870, 4670, 6490, 6630 • NVIDIA GeForce 7000 series, 8600, 8800, 9400, 9600, 320, 330, GT 120 • Intel GMA series, HD 3000
SteamOS + Linux

Minimum

OS
SteamOS, Ubuntu 14.04
Processor
Intel Core i3, AMD A10
Memory
4 GB RAM
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce 260
Storage
8 GB available space
Additional Notes
Don't meet the above requirements? That doesn't mean your configuration wont run Civilization: Beyond Earth. Visit the Beyond Earth community page to share your experience with other Linux players and learn about how to send bugs to Aspyr. Your feedback will help us improve Civilization: Beyond Earth Linux and future AAA Linux releases!

Downloadable content

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