Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword

by Firaxis Games·published by 2K

Steam · Overwhelmingly Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 24, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment96

Overwhelmingly Positive

Fewer than 5% of Steam games with 1,000+ reviews achieve this.

Quick Stats

Reviews

3,618en

4,946 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 24, 2026

Released

Jul 24, 2007

Price

$5.99

Velocity

0.6/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 1, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±100%Small-sample

≈160K

Estimated gross revenue±100%Small-sample

≈$2.3M

Based on 4,946 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

Sid Meier's Civilization IV®: Beyond the Sword is the second expansion pack for Civilization IV - the 2005 PC Game of the Year that has become a worldwide hit.

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 3,615 post-launch reviews

82%90 rev

<2h

83%42 rev

2-10h

93%375 rev

10-50h

95%774 rev

50-200h

98%883 rev

200h+

98%1,451 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+15pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 14 similar games in the Strategy genre released in 2007.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 8%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 0%

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