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Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
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Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword

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.

Released · 2007-07-24

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About this game

Core game information and the store records it came from.

Title
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
Content
Game
Release date
2007-07-24
Developer
Firaxis Games
Publisher
2K
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Connected stores
1
Steam Steam source details
Store title
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
Product ID
8800
Developer
Firaxis Games
Publisher
2K
Store platforms
Windows + macOS
Source checked
2026-10-07 00:00 UTC

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Features and tags

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Store tags

  • Strategy
  • Turn-Based Strategy
  • 4X
  • Turn-Based
  • Historical
  • Singleplayer
  • Multiplayer
  • Moddable
  • Grand Strategy
  • Classic

Genres

  • Strategy

Categories and genres from the Steam store, observed 2026-10-07. Store tags from Steam, as players and the store apply them.

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One game, connected stores

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Recorded price comparison

Matching store titles. One currency. One market.

EUR SE

Lowest recorded amount

9.99 EUR

Steam

Recorded 1 day ago

Difference between stores

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One comparable store. A difference needs another matching store price.

Distance from observed low

+5.00 EUR

Steam listing only. Low: 4.99 EUR.

Last seen
Newest included record

1 included price record from 1 store · 1 linked listing

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  • Steam history →Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
    9.99 EUR
    1 day ago
How this comparison works

Only original EUR amounts recorded for SE and matching titles linked to this game are compared. Edition words and numbers must match. Other editions, source-market fallbacks and currency estimates are excluded.

These are recorded observations. Check the store for the current price, availability and included content. Historical lows belong to the named listing in this market and reflect the history Lumiri GameDB has collected.

Ratings at a glance

Community and editorial ratings

97/100

Steam rating

1 included source · 3,892 underlying reviews

Steam

Steam

97/100 97% positive

97/100

3,892 user reviews · Overwhelmingly Positive

3,758 positive · 134 negative

Included in the combined rating.

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Player activity

Observed Steam player history

Latest 1,000 points at most. Bucket averages; the first bucket is included in full. Summary averages are approximate.

Last observed Steam players
1,749
2026-10-12 16:24 UTC
Observed peak · 90d
2,189
Within the displayed history
All-time observed peak
2,189
· since Lumiri started observing
Average players · 90d
1,570
13 local samples · approximate for grouped data
Observed player history Local bucket averages over time, in UTC. Exact values follow below. Lines connect collected points; gaps have not been measured. 0 561 1.1k 1.7k 2.2k 2026-09-20 00:00 UTC · 2,040 players2026-09-21 00:00 UTC · 1,339 players2026-10-05 00:00 UTC · 1,805 players2026-10-06 00:00 UTC · 1,212 players2026-10-07 00:00 UTC · 1,002 players2026-10-08 00:00 UTC · 1,243 players2026-10-09 00:00 UTC · 1,275 players2026-10-10 00:00 UTC · 1,376 players2026-10-11 00:00 UTC · 1,253 players2026-10-12 00:00 UTC · 1,749 players 2026-09-20 00:00 UTC 2026-10-12 00:00 UTC
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  • 2026-09-20 00:00: 2,040 average players
  • 2026-09-21 00:00: 1,339 average players
  • 2026-10-05 00:00: 1,805 average players
  • 2026-10-06 00:00: 1,212 average players
  • 2026-10-07 00:00: 1,002 average players
  • 2026-10-08 00:00: 1,243 average players
  • 2026-10-09 00:00: 1,275 average players
  • 2026-10-10 00:00: 1,376 average players
  • 2026-10-11 00:00: 1,253 average players
  • 2026-10-12 00:00: 1,749 average players

Observed by Lumiri GameDB during 90d. Times are UTC. Lines connect observations; gaps are not measured.

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  • Samples: 13
  • Minimum: 1,002
  • Maximum: 2,189
  • Average: 1,570
Recorded prices

Price history · Steam

EUR observations for market SE. History belongs to the selected store listing; regional prices and taxes may differ.

Historical low observed by Lumiri GameDB: 4.99 EUR, last seen

Observed EUR price history Recorded prices over the past year, in UTC. A price holds until the next observation. Exact values follow below. 0 3 6 9 12 2026-09-20 11:16 UTC · 9.99 EUR2026-10-02 12:12 UTC · 4.99 EUR2026-10-13 03:08 UTC · 9.99 EUR 2026-09-20 11:16 UTC 2026-10-13 03:08 UTC
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  • 2026-09-20 11:16: 9.99 EUR
  • 2026-10-02 12:12: 4.99 EUR (80% off)
  • 2026-10-13 03:08: 9.99 EUR

Prices observed by Lumiri GameDB in EUR.

Catalogue activity

Recent changes

Prices, release dates and store listing updates we detected. Repeated store refreshes are grouped.

  1. Price increase Steam

    4.99 EUR → 9.99 EUR (+100%)

  2. Price increase Steam

    5.99 USD → 9.99 USD (+67%)

  3. Price drop Steam

    9.99 EUR → 4.99 EUR (−50%)