1990s · Strategy
Games like Civilization
Civilization: first released 1991 by MicroProse.

In the series: Sid Meier's Civilization (1991), Civilization II (1996), Civilization III (2001), Civilization IV (2005), Civilization V (2010), Civilization VI (2016).
20 games inspired by Civilization
- [CELL]IVIZATION: Tiny itch.io take on Civilization.
- Antiquity: Old freeware Civilization clone, preserved as open source.
- Apolyton Call to Power II Source Code Project: Community continuation of the released Call to Power II source.
- At the Gates: Kickstarted 4X by Civilization V's lead designer.
- C-evo: Freeware turn-based empire game from the author's own site, known for its strong AI.
- Civ2-clone: Reimplementation of Civilization II reading its data files.
- Civ89: Civilization clone for the TI-89 graphing calculator.
- CivOne: Open-source remake of the first Civilization.
- Freeciv: Long-running free empire game modeled on Civilization I and II.
- Freeciv-web: Browser version of Freeciv.
- Freeciv21: Qt-based fork of Freeciv aimed at competitive multiplayer.
- Galactic Civilizations: Space 4X series that began as an OS/2 game in the Master of Orion tradition.
- Imperiums: Greek Wars: Small-studio historical 4X set in ancient Greece.
- Old World: Historical 4X by Civilization IV's lead designer.
- OpenCiv1: Port of the original Civilization to C# from the DOS code.
- OpenCiv3: Open-source remake of Civilization III in Godot.
- Pax Nova: Indie space 4X with hex planets.
- Shadow Empire: One-man post-apocalyptic 4X wargame.
- The Battle of Polytopia: Streamlined low-poly Civilization-like for mobile and PC.
- UnCiv: Lightweight open-source Civilization V remake for Android and desktop.