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Civilization IV®: Warlords

Civilization IV®: Warlords overview

Firaxis Games | Apr 6, 2007 | game

Released

169players observed · 5 October 2026 - 17:47:17 UTC

StrategyTurn-Based4XTurn-Based StrategyHistoricalSteam Store

  • Latest observed players169 · 5 October 2026 - 17:47:17 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak335
  • Units sold (VGI)17,872
  • Revenue (VGI)$75,393
  • Review score90% positive

Civilization IV®: Warlords dated player observations, monthly player trends, reviews, and game metadata are tracked on SteamPulse.

  • Latest observed players169 · 5 October 2026 - 17:47:17 UTC
  • SteamPulse tracked peak335
  • Units sold (VGI)17,872
  • Revenue (VGI)$75,393
  • Review score90% positive
  • Total reviews541
  • Release dateApr 6, 2007
  • DeveloperFiraxis Games
  • Publisher2K

Genres: Strategy

Company pages: Developer: Firaxis GamesPublisher: 2K

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Game overview

Overview

Civilization IV®: Warlords comes from Firaxis Games and is published by 2K. It arrived on Steam on Apr 6, 2007, and it sits naturally among Single-player and Family Sharing. SteamPulse tracks it across Windows, macOS, and Steam so readers get a quick useful snapshot, not just a wall of numbers.

Players and reviews

Civilization IV®: Warlords's latest SteamPulse observation recorded 169 players at 5 October 2026 - 17:47:17 UTC, with a tracked peak near 335. This peak is the highest value in the available SteamPulse record and may not include activity before tracking began. Player reaction is 90% positive across 541 reviews.

Language and system requirements

Civilization IV®: Warlords is available in 5 languages including:

EnglishFrenchGermanItalianSpanish - Spain

7 regional rating boards including esrb, pegi, usk, oflc, and nzoflc

PlatformTypeOSProcessorMemoryGraphicsStorage
WindowsMinimumNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listed
macOSMinimumMac OS X 10.4, 10.5, and 10.6PowerPC G5 or Intel CPU Speed: 2.0 GHz1GB or higher Hard Disk Space: 3.5 GB free disk space Video Card: (ATI): Radeon 9600 Video Card (NVidia): GeForce FX 5200 Video Memory: (VRam): 128 MB Multiplayer: Internet (TCP/IP) and LAN (TCP/IP) play supported. Internet play requires broadband connection. Media Required: CD Drive NOTICE: Apple original CPU’s only, CPU upgrades not supported. NOTICE: Intel integrated video chipsets (GMA 950) are not supported. Supported Video cards: NVIDIA GeForce 5200, 6600, 6800, 7300, 7800 ATI Radeon 9600, 9650, 9700, 9800, X600, X800, X1600, X1900 REQUIRED: FULL VERSION OF Civilization IV for Mac OS X TO PLAYNot listedNot listed

Sales, recommendations, and streams

Civilization IV®: Warlords has sold up to 17,872 units and has 406 Steam recommendations. The estimated VGI revenue is $75,393. On Twitch, 0 streamers are live with around 0 total watchers.

Detailed game overview

Civilization IV®: Warlords overview details

Civilization IV®: Warlords combines live player counts with reviews, pricing, platform support, Store metadata, dated player history, media, recent news, and related games.

Steam Store description

Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords is the first expansion pack for the award-winning game that has become an instant world-wide hit. Paying homage to some of history's greatest military leaders, the expansion delivers six unique and interesting scenarios, giving players the chance to change the course of history with the help of their new powerful "warlord" unit. Civ IV: Warlords includes new civilizations, leaders, units, and wonders that offer even more fun and exciting ways for players to expand their civilization's military power as they strive for world domination. Warlords: a new great person type called the Warlord. Vassal states: conquer an enemy and subjugate them to your rule. Game scenarios: the expansion delivers eight scenarios. New civilizations: the pack provides six new civilizations and associated unique units. Civilization leaders: 10 new leaders, including leaders for the new civilizations as well as additional leaders for existing civilizations. Leader traits: two new leader traits. New wonders: three new wonders. Unique buildings: each civilization has a new unique building as well as their unique unit. New units, resources, and improvements: many new items are presented throughout the scenarios. Core game tweaks and additions: expanded features and gameplay tweaks made to the core game. Post-release patches and game upgrades: the pack contains all of the patches and game additions (pit boss, etc.) yet released for Sid Meier's Civilization IV.

SteamPulse editorial summary

Civilization IV®: Warlords is listed as a game with $4.99. It supports Windows and macOS, belongs to Single-player and Family Sharing, and is associated with Strategy. SteamPulse's latest observation records 169 players at 5 October 2026 - 17:47:17 UTC, a tracked peak of 335, and 90% positive reviews.

Overview facts

FieldValue
GameCivilization IV®: Warlords
Steam App ID3990
Typegame
Release dateApr 6, 2007
DeveloperFiraxis Games
Publisher2K
Price$4.99
PlatformsWindows and macOS
GenresStrategy
CategoriesSingle-player, Family Sharing
Supported languagesEnglish, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain
WebsiteOfficial website

Player and review overview

MetricValue
Latest observed players169 · 5 October 2026 - 17:47:17 UTC
SteamPulse tracked peak335
Positive reviews489
Negative reviews52
Total reviews541
Positive percent90%
Review typeVery Positive
Recommendations406
Average playtime22,220 minutes

SteamPulse record freshness

FieldValue
Steam release dateApr 6, 2007
Official Steam feed update (UTC)6 May 2010 - 00:57:00 UTC
SteamPulse last record update (UTC)5 October 2026 - 17:47:17 UTC
Live player count updated (UTC)5 October 2026 - 17:47:17 UTC
Store metadata updated (UTC)5 October 2026 - 17:47:17 UTC

References

Official and third-party reference links for checking this Steam app outside SteamPulse.

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SteamPulse canonicalhttps://steampulse.org/game/3990
Steam Storehttps://store.steampowered.com/app/3990/
Steam Communityhttps://steamcommunity.com/app/3990
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Game FAQ

Real questions answered from SteamPulse data, including live players, monthly momentum, review sentiment, regional audience signals, Twitch activity, and current Steam pricing.

What is the latest observed Steam activity for Civilization IV®: Warlords?

Civilization IV®: Warlords's latest SteamPulse observation records 169 players at 5 October 2026 - 17:47:17 UTC, with a tracked peak of 335 concurrent players in the available SteamPulse record. SteamPulse also records about 370 hours of average lifetime playtime.

Is Civilization IV®: Warlords growing or declining recently?

October 2026 is still in progress. The month-to-date average is 169 players; the highest observed daily value is 169 players. Available values are provisional and will continue changing until the UTC month closes. The completed comparison month is September 2026.

What country-level audience data is available for Civilization IV®: Warlords?

In the observed sample of public reviewer profiles with a visible country, the leading shares are United States (48.9%), Australia (8.5%), United Kingdom (6.4%). The separate directional player-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (41.9%), Australia (7.3%), United Kingdom (6.5%). The directional follower-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (51.8%), Australia (6.6%), United Kingdom (5.7%). The directional wishlist-region model assigns its leading shares to United States (34.9%), China (7.2%), Australia (6%). Only the reviewer view is based on observed public profile countries; the other percentages are modeled relative weights, not verified account locations or country-level user counts.

What does the Steam review footprint look like for Civilization IV®: Warlords?

Civilization IV®: Warlords currently sits at 90% positive across 541 Steam reviews tracked by SteamPulse, including 489 positive reviews and 52 negative reviews. Steam labels the current review summary as Very Positive.

How much follower and Twitch attention does Civilization IV®: Warlords have?

Civilization IV®: Warlords currently has about 2K tracked Steam followers as of 23 January 2026 - 00:00:00 UTC. SteamPulse is not treating the current Twitch number as authoritative because the Twitch category for this app is not resolved yet or the Twitch API credentials are unavailable.

What is the current Steam price for Civilization IV®: Warlords?

Civilization IV®: Warlords is currently listed at $4.99 on Steam. SteamPulse uses the current store snapshot and historical price records to show whether the page is at full price or in a discounted window. Steam recommendations currently stand near 406, which helps add market context around that price.

Reviews, pricing, and metadata

Review summary

Very Positive

90% positive, 489 positive, 52 negative

Price and discount

$4.99

Platforms

Windows, Mac

Categories

Single-player, Family Sharing

Achievements

Not available

Platform releases
  • Steam 6 April 2007

DLC and packages

Steam bundles

Civilization AnniversaryBundle #86190 - 80% off$34.30
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: WarlordsBuy Civilization IV®: Warlords #4320$4.99Sid Meier's Civilization IV: The Complete EditionBuy Civilization IV®: Warlords #4323$5.99

System requirements

Minimum requirements

Minimum: 1.2GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent, 256MB RAM, 64 MB Video Card w/Hardware T&L (GeForce 2/Radeon 7500 or better), DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card, 1.7 GB of free hard drive space, Direct X 9.0c (included) Recommended: 1.8GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent/better, 512 MB RAM, 128 MB Video Card w/ DirectX 8 support (pixel and vertex shaders), DirectX 9.0c c…

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