| Console: | PC |
| TV Standard: | Region Not Set |
| Developer(s): | MPS Labs |
| Publisher(s): | MicroProse Software, Inc. |
| Release Date: | 1991-01-01 |
| Co-op: | No |
| Type: | Strategy |
Sid Meier's Civilization is a turn-based strategy "4X"-type strategy video game created by Sid Meier and Bruce Shelley for MicroProse in 1991.The game's objective is to "Build an empire to stand the test of time": it begins in 4000 BC and the players attempt to expand and develop their empires through the ages from the ancient era until modern and near-future times. It is also known simply as Civilization, or abbreviated to Civ or Civ I.
