Galactic Civilizations IV (2022) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Galactic Civilizations IV

As the all-powerful leader of a spacefaring civilization, you must seek out new star systems and discover the exciting potential of the subspace realm. There are thousands of worlds to colonize and dozens of…

26 April 2022

What Galactic Civilizations IV is

Galactic Civilizations IV is a strategy game developed by Stardock Entertainment and released in 2022. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Warfare. Planetary Conquest. Cultural Domination. Political Alliances. Technological Supremacy. How will you achieve victory? Galactic Civilizations IV is a space-based 4X strategy game set in the 24th century. Humans have discovered faster-than-light travel, and aliens compete with humanity for dominion of the galaxy. You begin the game with only your home planet and must research new technologies, explore the known galaxy, and colonize new worlds while keeping your people at home happy. At the same time, you will engage in trade, diplomacy, intrigue and war with other alien civilizations. Galactic Civilizations IV builds on the successes of all its predecessors and adds so much more to…

Description from the publisher · source

How it plays

Its themes are 4x (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate), sandbox and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Galactic Civilizations IV launched on 26 April 2022, within three weeks of The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe and Rogue Legacy 2.

Released around the same time: The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, Rogue Legacy 2.

Official trailer