Category Archives: other games for Civ-fans

Anno 1800: Free to play from Nov2 to Nov6

By | October 30, 2023

PCGames has just published an article called “If Cities: Skylines 2 didn’t float your boat, Anno 1800 is free for a week”.As the title indicates, the historical city builder “Anno 1800”, released in 2019, will be free to play from November 2 to November 6.The Anno series ranges back to the last millenium, and multiple very good builders… Read More »

Ara: History Untold – Dev Diary, Ep. 08 – Testing a 4X Game

By | October 24, 2023

Today, the developers of Ara: History Untold have released a dev diary about Q&A testing a 4X game.In this video they talk about what aspects to prioritize for testing, how the interconnection of mechanics make testing complex, how leaders and nations are balanced, the issue of land sharks and more. The source is here and you can discuss… Read More »

New indie game release: Hexarchy, a deck building civ-like game

By | October 19, 2023

Another very interesting indie game has been released: Hexarchy. This 4X game goes to a smaller scale than the typical civ game, and mixes in a deck building element to expand your empire with techs, units, etc, instead of the normal expansion by building. The general idea should certainly attractive to civ fans, and the shorter games allow… Read More »

On Sale: Pax Nova, a planetary sci-fi 4X

By | October 19, 2023

A game which mostly has been flown under the radar is now on sale: Pax Nova. This game seems to be a mixture of Civilization, with a bit of SMAC and a bit of Master of Orion. You explore space, and colonize different planets in a typical 4X manner. The game is right now on sale, with a… Read More »

Ara: History Untold, Dev Diary – Ep. 07 – Cities & Nations

By | October 18, 2023

Today, the developers of Ara: History Untold have released a dev diary about how cities and nations work in Ara. They talk about the AI of the animals, how to keep your citizens happy, and how the cities improve over time. Discuss Ara: History Untold with us here.

Millennia: Developer Diary – Nations

By | October 17, 2023

We got another developer diary from the new Paradox game Millennia!This time the diary is about the internal and external politics of your nation. It describes how you manage vassals, how minor nations (similar to city states) work in Millenia, and gives some details about governments too. For all details please check our thread.

The Value Foundation streams Old World, Tuesday Oct 17, 9 PM CEST

By | October 16, 2023

The Value Foundation, a foundation dealing with history, video games, and education, has last year streamed Civ2, has this academic year started with Civ6, and will now also stream “Old World” with the new “Pharaoh Of The Nile” expansion.Their stream will be on Tuesday 9 PM CEST, and you’ll be able to watch it on Twitch here. And… Read More »

Civ fans making games: The Settlements

By | October 14, 2023

With Civ being a long standing series, it is at the end not surprising that some civ fans grow up being developers, who take some inspiration from Civ for their own games. Examples of such games are ZOR or Elaborate Lands, and now another civ-fanatic has come forward to present his own game: The Settlements. This game is… Read More »