Civilization Guía y cronología
A first city can become the center of an empire, but every expansion creates new neighbors and new problems. Civilization follows societies through research, diplomacy, culture and war over many turns. Its numbered games revisit that long view of history, with spin-offs trying different settings and scales.
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Timeline guide
Civilization: begin a new history, not the next chapter
Choose a numbered Civilization game whose rules and platform suit you. Earlier entries are optional; Revolution and Beyond Earth offer variations rather than sequels to complete in story order.
- Entries
- 19
- Released
- 19
- Span
- 1991-2025
The civilization you build during play is not a fixed story inherited by the next numbered release.
Overview & recommendation
A Civilization campaign develops through the decisions of that particular game: where you settle, who you negotiate with and what your rivals do. A previous numbered edition cannot supply a missing plot chapter for those choices.
The spin-offs change the framing or approach. Choosing one is about the kind of strategy experience you want, rather than finishing an historical prerequisite before reaching a new era.
Begin with one accessible version and learn its systems. Use release order later if you want to compare the design's development; do not turn the whole series into compulsory preparation for your first campaign.
Numbered strategy and alternate approaches Product families, not story universes
Mainline 4X groups the numbered games. Spin-Offs contains the represented Revolution and Beyond Earth variations. Those categories distinguish game designs rather than two fixed fictional histories.
Mainline 4X (15 entries)
The numbered Civilization games, each supplying its own rules and newly played campaigns rather than another chapter of one fixed history.
Spin-Offs (4 entries)
The represented Revolution and Beyond Earth spin-offs, alternative approaches to the strategy formula rather than one shared sequel story.
Choose the rules you want to learn 19 entries
There is no universal first story to finish. Select the game and platform deliberately, then treat its campaigns as new playthroughs rather than continuations of an earlier edition.
- 1Sid Meier's CivilizationGame · 1991
- 2Sid Meier's Civilization IIGame · 1996
- 3Sid Meier's Civilization IIIGame · 2001
- 4Sid Meier’s Civilization III: Play the WorldGame · 2002
- 5Sid Meier’s Civilization III: ConquestsGame · 2003
- 6Sid Meier's Civilization IVGame · 2005
- 7Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: WarlordsGame · 2006
- 8Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Beyond the SwordGame · 2007
- 9Sid Meier's Civilization VGame · 2010
- 10Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Gods & KingsGame · 2012
- 11Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Brave New WorldGame · 2013
- 12Sid Meier's Civilization VIGame · 2016
- 13Sid Meier’s Civilization VI: Rise and FallGame · 2018
- 14Sid Meier’s Civilization VI: Gathering StormGame · 2019
- 15Sid Meier's Civilization VIIGame · 2025
- 16Civilization RevolutionGame · 2008
- 17Civilization Revolution 2Game · 2014
- 18Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond EarthGame · 2014
- 19Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth - Rising TideGame · 2015
Each campaign makes its own history 19 entries
Publication years organize the titles. In-game historical progression belongs to each playthrough and cannot be combined into one franchise-wide chronology.
- 11991Sid Meier's CivilizationGame · 1991
- 21996Sid Meier's Civilization IIGame · 1996
- 32001Sid Meier's Civilization IIIGame · 2001
- 4Sid Meier’s Civilization III: Play the WorldGame · 2002
- 5Sid Meier’s Civilization III: ConquestsGame · 2003
- 62005Sid Meier's Civilization IVGame · 2005
- 7Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: WarlordsGame · 2006
- 8Sid Meier’s Civilization IV: Beyond the SwordGame · 2007
- 92008Civilization RevolutionGame · 2008
- 102010Sid Meier's Civilization VGame · 2010
- 11Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Gods & KingsGame · 2012
- 12Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Brave New WorldGame · 2013
- 132014Civilization Revolution 2Game · 2014
- 142014Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond EarthGame · 2014
- 15Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth - Rising TideGame · 2015
- 162016Sid Meier's Civilization VIGame · 2016
- 17Sid Meier’s Civilization VI: Rise and FallGame · 2018
- 18Sid Meier’s Civilization VI: Gathering StormGame · 2019
- 192025Sid Meier's Civilization VIIGame · 2025
Frequently asked questions 5 answers
Must I finish Civilization V before VI?
No. Numbered games have their own rules and new campaigns rather than consecutive chapters of one fixed plot.
Is Beyond Earth the next historical era after the mainline?
It is a separate strategy variation, not the mandatory ending of every numbered-game campaign.
Does chronological order sort the civilizations I can play?
No. This list organizes published products. The history inside a campaign develops through play.
How many Civilization games are there?
There are 19 Civilization games released between 1991 and 2025.
What is the release order of Civilization?
By release date, Civilization starts with Sid Meier's Civilization (1991). The most recent release is Sid Meier's Civilization VII (2025).
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