Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™

Cheapest right now: $9.99 USD at Steam (75% off). 4 stores compared, checked 13 Nov 2026.

Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth is a new science-fiction-themed entry into the award winning Civilization series. As part of an expedition sent to find a home beyond Earth, lead your people into a new frontier, explore and colonize an alien planet and create a new civilization in space.

Genres: Strategy

Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux

Metacritic score: 81/100

Steam Deck: Unsupported. Valve rates it as not working on Steam Deck.

Current prices for Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ (USD)
StorePriceDiscount
Steam$9.9975%
Humble Store$39.99—
Fanatical$42.544%
GreenManGaming$44.31—

Is it a good deal right now?

$9.99 USD at Steam is 75% off, a deep discount. We have no record low for Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ to compare it with. The regular price is $39.99, so $9.99 saves $30.00. The next cheapest store is Humble Store at $39.99, $30.00 more. The Steam discount ends on 19 November 2026 at 18:00 UTC.

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System requirements

Windows

Minimum

  • OS: Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7
  • Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 256 MB ATI HD3650 or better, 256 MB nVidia 8800 GT or better, or Intel HD 3000 or better integrated graphics
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 8 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c‐compatible sound card
  • Additional Notes: Other Requirements: Initial installation requires one-time Internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Microsoft Visual C++2012 Runtime Libraries and Microsoft DirectX.

Recommended

  • OS: Windows® Vista SP2 / Windows® 7
  • Processor: 1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD HD5000 series or better (or ATI R9 series for Mantle support), nVidia GT400 series or better, or Intel IvyBridge or better integrated graphics
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 8 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c‐compatible sound card
  • Additional Notes: DirectX: DirectX version 11, or Mantle (with supported video card)

macOS

Minimum

  • OS: 10.12 (Sierra)
  • Processor: Intel Core i3 (2.2 ghz)
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: ATI Radeon 4850 / nVidia 640M /Intel HD 4000
  • Storage: 8 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: NOTICE: It is possible for Mac and PC to become out of sync during updates or patches. Within this short time period, Mac users will only be able to play other Mac users. NOTICE: The following video chipsets are unsupported for Civilization: Beyond Earth (Mac) • ATI Radeon X1000 series, HD 2400, 2600, 3870, 4670, 6490, 6630 • NVIDIA GeForce 7000 series, 8600, 8800, 9400, 9600, 320, 330, GT 120 •…

Linux

Minimum

  • OS: SteamOS, Ubuntu 14.04
  • Processor: Intel Core i3, AMD A10
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 260
  • Storage: 8 GB available space
  • Additional Notes: Don't meet the above requirements? That doesn't mean your configuration wont run Civilization: Beyond Earth. Visit the Beyond Earth community page to share your experience with other Linux players and learn about how to send bugs to Aspyr. Your feedback will help us improve Civilization: Beyond Earth Linux and future AAA Linux releases!

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