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Civilization is the most iconic turn-based series of all time, but Sid Meier considered making it an RTS: 'It could have easily gone in different directions'

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Sid Meier's Civilization
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Sid Meier's Civilization
Genres · strategy
Release · Sep 30, 1991
Developer · MPS Labs
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7 articles 7 writers 2 reviews
Sid Meier
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Active · 1994–2025
Latest · Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Top genres · simulation, strategy, tbs
420 articles 176 writers 21 games
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