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== Main ==
== Main ==
=== [https://civilization.com/ Sid Meier's Civilization] ===
This franchise is an example of 4X (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate) games.
You can choose a civilisation and develop it to compete with others. Each civilisation has its own leader with some unique features.
There are more than one way to victory, so you don't need to fight a war to win if you like.
What's more, there is a Civilopedia, with introductions about those civilisations. There is even a [https://www.civilopedia.net/ online version of ''VI''], which is some ideal reading material: not only good for language learning, but also good for understanding the world. There is also [http://civilopedia.serenity.pw/civilopedia/en-us/ an unofficial website for ''V'']
You can spend hours on it if you like. Its multiple-hour music collections are real-life ones [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhhuipP2X053HE1trv2sD--pw8zOyaknQ in V] and [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh4Eme5gACZGDVGh-unzj0p70NiADSdY0 in VI]. Their picks of national anthemes are nice.
Every technology has a quote. Rumor has it that in the next Civilization game, the quote of archery is “I used to be an adventurer like you. Then I took an arrow in the knee.”
<blockquote>-¡Carajo! -gritó-. Macondo está rodeado de agua por todas partes. ''— Cien años de soledad''</blockquote>
The peak of this series is considered to be ''III'', ''IV'', ''V'' or ''VI''.
There is a [https://www.civfanatics.com/ fan site of it].
Tutorials for beginners: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgBnpbaQFo4&list=PLccc4ZXUigPjtnroo8UItgPDmoVDHIH5O ''IV''], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3x3P8gsCFA&list=PLs3acGYgI1-vlaNn-v504LZ7HjayX9I11 ''V'']. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pczrASkYGSo&list=PLs3acGYgI1-tJBJ55aVgYqjX5CTuKhjb7 ''VI''].
=== [https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/europa-universalis-iv/about Europa Universalis] ===
It is a grand-strategy game with setting in the Late Middle Ages and Early Modern period. Its focus is nation administration.
With extension packs, some nations have their distinctive ways of playing, which makes it more realistic.
It is very complicated to play grand-strategy games. You need to spend hours, lose the game several times to get used to it. As a beginner, you'd better pick a European nation. Otherwise, you will probably be subdued by European colonisation.
Expansion packs are indispensable if you want to fully enjoy. The price of all DLC is more than 10-folds of the original game.
There is a science fiction game similar to it: [https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/stellaris/about Stellaris].
Tutorials for beginners: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaLP7m_g5Q4&list=PLs3acGYgI1-uWvHEhlIvx-vzsX0vhMOZj ''IV''].
Mods for realism: [https://www.moddb.com/mods/real-flags Real Flags].
=== [https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/crusader-kings-iii/about Crusader Kings] ===
It is a grand-strategy game with setting in the Early Middle Ages and High Middle Ages. Its focus is dynasty administration.
If you ask why China is not on the map, then you are great for asking. The answer is not on the Steam Community or Reddit.
It has a spin-off that sets in Japan: [https://content.paradoxplaza.com/sengoku/SKSK01GSKsgku001.html Sengoku].
Tutorials for beginners: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAvJJuv1hvM&list=PLH-huzMEgGWBBUYoAjpLxFkbgFw19CeA_ ''II''], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbGDKTBQrHI&list=PLwVftHdWAdHNVf2RuGGVA3AQnD5EJ5aqj ''III''].
=== [https://www.victoria3game.com/ Victoria] ===
It is a grand-strategy game with setting in the Late Modern period in 19<sup>th</sup> to 20<sup>th</sup> century. Its focus is society and economy.
Tutorials for beginners: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dg8G4iwu1o&list=PLsT4scrqjQbQe65v85CK_2og21aSELASO ''II''].
=== [https://www.paradoxinteractive.com/games/hearts-of-iron-iv/about Hearts of Iron] ===
It is a grand-strategy game with setting in World War II. Its focus is modern warfare.
Beginners can simply pick the US and export to both warring sides and get familiar with the game's mechanism with ease.
Tutorials for beginners: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_uCwrt-LkA&list=PLs3acGYgI1-v2rWyEDR8Mn3Avf9CxH1s1 ''IV''].
Mods for realism: [https://www.moddb.com/mods/hearts-of-iron-4-historical-flag-mod Hearts of Iron 4 Historical Flag Mod]
=== [https://www.taleworlds.com/ Mount & Blade] ===
Experience the life in the medieval period or some other periods with mods.
Its factions and the real-life counterparts are
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Warband
|+
!in-game ethnic group
!time
|Khergits
!game
|Nords
!genre
|Rhodoks
|Sarranids
|Swadians
|Vaegirs
|-
|-
!real-life ethnic group
|1996
|Mongolic peoples
|Sid Meier's Civilization II
|North Germanic peoples
|turn-based strategy
|Italic peoples
|-
|Arabs
|1996
|Franks
|Tomb Raider
|Slavs
|action-adventure
|}
|-
 
|1997
{| class="wikitable"
|Age of Empires
|+ Bannerlord
|real-time strategy
!in-game ethnic group
|-
|Aserai
|1997
|Battanians
|Tomb Raider II
|Caraldics
|action-adventure
|Khuzaits
|-
|Sturgians
|1998
|Vlandians
|Caesar III
|city-building
|-
|1998
|Tomb Raider III
|action-adventure
|-
|1999
|Age of Empires II
|real-time strategy
|-
|1999
|Pharaoh
|city-building
|-
|2000
|Europa Universalis
|grand strategy
|-
|2000
|Shogun: Total War
|turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
|-
|2001
|Europa Universalis II
|grand strategy
|-
|2001
|Sid Meier's Civilization III
|turn-based strategy
|-
|2002
|Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom
|city-building
|-
|2002
|Medieval: Total War
|turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
|-
|2002
|Stronghold: Crusader
|real-time strategy
|-
|2003
|Rise of Nations
|real-time strategy
|-
|2004
|Far Cry
|first-person shooter
|-
|2004
|Rome: Total War
|turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
|-
|2005
|Age of Empires III
|real-time strategy
|-
|2005
|Hearts of Iron II
|grand strategy
|-
|2005
|Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile
|city-building
|-
|2005
|Sid Meier's Civilization IV
|turn-based strategy
|-
|2006
|Anno 1701
|city-building, real-time strategy
|-
|2006
|Just Cause
|action-adventure
|-
|2006
|Medieval II: Total War
|turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
|-
|2006
|Tomb Raider: Legend
|action-adventure
|-
|2007
|Europa Universalis III
|grand strategy
|-
|2007
|Tomb Raider: Anniversary
|action-adventure
|-
|2008
|Far Cry 2
|first-person shooter
|-
|2008
|Mount & Blade: Warband
|action role-playing
|-
|2008
|Tomb Raider: Underworld
|action-adventure
|-
|2009
|Anno 1404
|city-building, real-time strategy
|-
|2009
|Hearts of Iron III
|grand strategy
|-
|2009
|Empire: Total War
|turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
|-
|2010
|Just Cause 2
|action-adventure
|-
|2010
|Sid Meier's Civilization V
|turn-based strategy
|-
|2010
|Napoleon: Total War
|turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
|-
|2010
|Victoria II
|grand strategy
|-
|2011
|Total War: Shogun 2
|turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
|-
|2012
|Far Cry 3
|first-person shooter
|-
|2012
|Crusader Kings II
|grand strategy
|-
|2013
|Europa Universalis IV
|grand strategy
|-
|2013
|Tomb Raider
|action-adventure
|-
|2013
|Total War: Rome II
|turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
|-
|2014
|Far Cry 4
|first-person shooter
|-
|2015
|Rise of the Tomb Raider
|action-adventure
|-
|2015
|Total War: Attila
|turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
|-
|2016
|Hearts of Iron IV
|grand strategy
|-
|2016
|Sid Meier's Civilization VI
|turn-based strategy
|-
|2017
|For Honor
|action-adventure
|-
|2018
|Far Cry 5
|first-person shooter
|-
|2018
|Ancestors Legacy
|real-time strategy
|-
|2018
|Shadow of the Tomb Raider
|action-adventure
|-
|2018
|Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia
|turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
|-
|2019
|Anno 1800
|city-building, real-time strategy
|-
|2019
|Total War: Three Kingdoms
|turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
|-
|2020
|Crusader Kings III
|grand strategy
|-
|2020
|Total War Saga: Troy
|turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
|-
|2021
|Age of Empires IV
|real-time strategy
|-
|2021
|Far Cry 6
|first-person shooter
|-
|2021
|Old World
|turn-based strategy
|-
|2022
|Knights of Honor II: Sovereign
|real-time strategy
|-
|2022
|Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
|action role-playing
|-
|2022
|Victoria 3
|grand strategy
|-
|-
!real-life ethnic group
|2023
|Arabs
|Total War: Pharaoh
|Celts
|turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
|Greeks and Romans
|Mongolic peoples
|Slavs
|Normans
|}
|}
Tutorials for [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPL7vaAi9VQ&list=PLUOKiTUOuMiHl56bOsAXMwnz5vtQKKLiK ''Warband''], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rBeztuTNXA&list=PLl_Xou7GtCi6ZkrFq_wc_mdr6Yorc_Ukp ''II: Bannerlord'']
=== [https://www.totalwar.com/ Total War] ===
This is a real-time tactics series. Each of its work focuses on an era. It is less and less realistic now.
The peak of this series is considered to be ''Shogun 2''.
Tutorials for beginners: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M318IisjSrU&list=PL28oZ4FVZmk43uea450vNr4iF1VlPc9j4 ''Shogun 2''], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7wceACVq1Q&list=PLgD7g4nZBibfNcWunu4SC_6QgcDXV0txu ''Rome II''], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEgzRFOGZqE&list=PLDLBnN-W_m2ljZzMSWAviTdT3Gy14SmS_ ''Three Kingdoms''].
Mods for realism: [https://www.moddb.com/mods/fots-historically-accurate-banners FOTS Historically accurate banners] for Shogun 2; [https://www.moddb.com/games/empire-total-war/addons/empire-total-flags-v-2-7 Empire Total Flags], [https://www.moddb.com/mods/more-accurate-naval-skins More accurate naval skins] for Empire.
=== [https://www.ageofempires.com/ Age of Empires] ===
It is one of the most successful multicultural RTS franchise. Don't expect it to be very historically accurate.
The peak of this series is considered to be ''II''.
Tutorials for beginners: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMn9NGPUcrc&list=PL18-XpQU3nZNHRVgR29r0MZM6o8MZbZug ''II''].
=== [https://knightsofhonor.com/ Knights of Honor] ===
Mixture of ''Total War'' and ''Age of Empires''.
=== [https://mohawkgames.com/oldworld/ Old World] ===
Mixture of ''Civilization'' and ''Crusader Kings''.
=== [https://anno-union.com/games/ Anno] ===
Develop a colony on an archipelago. You can learn about economy.
Its civilizations are an amalgam of European civilizations, and other ones.
Its peak is considered to be ''1404'' or ''1800''.
=== [https://www.farcrygame.com/ Far Cry] ===
It is an open-world first-person shooter series. You can experience the cultures in different regions and enjoy killing fools if it's not “infamous” difficulty in ''2''.
Far Cry 2 is best to be played after watching ''Lord of War''.
If you are curious about the military books appeared in the game, you can find their current issues at [https://armypubs.army.mil/ Army Publishing Directorate].
The peak of this series is considered to be ''2'', ''3'' or ''4''.
=== [https://tombraider.square-enix-games.com/ Tomb Raider] ===
It is an action game series. Different historical sites to explore. Solving puzzles is its merit.
The peak of this series is considered to be ''I'', ''II'' or ''Rise of the Tomb Raider''.
=== [https://destructivecreations.com/games/ancestors-legacy.html Ancestors Legacy] ===
It has four nations, each of which has a campaign.
=== [https://www.ubisoft.com/de-de/game/for-honor For Honor] ===
It has four factions.
=== City Building ===
This series consists of several game settings: Caesar, Pharaoh, Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile, Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom, Zeus: Master of Olympus.
=== [https://fireflyworlds.com/games/strongholdcrusader/ Stronghold Crusader] ===
This game is about building a settlement in Eastern Mediterranea and fighting.
=== [https://www.riseofnations.com/ Rise of Nations] ===
Real-time strategy game with world domination.
=== [https://play0ad.com/ 0 A.D.] ===
'''It is free and open-source.'''
It is a real-time strategy game based on ''Age of Empires''.
Although there is an “A.D.” in the name, the civilisations in the official version are “somewhere along the timeline of 500 B.C. to 1 B.C.”
It has mods, the most popular one among which is [https://0ad.mod.io/delenda-est Delenda Est], [https://0ad.old.mod.io/terra-magna Terra Magna], [https://0ad.old.mod.io/millenniumad Millennium A.D.].
==-- AUTHOR --==
[https://polyglotclub.com/member/GrimPixel GrimPixel]
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Some video games feature various civilizations and their cultures of the world, and they are successful.

Games mentioned here must also reflect the cultures of the civilizations. So games like FIFA, Wargame (Eugen Systems) are not included.

Civilisations Locations Occupations

Here are games with Metacritic score no less than 70 or is above or equal to 4.0 on GOG if unavailable on Metacritic. A little fictional settings are allowed. If you are interested, you can pay a visit to these sites to find more information:

information
map
speedrun
cheat
system requirement
benchmark
information
hidden content
open-source version

A tip for taking a break while playing: drink much water.

Main

time game genre
1996 Sid Meier's Civilization II turn-based strategy
1996 Tomb Raider action-adventure
1997 Age of Empires real-time strategy
1997 Tomb Raider II action-adventure
1998 Caesar III city-building
1998 Tomb Raider III action-adventure
1999 Age of Empires II real-time strategy
1999 Pharaoh city-building
2000 Europa Universalis grand strategy
2000 Shogun: Total War turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2001 Europa Universalis II grand strategy
2001 Sid Meier's Civilization III turn-based strategy
2002 Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom city-building
2002 Medieval: Total War turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2002 Stronghold: Crusader real-time strategy
2003 Rise of Nations real-time strategy
2004 Far Cry first-person shooter
2004 Rome: Total War turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2005 Age of Empires III real-time strategy
2005 Hearts of Iron II grand strategy
2005 Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile city-building
2005 Sid Meier's Civilization IV turn-based strategy
2006 Anno 1701 city-building, real-time strategy
2006 Just Cause action-adventure
2006 Medieval II: Total War turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2006 Tomb Raider: Legend action-adventure
2007 Europa Universalis III grand strategy
2007 Tomb Raider: Anniversary action-adventure
2008 Far Cry 2 first-person shooter
2008 Mount & Blade: Warband action role-playing
2008 Tomb Raider: Underworld action-adventure
2009 Anno 1404 city-building, real-time strategy
2009 Hearts of Iron III grand strategy
2009 Empire: Total War turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2010 Just Cause 2 action-adventure
2010 Sid Meier's Civilization V turn-based strategy
2010 Napoleon: Total War turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2010 Victoria II grand strategy
2011 Total War: Shogun 2 turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2012 Far Cry 3 first-person shooter
2012 Crusader Kings II grand strategy
2013 Europa Universalis IV grand strategy
2013 Tomb Raider action-adventure
2013 Total War: Rome II turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2014 Far Cry 4 first-person shooter
2015 Rise of the Tomb Raider action-adventure
2015 Total War: Attila turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2016 Hearts of Iron IV grand strategy
2016 Sid Meier's Civilization VI turn-based strategy
2017 For Honor action-adventure
2018 Far Cry 5 first-person shooter
2018 Ancestors Legacy real-time strategy
2018 Shadow of the Tomb Raider action-adventure
2018 Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2019 Anno 1800 city-building, real-time strategy
2019 Total War: Three Kingdoms turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2020 Crusader Kings III grand strategy
2020 Total War Saga: Troy turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2021 Age of Empires IV real-time strategy
2021 Far Cry 6 first-person shooter
2021 Old World turn-based strategy
2022 Knights of Honor II: Sovereign real-time strategy
2022 Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord action role-playing
2022 Victoria 3 grand strategy
2023 Total War: Pharaoh turn-based strategy, real-time tactics

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