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Some video games feature various cultures of the world, and they are successful.
Some video games feature various civilizations and their cultures of the world, and they are successful.


There are more and more scandals in the gaming industry, including '''integrating spyware in the game'''. Always keep your eyes open.
Games mentioned here must also reflect the cultures of the civilizations. So games like FIFA, Wargame (Eugen Systems) are not included.


https://www.csoonline.com/article/3282544/security/gamers-is-red-shell-spyware-being-used-in-the-games-you-play.html
Games with many supernatural elements are not included.


https://www.polygon.com/2018/6/20/17485762/red-shell-spyware-pc-games-controversy-steam
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https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/red-shell-spyware-controversy
== Main ==
{| class="wikitable"
!time
!country/region
!game
!time in game
!civilisation in game
!genre
|-
|1995
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png
|Caesar II
|Roman Empire
|Rome
|city-building
|-
|1996
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png
|Sid Meier's Civilization II
|4000 BC – 2020
|multiple
|turn-based strategy
|-
|1997
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png
|Age of Empires
|Middle Stone Age – Iron Age
|multiple
|real-time strategy
|-
|1998
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png
|Caesar III
|Roman Empire
|Rome
|city-building
|-
|1999
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png
|Age of Empires II
|Middle Ages
|multiple
|real-time strategy
|-
|1999
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png
|Pharaoh
|Ancient Egypt
|Egypt
|city-building
|-
|2000
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png
|Europa Universalis
|1492 – 1801
|multiple
|grand strategy
|-
|2000
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png
|Shogun: Total War
|Sengoku period
|Japan
|turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
|-
|2001
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png
|Europa Universalis II
|1419 – 1820
|multiple
|grand strategy
|-
|2001
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png
|Sid Meier's Civilization III
|4000 BC – 2020
|multiple
|turn-based strategy
|-
|2001
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png
|Stronghold
|1066
|England
|real-time strategy
|-
|2002
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_Austria.svg/50px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/50px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png
|Anno 1503
''Anno 1503: The New World''
|16<sup>th</sup> century
|Europe
|city-building
|-
|2002
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png
|Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom
|2033 BC – 1234
|China
|city-building
|-
|2002
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png
|Medieval: Total War
|1087 – 1453
|multiple
|turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
|-
|2002
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png
|Stronghold: Crusader
|First Crusade – Third Crusade
|Europe, Arabia
|real-time strategy
|-
|2003
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png
|Rise of Nations
|Ancient time – Modern time
|multiple
|real-time strategy
|-
|2004
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/50px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png
|Far Cry
|2004
|South Pacific
|first-person shooter
|-
|2004
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png
|Rome: Total War
|270 BC – 14
|multiple
|turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
|-
|2005
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png
|Age of Empires III
|1492 – 1876
|multiple
|real-time strategy
|-
|2005
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png
|Hearts of Iron II
|1936 – 1947
|multiple
|grand strategy
|-
|2005
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png
|Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile
|Ancient Egypt
|Egypt
|city-building
|-
|2005
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png
|Sid Meier's Civilization IV
|4000 BC – 2020
|multiple
|turn-based strategy
|-
|2006
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/50px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png
|Anno 1701
|18<sup>th</sup> century
|Europe
|city-building, real-time strategy
|-
|2006
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png
|Just Cause
|2006
|Caribbean
|action-adventure
|-
|2006
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png
|Medieval II: Total War
|1080 – 1530
|multiple
|turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
|-
|2007
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png
|Europa Universalis III
|1399 – 1821
|multiple
|grand strategy
|-
|2008
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png
|Far Cry 2
|2006
|Central Africa
|first-person shooter
|-
|2008
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/50px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png
|Mount & Blade: Warband
|Middle Ages
|multiple
|action role-playing
|-
|2009
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/50px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png
|Anno 1404
|15<sup>th</sup> century
|Europe, Arabia
|city-building, real-time strategy
|-
|2009
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png
|Hearts of Iron III
|World War II
|multiple
|grand strategy
|-
|2009
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png
|Empire: Total War
|1700 – 1799
|multiple
|turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
|-
|2010
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png
|Just Cause 2
|2010
|Southeast Asia
|action-adventure
|-
|2010
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png
|Sid Meier's Civilization V
|4000 BC – 2020
|multiple
|turn-based strategy
|-
|2010
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png
|Napoleon: Total War
|1797 – 1800
|multiple
|turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
|-
|2010
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png
|Sengoku
|Sengoku period
|Japan
|grand strategy
|-
|2010
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png
|Victoria II
|1836 – 1936
|multiple
|grand strategy
|-
|2011
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png
|Total War: Shogun 2
|Sengoku period, Gempei War, Boshin War
|Japan
|turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
|-
|2012
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png
|Far Cry 3
|2012
|Pacific
|first-person shooter
|-
|2012
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png
|Crusader Kings II
|1066 – 1453
|multiple
|grand strategy
|-
|2013
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png
|Europa Universalis IV
|1444 – 1821
|multiple
|grand strategy
|-
|2013
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png
|March of the Eagles
|1805 – 1820
|Europe
|grand strategy
|-
|2013
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png
|Total War: Rome II
|272 BC – 29
|multiple
|turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
|-
|2014
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png
|Banished
|Middle Ages
|Western Europe
|city-building
|-
|2014
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png
|Far Cry 4
|2014
|Himalaya
|first-person shooter
|-
|2015
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png
|Just Cause 3
|2015
|Mediterranean
|action-adventure
|-
|2015
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png
|Total War: Attila
|Migration Period
|multiple
|turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
|-
|2016
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png
|Hearts of Iron IV
|1936 – 1948
|multiple
|grand strategy
|-
|2016
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png
|Sid Meier's Civilization VI
|4000 BC – 2020
|multiple
|turn-based strategy
|-
|2018
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png
|Far Cry 5
|2018
|Montana
|first-person shooter
|-
|2018
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/50px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png
|Ancestors Legacy
|Early Middle Ages
|multiple
|real-time strategy
|-
|2018
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png
|Just Cause 4
|2018
|South America
|action-adventure
|-
|2018
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png
|Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia
|Early Middle Ages
|multiple
|turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
|-
|2019
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/50px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png
|Anno 1800
|19<sup>th</sup> century
|Europe
|city-building, real-time strategy
|-
|2019
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png
|Imperator: Rome
|304 BC – 27 BC
|Rome
|grand strategy
|-
|2019
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png
|Total War: Three Kingdoms
|220 – 280
|China
|turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
|-
|2020
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png
|Crusader Kings III
|867 – 1453
|multiple
|grand strategy
|-
|2020
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/50px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png
|Total War Saga: Troy
|Trojan War
|Aegean
|turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
|-
|2021
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png
|Age of Empires IV
|Early Middle Ages – Renaissance
|multiple
|real-time strategy
|-
|2021
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png
|Far Cry 6
|2021
|Caribbean
|first-person shooter
|-
|2021
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png
|Old World
|Ancient time – Classical time
|multiple
|turn-based strategy
|-
|2022
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/50px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png
|Knights of Honor II: Sovereign
|Middle Ages
|multiple
|real-time strategy
|-
|2022
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/Flag_of_Turkey.svg/50px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png
|Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
|Middle Ages
|multiple
|action role-playing
|-
|2022
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png
|Victoria 3
|1836 – 1936
|multiple
|grand strategy
|-
|2023
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png
|Land of the Vikings
|Viking Age
|Scandinavia
|city-building
|-
|2023
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg/50px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png
|Total War: Pharaoh
|Late Bronze Age collapse
|multiple
|turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
|-
|2024
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/12/Flag_of_Poland.svg/50px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png
|Manor Lords
|Franconia
|14<sup>th</sup> century
|city-building
|}


You may have noticed that I prefer the British writing “civili'''s'''ation”. This is because of typing convenience: if I type “civilization”, I must move my little finger from “z” to “a”; if I type “civilisation”, this can be avoided.
== Observed ==
{| class="wikitable"
!time
!country/region
!game
!civilisation in game
!time in game
!genre
|-
|2024?
|https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png
|烽火与炊烟
''The Bustling World''
|China
|middle antiquity
|action role-playing
|}


== Sid Meier's Civilization ==
{{#seo:
This franchise is an important example of 4X (eXplore, eXpand, eXploit, and eXterminate) games.
|title=Video games featuring real-live civilisations
|description=This lesson will talk about video games featuring various cultures of the world.
        |og:image=https://polyglotclub.com/wiki/images/thumb/4/4d/World_games.jpg/450px-World_games.jpg
}}


You can choose a civilisation and develop it to compete with others. Each civilisation has its own leader with some unique features. There are barbarians, who will attack you; city states, which you can befriend or conquer.
==Other Lessons==
 
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Numeration-Tutorial|Numeration Tutorial]]
It is turn-based. In each turn, you can order your units to do something, you can order your cities to construct a building or train a unit. You can also develop technologies, then unlock new features, step by step.
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Elements-of-Traditional-Architectures:-Western-Europe|Elements of Traditional Architectures: Western Europe]]
 
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Writing-Implements|Writing Implements]]
There are natural wonders which gives you bonus if you build a city near it. You can build world wonders, which can be built only once. If it is in progress when another player finished it, it will be cancelled automatically.
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/How-to-make-a-TSV-file|How to make a TSV file]]
 
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Internet-Vocabularies|Internet Vocabularies]]
You need to pay attention to your coins, resources, and your people's happiness. Accumulated happiness will lead to a Golden Age, providing many bonuses. There are points of culture and religion. With cultural points, you can unlock policies, and when it comes to industrial era, you can choose an ideology. With religious points, you can found a Pantheon first, and later found a religion or enhance it through prophets, spread it through missionaries and protect it through inquisitors.
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Licensed-Free-Databases|Licensed Free Databases]]
 
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/How-to-use-SR-and-TTS-on-Windows|How to use SR and TTS on Windows]]
If you have accumulated enough great person points, then some great people will be born, including artists, musicians, writers, engineers, scientists. They can provide some cultural points or buildings. Great generals and great admirals will be generated through warfare, who are helpful strategically in a war.
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Websites-of-Laws-and-Regulations|Websites of Laws and Regulations]]
 
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Websites-of-Cuisine-Recipes|Websites of Cuisine Recipes]]
There are more than one way to victory, so you don't need to fight a war to win if you like.
* [[Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Cultural-differences-by-country|Cultural differences by country]]
 
<span links></span>
What's more, there is a Civilopedia, with introductions about those civilisations. You can spend hours on it if you like.
 
Note that the reviews of Civ VI are more negative than Civ V.
 
https://civilization.com/
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilization_(series)
 
https://store.steampowered.com/app/8930/
 
https://store.steampowered.com/app/289070/
 
https://www.reddit.com/r/civ/
 
https://civilization.fandom.com/wiki/Civilization_Games_Wiki
 
https://www.moddb.com/games/civilization-v/mods/
 
There are 3 open-source or freeware games based on early games of this series:
 
http://www.freeciv.org/
 
http://www.freecol.org/
 
http://www.c-evo.org/
 
== Europa Universalis ==
This grand strategy franchise is truly worldwide.
 
You can choose a nation and start the game. Each nation has its own modifier on six aspects.
 
Its religions are distinctive, while in Civ a religion is all build by the player and thus does not relate to the reality at all.
 
With extension packs, some nations have their distinctive ways of playing, which makes it more realistic.
 
It is very complicated to play the game. 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.
 
https://www.paradoxplaza.com/europa-universalis-iv/EUEU04GSK-MASTER.html
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europa_Universalis_IV
 
https://store.steampowered.com/app/236850/
 
https://www.reddit.com/r/eu4/
 
https://eu4.paradoxwikis.com/Europa_Universalis_4_Wiki
 
https://www.moddb.com/games/europa-universalis-iv/mods/
 
A similar franchises made by Paradox Interactive are [https://store.steampowered.com/app/394360/ Hearts of Iron] (HoI4 is banned in PRC for whatever possible reasons), an unrealistic World War II game, though being unrealistic is not its purpose; [https://store.steampowered.com/app/42960/ Victoria], an early work about the beginning of the modern time.
 
== Crusader Kings ==
Another game of Paradox Interactive.
 
It is based on medieval Europe, North Africa, Western and Central and South Asia. Comparing to EU, CK focuses on individuals, which means that you need to make decisions as a person instead of a god-like being.
 
Just like EU and HoI, DLC are required if you want to fully enjoy.
 
There is a mod [https://www.moddb.com/mods/romance-of-the-three-kingdoms Romance of the Three Kingdoms], which is a version of China. And there is a game [https://store.steampowered.com/app/73210/ Sengoku] which can be considered as the prototype of CK2, a version of Japan.
 
https://www.paradoxplaza.com/crusader-kings-ii/CKCK02GSK-MASTER.html
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crusader_Kings_II
 
https://store.steampowered.com/app/203770/
 
https://www.reddit.com/r/CrusaderKings/
 
https://ck2.paradoxwikis.com/Crusader_Kings_II_Wiki
 
https://www.moddb.com/games/crusader-kings-ii/mods/
 
== The Elder Scrolls ==
This franchise is so famous that any introduction here is redundant.
 
Some players have discussed how the cultures in game are based on those in reality. But it seems that people don't have enough knowledge about cultures around the world.
 
This is a valuable but not the only discussion; you can just skip those comments without any argument:
 
[https://elderscrolls.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:Kidtragic/Elder_Scrolls_Races_and_Cultures_Compared_to_Real_Life. https://elderscrolls.fandom.com/wiki/User_blog:Kidtragic/Elder_Scrolls_Races_and_Cultures_Compared_to_Real_Life.]
 
If you didn't know about European history so much, you might have wondered why sometimes there is a domineering empire in Western fictions. This is great and is an ability of appreciation.
 
The peak of this series is considered to be Oblivion and the runner-up Skyrim, if you attach more importance to the general performance over graphics.
 
https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls
 
https://store.steampowered.com/app/925100/
 
https://store.steampowered.com/app/306130/
 
https://store.steampowered.com/app/489830/
 
https://store.steampowered.com/app/22330/
 
https://store.steampowered.com/app/22320/
 
https://www.reddit.com/r/ElderScrolls/
 
https://www.reddit.com/r/skyrim/
 
https://www.reddit.com/r/oblivion/
 
https://www.reddit.com/r/Morrowind/
 
https://elderscrolls.fandom.com/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_Wiki
 
https://www.moddb.com/games/skyrim/mods/
 
https://www.moddb.com/games/oblivion/mods/
 
https://www.moddb.com/games/morrowind/mods/
 
https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/
 
https://www.nexusmods.com/oblivion/
 
https://www.nexusmods.com/morrowind/
 
== Assassin's Creed ==
This is an era-crossing action game franchise, with impressive adventure and bug fix patches.
 
Its Unity and Chronicles are heavily criticised. The receptions of the other are not even.
 
https://www.ubisoft.com/en-US/franchise/assassins-creed
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed
 
https://store.steampowered.com/search/?term=assassin%27s+creed
 
https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed
 
https://assassinscreed.fandom.com/wiki/Assassin's_Creed_Wiki
 
https://www.moddb.com/games/assassins-creed/mods
 
https://www.nexusmods.com/assassinscreed
 
== Tomb Raider ==
It is an action game series. Different historical sites to explore. Solving puzzles is its merit.
 
https://tombraider.square-enix-games.com/en-us
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomb_Raider
 
https://store.steampowered.com/search/?term=tomb+raider
 
https://www.reddit.com/r/TombRaider
 
https://tombraider.fandom.com/wiki/Tomb_Raider_Games
 
https://www.moddb.com/games/tomb-raider
 
== Far Cry ==
It is FPS. Each of its work focuses on a specific region: 1 in Micronesia, 2 in Africa, 3 in Pacific, 4 in Himalayas, 5 in Montana. You can experience the cultures in these regions and enjoy killing fools.
 
FC3 is the peak of the series, and its system requirements are not too high.
 
https://far-cry.ubisoft.com/game/en-us/home
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_Cry
 
https://store.steampowered.com/app/552520/
 
https://store.steampowered.com/app/298110/
 
https://store.steampowered.com/app/220240/
 
https://store.steampowered.com/app/19900/
 
https://store.steampowered.com/app/13520/
 
https://www.reddit.com/r/farcry/
 
https://farcry.fandom.com/wiki/Far_Cry_Wiki
 
https://www.moddb.com/games/far-cry/mods/
 
https://www.nexusmods.com/farcry5
 
== Age of Empires ==
It is one of the most successful multicultural RTS franchise.
 
The upcoming Age of Empires IV is holding players in suspense. After recent failures, Microsoft Studios should have learned about what to do.
 
https://www.ageofempires.com/
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_Empires
 
https://store.steampowered.com/app/105450/
 
https://store.steampowered.com/app/221380/
 
https://www.reddit.com/r/ageofempires/
 
https://www.reddit.com/r/aoe2/
 
https://www.reddit.com/r/aoe3/
 
https://www.reddit.com/r/aoe4/
 
https://ageofempires.fandom.com/wiki/Age_of_Empires_Series_Wiki
 
https://www.moddb.com/games/age-of-empires-iii/mods/
 
== Total War ==
This is a RTT series. Each of its work focuses on an era: Rome, Medieval, 18th century, Sengoku, British Isles in 878 AD, Three Kingdoms, also Warhammer.
 
It is disappointing old players step by step. The feeling of grandness seems to be no more. Also, its newest work Three Kingdoms is historically inaccurate in an unbridled manner: even the “Scenarios” can be fictional.
 
https://www.totalwar.com/
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Total_War_(series)
 
https://store.steampowered.com/search/?term=total+war
 
https://www.reddit.com/r/totalwar/
 
https://totalwar.fandom.com/wiki/Total_War_Wiki
 
https://www.moddb.com/games/empire-total-war/mods/
 
https://www.moddb.com/games/medieval-ii-total-war-kingdoms/mods/
 
== Age of Civilizations ==
Some people may say that it's plagerising EU, HoI and CK because their contents are similar. But no one can monopolise a genre. Fortnite defended itself successfully, which is persuading.
 
Considering its price and system requirements, also its noteworthy number of supported languages, it is not a bad choice.
 
http://www.ageofcivilizationsgame.com/
 
https://store.steampowered.com/app/603850/
 
https://www.reddit.com/r/AgeOfCivilizations/
 
https://age-of-civilizations.fandom.com/wiki/Age_of_Civilizations_Wiki
 
== 0 A.D. ==
'''It is free and open-source.'''
 
It is an RTS about 13 ancient civilisations. More civilisations will be available in the future, said on the official website. There are mods of more civilisations already: [https://www.moddb.com/mods/0-ad-delenda-est Delenda Est], [https://www.moddb.com/mods/millennium-ad Millennium A.D.], [https://www.moddb.com/mods/rote Terra Magna].
 
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.”
 
https://play0ad.com/
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0_A.D._(video_game)
 
https://www.reddit.com/r/0ad/
 
https://0ad.fandom.com/wiki/0_A.D._Wiki
 
https://www.moddb.com/games/0-ad/mods/
 
==-- AUTHOR --==
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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.

Games with many supernatural elements 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.

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time country/region game time in game civilisation in game genre
1995 50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png Caesar II Roman Empire Rome city-building
1996 50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png Sid Meier's Civilization II 4000 BC – 2020 multiple turn-based strategy
1997 50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png Age of Empires Middle Stone Age – Iron Age multiple real-time strategy
1998 50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png Caesar III Roman Empire Rome city-building
1999 50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png Age of Empires II Middle Ages multiple real-time strategy
1999 50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png Pharaoh Ancient Egypt Egypt city-building
2000 50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png Europa Universalis 1492 – 1801 multiple grand strategy
2000 50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Shogun: Total War Sengoku period Japan turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2001 50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png Europa Universalis II 1419 – 1820 multiple grand strategy
2001 50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png Sid Meier's Civilization III 4000 BC – 2020 multiple turn-based strategy
2001 50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Stronghold 1066 England real-time strategy
2002 50px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png, 50px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png Anno 1503

Anno 1503: The New World

16th century Europe city-building
2002 50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom 2033 BC – 1234 China city-building
2002 50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Medieval: Total War 1087 – 1453 multiple turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2002 50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Stronghold: Crusader First Crusade – Third Crusade Europe, Arabia real-time strategy
2003 50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png Rise of Nations Ancient time – Modern time multiple real-time strategy
2004 50px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png Far Cry 2004 South Pacific first-person shooter
2004 50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Rome: Total War 270 BC – 14 multiple turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2005 50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png Age of Empires III 1492 – 1876 multiple real-time strategy
2005 50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png Hearts of Iron II 1936 – 1947 multiple grand strategy
2005 50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png Immortal Cities: Children of the Nile Ancient Egypt Egypt city-building
2005 50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png Sid Meier's Civilization IV 4000 BC – 2020 multiple turn-based strategy
2006 50px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png Anno 1701 18th century Europe city-building, real-time strategy
2006 50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png Just Cause 2006 Caribbean action-adventure
2006 50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Medieval II: Total War 1080 – 1530 multiple turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2007 50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png Europa Universalis III 1399 – 1821 multiple grand strategy
2008 50px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png Far Cry 2 2006 Central Africa first-person shooter
2008 50px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png Mount & Blade: Warband Middle Ages multiple action role-playing
2009 50px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png Anno 1404 15th century Europe, Arabia city-building, real-time strategy
2009 50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png Hearts of Iron III World War II multiple grand strategy
2009 50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Empire: Total War 1700 – 1799 multiple turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2010 50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png Just Cause 2 2010 Southeast Asia action-adventure
2010 50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png Sid Meier's Civilization V 4000 BC – 2020 multiple turn-based strategy
2010 50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Napoleon: Total War 1797 – 1800 multiple turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2010 50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png Sengoku Sengoku period Japan grand strategy
2010 50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png Victoria II 1836 – 1936 multiple grand strategy
2011 50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Total War: Shogun 2 Sengoku period, Gempei War, Boshin War Japan turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2012 50px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png Far Cry 3 2012 Pacific first-person shooter
2012 50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png Crusader Kings II 1066 – 1453 multiple grand strategy
2013 50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png Europa Universalis IV 1444 – 1821 multiple grand strategy
2013 50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png March of the Eagles 1805 – 1820 Europe grand strategy
2013 50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Total War: Rome II 272 BC – 29 multiple turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2014 50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png Banished Middle Ages Western Europe city-building
2014 50px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png Far Cry 4 2014 Himalaya first-person shooter
2015 50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png Just Cause 3 2015 Mediterranean action-adventure
2015 50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Total War: Attila Migration Period multiple turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2016 50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png Hearts of Iron IV 1936 – 1948 multiple grand strategy
2016 50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png Sid Meier's Civilization VI 4000 BC – 2020 multiple turn-based strategy
2018 50px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png Far Cry 5 2018 Montana first-person shooter
2018 50px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png Ancestors Legacy Early Middle Ages multiple real-time strategy
2018 50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png Just Cause 4 2018 South America action-adventure
2018 50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia Early Middle Ages multiple turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2019 50px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png Anno 1800 19th century Europe city-building, real-time strategy
2019 50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png Imperator: Rome 304 BC – 27 BC Rome grand strategy
2019 50px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png Total War: Three Kingdoms 220 – 280 China turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2020 50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png Crusader Kings III 867 – 1453 multiple grand strategy
2020 50px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png Total War Saga: Troy Trojan War Aegean turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2021 50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png Age of Empires IV Early Middle Ages – Renaissance multiple real-time strategy
2021 50px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png Far Cry 6 2021 Caribbean first-person shooter
2021 50px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png Old World Ancient time – Classical time multiple turn-based strategy
2022 50px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png Knights of Honor II: Sovereign Middle Ages multiple real-time strategy
2022 50px-Flag_of_Turkey.svg.png Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord Middle Ages multiple action role-playing
2022 50px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png Victoria 3 1836 – 1936 multiple grand strategy
2023 50px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png Land of the Vikings Viking Age Scandinavia city-building
2023 50px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png Total War: Pharaoh Late Bronze Age collapse multiple turn-based strategy, real-time tactics
2024 50px-Flag_of_Poland.svg.png Manor Lords Franconia 14th century city-building

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time country/region game civilisation in game time in game genre
2024? 50px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png 烽火与炊烟

The Bustling World

China middle antiquity action role-playing

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