Expansions and Editions

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• Beyond the SwordBeyond the Sword is Civilization 4's second expansion, released Jul 23, 2007 in North America at $29.99. It added 10 civilizations, 16 leaders, five wonders, corporations, espionage, random events, the Apostolic Palace, colonies, Advanced Start, a reworked space race and 11 scenarios and mods, includes Warlords' rules, and with its final patch 3.19 (Jun 11, 2009) is the version most players run today.
• ColonizationSid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization, released Sep 23, 2008, is a standalone remake of Sid Meier's 1994 Colonization built on the Civilization 4 engine; it does not need Civ 4. You lead England, France, Spain or the Netherlands in the New World, trade with Europe, deal with native nations, win Founding Fathers and finally declare independence and defeat the King's Royal Expeditionary Force.
• Complete Edition and Where to BuyThe Civilization 4 Complete Edition (the base game, Warlords, Beyond the Sword and Colonization) costs $29.99 on Steam as package 4323 and is sold DRM-free for Windows on GOG, as of Oct 21, 2026; it was 80% off on Steam from Sep 3 to 17, 2026. On Steam the parts also sell alone: the base game $19.99, Warlords $4.99, Beyond the Sword $9.99 and Colonization $19.99.
• WarlordsWarlords is Civilization 4's first expansion, released Jul 24, 2006. It added six civilizations (Carthage, the Celts, Korea, the Ottomans, the Vikings and the Zulu), 10 leaders, the Charismatic, Imperialistic and Protective traits, a unique building for every civilization, Great Generals, vassal states, three wonders and a set of scenarios; Beyond the Sword includes all of its rules.

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