Does Sid Meier's Civilization IV run on Steam Deck?
Sid Meier's Civilization IV is rated Playable on Steam Deck. It runs, but Valve flags some rough edges — you may need the touchscreen, a community controller layout, or tweaked settings.
Valve's test notes
- Controller Glyphs Do Not Match Deck Device — fail
- Text Input Does Not Automatically Invokes Keyboard — fail
- Interface Text Is Not Legible — fail
- Native Resolution Not Default — fail
- Default Controller Config Fully Functional — pass
- Default Configuration Is Performant — pass
PC (Windows) system requirements
Minimum
Minimum: Windows 2000/XP, 1.2GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent, 256MB RAM, 64 MB Video Card w/ Hardware T&L (GeForce 2/Radeon 7500 or better) DirectX7 compatible sound card, 1.7GB of free hard drive space, DirectX9.0c (included) Recommended: Windows 2000/XP, 1.8GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent/better, 512 MB RAM, 128 MB Video Card w/ DirectX 8 support (pixel and vertex shaders), DirectX7 compatible sound card, 1.7GB of free hard drive space, DirectX9.0c (included)
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