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Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings

Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods and Kings is the first expansion pack for Civilization V - the critically acclaimed 2010 PC Game of the Year. This robust expansion covers the entire scope of time from…

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Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings is a simulator developed by Firaxis Games, released 19 June 2012 on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). This page lists 4 cheat codes for it.

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What Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings is

Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings is a simulator game developed by Firaxis Games and released in 2012. It was published by 2K Games. It is available on Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Firaxis LORE.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings is the first official expansion pack for the turn-based strategy video game Civilization V. It was released on June 19, 2012 in North America, and on June 22, 2012 in the rest of the world. It adds both religion and espionage mechanics to the game as well as reworking the combat and diplomacy features. It is available either in disc form or as download content via Steam.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are 4x (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate), historical, science fiction and warfare. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Sid Meier series

Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings is the 28th of 41 entries we hold in the Sid Meier series. It arrived 2 years after Sid Meier's Pirates!. The next entry was Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gold Edition in 2013. Its critic score of 83 is almost exactly the series average of 82. The highest-rated entry is Sid Meier's Civilization IV at 95.

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How it was received

Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings holds a critic score of 83 out of 100. That places it above 80% of the 2,882 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2012 averaged 70, so it scored 13 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 84, across 59 votes.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz, 2GB RAM and 256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 7900 GS or better, or Core i3 or better integrated graphics. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 8GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings launched on 19 June 2012, within three weeks of Persona 4 Golden, Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Spec Ops: The Line and Spelunky. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Persona 4 Golden, Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Spec Ops: The Line, Spelunky.

Cheats and codes

We have tested and published 4 cheat entries for Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings — 3 console commands and 1 tip. Each one lists the platform it applies to, the exact input, and whether it disables achievements.

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Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings cheat codes

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These are Sid Meier's Civilization V codes

Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings is loaded by the base game, so its console and its codes are the base game’s. Nothing extra is installed.

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Enable the debug console

Changed in config.ini, this enables the in-game console.

Open config.ini in the Civilization V documents folder, change the value from 0 to 1, save with the game closed.

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Achievements stop unlocking while it is enabled.

Open the console

Opens the console once EnableTuner is set.

Press the grave key during a game.

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Reveal the map

With the debug console enabled, this uncovers the whole map.

Enable EnableTuner first, then press the keys in game.

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Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings — frequently asked questions

When did Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings come out?
Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings was released on 19 June 2012 for Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
Are there cheat codes for Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings?
Yes. We list 4 cheat codes and console command for Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings, grouped by platform, with the exact button combination or command for each.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings?
At minimum, Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings needs Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 GHz or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.0 GHz, 2GB RAM, 256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 7900 GS or better, or Core i3 or better integrated graphics graphics, 8 GB Free of storage.
How many GB is Sid Meier's Civilization V: Gods & Kings?
The PC version needs about 8 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("8 GB Free"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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