Yes as much as I have found memories of the first Civilization, I'd still say Civ 2 is my favorite followed by Civ IV. Alpha Centauri is still my favourite of them all though.

I keep buying them but I only ever liked civ IV. Stealing cities with culture was so much fun. They also had Spock do the voice acting. What a phenomenal game.

Literally the only turn based strategy I like

You should give Sid Meyer’s Alpha Centauri a go, if you haven’t already. The voice acting is really quite good, even if it’s not Spock.

Thanks for reminding me. Gotta check my steam library

You won't find it on Steam. It's only $5 US on GOG though!

Hmm, I am pretty sure I have the space civilization game (felt like a mod for iv) in my library. I guess you guys are talking about the original

You might be thinking of Beyond Earth, which was an attempt to create a successor to Alpha Centauri that a lot of people say fell short of the goal.

To say that it fell short is a gross understatement. Alpha Centauri is one of the greatest games of all time. Beyond Earth isn't even a good Civilization game.

There are very, very few games out there that have something to say about philosophy. Alpha Centauri is a tour de force. It lets you explore many different philosophies of government and societal ethics. It continues the conversation that began with Plato's Republic, a multi-millennia-old debate about what constitutes an ideal society. It lets you experiment and build your own vision of utopia, while clashing with other visionary founders and their competing ideas.

It's absolutely fascinating and addictive stuff! I'd recommend it to anyone who enjoys thinking about philosophy, as well as anyone who enjoys 4X games.