Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
GameFebruary 9, 1999Firaxis Games

Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

Legendary designer Sid Meier presents the next evolution in strategy games, with the most addictive, compelling gameplay yet. Explore the alien planet that is your new home and uncover its myriad mysteries. Discover over 75 extraordinary technologies. Build over 60 base upgrades and large scales secret projects for your empire. Conquer your enemies with a war machine that you design from over 32,000 possible unit types.

About the game

Legendary designer Sid Meier presents the next evolution in strategy games, with the most addictive, compelling gameplay yet. Explore the alien planet that is your new home and uncover its myriad mysteries. Discover over 75 extraordinary technologies. Build over 60 base upgrades and large scales secret projects for your empire. Conquer your enemies with a war machine that you design from over 32,000 possible unit types.

ReleasedFebruary 9, 1999
DeveloperFiraxis Games
PublisherElectronic Arts
PlatformsLinuxPC (Microsoft Windows)Mac
GenresSimulatorStrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)
ThemesScience fiction4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)
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