Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth

About the game

Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth takes the Civilization series into science fiction. After a collapse of modern society on Earth, the nations that rebuilt send expeditions into deep space, and you lead one of them to found a new civilization on an alien planet. Before landing you choose one of eight expedition sponsors, each with its own leader and benefits, and pick your spacecraft, cargo and colonists, choices that set the starting conditions on the new world. On the planet you explore hostile terrain and strange resources, build outposts, dig up alien relics, tame native life, grow cities and set up trade routes. Research follows a nonlinear technology web organised around three broad themes, each tied to its own victory condition, and it unlocks upgrades that let you customise your units. You can also put military, economic and scientific satellites into orbit for an extra strategic layer. Up to eight players can compete in multiplayer, and the game has mod support.