Freeciv
An open-source, turn-based empire-building strategy game inspired by the history of human civilization, first released in January 1996. Play against computer opponents or with other people.
At a glance
- Developer
- The Freeciv project
- Genres
- Strategy, Turn-based strategy
- Modes
- Single-player, Multiplayer
- Platforms
- Windows, macOS, Linux
- First released
- 1996
- Licence
- GPL-2.0-or-later
How to get it
- Open sourceOfficial site (opens in a new tab)
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Sources
Checked against these sources on October 22, 2026 by GameHunt editorial (research assisted by Claude).
- Official site: https://www.freeciv.org/
Free and open source; GNU GPL.
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeciv
First released 5 January 1996; GPL-2.0-or-later; single-player against AI and multiplayer.
