Civilization IV: 3 Game of the Year awards

No: Civilization IV collected 3 Game of the Year awards in 2005 and finished No. 4; the season went to Resident Evil 4 with 38. Spike Video Game Awards named Resident Evil 4 its Game of the Year.

Civilization IV (also known as Sid Meier's Civilization IV) is a 2005 4X turn-based strategy video game developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K. It is the fourth installment of the Civilization series and was designed by Soren Johnson.

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Civilization IV finished #4 in the 2005 race, with 3 GOTY awards from media outlets and reader votes worldwide.

3Total awards
3Media outlets
0Readers' choice
3Countries

Also in the 2005 season: Resident Evil 4 (38), Shadow of the Colossus (6), God of War (4), F.E.A.R. (3), Psychonauts (3), Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2) · full results

Quick answers

How many Game of the Year awards did Civilization IV win?

Civilization IV won 3 Game of the Year awards in the 2005 season — 4.2% of every award tracked that season. 3 came from editorial picks and 0 from readers' polls, across 3 countries.

Did Civilization IV win Game of the Year?

No. It finished No. 4 in 2005, behind Resident Evil 4, which collected 38 Game of the Year awards.

Game facts

Single-playerYes
Co-opNo
Split screenNo
MultiplayerYes
Online multiplayerNo
Released25 October 2005
DeveloperFiraxis Games, Soren Johnson
Publisher2K, Aspyr, 1C Company

turn-based strategy video game
4X
grand strategy wargame
Microsoft Windows
macOS
Classic Mac OS

Where the awards came from

Country	Awards
Belgium	1
United States	1
Latvia	1

Every outlet that named it Game of the Year

Outlet	Country	Year
Fragland	Belgium	2005
Gamespy	United States	2005
GAMEZ.LV	Latvia	2005

← Full 2005 results

Updated 2 October 2026 · Source: the Meta Awards database, where every award row cites where it was published.