Alpha Centauri

Firaxis Games developed the Windows XP science fiction strategy game Alpha Centauri in 1999. Alpha Centauri is currently NOT abandonware, runs on Windows XP and can be played in single player, multiplayer (same or split screen) modes.

Also known as: Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

Rating: 3.82

(57 votes)

NOT abandonware (why?)

Genre:

strategy / turn-based strategy

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designers:

Bing Gordon, Douglas Kaufman, Sid Meier, Timothy Train

keywords:

procedural generation, turn based, science fiction, isometric, 4x

Downloads for Alpha Centauri

Buy Alpha Centauri on gog.com

Trouble running this game? Check out the F.A.Q.

You will probably need a Virtual Machine to run the game.

Screenshots

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Additional info

Facts, trivia and collector's notes are licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. These texts use material from this Wikipedia article.

Set in the 22nd century, the game begins as seven competing ideological factions land on the planet Chiron in the Alpha Centauri star system.

Many game features from Civilization II are present, but renamed or slightly tweaked: players establish bases (Civilization II's cities), build facilities (buildings) and secret projects (Wonders of the World), explore territory, research technology, and conquer other factions (civilizations).

After the release of the expansion, multimedia producer Michael Ely wrote a trilogy of novels based on the game. Illustrator Rafael Kayanan also wrote a graphic novel entitled Alpha Centauri: Power of the Mindworms.

players: single player, multiplayer (same or split screen)

input: keyboard, mouse

distribution: cd-rom, download

graphics: SuperVGA

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