Sid Meier's Civilization II (1996)

All time rank:	130 of 1,000
1990s rank:	35 of 276
1996 rank:	5 of 32
List appearances:	26 lists
Developer:	MicroProse Software, Inc.
Platforms:	Apple Macintosh Windows PC
Genre:	Turn-Based Strategy
Series:	Civilization
Wikipedia:	Wikipedia
IGDB:	IGDB
HowLongToBeat:	HowLongToBeat Main: ~21h Main+Extra: ~65h 100%: ~76h
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All time 24

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2019	Popular Mechanics	The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time	22
2017	Jeuxvideo	Top 100 des meilleurs jeux de tous les temps	73
2017	Polygon	The 500 best games of all time	19
2017	Stuff	Stuff's Best Games Ever: The 50 greatest games of all time	48
2016	Digitally Downloaded	The top 100 of all time!	11
2014	Popular Mechanics	The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time	21
2013	GamingBolt	Top 100 greatest video games ever made	53
2013	NA	1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die	1
2012	G4	Top 100 Video Games of All Time	62
2007	IGN	The Top 100 Games of All Time	3
2006	NA	Game On! The 50 Greatest Video Games Of All Time	1
2005	IGN	IGN's Top 100 Games	4
2005	The Age	The 50 best games	17
2003	Entertainment Weekly	We rank the 100 greatest early video games	15
2003	IGN	IGN's Top 100 Games of All Time	15
2001	GameSpy	GameSpy's Top 50 Games of All Time	22
2000	Edge	The 100 best games of all time	12
2000	GameSpot	GameSpot's 100 Games of the Millennium	1
1999	Hyper	The Top 50 Games of All Time	9
1999	Next Generation	The Fifty Best Games of All Time	4
1999	The Independent	The 50 Best Video games: A Legend In Your Own Living-Room	15
1997	Hyper	The 50 Best Games Ever!	1
1996	GamesMaster	Top 100 Games of All Time	6
1996	Next Generation	Top 100 Games of All Time	4

2019 Popular Mechanics

The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time #22

2017 Jeuxvideo

Top 100 des meilleurs jeux de tous les temps #73

2017 Polygon

The 500 best games of all time #19

2017 Stuff

Stuff's Best Games Ever: The 50 greatest games of all time #48

2016 Digitally Downloaded

The top 100 of all time! #11

2014 Popular Mechanics

The 100 Greatest Video Games of All Time #21

2013 GamingBolt

Top 100 greatest video games ever made #53

2013 NA

1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die #1

2012 G4

Top 100 Video Games of All Time #62

2007 IGN

The Top 100 Games of All Time #3

2006 NA

Game On! The 50 Greatest Video Games Of All Time #1

2005 IGN

IGN's Top 100 Games #4

2005 The Age

The 50 best games #17

2003 Entertainment Weekly

We rank the 100 greatest early video games #15

2003 IGN

IGN's Top 100 Games of All Time #15

2001 GameSpy

GameSpy's Top 50 Games of All Time #22

2000 Edge

The 100 best games of all time #12

2000 GameSpot

GameSpot's 100 Games of the Millennium #1

1999 Hyper

The Top 50 Games of All Time #9

1999 Next Generation

The Fifty Best Games of All Time #4

1999 The Independent

The 50 Best Video games: A Legend In Your Own Living-Room #15

1997 Hyper

The 50 Best Games Ever! #1

1996 GamesMaster

Top 100 Games of All Time #6

1996 Next Generation

Top 100 Games of All Time #4

Miscellaneous 1

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2023	Edge	The 100 Greatest Games of Edge's Lifetime	44

2023 Edge

The 100 Greatest Games of Edge's Lifetime #44

End of year 1

Year	Publication	Name	Rank
2021	Goomba Stomp	The Best Games of the 1990s (1995)	2

2021 Goomba Stomp

The Best Games of the 1990s (1995) #2