Free Mars - Turn based free strategy PC game about colonizing Mars

For those of you who love playing the 1991 hit strategy game of Civilization will be interested in this piece of news, as Daniel Blake has let us know through Facebook, that you can download the latest version of Free Mars by arikande; a turn based strategy game about colonizing Mars, which is also heavily inspired by that classic game Civilization intermixed with the Mars scenario which can be found via Civilization 2.

Freeciv - A worthy Open-Source Inspired Civilization game gets a 2.6.2 bug fix release

OpenRCT2 wasn't the only open source version of a famous game that's worthy of a mention today, as we've also found out that the open source release of 'FreeCiv' has reached a bug fixed version of 2.6.2. If you haven't heard of FreeCiv before, it is based around the all conquering and empire building hit 1991 stragety game Civilization, which in itself is inspired by the history of the human civilization.

Civgen - Ambitious project to bring Civilizations to the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive.

Good evening retro gamers, have we got a special announcement for you! A gendev member by the name of SegaTim, has teased a work in progress Civilization for the Sega Genesis and Sega Mega Drive as a port of the original hit classic called Civgen! Now I'm sure many of  you have heard of the highly addictive management game called Civilization by Microprose, well the developer 'sadhedg' who is a huge fan of the original game, has not only teased a number of images of the port, but has also released an early Alpha Demo.

Freeciv - A worthy Open-Source Inspired Civilization game!

It's a bit of an open source day today as another game had reached an updated build (although some time ago), is the all conquering and empire building game ' FreeCiv ', which is a free and open source empire-building strategy game based on the Civilization title inspired by the history of the human civilization.

A C64 4 player strategy game is in the works! (Unknown title)

Keeping an eye on our twitter page we came across a new game by C-H Skårstedt‏ @Sakrac that looks to be a top down grid based strategy game in a similar style to that of Civilization. Developed as a personal project for the C64, this game will have up to 4 player support, graphical landscapes such as woodland areas and lakes,  features of granting land, trading, production, AND the possibility of multiple worlds with different game tuning.

8 Bit Civilizations Preview - Jaw dropping 8-bit demo remake of the classic CIV but on the C64!

For 25 years we've all been building empires to stand the test of time. Beginning on Amiga and PC in 1991, it's hard to believe we'd ever see the likes of this epic turn based 4X civ building game on anything less than 16 bits and at least a few hundred kilobytes of RAM. Teased early last year, the game has had a significant amount of work done since the early screenshots. Developer Fabian Hertel has released a fully playable demo for us all to enjoy and also help test by reporting bugs here.

8-bit Civilizations - Ambitious project for a Civilizations inspired C64 game!

Good morning retro gamers, have we got a special Monday announcement for you! A Lemon64 member by the name of DrKhumalo has teased a work in progress Civilization style game for the C64, as ' 8-bit Civilizations '. Now I'm sure many of  you have heard of the highly addictive management game called 'Civilization' by Microprose, well this developer who is a huge fan of such games including Master of Magic has always been disappointed that there was nothing like it for the C64, at least until now.

Freeciv - Open-Source Inspired Civilization game reaches v2.5.0

Glorious news for all you conquerors and empire builders as Freeciv has now reached the big V2.50 release! Freeciv is a free and open source empire-building strategy game based on the Civilization title inspired by the history of the human civilization. Prepare yourself for many hours of lost sleep as you develop your civilization from the Stone Age to the Space Age in an incredible gaming experience.

Freeciv - Open-Source Inspired Civilization game (New 2.4.3 version release)

If like me, you were a huge fan of the original Civilization, then you've got to try this fine open source inspired game based on that very title. Freeciv, which is a free and open source empire-building strategy game inspired by the history of the human civilization, has now got a brand new 2.4.3 stable version release! Prepare yourself for many hours of lost sleep as you develop your civilization from the Stone Age to the Space Age in an incredible game experience.

Sid Meier's Civilization Beyond Earth - Hot News : Alpha Centauri sequel? Announced! Now with a trailer!

Probably the biggest news of the week has just hit the Indie Retro News HQ as Sid Meier is back with a new Alpha Centauri (1999), one of the greatest sci-fi turn based strategy games I've ever played. Sid Meier's Civilization Beyond Earth as it's titled, will not be a simple remake of Alpha Centauri but rather a "what would happen after Civilization V" (according to the devs). There will also be 3 types of planets from lush vegetation to airy decaying worlds. You will start with an Outpost and your only goal will be to survive! Are you alone on this world? Will you build cities upon the lush or decaying landscape? Will this be as good as the original? Who knows, but I'm sure many of us will be waiting for even more news on Beyond Earth!
Release date : Late 2014 Systems : PC, Mac, Linux - UPDATE : On further investigation, it seems as if this isn't a direct sequel, but the concept will be very similar, a representation of Civilization, but in space. UPDATE 2:  New Trailer!

A Queen and Her Hive - Free Indie Strategy game, think "Civilization Bee"

Game Type : Strategy

Developer : Tim Ned Atton

Game Quote : A Queen and Her Hive is a strategy game with bees: Think “Civilization bee!” As the Queen, you are charged with deciding where to found hives and how to assign jobs to your subjects. With these two powers, you must make sure your kingdom gathers enough honey to survive the winter, defend against hungry bears, and root out zombie infiltration. To what greatness can you lead the kingdom?

Release : Now, Free
Systems : Any, Browser based

Freeciv - Open-Source Inspired Civilization game (New version release)

Game Type : Empire Building, Strategy,

Game Info : If, like me, you were a huge fan of the original Civilization, then you can do no wrong by playing this fine open source inspired game based on that very title. This is Freeciv, which is a Free and Open Source empire-building strategy game inspired by the history of the human civilization. The game commences in prehistory and your mission is to lead your tribe from the Stone Age to the Space Age. So be prepared to spend many many hours moving units about, taking over other civilizations, building your empire and generally losing a lot of sleep, it's that addictive.

Release : Free Standalone!
Systems : PC, Mac, Web Based Available

At the Gates - An empire builder by Jon Shafer, designer of Civ 5

 

Heads up Civilization gamers, Jon Shafer the designer behind Civilization 5 has announced that he has formed a new Michigan-based studio, and launched a Kickstarter to fund its first game. True to form this is very much like a Civilization game, but it isn't Civilization, this game is "At the Gates". A 4X turn-based strategy title set during a period of the Roman Empire in collapse. You take on the role of a barbarian tribe that is looking to carve a path for itself and establish itself as the new master of Europe.