Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri

Overview

Legendary designer Sid Meier presents the next evolution in strategy games, with the most addictive, compelling gameplay yet. Explore the alien planet that is your new home and uncover its myriad mysteries. Discover over 75 extraordinary technologies. Build over 60 base upgrades and large scales secret projects for your empire. Conquer your enemies with a war machine that you design from over 32,000 possible unit types.

Developed by

Firaxis Games

Published by

Electronic Arts, Aspyr Media, Loki Software

Facts

Game modes

Single player, Multiplayer

Player perspectives

First person, Bird view / Isometric

Themes

Science fiction, 4X (explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate)

Franchise

Sid Meier

Series

Sid Meier

Release dates

• PC (Microsoft Windows): Feb 9, 1999
• Mac: Feb 3, 2000
• Linux: Aug 2000