In preparation for the launch of the much anticipated strategy game, Civilization: Beyond Earth, we just found out that Civilization V is going to be playable for free until October 23rd on Steam.

In case you forgot, we reviewed  Civ 5 and gave a 9.0. So it wouldn't hurt to download this bad boy on Steam and see if global turn-based strategy is your thing or not. Civilization: Beyond Earth is a new departure for the series by allow you to expand your empire to the stars.

Friendly reminder, Civilization: Beyond Earth is coming to PC on October 24th on PC and Mac shortly after.

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