Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack

The traditional goal of each game in Sid Meier's Civilization series is to reach Alpha Centauri. Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, based on the Civ II engine, takes the next step and imagines how human colonies on Alpha Centauri might develop. Loads of quotes from the Datalinks and the faction leaders form the voiceovers when a new tech is discovered or a building is constructed for the first time, and there are "Secret Project" movies similar to the Wonder movies in Civ II. It may require some tinkering to get this game to run on modern computers; check the forums on this game for links to patches and mods which should help, and don't hesitate to reach out to GOG tech support if you're still stumped (they were a great help in my own case!). There is the "Planetfall" mod for Civ IV out there too, of course, as well as the "Beyond Earth" and "Rising Tides" spiritual successors to SMAC/SMACX, but it's worth the effort to get the Alpha Centauri Planetary Pack running. Highly recommended!

This is one of the few games that can be replayed over and over again, this game is brilliant, even by todays standards, the graphics and Cut scenes have stood the test of time... in the history of games Sid Meier's games are truly one of a kind

fun for 10 minutes until eventual crash

I have to replay this every year or so! It still holds up.

This game is an OG and one of the best games ever desinged. Do you want to take control of the future of humanity, while going toe-to-toe with some complex factions and getting rockin' epic philosophical sound bytes and video clips for your researches and special projects along the way? Then this is the game for you. Seriously, every single part of this game is so well-crafted, clearly designed with love, despite being decades old it still really holds up.