Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri™ Planetary Pack

This game was not only ahead of it's time, but still holds to this day. IMO the greatest 4x there ever was, it is from an era where gameplay, characters, story building etc. all mattered. If I could wish for one game to ever happen, it would be SMAC with QoL improvements.

I was fortunate enough to play this game when it first came out, and now 20 years later I still spend hours upon hours playing it. You hear alot of people talk about civ and colonization, but in my humble opinion they pale in comparison to this game. Every time I play it, I find myself losing track of time. By far and away the best game I have ever played, and that includes all my game systems that I have owned going back to the original Nintendo. The replay value alone makes this game worth the small price I paid for it. I have had this game on every version of Windows up to and including 10 with out any issue. Thank you gog for making this game compatible with all my windows programs so that I can continue to enjoy this masterpiece.

This is the best turn-based strategy game ever made in my opinion. Admittedly, the graphics have not aged well and there are compatability issues even with this being the GOG version. I would still get the Planetary Pack on sale just to experience the game's depth and haunting atmosphere. While playing, one gets the sense the planet (Chiron) is truly alive and alien, and the AI leaders have real personalities that dictate the actions they take and their dealings each other and you. Highly recommended.

Alpha Centauri (now with Alien Crossfire) is one of those game with a high: "One more turn factor" A nice addition to your game list. "I don't know but I've been told, Deirdre's got a Network Node. Likes to press the on-off switch, Dig that crazy Gaian witch!"

Most games that I enjoyed ~20 years ago, such as Starflight I, well... they show their age. This game, however, seems like it hardly aged at all. Still super fun, still enormous replayability. I'm enjoying it more than modern games of the same genre such as Civ 5: Brave New World. They really nailed this.