Unciv: Civ V remake for Android & Desktop (11.4k stars)
What it does
All text below is quoted directly from the project README.
>An open source, moddability-focused Android and Desktop remake of Civ V, made with LibGDX.
Is this any good?
>Depends what you're looking for. If you're in the market for high-res graphics, amazing soundtracks, animations etc, I highly recommend Firaxis's Civ-V-like game, "Civilization V".
>If you want a small, fast, moddable, FOSS, in-depth 4X that can still run on a potato, you've come to the right place :)
How do I install?
- Android - Google Play or F-droid
- Linux - itch.io, Flatpak via Flathub, or AUR
- Windows - Grab the MSI, or get from itch.io, Chocolatey, or Scoop
- Raspberry Pi - Pi-apps
- MacOS - Via Brew (brew update && brew install unciv) or install with this guide
- Jars, APKs and Windows/Linux builds also available in Releases (run jar with java -jar Unciv.jar) - not recommended since we update frequently and you will quickly become out-of-date
- Build from scratch if that's your thing
What's the roadmap?
In this order:
- Polish!
- UI+UX improvements (suggestions welcome!)
- Better automation, AI etc. in-game
- G&K mechanics - see #4697
- BNW mechanics - trade routes, world congress, etc.
>At the moment, no one is explicitly working to add these mechanics in - you could be the one! :D
Will you implement {feature}?
>If it's in the original Civ V, then yes!
>If not, then the feature won't be added to the base game - possibly it will be added as a way to mod the game, which is constantly expanding.
>Unciv's source code is available under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 (see LICENSE), except where otherwise noted.
Repository
yairm210/Unciv
Repository stats
|Metric|Value|
|:-|:-|
|Stars|11,438|
|Forks|1,969|
|Last release|4.22.10 (2026-10-13)|
|Languages|Kotlin 98.9%|
|Contributors|589|
|AI contributor accounts (Claude / Codex / Cursor / Copilot)|claude (13 commits), cursoragent (7)|
|AI co-authored commits|Claude: 16, Cursor: 9|
Main contributor
|Field|Value|
|:-|:-|
|Name|Yair Morgenstern|
|GitHub|@yairm210|
|Commits to this repo|8,583 (top contributor)|
|Company / Location|Kerem Re'im, Israel|
|Followers|2,406|
|Public repos|41|
|On GitHub since|2014-08-05|
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Unciv: Civ V remake for Android & Desktop (11.4k stars) What it does All text below is quoted directly from the project README. >An open source, moddability-focused Android and Desktop remake of Civ V, made with LibGDX. Is this any good? >Depends what you're looking for. If you're in the market for high-res graphics, amazing soundtracks, animations etc, I highly recommend Firaxis's Civ-V-like game, "Civilization V". >If you want a small, fast, moddable, FOSS, in-depth 4X that can still run on a potato, you've come to the right place :) How do I install? - Android - Google Play or F-droid - Linux - itch.io, Flatpak via Flathub, or AUR - Windows - Grab the MSI, or get from itch.io, Chocolatey, or Scoop - Raspberry Pi - Pi-apps - MacOS - Via Brew (brew update && brew install unciv) or install with this guide - Jars, APKs and Windows/Linux builds also available in Releases (run jar with java -jar Unciv.jar) - not recommended since we update frequently and you will quickly become out-of-date - Build from scratch if that's your thing What's the roadmap? In this order: - Polish! - UI+UX improvements (suggestions welcome!) - Better automation, AI etc. in-game - G&K mechanics - see #4697 - BNW mechanics - trade routes, world congress, etc. >At the moment, no one is explicitly working to add these mechanics in - you could be the one! :D Will you implement {feature}? >If it's in the original Civ V, then yes! >If not, then the feature won't be added to the base game - possibly it will be added as a way to mod the game, which is constantly expanding. >Unciv's source code is available under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 (see LICENSE), except where otherwise noted. Repository yairm210/Unciv Repository stats |Metric|Value| |:-|:-| |Stars|11,438| |Forks|1,969| |Last release|4.22.10 (2026-10-13)| |Languages|Kotlin 98.9%| |Contributors|589| |AI contributor accounts (Claude / Codex / Cursor / Copilot)|claude (13 commits), cursoragent (7)| |AI co-authored commits|Claude: 16, Cursor: 9| Main contributor |Field|Value| |:-|:-| |Name|Yair Morgenstern| |GitHub|@yairm210| |Commits to this repo|8,583 (top contributor)| |Company / Location|Kerem Re'im, Israel| |Followers|2,406| |Public repos|41| |On GitHub since|2014-08-05|