<s>
Galactic	B-Application
Civilizations	I-Application
is	I-Application
a	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Stardock	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
an	O
OS/2	B-Application
series	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Galactic	B-Application
Civilizations	I-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dread	I-Application
Lords	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
February	O
21	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
14	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Stardock	O
released	O
Galactic	B-Application
Civilizations	I-Application
III	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
released	O
Galactic	B-Application
Civilizations	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galactic	B-Application
Civilizations	I-Application
was	O
first	O
developed	O
for	O
OS/2	B-Application
in	O
April	O
1993	O
by	O
Brad	O
Wardell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
revenue	O
from	O
the	O
initial	O
OS/2	B-Application
release	O
was	O
never	O
paid	O
by	O
the	O
bankrupt	O
publisher	O
,	O
popular	O
support	O
encouraged	O
Stardock	O
to	O
release	O
Shipyards	O
,	O
an	O
add-on	O
pack	O
that	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
design	O
their	O
own	O
starships	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
provided	O
enough	O
revenue	O
to	O
support	O
further	O
development	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
simplified	O
version	O
being	O
sold	O
to	O
IBM	O
in	O
1995	O
as	O
Star	O
Emperor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sold	O
above	O
30,000	O
units	O
for	O
OS/2	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galactic	B-Application
Civilizations	I-Application
II	I-Application
was	O
released	O
later	O
that	O
year	O
,	O
adding	O
several	O
new	O
concepts	O
and	O
tweaks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
another	O
version	O
of	O
Shipyards	O
(	O
which	O
added	O
both	O
the	O
ship	O
design	O
feature	O
and	O
improved	O
governors/AI	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
expansion	O
pack	O
in	O
April	O
1997	O
,	O
before	O
Stardock	O
was	O
forced	O
to	O
withdraw	O
from	O
significant	O
OS/2	B-Application
development	O
with	O
the	O
loss	O
of	O
their	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
run	O
OS/2	B-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
under	O
emulation	O
using	O
Virtual	B-Application
PC	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
expansion	O
pack	O
,	O
called	O
Galactic	B-Application
Civilizations	I-Application
:	I-Application
Altarian	I-Application
Prophecy	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galactic	B-Application
Civilizations	I-Application
was	O
named	O
the	O
ninth-best	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
2003	O
by	O
Computer	O
Games	O
Magazine	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
won	O
the	O
publication	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
AI	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
tying	O
with	O
Halo	O
:	O
Combat	O
Evolved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editors	O
of	O
Computer	O
Gaming	O
World	O
nominated	O
Galactic	B-Application
Civilizations	I-Application
for	O
their	O
2003	O
"	O
Strategy	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
ultimately	O
went	O
to	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wonders	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shadow	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
.	O
</s>
