<s>
Galactic	B-Application
Civilizations	I-Application
IV	I-Application
is	O
a	O
4X	B-Application
turn-based	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Stardock	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
standard	O
4X	B-Application
space	O
gameplay	O
such	O
as	O
colonizing	O
a	O
galaxy	O
,	O
engaging	O
in	O
space	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
discovering	O
new	O
technology	O
and	O
alien	O
species	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
fourth	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Galactic	B-Application
Civilizations	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
adds	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
assistant	O
,	O
a	O
scoring	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
larger	O
galaxy	O
organized	O
into	O
multiple	O
sectors	O
of	O
tile-based	B-Application
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
entered	O
early	O
access	O
in	O
2021	O
,	O
promising	O
to	O
learn	O
from	O
other	O
4X	B-Application
games	I-Application
including	O
Stellaris	B-Application
,	O
Endless	B-Application
Space	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Distant	B-Application
Worlds	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Galactic	B-Application
Civilizations	I-Application
4	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
from	O
game	O
journalists	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Galactic	B-Application
Civilizations	I-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
a	O
4X	B-Application
space	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Galactic	B-Application
Civilizations	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
other	O
4X	B-Application
space	O
games	O
,	O
players	O
explore	O
a	O
galaxy	O
,	O
colonize	O
planets	O
,	O
engage	O
in	O
space	O
combat	O
,	O
and	O
discover	O
new	O
technology	O
and	O
alien	O
species	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
make	O
this	O
edition	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
more	O
accessible	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
introduces	O
an	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
assistant	O
called	O
Space	O
Clippy	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
galaxy	O
to	O
multiple	O
sectors	O
of	O
tile-based	B-Application
maps	O
,	O
with	O
sectors	O
connected	O
by	O
space	O
highways	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
frequently	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
4X	B-Application
space	O
games	O
,	O
especially	O
Stellaris	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stardock	O
announced	O
Galactic	B-Application
Civilizations	I-Application
4	I-Application
in	O
early	O
2021	O
,	O
promising	O
to	O
expand	O
the	O
series	O
with	O
a	O
bigger	O
map	O
,	O
revamped	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
emphasis	O
on	O
story	O
and	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
early	O
2022	O
,	O
CEO	O
Brad	O
Wardell	O
shared	O
that	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
reasons	O
I	O
think	O
GalCiv	B-Application
IV	O
is	O
turning	O
out	O
so	O
well	O
is	O
that	O
we	O
have	O
no	O
shame	O
,	O
"	O
saying	O
that	O
their	O
team	O
would	O
"	O
borrow/inspire/steal	O
as	O
needed	O
"	O
from	O
other	O
4X	B-Application
games	I-Application
including	O
Stellaris	B-Application
,	O
Endless	B-Application
Space	I-Application
,	O
Distant	B-Application
Worlds	I-Application
,	O
Civilization	B-Application
VI	I-Application
,	O
Old	B-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Humankind	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
Galactic	B-Application
Civilizations	I-Application
4	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic.Wccftech	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
with	O
"	O
plenty	O
to	O
enjoy	O
here	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
game	O
may	O
not	O
quite	O
have	O
the	O
gravitational	O
pull	O
needed	O
to	O
separate	O
you	O
from	O
your	O
4X	B-Application
favorites	O
"	O
,	O
citing	O
"	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
guidance	O
,	O
bloated	O
tech	O
trees	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
other	O
minor	O
lingering	O
issues	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
more	O
critical	O
side	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
says	O
that	O
Galactic	B-Application
Civilizations	I-Application
4	I-Application
"	O
just	O
does	O
n't	O
have	O
much	O
of	O
a	O
hook	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
space	O
4X	B-Application
games	I-Application
"	O
,	O
comparing	O
it	O
unfavorably	O
to	O
Stellaris	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
Rodriguez	O
from	O
PC	O
Invasion	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
hard	O
to	O
enjoy	O
longer	O
playthroughs	O
"	O
,	O
describing	O
how	O
"	O
poor	O
UI	B-Application
,	O
lack	O
of	O
informative	O
tooltips	O
,	O
and	O
odd	O
queueing	B-Application
problems	O
caused	O
unnecessary	O
headaches	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kris	O
Cornelisse	O
from	O
IGN''	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
bland	O
,	O
derivative	O
and	O
soulless	O
4X	B-Application
strategy	O
that	O
fails	O
to	O
deliver	O
anything	O
we	O
have	O
n’t	O
seen	O
much	O
better	O
in	O
this	O
space	O
already	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
