# BC4000: Civilization 4X — user reviews

> 155 indexed App Store user reviews of BC4000 by Jianfeng Wu, rated 4.30/5 from 283 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bc4000-civilization-4x/id1524740429/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bc4000-civilization-4x/id1524740429.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 183 · 4★ 54 · 3★ 20 · 2★ 8 · 1★ 18

## What do users think of BC4000?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Great game experience
- 👍 Faithful to classic Civ games
- 💡 Unique features like galaxy mode
- 🎮 Addictive and engaging gameplay

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🤔 Confusing UI and lack of tutorials
- 🤯 Extremely difficult even on easy mode
- 🤖 Overpowered AI that expands too fast

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Crashes when trying to play saved games
- Issues with trade routes and diplomacy
- Glitches with certain game modes and features
- Compatibility problems on some devices

**Most requested features**

- Add tutorial and in-depth instructions
- Improve UI and make it more user-friendly
- Implement a sandbox/creative mode
- Allow customizing game rules and difficulty
- Add online/multiplayer functionality

## Newest reviews (13 of 155)

### 3/5 — Figuring it out

*2026-03-22, version 2.2.9*

It’s hard to get info even in the encyclopedia, I’m trying to figure out how to connect cities across water and I know it was mentioned but I couldn’t go back, to actually read and understand how to do so. But it’s been fun so far, i been playing civ 4  and the actions are similar which makes it easier to play

### 3/5 — Tolles Spiel aber…

*2025-12-13*

Das Spiel macht sehr viel Spaß. Leider kann ich bei mir nur den 2 Regelsatz spielen da der andere immer dazu führt das die App abstürzt. Vielleicht wird das ja noch behoben. Wäre klasse. Wenn alles geht würde ich 5 Sterne geben

**Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback. Would you like to tell me which ruleset can crash the app? Or can you send the game saved file to the developer to investigate it? Tap more on the loading saved files UI.

### 4/5 — Great game

*2025-12-08*

A very fun experience with a lot of in-depth systems.

My only issues with it are the use of leader names of other nations and the spelling of Kyiv-Rus’. When other nations talk to you about wars, it shows the leader name rather than the country or the flag. It would be clearer if it showed the country’s name instead.

In regards to Kyiv-Rus’, it uses the Russified name of Kiev-Rus’. It should be Kyiv, as this is the correct translation of the city Kyiv (Київ/Keeyiv).

### 5/5 — Sehr gutes Spiel

*2025-01-08*

Sehr gutes Spiel am Anfang gab es einen Bug dass ich gespeicherte Spiele nicht mehr öffnen konnte wurde aber gefixt ansonsten sehr gutes Spiel

### 3/5 — What’s Up Man

*2024-11-29, version 2.0.9*

I’m trying to play this game, and it keeps crashing on me, either way it’s a good game

### 5/5 — Gem game

*2024-11-28*

A truly wonderful game!!

### 3/5 — Crashes :(

*2024-10-27, version 2.0.7*

Love this game. However, I recently got back into it and it seems to crash sometimes when I try to go to the next turn, which obviously disrupts gameplay.

### 5/5 — Great game

*2024-10-06*

The only game I can actually play for extended periods of time

### 5/5 — 와 진짜

*2024-08-31*

문명 좋아하면 무조건 해 보세요 디자인 면에서 아쉽지만 디테일이 살아있고 재미있어요!!!!!!

### 3/5 — Crashing

*2024-08-14*

I don’t know if it’s your new update or something, but now it just keeps crashing after almost every turn when I try to advance to the next turn.

**Developer response:** Thanks for your great feedback. Tried to fix multiple crashing bugs in the recent version. Hope it works stably now.

### 2/5 — Can’t listen to music and play

*2024-04-21, version 1.9.9*

Ads always pause any audio you have. I get having ads but please don’t let ads audio interrupt my audio after every turn

### 3/5 — Weak defender error?

*2024-04-06*

Dear developer: if two units are on the same square and they are attacked, it seems that the calculation uses the weakest unit to defend, then both units are usually lost. For example, an single archer attacked and defeated a catapult and healthy pikeman in forest. The notification said the catapult lost. There’s no reason the pikeman shouldn’t be used as the defender. Please look in to this possible bug, it seems pretty consistent, but doesn’t seem to effect cities. Also where is information describing trade routes? Thanks.

### 2/5 — Yet another subscription

*2023-12-03*

Despite game been generally good and well scratching the civ itch, lack off one-time purchase option for removing ads kills the whole purpose for me

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Tutorial is Broken

*2026-08-03, version 2.3.4*

I’m trying to play the game but I don’t know how to, tried to open tutorial but it crashes and closes before I get in, I will fix my review once the issue has resolved

### 1/5 — Nice background music

*2026-04-15, version 2.3.0*

What a CF of junk on an iPhone.

### 1/5 — 5th ruleset is confusing

*2026-04-13, version 2.3.0*

Good game, but the 5th Ruleset is unplayable for me - why aren’t Civ borders displayed?

### 1/5 — Ads

*2026-03-13*

The app has ads popping up everywhere

**Developer response:** Thank you for sharing your feedback. We understand that ads may affect the experience. The subscription removes ads entirely and also includes unlimited funds as an extra premium benefit.

### 1/5 — Pop up scams!!

*2025-12-03, version 2.2.2*

BC 4000
This is the first mobile game I’ve seen that uses regular internet-style pop-up ads, and it completely ruins any chance of enjoying the experience. On top of that, the game asks you to enter your credit card just to remove the ads, which feels like a blatant scam. I refuse to support such a grimy business model. Even for an older game, this approach is unacceptable and an instant uninstall for me.

### 1/5 — Crashes

*2024-09-14, version 2.0.5*

Crashed on me the first turn

### 1/5 — 完全なパクリソフト

*2024-07-06*

シヴィライゼーションの完全なパクリソフト。世界遺産の内容までほぼ同じなのは呆れる。
逆に言えば、シヴィライゼーションをプレイした人は、ほぼ同じ感覚でプレイができる。こんなパクリソフトを、App storeでダウンロードができると言うのは問題がある。

### 1/5 — bad

*2023-06-20, version 1.9.5*

very very bad

### 1/5 — Auto saves overwrite manual, terrible enemy detection

*2022-01-31, version 1.3.7*

Thank you for wasting my time sunk into a game when not only does a city get invaded out of nowhere, not hard to give prompt that a city at risk of invasion, and giving now way to actually manage saves.

### 1/5 — Nahezu unspielbar

*2021-11-10*

Steuerung zu kompliziert und unklar. Keine Übersicht, was so passiert während einer Runde, Verwaltung der Einheiten katastrophal.

**Developer response:** Danke für dein tolles Feedback. Ein in Version 1.3.3 hinzugefügtes Tutorial, um die grundlegenden UI-Elemente vorzustellen.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Legend

*2026-08-10*

I would recommend all games by the developer, this develop must be a 1980~ generation who has deep mind

### 5/5 — Suggestion

*2026-07-04, version 2.3.2*

Make a spectator mode to see the ai play it would be very interesting to see how they play, and last suggestion is make the ai a bit less harder because they expand their nation too fast

### 5/5 — Game crashs - fixed

*2026-04-02*

First try, App crashes - Support reacted fast and helpful

Thanks

**Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback. Would you like to send the saved file to me to let me investigate the reason? Tap … on the load saved game screen.

### 5/5 — 한국어 번역이 완벽하지 않음

*2025-10-19*

번역좀 잘해줘

### 5/5 — ハマった

*2025-10-06*

マップエディターでテクノロジー乗数などのオプションが遊ぶ時反映されていないみたいです。
宜しくお願いします。

### 5/5 — doubt

*2025-10-06, version 2.1.5*

I am a player from Chinese mainland. This game is very good, but why can't we download the full version in the country?

### 5/5 — best game ever

*2025-07-22, version 2.1.4*

i don’t know why people are not talking about this.
this is the most best game ever

### 5/5 — 素晴らしい

*2025-06-20*

無駄なグラフィックとかないのがいいね
こういうので良いんだよ

### 5/5 — Nostalgic

*2025-04-29*

Absolutely amazing game, takes me back in time to the hours I’d spend trying to master Civ.  Ads don’t interrupt game play and you can easily spend hours at a time absorbed in achieving world domination!

### 5/5 — Cool game, really developed,

*2025-03-19*

Cool game, for everyone who played civilisation series will be very interesting. Try it!

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