Case study
Unciv: a Civilization V gameplay remake
Unciv recreates Civilization V gameplay as a moddable Android and desktop game built with LibGDX. Its roadmap identifies Gods & Kings and Brave New World mechanics that remain to be added.
- Targets
- Game
- Category
- Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship
- Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed
- Evidence class
- C1 partial scope or analysis entry
- Stars
- 11.6k
- Last commit
- 2026-11-10
- Language
- Kotlin
- License (GitHub)
- MPL-2.0
GitHub data as of 2026-11-10
Evidence

- Observed
- Download and demo observed; the case covers part of the target software.
- Scope
- Partial
- Checked
- 2026-11-09
Requirements & limits
- Prerequisites: Android or a desktop platform supported by the published builds.
- Limits: Gods & Kings and Brave New World mechanics remain on the roadmap.
- License: Source code is licensed under MPL-2.0; media have separate attribution and licensing terms.
Cite
BibTeX
@misc{unciv-civ-v-case,
title = {{Unciv: a Civilization V gameplay remake}},
howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/yairm210/Unciv}},
url = {https://github.com/yairm210/Unciv},
urldate = {2026-11-06},
note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/unciv-civ-v-case/}}
}Plain text
Unciv: a Civilization V gameplay remake. https://github.com/yairm210/Unciv (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/unciv-civ-v-case/
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About this entry
The description was reviewed against primary sources.
Primary sources
- README.md GitHub · yairm210/Unciv · Revision 623976c
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