Install Unciv on Raspberry Pi

Unciv

An open-source, mod-friendly Android+Desktop remake of Civ V

A reimplementation of the most famous civilization-building game ever—fast,
small, no ads, free forever!

Build your civilization, research technologies, expand your cities and
defeat your foes!

To run: Menu -> Games -> Unciv
To run in a terminal: ~/Unciv/Unciv.sh

Fortunately, Unciv is very easy to install on your Raspberry Pi in just two steps.

  1. Install Pi-Apps - the best app installer for Raspberry Pi.
  2. Use Pi-Apps to install Unciv.

Compatibility

For the best chance of this working, we recommend using the latest version of Raspberry Pi OS, which is currently version Bookworm.
Raspberry Pi OS has 32-bit and 64-bit variants, both of which will run on most Raspberry Pi computers, including the Pi 3, Pi 4, and Pi5.
Unciv will run on either PiOS 32-bit or 64-bit.

Install Pi-Apps

Pi-Apps is a free tool that makes it incredibly easy to install the most useful programs on your Raspberry Pi with just a few clicks.

Open a terminal and run this command to install Pi-Apps:

wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Botspot/pi-apps/master/install | bash

Feel free to check out the Pi-Apps source code here: https://github.com/Botspot/pi-apps

Install Unciv

Now that you have Pi-Apps installed, it is time to install Unciv.
First launch Pi-Apps from your start menu:

Then click on the Games category.

Now scroll down to find Unciv in the list.

Just click Install and Pi-Apps will install Unciv for you!

Pi-Apps is a free and open source tool made by Botspot and other contributors. Find out more at https://pi-apps.io