Deity Achievement in 10 Minutes

Sid Meier's Civilization V454 views11 favorites1 min readby DasmounerUpdated 10 Jul, 2025View on Steam ↗

Preparation

  • Enable “Single Player Auto End Turn” and "Single Player Quick Combat" and "Single Player Quick Movement" in the game options

Instructions

1. Start a SINGLE PLAYER

2. From the SCENARIOS list, choose: "The Samurai Invasion of Korea"

3. Select the Korean civilization — ruler Sejong

4. Set the difficulty to Deity (but you can choose any difficulty to unlock it)

5. Launch the scenario

6. Do almost* nothing for 100 turns — just keep ending turns automatically
  • Adopt Social Policies when prompted
  • Attack approaching enemy units with your cities (first ≈32 turns)
  • Delete suddenly spawned, player-controlled units (In ≈11 turns)
*In this screenshot, I’ve already chosen a different difficulty — Immortal.

After about 100 turns, the game will end in Defeat. Despite losing, the "Flawless Strategy" achievement for a Deity Victory will unlock. Additionally, you’ll also receive the scenario-specific achievements.

Why Does This Work?

This bug seems to occur because China is your ally in this scenario. After 100 turns, if China's cities haven’t been completely captured, the game mistakenly treats it as a victory — awarding both the scenario completion and the Deity achievement. Essentially, it’s a case of developer oversight.
🏆

Beat Sid Meier's Civilization V's achievements?

Flex it — let your friends know you pulled it off.

This guide was created by its original author on the Steam Community. Are you the author and want it removed? Request removal.