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Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Addictive empire management with strategic depth” (83 of 104 reviews) and “Diverse victory paths and mod support” (19); the most common complaint is “Oversimplified compared to predecessors” (11). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-09.
What reviewers agree on
83 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“You know what? It's a good game. It's fun and it's satisfying. Civ 7 on the other hand was a mistake, idk why they wanted to make a clone of Humankind but worse. ♥♥♥♥ Civ 7.”
“It's an amazing strategy game where you can see and learn about the growing of mankind. The base content is a good option for entry players but if you have 5 runs you'll notice that this is limited and the AI needs to…”
“I love games that have a lot to figure out, and civ 6 is that. The games play out pretty slow which allows you plenty of time to figure out your strategy. Fun art style. The music kinda reminds me of a bugs life lol. I…”
19 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Coming from Steam Deck, this game is still (in 2026) hands down the best out of the whole franchise. It is a turned base game, meaning each turn you are managing your settlement into a civilization, hence the name of…”
“One of the best turn based strategies ever! Yes, people rant and rave about previous ttitles, but VI is as good if not better than titles like IV or V. Graphics are good for the time period that this was produced,…”
“This game has always been a highlight for me. So many ways of playing and complex strategy”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Honestly, when I first bought Civ VI I found it underwhelming. Especially when compared to V. However, as the years went on I gound myself turning more and more towards VI. The art style surprisingly grew on me and the…”
“I love games that have a lot to figure out, and civ 6 is that. The games play out pretty slow which allows you plenty of time to figure out your strategy. Fun art style. The music kinda reminds me of a bugs life lol. I…”
“One of the best turn based strategies ever! Yes, people rant and rave about previous ttitles, but VI is as good if not better than titles like IV or V. Graphics are good for the time period that this was produced,…”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Honestly, when I first bought Civ VI I found it underwhelming. Especially when compared to V. However, as the years went on I gound myself turning more and more towards VI. The art style surprisingly grew on me and the…”
“I play this game on Epic Games Store from time to time. It's addicting, but kinda repetitive. Still, I only recommend playing it with the Gathering Storm DLC enabled”
“rise & fall + gathering storm are necessary but when you have those it is in my opinion the peak civ experience”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Extremely fun if you like strategy, and historic games. Easily a 5/5.”
“Easy to learn, but hard to master... I haven't even been able to win on the easiest difficulty yet. I like this game because you can passively learn something truly interesting about people, the names of wonders of the…”
“This is the funniest "educational" game in the aspect of you can see how the civilizations are formed and what keeps them going. It's my favorite simulation game to date.”
11 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is a tragedy for the strategy game genre. Firaxis built an Interactive coloring book for people who find higher level thinking intimidating. If your idea of "Grand Strategy" involves being coddled by a user…”
“To each their own but I found the game very mind numbing and easy to waste time on, without looking back on it happy. I can see how someone interested in a deep strategy game with plenty of time could enjoy this, but…”
“Its just like all the others, terrible and not worth it.”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“It's an amazing strategy game where you can see and learn about the growing of mankind. The base content is a good option for entry players but if you have 5 runs you'll notice that this is limited and the AI needs to…”
“The computer-controlled civs are passive and mostly unchallenging once you get the hang of things, even on higher difficulties. Ending a match can be a bit of a slog also. Multiplayer with friends is how I play and…”
“Ok here's the thing. I really liked 5, and thought 6 was a step down. But I realized both are good for different reasons. 6 does feel a bit solved, culture is the strongest by far, but really its so much better then 7”
6 of the 104 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“The computer-controlled civs are passive and mostly unchallenging once you get the hang of things, even on higher difficulties. Ending a match can be a bit of a slog also. Multiplayer with friends is how I play and…”
“I thank that this game exist, because it means I don’t have to buy CIV 7, which totally abandoned the fan base and core of Civilisation Mechanics. I even have unpopular opinion that Civilization beyond earth is a better…”
“Good game, borders on too complex, but fun”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“It's an amazing strategy game where you can see and learn about the growing of mankind. The base content is a good option for entry players but if you have 5 runs you'll notice that this is limited and the AI needs to…”
“I have played civilation since I was a child (I spent a lot of years playing Civ IV in every way possible) but this is my second game in the franchise, so my point of view here is from someone who spent YEARS playing…”
“I have been playing for 27 hours straight and I still have no idea how to play this. I won't be refunding because Theodore Roosevelt is in it. Overall nice game”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is a tragedy for the strategy game genre. Firaxis built an Interactive coloring book for people who find higher level thinking intimidating. If your idea of "Grand Strategy" involves being coddled by a user…”
“Buggy at times. Crashes can be Relentless. Other than that a good game.”
“This is the best strategy game ever. But the devs decided they needed to blance things out and also make it the worst, most infuritaiting game to play. It's stupidly addiciting but insanely full of bugs. You will hate…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 86.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-09
“Well… It’s good, but not that much. This is a turn‑based strategy / 4X game. The graphics are solid, the music is great, and the story is essentially a retelling of history. No bugs or crashes. Overall, entertaining. But everyone knows what Civilization is about—so how does this…”
— a player, Steam review · 111 hrs played“I started playing this game one time and i cant close it. i try to go to bed and the game follows me under the covers, it was present for my wedding and the birth of my first born, and my eyes have melted from looking at a screen for that much time straight. 10/10 two thumbs up”
— a player, Steam review · 412 hrs played“Cannot play in any capacity without consenting to 2K online EULA and sharing data with any country of their choice, even for an offline game.”
— a player, Steam review · 15 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
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Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-09.
| Genres | Strategy |
| Player tags | Strategy · Turn-Based Strategy · Multiplayer · Historical · Grand Strategy · Singleplayer · Turn-Based · 4X · War · City Builder · Simulation · Tactical (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · LAN PvP · Shared/Split Screen PvP · Shared/Split Screen · Cross-Platform Multiplayer |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * , Korean * , Polish * , Portuguese - Brazil, Russian * , Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese * * |
| Achievements | 320 |
| Official site | http://www.civilization.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows 7x64 / Windows 8.1x64 / Windows 10x64 Processor: Intel Core i3 2.5 Ghz or AMD Phenom II 2.6 Ghz or greater Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: 1 GB & AMD 5570 or nVidia 450 or Intel Integrated Graphics 530 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 17 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Device Additional Notes: Initial installation requires one-time Internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 and 2015 Runtime Libraries,