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Sid Meier's Civilization VII
The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter. Sid Meier's Civilization® VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
40 of the 107 reviews raise this.
“To be honest this game does provide players with an enjoyable experience, provided you are willing to put aside any semblance of historical accuracy in 90% of your playthroughs, and given you are a big fan of the series…”
“An okay core gameplay, but I basically paid to be a beta tester. It will be about 5 years until this game is nearly as good as Civ 6, hope you're patient.”
“I can recommend the game to anyone who enjoys playing Civ. At launch, it had many issues like every Civ does, but a lot of them have already been fixed. My review considers only the gameplay, not price politics. Tldr:…”
13 of the 107 reviews raise this.
“I can recommend the game to anyone who enjoys playing Civ. At launch, it had many issues like every Civ does, but a lot of them have already been fixed. My review considers only the gameplay, not price politics. Tldr:…”
“The game has come a long way and I recommend giving it a shot. The upcoming update gets me excited as well”
“Just over a year after launch and the game is a lot better than it was and it's enjoyable in it's own right, but still nowhere near as good as Civ 5 or 6. I wish Steam would allow for more nuance in review scores,…”
5 of the 107 reviews raise this.
“They have the audacity to still charge 70 bucks when the results are in: Their new 3 age system sucks. I wish it was a regular Civ game, the graphics are pretty and the gameplay is actually fun.”
“Ugh... just ugh A wonderful franchise just got beached on some very jagged rocks. For context I've played pretty well every version since 1, on my Amiga back in the 90s and I can say this is comfortably the worst…”
“To be honest this game does provide players with an enjoyable experience, provided you are willing to put aside any semblance of historical accuracy in 90% of your playthroughs, and given you are a big fan of the series…”
3 of the 107 reviews raise this.
“It has so many more layers of complexity compared to previous civ games. There are so many opportunities to play a new way every game, far more so than other civ games. It is a little difficult to understand at times…”
46 of the 107 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I've put over 350 hours into Civ 7 trying to give it a fair shot, and honestly, I just cannot recommend it. The biggest issue for me is the forced civilization switching every era. it completely kills immersion. One of…”
“Firaxis haven't yet figured out what they are doing with this title. They are making sweeping changes every 2-3 months that make previous versions inaccessible and force you to learn completely new mechanics. If you…”
“I keep hoping they release updates to improve the game. Civ 6 was incredible. Civ 7 is hot trash. Terrible design and UI experience. Game play is awkward. Some glassdoor review says one of the core designers went on an…”
15 of the 107 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I keep hoping they release updates to improve the game. Civ 6 was incredible. Civ 7 is hot trash. Terrible design and UI experience. Game play is awkward. Some glassdoor review says one of the core designers went on an…”
“REMOVE CIV SWITCHING OR ADD A NEW MODE WITH A SINGLE CIV NOTHING KILLS THE GAME MORE THEN RANDOMLY SWITCHING LEADERS DURRING A ERA CHANGE. Also...$120 FOR THE FULL EXPERIENCE? or CIV 6 for $10 Dont buy this, do your…”
“They have the audacity to still charge 70 bucks when the results are in: Their new 3 age system sucks. I wish it was a regular Civ game, the graphics are pretty and the gameplay is actually fun.”
9 of the 107 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“REMOVE CIV SWITCHING OR ADD A NEW MODE WITH A SINGLE CIV NOTHING KILLS THE GAME MORE THEN RANDOMLY SWITCHING LEADERS DURRING A ERA CHANGE. Also...$120 FOR THE FULL EXPERIENCE? or CIV 6 for $10 Dont buy this, do your…”
“I understand that Civ 5 and Civ 6 would have been nearly impossible to top but this game is subpar at best. Firstly I pre-ordered the deluxe version of the game so I would not have to purchase DLCs throughout and I…”
“was like "how bad could it be" and respectfully this game is garbage. Plus 90$ for dlc on an already trash 70 dollar game. idk what they were thinking besides "how can we kill this game even faster?"”
8 of the 107 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I keep hoping they release updates to improve the game. Civ 6 was incredible. Civ 7 is hot trash. Terrible design and UI experience. Game play is awkward. Some glassdoor review says one of the core designers went on an…”
“The UI is TERRIBLE. The games does not run very smoothly. The leaders being independant from the civilizations is... well I don't like it. Civ 5 remains the best.”
“Gave it a year and decided to take a chance, after spending 100s of fun filled hours on Civ VI, actually completing games and having fun. Guess what, this was depressing and messy. I do not feel the review of the…”
8 of the 107 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Civ 6 is more feature complete, cheaper, and more entertaining. Civ 7 is just an insult.”
“This is the most offensive Cash Grab a company has ever attempted from a genre. Look at the Settlers edition score, look at the incomplete game, look at every component of the game. The development team made a simple…”
“This game is just a complete failure. Disconnecting leaders from their civilizations makes no sense and just ends up feeling absurd as the game progresses. Age progression is OK but the ages are too few and too short to…”
Counted across 107 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 48.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Having played every Civ game over the last few decades, I can confidently say that this is my favourite. The combat is much more refined with commanders. The age transitions encourage you to play the long-game, allowing you to adjust your strategy based on what you've achieved…”
— a player, Steam review · 482 hrs played“I went into this game with an open mind. I saw the negative reviews but most of them seemed like people complaining that this game is not like their favourite civ game. Now I see that this is not a civ game at all. You can treat this as a spinoff, like Civ 4 Colonization or Civ…”
— a player, Steam review · 48 hrs played“If you’re thinking about buying Civilization VII right now, don’t. Seriously just don’t. I’ve put a lot of time into Civilization VI, and while it had its flaws, it at least felt like a complete, evolving strategy game with meaningful mechanics. Civ VII, on the other hand, feels…”
— a player, Steam review · 56 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Grand Strategy · Historical · 4X · Diplomacy · Military · Simulation · Multiplayer · Economy · War · Strategy · Turn-Based Tactics · City Builder (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · PvP · Online PvP · LAN PvP · Cross-Platform Multiplayer · Steam Achievements · Full controller support |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese * , Korean * , Polish * , Portuguese - Brazil, Russian * , Simplified Chinese * , Traditional Chinese * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 37 |
| Official site | https://civilization.2k.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Win 10 64 Bit Processor: Intel i5-4690 / Intel i3-10100 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1050 / AMD RX 460 / Intel Arc A380 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 20 GB available space