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Sid Meier's Civilization VI

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High confidence374.8K reviews Updated Jun 17, 2026

As of Jun 17, 2026, Sid Meier's Civilization VI is rated 86% positive on Steam (374,782 reviews).

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Is Sid Meier's Civilization VI worth it in 2026?

A very large sample of reviews converges on a strongly positive rating, driven by deep, replayable gameplay that keeps players engaged across many sessions. The complaints are relatively few and scattered, suggesting the core product is solid while post-launch monetization and technical rough edges remain the main friction points.

Best for

Players who enjoy complex, long-session strategy games with multiple viable approaches and strong community mod support.

Watch out

Those sensitive to DLC-gated content or who experience performance issues in late-game turns may find the full experience costly or frustrating to access.

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86% positive
Steam
374.8K reviews

Pros

  • addictive 'one more turn' gameplay12
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    • After finally passing 1,000 hours playtime for this, I figured I should write a review. Civilization games function best when they allow sandbox gameplay to tell a story on its ow...
    • Personal Rating: Very Positive (90%) I spent my entire morning and afternoon by playing this today. I used to really hate the hexagonal tile design, as it looked really dumb to m...
    • I own both Civ 6 and Civ 7, I honestly prefer Civ 6. It's a very addictive game that causes time to fly, it's extremely fun alone and even more fun with friends. While it has many...
  • variety of playstyles7
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    • - Isn't it fun to launch jets and tanks against your underdeveloped neighbors who wields only bows and spears? Or perhaps threaten to steal all the affection of civilians for your...
    • One of the best strategy games ever made. The variety of strategies and play styles this game offers is incredible. The concept of starting as a small tribe, and leading your c...
    • There is no way one review could describe the scope of this game, but I will try anyways. Widely recognized as one of the greatest 4X games of all time, Civ 6 has it all. From the...
  • high replayability6
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    • After finally passing 1,000 hours playtime for this, I figured I should write a review. Civilization games function best when they allow sandbox gameplay to tell a story on its ow...
    • One of the best strategy games ever made. The variety of strategies and play styles this game offers is incredible. The concept of starting as a small tribe, and leading your c...
    • I love games that's a one purchase deal and everyone always start on equal footing. It's all on experience and skill that makes the difference. This is this game I'm still a noob a...
  • district system depth4
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    • 👍 Game is fun, albeit not as much as Civ 5. The new district system is neat, but it's too much micro-management for my taste, and requires planning things out far in advance to av...
    • Civilization VI Review Civilization VI is one of the best strategy games ever made, and easily one of the strongest entries in the Civ series. It is the sort of game where you si...
    • A very fun entry into the Civilization series. The addition of districts seemed odd at first, but it made city planning much more thoughtful and deliberate, instead of simply upgra...
  • fun with friends4
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    • I own both Civ 6 and Civ 7, I honestly prefer Civ 6. It's a very addictive game that causes time to fly, it's extremely fun alone and even more fun with friends. While it has many...
    • this game is like crack cocaine, you want to play 2 more turns then its 3 hours later. If you can find a dedicated group of friends to play with (3+) its quite fun.
    • really good made and fun game, me and my dad have spend countless nights playing this
  • strong modding support3
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    • Thanks for all mod devs and Firaxis for making this great game!!! Just would like to ask firaxis to stop updating. Some times, after updates, our mods become problematic.
    • Exceptional ost! Great game, especially with added mods. I have almost finished 5 games to the end by now. Wish the end game turns didn't take over a minute and the AI didn't spa...
    • Fantastic time sink for people who enjoy painting maps and obsessive optimization. Best part is this game and all dlc go on sale for little to nothing all the time

Cons

  • technical and online issues3
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    • Synchronization Loading. Please wait. Please wait. Loading. Please wait. Please wait. Oh your dlc also bricked itself, check the files. Rinse and repeat. 6th game btw
    • No clue why but the game now no longer works on my system. After resetting my entire computer the program still does not work. Thank you for not supporting your customers. Love the...
    • The game's online services seem broken. Randomly I have an error that says my 2k account is too young to play online. I never made a 2k account before. I made a 2k account and lin...
  • slow late-game turns3
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    • Exceptional ost! Great game, especially with added mods. I have almost finished 5 games to the end by now. Wish the end game turns didn't take over a minute and the AI didn't spa...
    • Really like this game. Very satisfying core gameplay loop with enough variably to keep you coming back again and again. My only 2 issues so far are that the turns on the late game...
    • I've played this sporadically for a decade and I think I've only completed a session once. Now I may be a chronic non-finisher with Civ games, but in my 800+ hours on Civ V I still...
  • inferior to Civ V3
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    • 👍 Game is fun, albeit not as much as Civ 5. The new district system is neat, but it's too much micro-management for my taste, and requires planning things out far in advance to av...
    • Too colourful, too ugly, and too stale. While the district mechanic is interesting the game is inferior in every other aspect to Civ V with Lekmod, which also gets patched more fre...
    • I've played this sporadically for a decade and I think I've only completed a session once. Now I may be a chronic non-finisher with Civ games, but in my 800+ hours on Civ V I still...

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