Civilization® VI for PC and Mac

Software Reviews and Criticism

• By LukeMagers

  Pretty good game-- just the recent update

  I agree with other reviews: the graphics are indeed more cartoonish. However, the involvement of city-states to which you can levy adds in a more exciting way to get a domination victory. The addition forces you to keep in check with neighboring city-states which could potentially turn on you if you are to lose suzerianship. Personally, after playing Civ IV and Civ V, this game has made winning more of a challenge. It makes you sit back and play more defensive because of the warmongerer penalties. Unfortunantly, the game is a tad slow for me on my Windows, even on some of the lower graphics. Then there was the recent update here a few days ago. I was so frustrated when I came home for the day, completely exhausted, and found that "Civilization VI quit unexpectedly". Every time I went to open the game, this message pops up. After two or three days, I got nervous that I'd have to delete the game and reinstall and lose all my progress. I'm still waiting for the game to fix. Otherwise, I truly enjoy the game. Me and my dad sat for hours playing a multiplayer match. Once you get the hang of the mechanics, you'll be addicted. I think that if you have a decently fast computer and as long as you are okay with a mild cartoon-y feeling, Civilization VI is a great game.

  
  
• By Spoken Thought

  It’s good, but not GREAT.

  I’ve played every Civ game from the beginning. This game has better potential once more DLC’s come in. Right now, I’ve really felt like overall, the game just lacks what Civ V and below have. The biggest thing is aesthetical to be honest. Everything is just super cartoonish in comparison to the other games, especially Civ V. The game also lacks it’s intuitive quickness and feel to the navigation. It’s animations are not fully realized. It also strays further from historical accuracy and attributes than the games before. I do like the additional city building options, the largest being the fact that you don’t have to build a city right next to the coast in order to benefit from creating boats. Overall though, it was kind of a let down. For us die hard Civ fans, it will probably be a dissapointment for us. If you’re just now getting into Civ, you’ll probably like it more.

  
  
• By timothymastic

  Solid game, great with expansions

  First off, don’t believe the hype about crashes; flukes happen and it seems a few dozen vocal individuals got unlucky. I’m running a 2013 PC and haven’t experienced any problems beyond a minor annoyance (i.e. a bit of lag at first when loading a game that’s pretty far along, which is entirely expected and understandable). I grew up playing Civ II, it was one of my favorite games. Civ IV failed to recapture the magic. I played Civ V on a console rather than a computer, and didn’t really enjoy it. Given all that, Civ VI was a wonderful breath of fresh air! I got this game right away when it came out and really enjoyed it, but before long it got pretty stale. What it was missing was scenarios—starting in the middle of a story and accomplishing certain goals against specific opponents. The same few countries always seemed to be overpowered, and gameplay got boring. Now that a bunch of expansions have come out, there is a LOT more variety, not to mention all the new scenarios that come with each one! This game is WONDERFUL!!

  
  
• By Mjblablabla

  Someone please Help!

  I have played this game for a very long time it always worked, the lag was't that bad (despite what some people say, just update from a potato), The expansions are awesome but I have one problem... I CAN'T PLAY THE GAME. when the gathering storm update came out I was so exited. I went to update it, read some things about it, and watched the trailers for some things. I was looking forward for the canals and new civs. but when it finished updating nothing happened! the update just stayed there. No problem right? Just try update again maby refresh your Windows? WRONG! I tried to update a second time, third, forth, nothing happened. I wanted the update so bad I went as far as deleting the app to download it again. After I deleted it I cna't download it because it's stil on my Windows but when I click it a message that reads this application cannot be opened. I go to the app store but it says to download the app again. I push the button to download but the only thing that happens is a message saying not enough disk space. this may be a problem with Microsoft and not Aspyr. but i need someone to help me. If someone can help me get the game that would be awesome.

  
  

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