Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI (2016)

Developer: Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
Publisher: 2K, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres: Strategy
Rating: 4.3 of 5, 376,267 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 56 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

A slow-burn empire-building experience where every district placement and policy decision feels consequential, unfolding across centuries with a satisfying sense of progression.

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What players say

Players are hooked by the "one more turn" pull, often losing track of time for entire nights or weekends. Many praise the strategic depth of district planning and leader variety, but frustrations are consistent: the Deity AI is a mess, diplomacy feels arbitrary and annoying, and multiplayer suffers from desync issues that never got fixed. A few report crash problems on newer hardware.

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