Playing together+2.46· Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals
“amazing with friends, one more turn addiction, hilarious emergent gameplay” (16)
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Pricing & Fairness
-2.26
Pricing-1.47· Whether the price, DLC and microtransactions are reasonable, and how much paying gives you an edge
“forced to allow data theft in updated user terms to play” (23)
I've been playing the Civilization series for over 12 years, so I used to believe that each generation of Civilization would gradually improve. But I never expected 2K to update its user terms, forcing me to allow programs to steal my personal information while I'm playing. I can't imagine what a game company's purpose would be in setting such terms. Therefore, I strongly suggest you carefully consider this factor before purchasing and patiently read other people's reviews. If those reviews make you hesitant to buy any 2K game, please trust them. 文明系列游戏我已经玩了超过12年了,因此,我曾经相信文明每一代能够逐渐变得更好。但万万没想到,
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Tech & Support
-1.72
Developer support-1.42· Updates, patches, and how devs respond to players
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Scores are the average of reviews that mention each category (−5 to +5). Fainter bars were mentioned by fewer reviews; grey means too few to trust. Tap a category ▾ to see what drives it.
Steam review activity
% positive over time
since launch, by month · major update DLC
Oct 2016Sep 2026
Reviews
per day · 1,023 reviews, peak 57/day
Aug 21Sep 18
per month · 3,661 reviews, peak 1,363/month
Jun 2026Aug 2026
per month · 7,272 reviews, peak 1,363/month
Mar 2026Aug 2026
per month · 15,636 reviews, peak 1,589/month
Sep 2025Aug 2026
Steam only gives daily counts for the last 30 days; longer ranges are by month. Months with fewer than 10 reviews are left out of % positive. "Show updates" marks major updates and DLC the developer posted on Steam (since about 2020) — hover a column to see % positive the month before and after.
Review languages
Languages of the 404 reviews we analyzed from the past year — not all Steam reviews.
English28%
Chinese19%
Russian13%
Portuguese10%
Spanish7%
German5%
Other19%
🔒 Scores broken down by language — how Russian or Chinese players rate each category — are in the paid dashboard.