“amazing with friends, one more turn addiction, hilarious emergent gameplay” (16)
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Fairness
-2.76
Monetization-1.47
“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 & Ops
-2.58
Developer support-1.42
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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 · 1,017 reviews, peak 57/day
Aug 19Sep 16
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.