Sid Meier's Civilization VII
What Sid Meier's Civilization VII is
Lead empires that evolve or endure through the Ages.
The sentence of its Steam description that best says what it is, picked by Jev. The developer's own words.Lead empires that evolve or endure through the Ages. Build something you believe in with Sid Meier's Civilization® VII.
What people say
Reviewers who dislike the Gameplay and design say Civilization VII no longer feels like a Civ game, citing missing workers, split ages and a cluttered interface.
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Recent reviews run 15 points below the lifetime score.
Steam's score counts every review over the game's life; this report reads the reviews in its window, so a recent update or event moves it first.
Of the people who wrote a review
Watch out for
- Price and value11%
“♥♥♥♥ of VII - Main issue is the game is far too expensive [...] those titles being initially released in 2011, 15 years ago.”
- Not enough content6%
- Bugs and crashes5%
Share of written reviews that raise each one.
Who it suits
- Playing solo59 reviewers; most raised: gameplay and designComplain79%Praise77%
- Playing with friends52 reviewers; most raised: gameplay and designComplain86%Praise69%
- Relaxing10 reviewers; most raised: gameplay and designComplain49%Praise91%
Steam reviews over its whole life
63,107 reviews in every language, counted per week by Steam itself.
What Sid Meier's Civilization VII reviewers say
One public report on Sid Meier's Civilization VII reads 2,227 Steam reviews from the last year. The report “What people complain about and love in 2026” was last updated Oct 29, 2026. Of its 2,227 judged reviewers, 80% complain, 54% praise something, 11% make a request and 11% say they're quitting. The top complaint is gameplay and design at 52% of complaints, then price and value (11%) and controls and UI (9%). Top praise: gameplay is fun, at 45% of praise. Top requests: new feature or option (31%) and bring something back (28%). Two audience differences stand out. New user: say they're quitting 2.2x as often as everyone (23% vs 11%). 50 to 200 hours: mention monetization and ads 2.6x as often as everyone (8% vs 3%).
One public report on Sid Meier's Civilization VII. Each title is written by the person who shared it; the line under it says how the reviews were picked.
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