Sid Meier's Civilization® V

Sid Meier's Civilization® V

Steam Deck Playable

Firaxis Games · Turn-Based Strategy · Sep 21, 2010

Yes, worth buying.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $7.49.

96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
210k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 29 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 20 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 210k player reviews · updated 5 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
63% of themes are praise12% are divided25% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
After 1200+ hours I've still only played vanilla+DLC; I'm sure mods would add a whole new layer to the complexity and endless replayability.
38 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
I get the impression Civ VI focused more on graphics and civs in their own languages (which is of zero use to me since I cannot understand all those languages).
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
My main gripe is I wish it wouldn't sometimes crash in multiplayer.
20 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
* Excellent, timeless user interface and musical score that remain intuitive and highly immersive for strategy veterans and newcomers alike.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
You could become so good at the game you start ending things well before the later eras though.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Gameplay38 reviews
Graphics29 reviews
Multiplayer20 reviews
Interface8 reviews
Story and characters6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty19 reviews
89%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat14 reviews
79%
Crashes14 reviews
64%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 4 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.

6 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
96%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
286
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.