Much improved by patches since launch
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“A rare feat this game has achieved is that it has consistently gotten better since launch.”
Steam review · 554.2 h played ↗
Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Mixed · 49%Mixed · 49%Firaxis Games2025Grand Strategy · 4X · Strategy
The verdict
A bold, very different Civ with strong commander combat and visuals, much improved by patches. Veterans wanting classic Civ, or anyone angry about DLC pricing, should skip it or wait for a sale.
Great for
Players open to a new kind of Civ who enjoy commander-based warfare and shorter, age-based campaigns
Main risk
Age transitions and civ switching don't feel like real Civ, and DLC pricing feels like a money grab
What changed in the last 30 days
160 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews focus on expensive new DLC packs, the lingering age transition reset, and crashes at age loading. Recent positive ones praise patches, but negatives dominate Steam's recent score.
160 recent reviews
What players love
Optional civ switching and ages add variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Mixing different leaders with different Civs has so much potential for replayability”
Steam review · 178.6 h played ↗
Commanders make warfare better
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Army Commanders make warfare in Civ VII more fun than it's ever been.”
Steam review · 262.2 h played ↗
Beautiful graphics and art style
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Civ 7 comes in with the best graphics to date.”
Steam review · 97.6 h played ↗
Addictive one-more-turn fun
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“The 'one more turn' feeling is back.”
Steam review · 11.2 h played ↗
Towns and cities reduce micromanagement
Mentioned in ~1 in 21 positive reviews
“My favorite feature is Civ 7's town and city management.”
Steam review · 92.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Overpriced DLC and monetization
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Selling DLCS of 4 civs and some wonders at $30 each, after the abysmal launch for this game, is biblical levels of greed.”
Steam review · 14.4 h played ↗
Age transitions reset progress
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“Reverting all of your cities back into towns at the start of a new age has to be one of the worst decisions made in the game.”
Steam review · 4.2 h played ↗
Doesn't feel like Civ; Humankind clone
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Now I see that this is not a civ game at all.”
Steam review · 47.8 h played ↗
Poor, unreadable UI and missing info
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The design tried to be so clever and complex that they instead ended up with a completely indecipherable mess.”
Steam review · 79.8 h played ↗
Crashes, bugs and online/2K account issues
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“This game Crashes a lot. too much to be fun.”
Steam review · 242.3 h played ↗
Unfinished, shallow content
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“It is unfinished!”
Steam review · 98.1 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support20 GB
Minimum
OSWin 10 64 Bit
ProcessorIntel i5-4690 / Intel i3-10100 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 1050 / AMD RX 460 / Intel Arc A380
Storage20 GB available space
Recommended
OSWin 10 64 Bit
ProcessorIntel Core i5-10400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA RTX 2060 / AMD RX 6600 / Intel Arc A750
Storage20 GB available space
OSWin 10 64 Bit
ProcessorIntel i5-4690 / Intel i3-10100 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 1050 / AMD RX 460 / Intel Arc A380
Storage20 GB available space
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