Sid Meier's Civilization VII

This game is unacceptably buggy for something that was released 1,5 years ago and priced at ~$100. The initial release was bad, it was too annoying to play. Although some of the issues were addressed, the main problem is still there - hard age separation. Come on, guys. How many complaints do you need to hear to admit a major mistake? It's still a set of mini games with hard stops in-between them. Why can't I progress to the Age of Exploration on my own? Why everyone gets there at the same time, regardless of how far ahead or behind on technology you are? It's just not fun. Even then, I tried to enjoy the game, but I get a crash, after a crash, after a crash. I'm playing on a modern PC, my system is very stable, I use it for software development, I play various games, nothing is unstable on my PC except this game. Even after 1,5 years you can't simply enjoy these game for numerous issues. It's buggy to a point of frequently crashing, and it's still just annoying. Players clearly tell what they want, why is this such a big deal to admit you were wrong.

I've been a fan of Sid Meier's Civilization since Civ 1, and every time a new Civ came out, i bought it and played non stop for hours at a time. Naturally, i got this one as well. And don't get me wrong, it's not a bad game, it's just not a Civilization game. So If you're looking for a decent strategy game, go ahead... you'll be fine. If you're looking for a Civilization game, you'll be very dissapointed.

For my taste to stiff. Fells more like a "complex" mobile game than a typical 4X pc game. Subjectively a horrible ui, everything big, spits in your eyes, to much around, not focusing on information how im my opinion a strategy game should be. simplified systems like population, i´m not sure after nearly 10 hours ingame, but i think you can´t ♥♥♥♥ up a city with all the yields. edit 30hours: age transition not for me There is more lingering, but no fire, no life.

it's not as bad as everyone on YouTube says it is; having that said, the the user interface is horrible. it is infuriating mess trying to select your units on the map or in a stack. the combat is bad even for a 4X game. if you are trying to fight a large war the turns take for F*cking ever! to give you an idea of how much I hate this; I have hundreds of games across 6 console generations and steam and this is the second review I have written.

Just not fun. Many bizarre game decisions, and felt like a greater step back than most civ games do on launch. The devs are tackling these issues, but its taking a long time and the initial decisions do not inspire confidence for future imrpovements.

This "edition" of the Civilization lineage very much feels like an incomplete game, with bare-boned menus, a lack of in-game choices, and an overall sense of being a rush job with no real attention to detail or gameplay.

Being a lifelong crazy fan of Sid Meier's games (most of all Civilization, but not only), I bought the presale full collector package without expecting such a disappointment and I am so sad to eventually decide to write this review. I waited for a long while but it seems that the devs won't be adapted despite all the complains, so here I am: this is my worst purchase on Steam so far. Civ7 totally ruined the conquest style with the cities limit, and instead of trying to find a reasonable balance, they merely slightly increased the limit through technologies... This leads to an impossible limitation to handle your growth, and a choice to destroy cities you cannot afford, meaning most of them! That's really a pity because most of the new concepts were awesome and the logic was great, with the potential to bring a whole new experience. But if you can't play and face your foes, expand without burning all cities to ashes... What's the point? And how is that a more accurate management experience? If a Civ 8 ever happens, I'll need serious convincing that they learnt the lesson from the current debacle... All my regards to all devs for the stunning work on all other aspects, and wishing them to hold on for a better future.