Sid Meier's Civilization VI

 PlayStation 4
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6.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 244 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 142 out of 244
  2. Mixed: 49 out of 244
  3. Negative: 53 out of 244
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  1. steelgrey75
    Jan 6, 2020
    3
    First time back to civilisation since the 4th instalment. Sad thing is I have played stellaris and this game just doesn’t really compare. Okay they are not exactly the same type of game, but I find stellaris to be an in depth game with lots of choices, civilisation 6 seems to have barely improved from 4 and its absolute barebones with dlc costing far too much, seems firaxis have a seriousFirst time back to civilisation since the 4th instalment. Sad thing is I have played stellaris and this game just doesn’t really compare. Okay they are not exactly the same type of game, but I find stellaris to be an in depth game with lots of choices, civilisation 6 seems to have barely improved from 4 and its absolute barebones with dlc costing far too much, seems firaxis have a serious case of greed. The absolute worst thing though is the fact you end up in a war every time I play, seems there is no way to play this game without going to war whether you like it or not… Expand
  2. sammypepsi
    Feb 1, 2020
    0
    Multi-player doesn't work. 3 months after release. So it's basically a scam and 2k doesn't say a single word about that. The game support just spams that it's your internet connection just bc their port is a bad cashgrab. Disappointing fraud. Unbelievable how this is possible in 2020.
  3. Tfdf
    Feb 5, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Не смог купить очень дорого и кленк не употребляй наркотики в баксов в месяц в среднем в баксов за час позвонить по телефону я не буду покупать не… Expand
  4. Str8Up
    Feb 16, 2020
    0
    This game has completely lost all nature of challenge and fun over the years. Instead of ever having to learn and optimize strategy, one can easily select all units and production facilities and mash keys to win relentlessly against the luck element which is scarcely challenging. You're better off playing any of the age of empires series because then even if you lose, you still have aThis game has completely lost all nature of challenge and fun over the years. Instead of ever having to learn and optimize strategy, one can easily select all units and production facilities and mash keys to win relentlessly against the luck element which is scarcely challenging. You're better off playing any of the age of empires series because then even if you lose, you still have a familiar and engaging game to get back to where you're taught strategy and rewarded for wise play. Civilization you just have to keep clicking.… Expand
  5. Demostenes
    Nov 26, 2019
    0
    Multiplayer doesn't work! Zero for 2K and their broken game! Shame on you 2K!
  6. DemonHeroKing
    Nov 23, 2019
    0
    Fix the dam multiplayer! Until this is fixed I want my refund! I woke up early in the morning to play this with my friends to find out that multiplayer is broken!
  7. thedaarkbatty
    Dec 27, 2019
    0
    You're charging full price for a that came out 2 years. Then to top it off you're not even including all the DLC that came with the game??4 Don't buy this
  8. Tristan2803
    Nov 22, 2019
    0
    Until they fix/add online multiplayer I demand a refund. I was looking to play this with my brother but now I have to wait until they enable the servers
  9. Zavy
    Dec 9, 2019
    0
    AI rigged to cheat. In prince mode every civilization advances way faster than you do... how is that fair? They do less to gain more then turn it into a war and flood your cities EVERY TIME I PLAY!! does not matter what size board you use... they always place competition NEXT TO YOU!! I used to be a big civ fan.. now I'm beyond mad I even wasted my money on this rigged balogna!!! Will notAI rigged to cheat. In prince mode every civilization advances way faster than you do... how is that fair? They do less to gain more then turn it into a war and flood your cities EVERY TIME I PLAY!! does not matter what size board you use... they always place competition NEXT TO YOU!! I used to be a big civ fan.. now I'm beyond mad I even wasted my money on this rigged balogna!!! Will not return for the next one!! Down hill!… Expand
  10. Underconn
    Nov 23, 2019
    0
    The multiplayer is broken and no response from 2k. For a full price game this is a joke
  11. Mrstretton
    Nov 26, 2019
    0
    Multiplayer on Ps4 doesn't work so if you're looking to play with friends pick a different game!
  12. HarrySatschel
    Jun 4, 2020
    0
    Garbage game. Plays horribly on console. Don't waste your time or money. That's all I have to say about this.
  13. ClutterBrain
    Jun 10, 2020
    0
    This game is still in great need of numerous bug fixes and QOL improvements many months after release. They release paid DLC instead of addressing the games glaring issues.
  14. Kiillswiitch
    Jun 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Was a decent game. Not fully fearured. Want more of these games tho.i liked the graphics and was a good time waster… Expand
  15. psyctor88
    Sep 9, 2021
    0
    I just gave up playing, the game is VERY slow, and it's played in turns, which makes it even more monotonous, because every turn you have to wait for other players to make their moves. It gets sleepy, I played a few games with more than 4 hours and it wasn't even halfway through yet, I gave up on this ****
  16. Redfloda
    Feb 17, 2023
    3
    You could have made it simple, but nope it’s very annoying to go through all the buttons and writing, the animations are for kindergarten kids the progress is dull and the people to choose are not of big interest. We can choose Ghandi ?! Lol. I remember populous what a great game that was .
  17. Ibkorean
    Nov 26, 2020
    3
    Game doesnt give even playing field. Diety cpu starts with multiple units. I dont know how many times ive been put right next to another color and they have 3 or more units right away to my 1 and they kill right away. Have video of green by turn 10 they have 3 cities and 7 horsemen already lol. Online is trash. Barbs will be right next to other military but never atrack them. Terrible.
  18. TushNB
    Sep 21, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Unplayable on PS5. I was playing Civ6 on PS4 Pro, issues started late game but could usually be dealt with by loading auto save. But on PS5 the game frequently corrupts its own Save Data File and crashes. And this is at the start of a new game. When you try to restart the game you get a black screen. The only way to resolve the issue is to delete the corrupted Save Data File…but that erases all progress you have made in a new game, and erases your Hall of Fame history as well. I have literally gone back to using my PS4 Pro to play Civ 6. My advice, don’t buy this game for PS5 unless or until a patch to rectify problem is released. However, I am not holding my breath for a patch anytime soon. The forums are full of similar complaints across all platforms for several months and so far nothing has been done to address them. Firaxis clearly developed this game for PC as they have always done. Likely, the port to consoles done by third party as a cash grab for 2K. With the bulk of core fans playing on PC, there is little incentive to improve the console versions. Let alone the PS5, as only the lucky few (like me) have been able to purchase it so far. On a list of priorities, I doubt making Civ6 playable on PS5 is high on the agenda.

    As for Civ 6, I have played every entry since Civ1 and In my opinion each has been an improvement over previous editions. The vanilla Civ6 is a let down, but the final release with all the DLCs is once again superb. I learnt my lesson years ago, and now always wait for the final “Full” version of the game to release before I purchase it. The occasional glitch is to be expected for modern complex video games. On PC there are workarounds and mods, not the same for consoles. As others have mentioned, Civ6 is a “PC” game and that is how it should be played, assuming you can afford a proper gaming PC.

    If I was playing this on a PC I would rate the “Full” final anthology release a 10. But given the fact that the game is “literally” impossible to play more than a few turns on PS5 (and that is the literal truth) and the PS5 is supposedly “backwards” compatible, and supposedly PS4 games should play better on PS5..which is the exact opposite of not being able to play at all….well you get the where I’m going…that is why I rate this 0 for PS5 because, in case I failed to communicate clearly…it can’t be played on PS5…but it pretends to be playable by allowing you to download and install it on PS5.

    BTW, as of yet..there is no separate category to rate PS5 games apart from PS4.    … Expand
  19. Knockout8173
    Dec 28, 2020
    2
    What a crap game. They took what was good about the past civilization games and ruined it. I paid 80$ for garbage. It’s a horrible, slow moving game. The difficulty settings are crap and you will spend hours to get nowhere you want to be. They should pay us to play the game.
  20. Paxman56
    Mar 23, 2021
    0
    I invested 4000 hours into this game and it just gets harder and harder!

    What’s the point? This could have been a good game if the difficulty Gad been scaled back a little. Time flows too quickly. The game moves too slowly. All the AI takes advantage of you. You should be able to place cities wherever the hell you want! Why is there permissions to access water? Why can I not travel    I invested 4000 hours into this game and it just gets harder and harder!

    What’s the point?

    This could have been a good game if the difficulty Gad been scaled back a little.

    Time flows too quickly.

    The game moves too slowly.

    All the AI takes advantage of you.

    You should be able to place cities wherever the hell you want!

    Why is there permissions to access water?

    Why can I not travel through open borders?

    Special units are weak!

    And the charicatures are ATROCIOUS

    The game is offensive to Jewish people    … Expand
  21. Bloody_Peaks
    Apr 9, 2021
    4
    This game would be amazing if it didn't crash every half hour. Reinstalling it doesn't fix it, returning your PS4 to factory settings doesn't fix it, reformatting your HD, rebuilding your DB doesn't even work. It's literally the ONLY game that I have that crashes so much it's borderline unplayable.
  22. Fanta747
    Apr 30, 2021
    4
    If you are playing thia game in 2021, i have a few words for you, civ is not a bad sequel at all, the idea of the game about mix strategy and history of civilizations all in one is very good, but talking about pratical isn't the same. Starting with the bad menu interface maybe thats just my but it looks awful, the early game if playing in difculty 6 or abavo forget about the game beingIf you are playing thia game in 2021, i have a few words for you, civ is not a bad sequel at all, the idea of the game about mix strategy and history of civilizations all in one is very good, but talking about pratical isn't the same. Starting with the bad menu interface maybe thats just my but it looks awful, the early game if playing in difculty 6 or abavo forget about the game being fir, its unbalenced and broken, you can do your best growing your city or your army, you will be ALWAYS behind both in points and production belive me i'm not a tryharder but i do play realy well after 1 year of gameplay, looks like they made a realy well game in apearence but a bad and broken game in logic , balance and fairness… Expand
  23. Hoji
    Oct 15, 2021
    0
    Multiplayer still doesn't work. No help from their support. Scam. If you want to play with your frieds, do not buy this game.
  24. Jonathanblack
    Feb 8, 2022
    1
    Po zainstalowaniu upgradu ze wszystkimi DLC nie da się grać. Powyżej 350 tury non stop błąd i wyrzut do ekranu głównego konsoli. Przy cenie dodatków to jakiś żart...
  25. MrBrooun
    Feb 20, 2022
    4
    Просто кошмар, такую франшизу загубили, игровые механики поломали, лидеры скучные, так ещё и оптимизация отвратительная
  26. Nathanisgames
    Mar 12, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Do not buy. There are bugs in this game that don’t allow you to build with a certain policy card. Completely breaks the game. I was on turn 400. Do not waste your time or money on this price of ****… Expand
  27. darfnader
    Oct 23, 2022
    4
    For those who have played this for the past nearly 30 years here are my gripes: AI players are either overpowered or complete zeroes depending on the map so the difficulty settings are a switch between unplayable and pointlessly boring with little consistency.

    The climate change factor is interesting in theory but overdone because the tech tree is organized so that if you industrialize,    For those who have played this for the past nearly 30 years here are my gripes: AI players are either overpowered or complete zeroes depending on the map so the difficulty settings are a switch between unplayable and pointlessly boring with little consistency.

    The climate change factor is interesting in theory but overdone because the tech tree is organized so that if you industrialize, you will have climate change, period. It would have been nice if there were alternatives to burning coal to get your civ rolling but there of course weren't so the game ends with the planet being either effed or obliterated (depending on how much you cared) no matter how many wind and solar farms you build. The planet starts to go wonky shortly after you industrialize. That's just how it is.

    For the 100+ hours logged on this game, I had one game that was good enough to see it to a victory condition where it didn't end quickly or be without opposition.

    Oh yeah, online never worked right.    … Expand
  28. Harthik69
    Jul 9, 2023
    4
    Too boring to play even for couple of minutes Dont like to play in future. Can check only for nostalgia

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 27 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. Gameplanet
    Mar 9, 2020
    95
    Perhaps the greatest triumph for Civilization VI on PlayStation is that it is the full, uncut, and immersive Civilization experience PC players have been enjoying for decades perfectly translated to console. A challenging, but welcoming strategy title that is either the perfect entry point for new players, or the single best reason for long-time fans who have transitioned to a more couch-based gaming lifestyle to jump back in.
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  2. LaPS4
    Jan 6, 2020
    88
    With improved graphics and very responsive control, the developer Firaxis has managed to do what few do when bringing a PC strategy game to the world of consoles. Sid Meier’s Civilization VI is a game that fans of this franchise can enjoy as if they were playing on PC, good graphics, excellent controls and gameplay that borders on perfection.
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  3. PLAY! Zine
    Dec 30, 2019
    95
    Civilization VI in its fullest ultimate form debuts on consoles strongly, transferring all of the parts of a beloved strategy franchise onto controller and TV screens. With its expansions and rich content, really well balanced learning curve and heavenly presentation, it is a must play for any strategy lover.
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