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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  3. Negative: 53 out of 244
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  1. Err0rc0de
    Dec 27, 2019
    7
    Full of bugs and lacks the depth of CIV 5. I don't like the cartoony art style as much. When I played it, the NPCs would build Pyramids IN THE OCEAN.
  2. 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
  3. 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.
  4. Mattyc96
    Jan 13, 2020
    6
    This is a great game that is let down by 2k's non existant support. I've had some major game breaking issues like the screen being cut off depending what TV i was using. Nothing to do with the aspect ratio. I adjusted my TV and playstation. Also at times I'm unable to purchase anything with gold or faith. The option simply disappears. Well having the neccessary requirements. . On aThis is a great game that is let down by 2k's non existant support. I've had some major game breaking issues like the screen being cut off depending what TV i was using. Nothing to do with the aspect ratio. I adjusted my TV and playstation. Also at times I'm unable to purchase anything with gold or faith. The option simply disappears. Well having the neccessary requirements. . On a positive note it runs very smooth on my standard ps4. For the most part this is the complete experience. Just overpriced and still has some major issues that should of been addressed before release… Expand
  5. ppga97
    May 11, 2020
    5
    Big fan of the CIV franchise. Even though CIV 5 was a flaw ralease they manage to fix it with DLC's.

    Civ 6 for the PS4 damn is too simple, not fun at all and with really bad controls. Bought it on release date for the PS4 and honestly is really boring, it has no depth in gameplay. So many systems and still it does not make an interesting game. Honestly Civ Rev for PS3 is better if    Big fan of the CIV franchise. Even though CIV 5 was a flaw ralease they manage to fix it with DLC's.

    Civ 6 for the PS4 damn is too simple, not fun at all and with really bad controls. Bought it on release date for the PS4 and honestly is really boring, it has no depth in gameplay. So many systems and still it does not make an interesting game.

    Honestly Civ Rev for PS3 is better if you are looking for a console CIV experience.    … Expand
  6. Bryan69
    Feb 8, 2020
    10
    Fun game I really enjoy it. A lot of people complaining about multiplayer, oh well **** em
  7. 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
  8. Bogan
    Dec 6, 2019
    10
    Sid Meier's Civilization VI is a fun, beautiful, interesting turn-based strategy video game. Recommend for any strategy game fans on the ps4.
  9. 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
  10. Demostenes
    Nov 26, 2019
    0
    Multiplayer doesn't work! Zero for 2K and their broken game! Shame on you 2K!
  11. Serarris17
    Dec 1, 2019
    5
    I love civ and have for years. I have hundreds of hours played on civ 6. But multiplayer doesn't work and the global warming mechanics are politically devisive. (Managed to flood the world by 1500 by minning iron....) and with no option to turn ot off without disabling everything else in the expac i payed for i am saying no rhanks to civ untill they fix that
  12. 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!
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. Underconn
    Nov 23, 2019
    0
    The multiplayer is broken and no response from 2k. For a full price game this is a joke
  17. Maximusus
    Nov 27, 2019
    10
    Игра отличная, сначала выхода не работал Мультиплеер, из-за чего оценки плохие от игроков, но сейчас всё отлично !)
  18. Mrstretton
    Nov 26, 2019
    0
    Multiplayer on Ps4 doesn't work so if you're looking to play with friends pick a different game!
  19. Braxtax
    Dec 2, 2019
    9
    The gmae is what you should expect the only down side is you can't auto build roads.
  20. GameForm
    Jan 3, 2020
    10
    I play and more if you play in Switch !!! At first I was bored but then I loved it.
  21. rickatacko
    Feb 9, 2020
    10
    Игра — пик своего жанра. Получилось не хуже, чем в прошлых частях. Некоторые детали настолько продуманы, что не сразу их самостоятельно бы искал. Браво!
  22. hekpuctaast
    Mar 28, 2020
    8
    Waste of extra time done, graphics on PS4 height, the only problem is multiplayer. A nice game to everyone.
  23. HaloFever
    Nov 18, 2021
    6
    Civilization VI should have been designed better. It wasn't and that kind of sucks for Civ fans. I do give the game and series as whole credit for being the only games of their kind. (Except for Humankind, which is not on PlayStation). I've been a fan since the original Civilization (because I am old). The series has seen ups and downs before. This one is a down.

    Full disclosure: I am    Civilization VI should have been designed better. It wasn't and that kind of sucks for Civ fans. I do give the game and series as whole credit for being the only games of their kind. (Except for Humankind, which is not on PlayStation). I've been a fan since the original Civilization (because I am old). The series has seen ups and downs before. This one is a down.

    Full disclosure: I am playing with all DLC on the PS5. The DLC materially changes how you play the game, so go no further if you only plan playing "vanilla" Civ VI.

    My main gripe with Civ VI is the design of the entire game. To save characters, I will pick only a few examples of things that Civ VI gets terribly wrong to give you an idea of how Civ VI goes wrong as a whole.

    Roads. You can't build them. Instead you make a Trader unit and tell the Trader where to go. The route the road takes is chosen by the Trader, and turn by turn, the Trader will poop out a road as it travels. If you want more roads, you need more Traders. To get more Traders, you first need to build a district. Then you need to build a building in that district that opens up a slot for the Trader. Then you can build the Trader and make the new road. Unless a barbarian kills you trader.

    Districts. In the early game, you cannot build a library to make science. First you need to build a Campus District. Now instead of waiting 10 turns to build a library like in old Civ games, you need to wait 20 turns to build the campus and then the library. Then repeat with all other districts and all of their buildings. Then repeat for all of your cities. Placement of the districts matter, and certain hexes will give you higher numbers for certain things. Congratulations, you now playing Sim City.

    Workers. In old Civilization games, you made a few workers and set them task for thousands of years making farms, mines, and roads. The concept was ridiculous but the series kept it for a good 25 years before Civ VI. You might think the district system means that farms and mins are also districts. Nope. Instead you have to spend 10 turns to build a worker. Then the worker builds a few farms and dies. If you need more farms or mines or whatever, you need to wait more turns to build more workers. You can buy workers if you have the gold and then buy them again when they die. Wouldn't it be easier to just buy farms and mines instead of buying workers? Maybe, but that is player concern and not something a game designer needs to worry about.

    Waiting. Much of the game is waiting for turns so you can do something. Civ VI tries a few things to make the earlier game spicier. You might fight hoards of barbarians that magically create units out of thing air. (Immersive!). Later on, you can deal with natural disasters and the odd enemy city that rebels. Generally, you will spend a lot of time hitting "next turn" while you wait for a certain technology or that one Wonder to build. In the end game, though your victory is assured, you have to wait up to a hundred more turns for spaceships to build or tourism to spread. While you are waiting, you can perform menial tasks that should be left to the a.i. What the game is missing is any reason to engage. You can make more cities but that means more build orders and more waiting. You can make more units and go to war but that means menial tasks of moving units and managing upgrades. The game's design is disincentive to do more than necessary to win. There were better ways in old Civ games like letting the a.i. control your cities and selecting large groups of units for mass movement. Those technologies appear to have been lost to time.

    I'm not saying Civ VI needs any kind of narrative. A narrative would be great, especially if that meant meaningful choices of governments and policies. (Imagine you make slavery legal, and then the slaves revolt and start their own civilization. Or you have a Republic like ancient Rome and then a rouge general wants to call himself emperor. ) What the game really needed was a different design that focused on the enjoyment of the player. For me, the enjoyment is playing out an alternative world history of my making. Districts are a fine change but too tedious, especially when most of the policy choices are based on the districts. The game does have a newness and fun factor for a new player. But playing it more does not make it better. Believe me. I tried.

    Last note, the game needs serious optimization. I played this on Mac and PS5 and both have series performance issues in late game on larger maps. At its base, the game is merely crunching numbers and any modern CPU should be more than enough to handle this game. The problem is the game, and Firaxys should fix it.    … Expand
  24. ccmillertx
    Feb 4, 2021
    8
    A great port but I never played it on PC so I cant contrast. Im currently playing on my PS5. I did play it on my PS4 pro and it was difficult because of how slow the game got in later rounds.

    So on ps5 Im having a blast with it. I havent tried multiplayer as the AI seems more than capable of providing a fun challenge for me. I havent mastered it. I like all the mechanics and it gives me    A great port but I never played it on PC so I cant contrast. Im currently playing on my PS5. I did play it on my PS4 pro and it was difficult because of how slow the game got in later rounds.

    So on ps5 Im having a blast with it. I havent tried multiplayer as the AI seems more than capable of providing a fun challenge for me. I havent mastered it. I like all the mechanics and it gives me that wonderfully addictive Civ feeling which should tell you all you need to know.

    I dont give 10s. So 8 from me is strong. All that is holding it back is the ridiculously expensice DLC and the cartoon like animations. Personally I never look to historical world leaders as comical but it does give them some personality I suppose. In hindsight its not terrible but just a tad goofy.

    If you like Civ, especially if you have a PS5, this is a good bet. Solid 8.    … Expand
  25. BigMatchu
    Feb 19, 2021
    10
    This game is amazing. One more turn!!! I have been a fan of civ since the early days on pc and I'm so grateful that they've released this on console. This gives me hours upon hours of fun. I even went as far as buying the expansion bundle because the game is that awesome. Seriously, I'm super impressed. This is the most addictive game I've had the pleasure of playing. I lose total conceptThis game is amazing. One more turn!!! I have been a fan of civ since the early days on pc and I'm so grateful that they've released this on console. This gives me hours upon hours of fun. I even went as far as buying the expansion bundle because the game is that awesome. Seriously, I'm super impressed. This is the most addictive game I've had the pleasure of playing. I lose total concept of time when I'm playing… Expand
  26. 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.
  27. mbkr
    Apr 11, 2020
    6
    Buy the console version only if you are a fan of the series and don't have a PC, otherwise no need. My rating is 6, for the old days' sake

    (+) Performance is good, the game works faster than I expected (turn-ends, etc.) (-) - You have the full game only if you buy the expansions. All important features are in the expansions (even production queuing!) The game is like Civ 1 beta    Buy the console version only if you are a fan of the series and don't have a PC, otherwise no need. My rating is 6, for the old days' sake

    (+)
    Performance is good, the game works faster than I expected (turn-ends, etc.)

    (-)
    - You have the full game only if you buy the expansions. All important features are in the expansions (even production queuing!) The game is like Civ 1 beta without them.
    - A lot of issues with interface, seriously! For example, checking statistics of your cities / nation and other nations is very difficult. Checking something in encyclopedia is mess and a lot of others
    - You cannot force end / skip a turn without producing meaning that you have to always produce something in all of your cities. This is a big problem late end game.
    - A lot of issues with gameplay itself, do you want your spy to work on counterspying in your city? You need to repeat this action every 5 turn or so. There are a lot of actions you have to repeat and repeat and repeat and cannot automate which increase game time unnecessarily. Some easy actions could be automated even Commodore or Amiga era games.
    - You can overcome majority of these issues via fan mods on PC but you do not have any chance on PS
    - Cheating AI. Difficulty does not mean that AI can cheat this much. And some things are really annoying like AI can setup a city just next to yours even there are only 3 empty spaces, but you cannot. Let's say you have a city next to sea, you think that you have a natural border. There are only 3 empty spaces but they are 2 square far from your city and surrounded by your city. AI can come from the sea and put a city on those empty ones?!    … Expand
  28. gamakazil
    Apr 25, 2023
    5
    A Missed Opportunity for Greatness - 5/10

    Civilization VI is undoubtedly an ambitious installment in the iconic 4X series, boasting impressive artistic efforts and a myriad of new gameplay elements. However, despite these commendable aspects, I find myself struggling to fully enjoy the game due to issues with gameplay pacing and an overwhelming sense of "overdevelopment." With so    A Missed Opportunity for Greatness - 5/10

    Civilization VI is undoubtedly an ambitious installment in the iconic 4X series, boasting impressive artistic efforts and a myriad of new gameplay elements. However, despite these commendable aspects, I find myself struggling to fully enjoy the game due to issues with gameplay pacing and an overwhelming sense of "overdevelopment."

    With so many elements crammed into the experience, the game often feels disjointed and, at times, even a chore to play. While Civ VI may still reign as the king of AAA 4X games, I sincerely hope that future installments will refocus on streamlined gameplay and a more historically authentic experience.

    This leads me to one of my major pain points with Civilization VI: its departure from historical accuracy. As a longtime fan of the series, I fondly remember Civ III as an incredible history encyclopedia. In contrast, Civ VI feels more like a fairy tale, prioritizing political correctness over historical facts.

    The inclusion of mythological queens alongside historical leaders and the introduction of zombie units alongside real-world armies creates a jarring experience that detracts from the game's authenticity. It's almost as if the developers decided to parody their own franchise, losing sight of what made it so captivating in the first place.

    In conclusion, while Civilization VI showcases the artistic talents of its development team, it falls short of delivering a satisfying and historically accurate 4X experience. I believe that the series has the potential to recapture its former glory, but only if future installments refocus on a streamlined, historic, and immersive experience that fans have come to know and love.    … Expand
  29. 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.
  30. Al1ne
    Jul 2, 2021
    9
    If you like strategy games,you must play it,if you haven't play any of them,you have to try. It's a perfect strategy for start,graphics is good,controls is comfortable
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

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  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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