Sid Meier's Civilization VII

Item: Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Rating: 61
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-02-22

Summary

Engaging, strategic, and addictive gameplay experience.
Visually appealing graphics enhance immersion.
Streamlined city management reduces micromanagement.
Poor and unintuitive UI/UX hinders gameplay.
Game feels unfinished and buggy.
Disruptive age transitions and settlement limits.

Categories

Turn-based Strategy Empire Building City Builder Resource Management Exploration Diplomacy Research and Discovery Unit Management

Reviews (sample size): 2000
Helpful reviews: 81%
Unhelpful reviews: 15%
Protest reviews: 4%

61%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
39%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 3600
Negative points: 5869
Gameplay points: 1172
Perf. points: 226
Rec. points: 1726
Misc points: 281

Point	Description	Importance
Engaging, strategic, and addictive gameplay Description The game offers engaging and strategic gameplay with meaningful choices, improved mechanics, and a fresh take on the Civilization formula. It streamlines micromanagement, enhances combat, and provides a more dynamic and immersive experience compared to previous installments, particularly Civ 6. The game retains the addictive "one more turn" quality. Importance 96%	The game offers engaging and strategic gameplay with meaningful choices, improved mechanics, and a fresh take on the Civilization formula. It streamlines micromanagement, enhances combat, and provides a more dynamic and immersive experience compared to previous installments, particularly Civ 6. The game retains the addictive "one more turn" quality.	96%
Stunning and visually appealing graphics Description The game boasts stunning and visually appealing graphics, with detailed environments, units, and buildings. The art style balances realism and stylization, creating an immersive and enjoyable experience. The graphics are a significant improvement over previous entries, particularly Civ 6. Importance 38%	The game boasts stunning and visually appealing graphics, with detailed environments, units, and buildings. The art style balances realism and stylization, creating an immersive and enjoyable experience. The graphics are a significant improvement over previous entries, particularly Civ 6.	38%
Streamlined city management, less micromanagement Description The game features streamlined city management and development mechanics, reducing micromanagement and offering more strategic options. The new city/town system, combined with the removal of builders, makes empire building more manageable and enjoyable. These changes make the game more accessible to newcomers. Importance 27%	The game features streamlined city management and development mechanics, reducing micromanagement and offering more strategic options. The new city/town system, combined with the removal of builders, makes empire building more manageable and enjoyable. These changes make the game more accessible to newcomers.	27%
Innovative and engaging age system Description The age/era system is a key innovation, dividing the game into distinct periods with unique objectives and challenges. This system prevents snowballing, encourages strategic pivots, and adds replayability. Crises at the end of each era force players to adapt and make difficult choices. Importance 25%	The age/era system is a key innovation, dividing the game into distinct periods with unique objectives and challenges. This system prevents snowballing, encourages strategic pivots, and adds replayability. Crises at the end of each era force players to adapt and make difficult choices.	25%
Improved combat with commander system Description The commander system significantly improves combat, making it more tactical and manageable. Commanders streamline unit movement, provide bonuses, and add depth to warfare. The AI also effectively utilizes the commander system, providing a more challenging experience. Importance 21%	The commander system significantly improves combat, making it more tactical and manageable. Commanders streamline unit movement, provide bonuses, and add depth to warfare. The AI also effectively utilizes the commander system, providing a more challenging experience.	21%
Enhanced diplomacy with influence system Description The influence system enhances diplomacy, making interactions with other civilizations and city-states more meaningful and strategic. Influence points are used for various diplomatic actions, adding depth and requiring careful resource management. The AI also uses the system effectively. Importance 11%	The influence system enhances diplomacy, making interactions with other civilizations and city-states more meaningful and strategic. Influence points are used for various diplomatic actions, adding depth and requiring careful resource management. The AI also uses the system effectively.	11%
Customizable leaders and civilizations Description The separation of leaders and civilizations adds more replayability and customization, allowing for unique combinations and strategies. This system allows players to shape their civilization and explore different gameplay styles. The leader leveling system provides an addictive reason to play 'just one more game'. Importance 8%	The separation of leaders and civilizations adds more replayability and customization, allowing for unique combinations and strategies. This system allows players to shape their civilization and explore different gameplay styles. The leader leveling system provides an addictive reason to play 'just one more game'.	8%
Excellent and immersive soundtrack Description The game features an excellent and immersive soundtrack that adapts to the era and civilization being played. The music enhances the overall atmosphere and draws the player into the world of history. Importance 8%	The game features an excellent and immersive soundtrack that adapts to the era and civilization being played. The music enhances the overall atmosphere and draws the player into the world of history.	8%
Responsive and active developers Description The developers are responsive to community feedback and actively working to fix issues and improve the game. They have a good track record of listening to the community and making good decisions based on feedback. Importance 6%	The developers are responsive to community feedback and actively working to fix issues and improve the game. They have a good track record of listening to the community and making good decisions based on feedback.	6%
More accessible and enjoyable Description The game is more accessible and enjoyable than previous Civilization games, making it suitable for both beginners and experienced players. The reviewer feels every civilization in the game has strength. Importance 5%	The game is more accessible and enjoyable than previous Civilization games, making it suitable for both beginners and experienced players. The reviewer feels every civilization in the game has strength.	5%