It's now six weeks since Civilization 7 first arrived and, over on Steam at least, things are still looking… suboptimal. Overall, only 49% of user reviews are positive; when looking at reviews posted ...

The two modern XCOM games, Enemy Unknown and XCOM 2, represent the very best not only of Firaxis but of strategy as a videogame concept. Every single input in XCOM is significant, and laden with ...

In this most recent update from the developers, players got some insight into the thinking behind Civilization 7‘s new meta progression features. These elements are part of the Legends System, which ...

There is a lot going on during every turn of Civilization 7. Each time you hit “next turn,” the computer is calculating the moves of other civilizations, factoring in your difficulty setting, ...

Having grown up almost exclusively playing games on consoles, PC games have always had this air of complexity surrounding them that kept me from engaging with them. I would see games like Fallout, ...

In previous Civilization games, civs were always tied to a specific leader who was usually, but not always, a noteworthy head of state. Later iterations of the game offered multiple leaders for civs, ...

Update, Feb. 14, 2025: This article, originally published on Feb. 6, has been updated with further details of how Civilization VII performs on Mac in the later game. Civilization VII is now fully ...

The Silurian Hypothesis asks whether signs of truly ancient past civilizations would even be recognisable today.

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Civilization VI improves and expands on many concepts introduced in the previous game, but not everyone will appreciate the simplifications that have been made to both the gameplay and the design.