Sid Meier's Civilization® V

This game if highly addictive. There's nothing like global domination!

Great iteration of the Civilization franchise, lots of new narrative devices and cultures for along-time Civ player!

Very time-consuming but fun. Graphics are fine and AI works well. Great variety of nations and city states.

After Civ VI failure firaxis manage to fail on Civ VII... and I decided back to Civ V again...

it was much more stable, I have never encounter any problem with it. Civ 6 has a lots of perks but also has many downside, especially resolution and newer gaming PC setup upgrade they always crash or force close. Civ VII you can read steam review already.

so go back to Civ V and buy it when on sales!

I've had this in my inventory for a very long time and have never played any other Civ game. I just recently decided to play it and I'm hooked. I was really into Rail Road Tycoon back in the early 90s and this game scratches all those itches. I'm having a lot of fun and it's really relaxing.

Very fun I can see why people have over 1000 hours in game. This is the equivalent of riding a pig in minecraft with the carrot on a stick. I ain't stoppin baby

This game has been a cornerstone of my life for the last ten years and I've sunk many nights into it. I love it and will play as long as I am able to

Great game if it runs. Since they changed the game launcher it doesn't work most of the time.

timeless classic

big fun conquering those who initiate war against you (?)

i really enjoyed this game way more than civ VI because the builders don't vanish after three builds the graphics don't look like they where made in ms paint in someones garage and the units don't look like it's just a little group of people but they actually look like an army of people

It's the GOAT. The Civ game that everyone thinks of when they think of the franchise. Is it perfect? No. Is it as good as a turn based strategy game can get? Yes. AI is somehow significantly better than VI (Haven't played VII but from the reviews, much better AI than that game too). Civ is known for not being very polished upon release, but this game with it's expansions (which can be bought for a steal when there is a sale) is worth every penny and then some.

its a tad bit addicting, if you like it, you will more then likely spend 5 to 6 hours on it in the same day. so try it on your day off if it ends up being your style of game.

This game is still better, than 6 and 7. I would like another good civ game please. This will do while I wait.

This is the 1st of the new Civilisations. It plays smoothly. i is designed to reduces the space for settlements and unit death stacks that slow down the turn times. so you get through a game in shorter time also. There is a thriving modding community for this game and has access to steam workshop.

The DLC's add content but are not vital.

Multiplayer is janky, but its aight. Mods are fun.

Still better than Civ 6, Looks better than 7 but I'm not wasting my money to find out. Great game.

Civ V is the ultimate game of building empires, crushing enemies, making friends, betraying those friends, and then pretending it was all part of your master plan. I started playing as a peaceful cultural leader and ended up nuking Gandhi because he looked at me funny.

Ever wanted to lead a global superpower while sitting in your pajamas eating cereal at 3am? This game’s for you.

I’ve learned more history from Civ V than I ever did in school. Also, I now have an irrational fear of Montezuma and an unhealthy obsession with hexagons.

Highly recommended if you like strategy, global domination, and losing track of time until it’s suddenly Tuesday.

Ever since the old launcher was removed, I haven't been able to play this game. YOU MADE THIS GAME UNPLAYABLE AND IF I CAN'T PLAY IT I WANT MY MONEY BACK!

amazing game that takes a bunch of brain power and micromanaging to create a truly dynamic flourishing civilization best one out of all the civ games in the entire franchise

fantastic game, the best sid meier ever did.-

This is by far the best Civ game of all time and it can never be surpassed. It is simply a perfect game, a timeless classic, and there is no reason to even try to do better or improve the formula because it simply isn't possible. Don't bother with the other Civ games. This is the one. Right here.

The best Civilization I have ever played and this will always be my favorite game to play. I can always go on a long break and drive back in as if I have never left. It is always fun to play and the strategy changes every time you play. Highly recommended - 10/10!

I feel a deep repulsion to playing a grand strategy game built for toddlers that discourages expanding your empire.

The gameloop and mechanics really mkae me want to come back for more again and again.

Was getting sick of Civ VI and its problems, and was waiting on Civ VII to be released, but then was turned off by the reviews of that game. I thought "why not try Civ V?" with years of mods to polish it up, it could be good. It turns out that there are some things I miss from Civ VI, but there are far more things I am glad are gone. I genuinely enjoy Civ V a lot more. The only caveat is you have to manually install the Vox Populi mod.

Best Civ, 4 is good too but holds a special place in my heart for a different time. Would play 6 but it keeps crashing. Heard VII is bad.

This game is quite (g)old, but still one of the best i've played. I don't know how to thank the creators of such masterpiece that allowed me to spend all of my autism and ADHD.

A great game, it's only flaw is the unfunctional multiplayer that was never fixed.
A great game for solo playing.
I highly recommed the dlc's.

Good singleplayer game. Multiplayer is unplayable.

This is still the best Civilization game. Save your money, skip 6 and 7.

I love the realistic diversity. However: when i play at the prince level, the population is excessively unhappy all the time. Observe how well I was able to do in the second game at the warlord level. I am poised to win a cultural victory of prodigious proportion. I can also win every other way possible (diplomatic, world leader, science & so forth). We have night & day betwixt the two. Could there be less extreme variance from one level to the next? Other than that, this is the most well thought out game ever, & the only one I currently play,

masterpiece!
10/10

historical strategy of the ages with addictive qualities
great victories, city and empire building complex yet fun and easy to learn
tech tree fun
maps fun
units fun
graphics good and well designed
ui great

It's good.
It was cheaper than Civ4 for some reason. IDK why, I haven't played Civ4 yet.
It's an old game, so it has memory usage limits. It'll get a little clunky with too much stuff going on, even on high end hardware.
Each game can take 8+ hours, so be prepared to play the cards you're dealt or spend 2 hours setting up the map *just right* before the game even starts.
The most important mod IMO is "Really Advanced Setup"
I haven't played any online multiplayer yet so I can't comment on that.
8.5/10

If you want to play a good civ game without disney graphics, this is the one to go for

An turn-based strategy game that everyone should check out.

You will need the Gods and Kings, and Brave New World DLCs to fully enjoy this game. tho. It is typical for modern civ games to require DLC to truly be good.

Upon first playing this game, I was very new to the turn-based strategy genre and I can assure you I was very confused. I purchased the game with all DLC for $50 on sale because I did not want to have to go through the expensive process of DLC acquisition if I liked the game so I took the risk--and it definitely paid off.

Civilization V, especially with DLC is a complex game with many levels of gameplay. You have to manage cities, production, happiness, your military, diplomacy, and so many other aspects. If you're going in blind it can be very difficult to understand at first, and many concepts will seem vague. But overtime, I slowly learned the various components such as production, tourism, culture, science, trade, wonders, and many more.

So, I can assure you, you will likely enjoy this game, but you have to be patient and invest time into understanding the crucial mechanics and how they affect your gameplay.

Overall, a great game.

Civ V is the most playable version. Civ 6 is too complex for a relaxed game, and Civ 7 is a dumpster fire.

Want to lose 3-hrs of your life in some kind of weird time warp of dissociation because you had to build Rome in a day? Boy is this the game for you. Beautifully satisfying for the novice history buff.

If you’re into strategy games, Civilization V is an absolute must-have. The hours will fly by, and just when you think you’re done, you’ll want to start another game. Highly recommend!

only 16 hours in, but only 2 games played, not even 1 game won. The first game i started, i went straight to 3 hours of gameplay without even noticing time fly.
Just one more turn to save and leave the game. Nope. 6 turns after and maybe i'll remember wanting to leave the game.
It just grabs your attention and makes you think about what to do but in an enjoyable way.
I'm not the biggest CIV fan but i can say without a doubt that it's a great game and a game i'll always play.

This was my first Civilization game and a great segway into the franchise. I love how many little things you can control and all the different ways to play. There are so many different ways to win and things to find and leaders to play as. I love the diversity of the leaders and that there are so many that wouldn't necessarily be the first to spring to mind. It really allows so many different games to play out.

This I think will probably be my most favourite civ game.

Civ 6 and 7 took more of a "board game" approach with basically trying to create a good game with interesting mechanics and *then* smacking history elements on it. Problem with that approach is that you end up with mechanics that feel so detached from history that you could barely call it a history game. Oh, let me spend 3 turns to put this eternal governor into this city that magically makes it immune to disasters or makes pops grow faster.

I mean civ 5 also has plenty of that, but at least it makes some mechanics ***feel*** believable. Like you actually are re-creating the great roman empire with millions of people or something.

Also civ 5 feels less micro-managey compared to 6. I'm also gonna not even really bother comparing to 7 seeing as how it's kinda a buggy mess.

Anyways, I like Paradox Interactive games more since their mechanics feel more "how can we create a mechanic that allows this historic event to take place (in a fun way)" and I find them much more engaging since I can like compare myself to real life entities, which is neat.

Back to 5. Uh the multiplayer is a gitchy mess (seems to be a common theme with civ).
The mods are good though! I wanna say most of the hours I have in this game are playing modded singleplayer. There are some big ol' packs out there like Vox Populi but there are still some active modders creating new mods for the game 15 years after release which is pretty cool.

I play this game when I'm taking a break from my actual favourite Turn-based strategy game...
Sid Meier's Civilization II.

Stacks of DOOM for the win!

It is a heavily flawed but very fun game. Certainly my favourite in the series when it comes to the numbered titles.

It strikes a nice balance between streamlined simplicity and complexity.

I bot Civ 6 when it came out and didn't care for the changes. I didn't even consider buying Civ 7 cause I already own Humankind, and Civ 7 just looks like Humankind with meh characters as leaders where you have to change civs.

This game seems to be the sweet spot for the Civ games. This is where playability and fun topped out for the franchise.

Civ V with Vox Populi is the greatest modern Civilization game

I like the strategy aspects at all levels; needing to manage and balance investments in social policy, science, economics, and military. Always engaging as you can change the geography, civilizations you are playing with, and degree of difficulty. The AI is better than previous versions, which makes it tough at the higher settings that give the computer an edge in the speed of development of other civilizations.

Great Game. 9/10 I've played this game for Hundreds of Hours (On a Different Account) and Have many great Memories playing Civ5,

Nvm it was a Computer Issue

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However the Game Immediatelly crashing when trying to open it 100% of the Time i wouln't Buy this game until this is Fixed.

Still the best Civilization game in the franchise.