Name: Sid Meier's Civilization® VI
Rating: 3.75688 (218 reviews)

User Reviews for Sid Meier's Civilization® VI

3.76 out of 5

218 Ratings

3 months ago, PeterVinograd

Still has problems. Bad port.

It's a great game, but user interface was simply not considered when this was made for mobile platforms. All they did was make troops movable and reduced graphics and simulation to make the game run better, which it does. I does not, however, feel like it was play tested at all, as some things are very hard to do on smaller mobile screens (tile yields, city micromanaging, and placing tacks for district planning). Also, screen froze for 7 minutes and then crashed on my free turn 51. Last time I saved was on turn 30. Definitely would not consider buying anything on mobile. It's a great computer game, though, even for laptop.

4 months ago, Zusu15

I love this game again with new update!

UPDATE: Aspyr released an update, and the game is working again! Yay! Thank you!!! Now I can give the review I really wanted to give, which is: this is a great strategy game. I’ve been a Civilization fan since Civ IV, and I think Civ VI does a great job of being both accessible and complex. The iOS port is very successful—truly just as good as playing it on desktop. I have spent way too many hours playing this game, but I do not regret it! Thank you, devs, for letting me play again! I LOVE this game! I play it all the time. It’s great. BUT! I just updated my iPad to iOS 17.4.1, and now the game cannot launch at all! I just get an “Abnormal exit” notification and the game gets stuck on the launch screen. I did some research, and people have been having this bug for months! Aspyr finally acknowledged the issue about a month ago, but they say there is no ETA on when it will be resolved. As a person who spent a decent amount of money on this game and is a devoted Civ fan, it feels crappy that they don’t seem to treat fixing this issue as a priority. I’d love to give the game the 5 star review it deserves, but until this issue is resolved, I can’t!

2 months ago, That 1 Gamer

Took a great game and introduced lots of bugs

Clearly a company other than Fraxis put out this super buggy version of civilization. I have played 5 different versions of this game and never seen one with so many bugs. It throws down new desired improvements randomly without asking consent on location, usually placing them on a natural resource and almost always in an inconvenient place. When you can eschew this behavior, you must tap your desired location 30 times to get the game to plant the improvement. The tutorial interrupts production of recommended items to begin a litany of new products without allowing completion nearly finished higher priority item. If you make a cue, the game will freeze and cease to progress. No other version of Civ is so problematic. Save your money and buy a different version of the game.

1 month ago, terriergal

Not sure why people are complaining about the port

This is a pretty darn good port, but yes a mouse would work better. However I have enjoyed this a lot, when it isn’t weighed down by bugs. They finally cleared up the iOS 17 bug where it wouldn’t load but now every so often when I’m trying to target with a ranged weapon my screen locks up with all kinds of pretty pixelated colors, and I have to completely close the app (not minimize) in order to get out of it. I try to autosave every turn or every other turn for that reason. It would really be nice if they could give us Beyond Earth on iOS, i miss that one too. And also improve graphics.

3 months ago, The Tinker 11479437

Great game! Terribly greedy

I have loved and supported civ since Revolution came out on the 360. I have purchased every civ game and it’s dlc for computer over the years and civ vi I proudly own (including dlc’s) on Xbox, CP, and Nintendo switch. I spent the $10 for the full game on IOS but I wish that I could get a break on the DLC’s. On steam they all go on sale for $3 frequently but they expect me to pay $70+ on IOS? Honestly if they cared about their fans they would have sales for it on IOS. It would be nice if for those of us who are Civ addicts to get some of the dlc for free even

2 weeks ago, Lynn Morrell

Game no longer works

I’ve been playing various Civilization games since the early 1990ties. It is still a great game, but now has many technical issues. I was muddling through the very slow launch time and late game performance, but I recently got a new iPad and now the game won’t launch. I get an error when I first try to start the game then and get stuck on the launch screen. Deleted the game and reinstalled, same issue. I’ve paid for every update and can no longer play. Very unhappy. It’s even over 9 months and I have a new iPad, Game is still broken and won’t launch. I’ve purchased all the expansions and I want my money back. Updated. The game now launches but now wants me to repurchase all expansions even though they show as previously purchased in the App Store. BAD.

4 months ago, Co_Figure

Amazing

So, I’ve been play Civ6 on PC for along time. I actually didn’t know an iOS version even existed until yesterday lol. Seeing some of the past reviews, and comparing to some of the most recent ones saying they fixed issues, I was a bit hesitant. I do have to admit I am beyond so happy with this product. It has worked flawlessly on both my iPhone and iPad and the ability to play anywhere without lugging around my laptop is amazing. The ONLY thing I wish for is cloud saving, but honestly at this point it’s not even a worry.

2 months ago, Mr WHood

DEATH ROBOT GLITCH GRRRR

great game, i bought the expansion pack into the storm and its great but once u progress and need giant death robots they make the game super glitchy and makes me lag out!!!! its annoying at this point i really enjoy the mobile version i play it every day but cmon on man i just bought the expansion no more than a week ago ( 40 dollars that could have went to the gas tank) that just makes my game disfunctional?? please fix soon. I see the same problem with ships in canals but more rarely. its a hurt piece when u just made one of your greatest turns with the whole world at war with u and did 5 mins of research to then try move your queen of the battle field and it lags you out the game??????? 👴🏾😕

4 months ago, PyotrPetrovich

Great when it’s working

I love this game and is the game I play the most on iPad. Only issue is I dread updates either from Aspyr or Apple. One of their older updates would cause the game to start crashing after a certain number of turns. That took about 6 months to fix. More recent one with iOS 17.4 would error out on launch screen but they just updated and seems to be working again. I paid a lot for this game when it first released and all in-app purchases as they released, just wished they did better debugging.

4 months ago, Beholdason

Hours of micromanaging small dopamine hits

Update fixed the crash issue, thank you for responding developers! Many hours of organizing and exploring and losing and winning have been spent. Religion conquest is a little OP for duel games, but very difficult for multiple larger aggressive nation games. Honestly, I just like exploring, expanding and capturing resources before other nations get there. Don’t care about the fighting, but can’t be avoided when borders class, just like life.

2 months ago, NathanRenfro

Pc player try’s bad port

I have been playing civ 6 on pc for a few years and have all the dlc so I thought that this port would be attest ok but it is far worse that I thought it would be. The lag is bad but manageable but the the controls are horrible, on pc you click on the city and then you click on the thing you want to make but on mobile you tap on the city, then a menu that takes up 60% of your screen pops up just as I go to tap on something to build I see that there is MORE MENUS IN THE MENU this with the lag make the game almost impossible to play at a steady rate without mis clicking on something because of input lag! GO PLAY CIV6 ON PC IT IS LEAGUES BETTER!!!

4 months ago, Brianrodsf

Thanks for fixing the start up bug

Moving my rating to 5 stars. If possible please work on the load times when loading from a saved game. I love the voice of the narrator, is it Sean Bean?, but I don’t need it every time I. Load a game and wait 4-5 minutes. Much thanks to the dev team who identified and fixed the bug. I look forward to your next creations for Civ 7 and beyond. Thank you for your hard work.

4 months ago, polevaultking

Doesn’t work on iOS 17.4

I had been absolutely loving Civ6 since I downloaded it a few weeks ago. Last night I updated my iPad to iOS 17.4 and now I get an “Abnormal Exit” error when I attempt to open the game. Others have reported the same issue and there is no communication from the Developer regarding a patch. Disappointing. — They released a patch for the issue above, it took about three months but they got it done. Game works again.

4 months ago, BryceDJones

It was great while it lasted, it’s still alive!

This was my favorite way to play civilization bought it at full price here. But a random error now pops up when trying to load the game and I’m stuck on the title screen, uninstalled reinstalled it restarted my device, factory reset my device, just won’t load. It’s really sad. RIP. They updated it 2 moths later

2 months ago, 冰火人novea

good but need update

I found a bug where when you have more than 6 ai civilizations in your game, the button to swipe left on them overlaps with another button, which causes diplomacy with these ai civilizations to become impossible, and ends up with a large portion of the game content being lost, I believe this is a good fix for this, just need to reposition the two buttons

4 months ago, Albertschwytzle

Getting better but still problematic

The game finally launches again (low bar… I know). Still super glitchy. It will frequently freeze when I attack with a ranged unit. I keep having to back out and even change strategies because my game keeps glitching.

2 weeks ago, StreetcornerNinja

Waste of Time

Maybe the gameplay is better on pc/console? The iPad version has incredibly long load times and a tutorial teaches you about the menus, but nothing about strategy. No roads? No tutorial on how to win? No tutorial on combat? You have to figure out everything on your own. Even on the easiest setting, the rival civilizations are constantly attacking and seemingly over powered. Challenging but not very fun as you have to spend 12 hours of gameplay before you have a shot at winning. By the time you figure this game out, it’ll be time to buy Civ VII!!!

2 months ago, Acu_Ret

Great Mobile Option!

Updating my previous review, the game launches fine! It’s one of my go to games on flights. Would be nice if controller support were added, Civ is meant to be a mouse/touch game but the option would be nice though. Leaving 4 stars due to slow animations in the main menu and a couple of crashes but nothing that stuck in my mind as that bad. Try it!

4 weeks ago, Cultured Gammer

Pc Levels of quality.

I have played civ 6 on multiple different platforms and this one is one of my favorites. It works well with the touch screen and runs well. This game may cost a lot but it is worth it. The only bad thing is that it can chew through battery pretty quick.

4 months ago, storm.dog

Play with hesitation

When this game works, it works incredibly well- but seems to be reaching the tail end of its development support. Truly game breaking problems, including ones that prevent it from launching entirely, have persisted for months after they first appear- let alone smaller issues that have also been slow to fix. It’s a very impressive port of the game and includes full functionality, but over the past year or two it’s been unplayable more often than not.

2 months ago, NeamMhairbh

Great game but DLC is past prime value

First I’ll say this game works great on iOS. Same as desktop version so look on Steam for in- depth reviews. However, the DLC is very expensive and rarely out-values what you can get on desktop. If you’re okay with the vanilla experience, get this game but if you’re one to gobble up all of the content on offer, it will cost much more than the desktop counterpart.

4 months ago, I hate aspyr

Update fixed game, but purchases won’t restore

I’ve been playing this game for years and bought all the DLC. For the past 3 months it’s been completely unplayable due to neglect from developers. Was excited when I heard that it finally works, only to find out my purchases won’t restore. Aspyr are scam artists. Love the game, but that doesn’t matter if you can’t play it. Also, I notice that aspyr got rid of all the negative reviews on this game from months of their own neglect, as if they didn’t cause that issue themselves.

4 months ago, Lightning4564

Amazing port, fixed now!

Almost never do reviews, but I just wanted to say that this game is amazing! There was a bug for the longest time that was the cause of a very poor rating. This app is amazing because it’s exactly like the PC version, which lets you sync your cloud saves so you can play on the go and at home!

1 month ago, InnocentBearstander

Please update to allow controller support.

I just got the Backbone and I was so hyped to play all my Xbox games but then I’m playing Civ six man you know six for my phone on iPhone controller controller you have a bigger fan mobile for civilization six then you know trust me. It’ll be probably a big investment but worth it along way I promise.

1 week ago, MossHill1379

I enjoy the game but there appears to be a bug with helicopters

There appears to be a bug when using helicopters. This occurs regardless if I ‘attack’ with a copter or if one of the computer opponents use one. After the attack the sound will completely shut off and the game will continue for -5 turns and then hang and crash. I am on an iPad Pro with the lates released OS.

4 months ago, Preppydevildog

ITS BACK BABY!

FINALLY!! The Devs finally released a patch that made one of the best selling franchise games playable again on IOS. And while I am extremely, thoroughly pleased with this, this action took way way way too long. I literally had withdrawal symptoms guys. Please don’t ever take this long again to patch the game. Im literally on my knees begging you.

3 months ago, ObeseTurtle1

Fun game, when it works

As an avid Civ player on my PC, I mainly play the iPad version with those who don’t own a computer but have the app. However, multiplayer has heaps of issues, with constant connection issues and multiplayer content compatibility not actually functioning as compatible. I would love for the game to be more functional (fully aware it’ll never match the specs of the PC version), but I’m afraid that will not happen in this iteration of the Civ franchise.

4 months ago, VAZT

Devs fixed it, working once again

Civ player long enough across enough platforms and game versions: glad iOS Civ6 fixed May2024. Props. Could Bork again, as too may versions have too regularly. Glad working again after months of not without updates. Glad. Proper respects. ..until it borks again..

4 months ago, Hungry Pilgrim

Fixed!

Just downloaded the latest update and it seems to work. It starts up fine on my iPad Air 3 with 17.4.1. Looks like we’re back in business! My favorite game. 5 stars. Unless there is some new bug that they’ve introduced. We’ll just have to play and see.

4 months ago, Crazyraven

Aspyr = thieves no more

I think a class action lawsuit for breach of contract is in order. No redress from Apple or Aspyr. Options for refund do not include this game. A tragic turn for the father of the 4X genre. Sid. You should be ashamed. Update. Thank you to the developers for the hard work fixing it before things got out of hand

2 months ago, StillDigging

Super glitchy!

The app shuts down if you switch too quickly from an archer to your city wall attack. If you’re changing from a trader unit to a city wall attack it also shuts down. Basically it shuts down all the time and the makers don’t have an avenue for people like me who purchased the game to contact them so I’m leaving this review here. Don’t buy this game until they fix the bugs, it was amazing for years but not anymore. It’s like they’re phasing it out and don’t care how bad it’s gotten.

6 days ago, Qcycl1c

It worked fine

Lots of people are complaining about the port, but in my 20+ hours of playing I rarely had any crashes. This is so worth it for a fraction of the full game’s price. Maybe don’t buy on an older phone/ipad

4 months ago, becmgs1

How can the ratings be reset?

This app didn’t work from March until mid May because of the update of the iOS to 17.4. The star rating went down to less than two but now has been reset? How does Apple allow this? The Support for this game is abysmal. They should have been proactive to be ready for the iOS update or at least fix the problem quickly and not leave the customers without a product for two months. Buyer beware

4 months ago, Skyler1661

Reviews Reset - Why?

As many others have said , the reviews for this were reset after the app didn’t work for over a month after iOS/iPadOS 17.4 and customers were basically ignored that entire time. The app dropped to 1.9 stars last I saw before it was fixed. That to me warrants a 1 star rating for terrible ongoing support. The game itself is okay if a bit repetitive and the expansions are wildly expensive. There are better options out there.

4 months ago, jedimobslayer

The error has been resolved.

After some weeks they finally fixed the 14.7 error. Now I am confident in saying you should buy this game. It’s a great game and now that it… actually works… I can get back to praising it!

4 months ago, MikeHersh

Update! Civ VI works again!

iPad users, good news! Cvi VI works again! It seems to have a different feel to it, but I like the changes. Complex and engaging strategy game with different ways to win: conquest, religion, or science. No two games are alike. Very highly recommended!

4 months ago, Enzyblox

Fix the game I spent over 100 dollars on

It’s been over 2 weeks since you said your fix was almost ready and nothing since! Update! They finally fixed it!

3 months ago, 11TYYT11

WARNING‼️⚠️

DO NOT BUY THIS GAME!!! I downloaded it wanted to buy it but I decided to try 60 rolls free. I instantly realized it was blurry and outdated by years!! My devices could definitely run it higher graphics but they don’t let you change it, if you enjoy retro style gameplay buy it. Zero effort they haven’t touched the graphics!!!!! Feels clunky no animations what so ever. My 2018 MacBook Pro can run it flawlessly crystal clear graphics but my m2 iPad Pro and 15 pro max can’t????? ZERO EFFORT DONT WASTE A CENT.

4 months ago, chickenlip

Love This Game on All Platforms

Thank you for finally fixing the launch error on iOS. Now…how about the constant crashes on PS5 that I report every 5 minutes of play? Other than that, Civ 6 is a fantastic game.

3 months ago, specialk192

Purchases won’t restore

I used to love this game, and spent hours upon hours playing it. Then the issues that many others have mentioned started happening. After deleting the game and reinstalling it almost 2 months ago, I lost all my content. It just says “downloading, 0%” on all DLCs. I uninstall and reinstall the game at least once a week to see if anything has changed, but I know it won’t.

4 months ago, SCBrain

Fixed again

After a few months of non-functionality, this app works again. When it works, it’s great.

3 months ago, no just why😐

It’s pretty good except one thing

I wanted this game because I knew it was fun so I waited eagerly for the 3gb download to end but what I was greater with after the loading screen was the option to buy it fully fo 10$ so why not make it 10$ on the App Store 2k

4 months ago, Mdim7

Finally Fixed 🎉

I am so excited to be back playing this game on iOS. I have paid for this game and all the expansions many times over the years on different platforms. It is an excellent game and I love playing it on every device I have. This game was broken on iOS for an unacceptable amount of time. I had gotten used to playing on iPhone and iPad over the years and it was a bummer to see it break like this. Like nine months to fix the game on the most popular device in America?!? C’mon!

4 months ago, T.Bahama

Love the game - HATE IT ON IOS

I bought all the DLC’s like almost $100 of stuff about 2 years ago and it didn’t work. Followed all the tips from forums and videos online and still doesn’t work. Now the whole app doesn’t work. I really wish this worked on iPad/iPhone - it’s a great game on other platforms. Unfortunately it has been a waste of money. Find an alternative for a fun strategy game on iOS.

2 weeks ago, JackM7777

Fun game but cloud features are seriously broken

Whenever I try to log in to my 2K games account, it tells me my Game Center account is already linked to a different 2K games account and fails to log in - a supposedly a common issue that has been left unfixed for 6 years. This means I can’t share my saves between my iPhone and iPad/PC.

3 months ago, Big fanfien

Abnormal exit

Dear devs I was struck by the abnormal exit error as many else were, I was pleased to launch the game and see I could load but was shocked by a pop up to unlock the game for 10 dollars:( great game, decent port, sadness Love Braeden

4 months ago, ZiggyGoom

App Does Not Work

I can’t play the game, tried deleting and downloading the game. I want a full refund or at least an update to make the game playable Edit: changes to four stats because an update makes the game work nos

4 months ago, rts pro 420

They finally fixed it for iOS!!!

It took a long time but they’ve finally found a solution to the game not running on iOS 17. Better late than never. I’ve adjusted my review score accordingly.

4 months ago, Blahblahbajdj

No abnormal exit, but can’t restore purchase

After a month or so of not being able to play due to “abnormal exit” message, now it gives me option to unlock full game or play tutorial. I’ve already bought the game and multiple expansions. When I press restore purchases, it take me back to “purchase full game or play tutorial” so yea. STILL UNPLAYABLE. unbelievable troll job smh

4 months ago, pizda73

Working again

Thankfully aspyr finally fixed the abnormal exit bug. I can once again enjoy my life with civ on mobile.

Description

Play 60 turns of Civilization VI for FREE! ———————————————————— U P G R A D E · TO · K E E P · P L A Y I N G ———————————————————— Originally created by legendary game designer Sid Meier, Civilization is a turn-based strategy game in which you attempt to build an empire to stand the test of time. Become Ruler of the World by establishing and leading a civilization from the Stone Age to the Information Age. Wage war, conduct diplomacy, advance your culture, and go head-to-head with history’s greatest leaders as you attempt to build the greatest civilization the world has ever known. ———————————————————————— C R O S S -P L A T F O R M · C L O U D · S A V E S ———————————————————————— Civilization VI supports cross-platform cloud saves between all your favorite devices. When you own Civilization VI on multiple platforms, you can continue playing on compatible save files between your favorite devices. Link your 2K Account, tick the multi-platform cloud save box in options, and you're good to go! Get your 2K Account: accounts.2k.com/signup ———————————————————————— A D D I T I O N A L · C O N T E N T · A V A I L A B L E ———————————————————————— Expand your Civilization VI experience throughout world history with additional leaders, civilizations and features! The Rise and Fall expansion introduces new Great Ages, Loyalty, and Governors systems, expands existing Diplomacy and Government systems, and adds a variety of new units, districts, wonders, buildings, and more. The Gathering Storm expansion adds new Environmental Effects, Engineering Projects, Power and Consumable Resources, as well as the World Congress and a new Diplomatic Victory. New Frontier Pass introduces 6 new game modes that allow you to play with recruitable heroes from history and myth, dial-up natural disasters in Apocalypse Mode, or join secret societies that can enhance or undermine your empire. With Leader Pass, explore 18 new ways to play with a new roster of 12 leaders and 6 new personas for your Civilization VI experience. Break out of your comfort zone with new approaches to diplomacy, war & expansion. Each leader has a suite of new or updated abilities. Complete your Civilization VI experience with these expansions plus additional scenario packs, available now as In-App Purchases. ————————— Supported Devices ————————— Please make sure that your device is listed below. If your device is not listed below, the game will not work on your device! - iPhone 7, 7 Plus - iPhone 8, 8 Plus - iPhone X, XS, XS Max, XR - iPhone 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max - iPhone 12, 12 Pro, 12 Pro Max - iPhone 13, 13 Pro, 13 Pro Max - iPhone 14, 14 Pro, 14 Pro Max, 14 Plus - iPad Air 2 - iPad Air (3rd Gen, 4th Gen) - iPad Mini (5th Gen) - iPad (5th, 6th, 7th, 8th Gen) - iPad Pro 9.7" - iPad Pro 10.5" - iPad Pro 11” (1st, 2nd, 3rd Gen) - iPad Pro 12.9" (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th Gen) ———————————— Technical Support Notes ———————————— We’re here to help! You can contact Aspyr’s Support Team via support.aspyr.com ———— Refunds ———— To request a refund, please visit reportaproblem.apple.com ©1991-2022 Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Developed by Firaxis Games. 2K, Sid Meier's Civilization, Civilization, Civ, Firaxis Games, Take-Two Interactive Software and their respective logos are all trademarks of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. All rights reserved. Published and distributed by Aspyr Media, Inc. Aspyr is a registered trademark of Aspyr Media, Inc., and the Aspyr star logo is a trademark of Aspyr Media. All rights reserved. Apple, iPad and iPhone are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks and trade names are the properties of their respective owners. All rights reserved.