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Sid Meier's Civilization VI

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App ID 289070
App Type Game
Store Name Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI
Developer , ,
Publisher 2K, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
Franchise Sid Meier's Civilization
Supported Systems Windows macOS Linux
Technologies EpicOnlineServices SDK
Last Changenumber 30654006
Last Record Update 18 August 2025 – 16:20:07 UTC ()
Release Date 21 October 2016 – 04:00:00 UTC ()
😎 84.93%
359k reviews
38,314
In-Game
+9
💡 Strategy 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 📜 Historical 🛡️ Grand Strategy 🎲 Turn-Based

Expand your empire, advance your culture and go head-to-head against history’s greatest leaders. Will your civilization stand the test of time?

Additional Information

Developer Firaxis Games
metacritic_name Sid Meier's Civilization VI
metacritic_score 88
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/sid-meiers-civilization-vi?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
GameManualURL https://store.steampowered.com/manual/289070/
community_visible_stats Yes
workshop_visible Yes
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher 2K
eulas
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urlhttps://store.steampowered.com//eula/289070_eula_0
Store Release Date 21 October 2016 – 04:00:00 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://www.facebook.com/civ/
https://www.instagram.com/civgame/
https://www.threads.net/@civgame
https://www.tiktok.com/@civilization
https://www.twitch.tv/firaxisgames
https://x.com/CivGame
https://www.youtube.com/civilization/
Primary Genre Strategy (2)
Store Genres Strategy (2)
Steam Release Date 21 October 2016 – 04:00:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 8 January 2025 – 00:54:11 UTC () (1736297651)
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review_score 8
review_percentage 85
Detected Technologies (?) Bink_Video SDK, EpicOnlineServices SDK, Lua SDK, OpenSSL SDK, Qt SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
  • Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be difficult to read
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
  •  
  • category: Playable
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 3 December 2024 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 15296837
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    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimenative
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    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
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First seen on SteamDB 20 March 2014 – 18:15:18 UTC (), in changelist #440258

Supported Languages

12 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes Yes Yes

Tags

💡 Strategy 🎲 Turn-Based Strategy 🕹️ Multiplayer 📜 Historical 👤 Singleplayer 🛡️ Grand Strategy 🎲 Turn-Based 🗺️ 4X 🏙️ City Builder ⚔️ War 🖥️ Simulation 🤔 Tactical 💼 Management 🏠 Building 👥 Online Co-Op 🛠️ Moddable 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🤝 Co-op 🛑 Hex Grid 🌫 Atmospheric

Categories

Single-player Online PvP LAN PvP Shared/Split Screen PvP Cross-Platform Multiplayer Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Workshop In-App Purchases Steam Turn Notifications Remote Play on Tablet Remote Play Together Family Sharing Multi-player PvP Shared/Split Screen Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

Native Steam Controller

Assets

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timestamp26 February 2025 – 21:57:20 UTC
Trailers
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Steam charts

  • 38,314 players right now
  • 43,066 24-hour peak
  • 162,657 all-time peak 22 October 2016
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  • 439 viewers right now
  • 1,524 24-hour peak
  • 146,231 all-time peak
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User reviews history

  • 😎 Very Positive
  • 84.93% SteamDB Rating
  • 308,409 85.7% positive reviews
  • 51,531 14.3% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
21 October 2016 Steam Release -
5 January 2018 ⇄ Humble Bundle: February 2018 Humble Monthly #28 -
8 February 2018 Free Weekend -
11 February 2019 Free Weekend -
12 March 2019 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Strategy Bundle 2019 -
17 July 2019 ⇄ Fanatical: Mystery Goldrush Bundle -
23 July 2020 Free Weekend -
25 March 2021 Free Weekend -
1 June 2021 ⇄ Humble Bundle: June 2021 Humble Choice (#19) -
11 November 2021 Free Weekend -
23 February 2022 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Sid Meier's Ultimate Collection -
5 May 2022 Free Weekend -
7 September 2022 ⇄ Humble Bundle: 2K Megahits Bundle -
15 September 2022 Free Weekend -
12 December 2022 ⇄ Humble Bundle: 2K Megahits - Holiday Encore -
14 December 2022 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Sid Meier's Ultimate Collection - Holiday Encore -
27 September 2023 🆓 Free key giveaway -
20 October 2023 ⇄ Humble Bundle: Sid Meier's Ultimate Collection: One More Turn -
22 February 2024 Free Weekend -
8 November 2024 ⇄ Humble Bundle: 2K Presents: The Sid Meier Collection -

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How many players are playing Sid Meier's Civilization VI right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 38314 players live playing Sid Meier's Civilization VI on Steam.

Sid Meier's Civilization VI had an all-time peak of 162657 concurrent players on 22 October 2016.

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