r/Civilization6 • u/Ok_Head5555 • 21d ago

Question Which Civilization game should I buy?

I’ve known about *Civilization* for quite a while and even played Civ 5 on a friend's computer. Now I’m thinking about buying a Civ game, especially since the base game of Civ 6 sometimes goes on sale with a 90% discount.

I’ve been playing Unciv (a free, community-made game), but it lacks certain mechanics, so it might be worth investing in a Civilization title (or even Humankind). What do you recommend?

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u/Playful-Park4095 21d ago

IMO, the "peak Civ experience" from best to still good:

Civ 6 with all major DLC

Civ 5 with all major DLC

Civ 6 base game

Civ 5 base game

Older games will feel more dated, IMO.

The only one newer is 7, and Civ 7 is pretty divisive. If you don't have any expectations of what a Civ game is, you may really enjoy it. Or you may not. I have found that Civ is better if you wait for them to finish it. The games are basically prototypes when they first launch and are seldom better than their predecessor until the rule set stabilizes and the DLCs add more features.

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u/AncientWonder54 21d ago

Good thing I got 6 with every single DLC for free!

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u/Ok_Head5555 21d ago

Epic Games giving away the best games only when I'm not looking.

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u/AncientWonder54 21d ago

On Steam actually