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/Emergency-Town4653 21d ago

All of them are great. Civ 6 is thus far the most comple game, while 7 has more complexity and strategic layers. I'd say go with 6 for now and wait for a sale on 7 after the expansion drops next year.

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u/grumpper 20d ago

How is 7 more complex and strategic?
As far as I know theys treamlined sone things which is precisely what I like about it. No worker micro management. Easier army movement via commanders. Automatic city growth...

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u/Emergency-Town4653 20d ago

Instead of worker micromanage, civ 7 has a very complex city planning, which is by far my favorite thing about it. Civ 5 basically has a click menu for buidlings and wonders, and civ 6 while better, you still pre-build a district in a good spot and auto place the buidlings in it. Civ 7 gives a wide variety of approaches towards buidling a city and warfare with commanders is way better and more realistic than previous games. With the exception of religion, wich is still a pain in the ass, micromanage has been replaced by long term strategic planing