Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI

by Firaxis Games·published by 2K

Steam · Very Positive

Steam Facts

Data current as of Apr 27, 2026. We re-crawl reviews and metadata every 14 days.

Steam Sentiment85

Very Positive

This puts the game in the top 30% of all reviewed games on Steam.

Quick Stats

Reviews

148,369en

372,879 total (all languages)

Current as of Apr 27, 2026

Released

Oct 20, 2016

Price

$5.99

Velocity

21.2/day

Slowing

Metadata current as of May 4, 2026 · Source: Steam

Market Reach

Estimated owners±40%

≈8M

Estimated gross revenue±40%

≈$480.0M

Based on 372,879 reviews (all languages)

boxleiter_v2

Based on review count × genre/age/price-adjusted Boxleiter ratio. Gross revenue before Steam’s 30% cut, refunds, and regional pricing.

About

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

Sentiment History

Sentiment over time

Playtime Sentiment

Sentiment by time invested

· 10,382 post-launch reviews

26%121 rev

<2h

41%74 rev

2-10h

80%1,113 rev

10-50h

83%2,717 rev

50-200h

85%2,962 rev

200h+

88%3,395 rev

Players who invest more time rate this game significantly higher (+44pts) — a strong signal of a slow-burn experience that rewards patience.

Competitive Benchmark

Compared to 169 similar games in the Strategy genre released in 2016.

Sentiment vs. similar gamesTop 23%

Popularity vs. similar gamesTop 0%

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