Civilizationmade its debut in 1991, and while it was far from the first strategy game on the market, it was a pioneer of the 4X genre. EachCivilizationentry since the franchise’s debut has continued to cement the series as the undisputed leader ofthe 4X genre, delivering new content, refining core mechanics, and adding some innovative new features to the formula each time.Civilization 7seems to be no exception.
Set to release on February 11 (or February 6 if players have gained early access by purchasing the game’s more expensive editions),Civilization 7is the first mainline entry in the series since 2016, and it’s bringing about some significant gameplay changes. While fans will need to wait a little longer to experience those changes for themselves, critics have already given their thoughts on the newest entry in the long-running 4X series, and there are some intriguing comparisons that can be made betweenCiv 7and its predecessors' review scores.
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Generally speaking,Civilization 7has scored lowerthan any of its predecessors (aside from on the Game Rant side of things). IGN, PC Gamer, GameSpot, and GamesRadar all gave the last 4–5Civilizationentries a 9/10 or higher.Civilization 7, however, was given a 7 and 7.6 from IGN and PC Gamer, respectively, and an 8 from both GameSpot and GamesRadar.
Eurogamer’s scores for thelast fewCivilizationentrieshave been notably lower than other outlets', and that’s especially true withCivilization 7. In rather dramatic fashion, Eurogamer has givenCivilization 7a 4/10 (2/5 stars), stating that the long-awaited sequel has a “striking lack of personality”.
Interestingly, the 2008console-only spinoff,Civilization Revolution, scored a little better thanCivilization 7across the board. Of course, no single writer is creating all of the reviews for an outlet. These scores have all come from the opinions of different reviewers over the last three decades.
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But a similar tale is true when looking atCivilization 7’s wider Metacritic score.Civilization 7currently has the lowest critical score of the entire franchise (excluding expansions or any spinoffs not listed here). That being said, a Metascore of 80 is still considered “Generally Favorable” by Metacritic’s standards, which means that despite its lower scores,Civ 7is still far from a bad game.
Given thatCivilization 7isn’t outjust yet, there are no user reviews currently available for the sequel. Though the user score has gradually decreased with eachCivilizationentry.
