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Sid Meier’s Civilization VI

88 20 October 2016

Sid Meier’s Civilization VI is a strategy, released 20 October 2016 on iOS and Linux.

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What Sid Meier’s Civilization VI is

Sid Meier’s Civilization VI was released in 2016. It is available on iOS and Linux.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Sid Meier's Civilization is a 1991 turn-based strategy 4X video game developed and published by MicroProse. The game was originally developed for MS-DOS running on a PC, and it has undergone numerous revisions for various platforms. The player is tasked with leading an entire human civilization over the course of several millennia by controlling various areas such as urban development, exploration, government, trade, research, and military. The player can control individual units and advance the exploration, conquest and settlement of the game's world. The player can also make such decisions as setting forms of government, tax rates and research priorities. The player's civilization is in…
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How it plays

There are 320 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Sid Meier’s Civilization VI holds a critic score of 88 out of 100. That places it above 91% of the 3,249 rated strategy games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2016 averaged 68, so it scored 20 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3 2.5 Ghz or AMD Phenom II 2.6 Ghz or greater, 4 GB RAM and 1 GB & AMD 5570 or nVidia 450 or Intel Integrated Graphics 530. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 17GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Sid Meier’s Civilization VI launched on 20 October 2016, within three weeks of Battlefield 1, Titanfall 2, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition and Sid Meier's Civilization VI. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Battlefield 1, Titanfall 2, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition, Sid Meier's Civilization VI.

Cheats and codes

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Quick answers

Sid Meier’s Civilization VI — frequently asked questions

When did Sid Meier’s Civilization VI come out?
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI was released on 20 October 2016 for iOS and Linux.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Sid Meier’s Civilization VI?
At minimum, Sid Meier’s Civilization VI needs Intel Core i3 2.5 Ghz or AMD Phenom II 2.6 Ghz or greater, 4 GB RAM, 1 GB & AMD 5570 or nVidia 450 or Intel Integrated Graphics 530 graphics, 17 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Sid Meier’s Civilization VI?
The PC system requirements give two figures: the minimum line says "17 GB available space" and the recommended line says "23 GB available space". Plan for the larger one, since the developer has not said which is current. Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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