The draw of Civilization and strategy games like it has always been a strong one. You're given the opportunity to build an entire empire and oversee its development into a major power. Along the way you'll construct huge armies, manage production and the well-being of the populace in your cities, and tangle with other nations with the hopes of either establishing a mutually beneficial diplomatic relationship or stomping their whiny faces into the dirt. In Civilization V, the goal is just the same, only with a lot of new ways to go about doing it.
Civilization V continues to be one of the most popular grand-strategy games you can play on Steam, for about three years.
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Philip Boyes:
When I was a kid, I played a lot of Civilization 2. I played a lot of strategy games in general, but having a deep love of both history and sci-fi, the epic sweep of Civ 2 from prehistory to the stars held a particular appeal. I loved taking my little people from their huts and ziggurats to the world of science and advanced space-flight.
