
TweakTown writes: "For many PC gamers, Civilization represents one of a number of things. It may have been the very first game they played, the very first strategy game they played or the game that finally showed them that video games are something cool. The fact is that over the past two decades, nothing has come close in terms of scale and scope to the Civilization series that Sid Meier cooked up and after this latest iteration, nothing still comes close. Civilization V improves upon the success of Civ IV and Revolutions whilst introducing some brand new options and features that keep the game fresh."

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.