Sid Meier's Civilization VI
Developers | |
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Firaxis Games | |
macOS (OS X) | Aspyr Media[1] |
Linux | Aspyr Media[2] |
Publishers | |
2K Games | |
OS X, Linux | Aspyr Media[1][2] |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 21, 2016[3] |
macOS (OS X) | October 24, 2016 |
Linux | February 9, 2017[2] |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 88 |
OpenCritic | 89 |
IGDB | 87 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | Expansion pack, DLC |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
Pacing | Turn-based |
Perspectives | Bird's-eye view |
Controls | Point and select |
Genres | 4X, TBS |
Themes | Historical |
Series | Civilization |
⤏ Go to series page | |
Sid Meier's Civilization | 1991 |
Freeciv (unofficial) | 1996 |
Sid Meier's Civilization II | 1996 |
Civilization II: Test of Time | 1999 |
Sid Meier's Civilization III | 2001 |
Sid Meier's Civilization IV | 2005 |
CivCity: Rome | 2006 |
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization | 2008 |
Sid Meier's Civilization V | 2010 |
Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth | 2014 |
Sid Meier's Civilization VI | 2016 |
Sid Meier's Civilization VII | 2025 |
Key points
- Includes in-game benchmark.
General information
- Official 2K Games forum
- Civilization Wiki - A detailed wiki for all Civilization games and their spin offs
- Civilization Fanatics' Civilization VI section
- Civilization Fanatics' Civilization VI Forums
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | Only the base game was released at retail. | |||
Publisher website | Digital Deluxe version also available. | |||
Amazon.com | Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Amazon.co.uk | Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | |||
Epic Games Store | DRM-free when launched directly from executable. Aztec DLC also Included[4] | |||
GamersGate | Digital Deluxe, Platinum and Anthology Editions also available. | |||
Digital Deluxe, Platinum and Anthology Editions also available. | ||||
Green Man Gaming | Digital Deluxe, Platinum and Anthology Editions also available. | |||
Humble Store | Digital Deluxe, Platinum and Anthology Editions also available for Steam. | |||
Mac App Store | ||||
Steam | Digital Deluxe, Platinum and Anthology Editions also available. |
Demo
A free demo is available via Steam (allow Steam popup): steam://install/537570
.
Version differences
- The Digital Deluxe version includes a 25th Anniversary Digital Soundtrack and access to four post-launch DLC packs.
- The Platinum Edition bundle includes the base game and the DLC content that was not part of the New Frontier Pass.
- The Anthology bundle includes the base game and all DLC, including the New Frontier Pass content.
- The Mac App Store version is single player only.
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Rise and Fall | Expansion | |
Gathering Storm | Expansion | |
Khmer and Indonesia Civilization & Scenario Pack | ||
Nubia Civilization & Scenario Pack | ||
Persia and Macedon Civilization & Scenario Pack | ||
Australia Civilization & Scenario Pack | ||
Poland Civilization & Scenario Pack | ||
Vikings Scenario Pack | ||
Maya & Gran Colombia Pack | Part of the New Frontier Pass | |
Ethiopia Pack | Part of the New Frontier Pass | |
Teddy Roosevelt Persona Pack | Part of the New Frontier Pass, can not be purchased separately | |
Byzantium & Gaul Pack | Part of the New Frontier Pass | |
Catherine de Medici Persona Pack | Part of the New Frontier Pass, can not be purchased separately | |
Babylon Pack | Part of the New Frontier Pass | |
Vietnam & Kublai Khan Pack | Part of the New Frontier Pass | |
Portugal Pack | Part of the New Frontier Pass |
Essential improvements
Automatic unit cycling
Disable automatic unit cycling[5] |
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Notes
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Skip intro videos
Disable the intro Video at game startup[6] |
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Replace In the Gathering Storm expansion you need to replace Notes
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Edge scrolling
Fix top edge scrolling being triggered before the mouse reaches the edge of the screen[7] |
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Notes
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UI scaling
Apply UI scaling at any resolution[8] |
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Notes
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization VI\ |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Sid Meier's Civilization VI/ |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/aspyr-media/Sid Meier's Civilization VI/ |
- This game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization VI\Saves\ |
macOS (OS X) | $HOME/Library/Application Support/Sid Meier's Civilization VI/Saves/ |
Linux | $XDG_DATA_HOME/aspyr-media/Sid Meier's Civilization VI/Saves/ |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Epic Games Launcher | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
- A 2K Account (formerly my2K) can be used for save synchronization.
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Field of view (FOV) | |||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Default: Exclusive fullscreen | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Always on, cannot be disabled | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | MSAA 2X/4X/8X | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | On by default | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Includes optional fps cap with 20, 30 and 60 fps settings Can go up to 144fps, possibly higher. (Currently bugged, defaults to 60fps) |
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High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. | ||
Color blind mode | Protanopia, Deuteranopia and Tritanopia |
Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Some possible keybindings are missing, but for the most part everything that has a shortcut can be reconfigured. | |
Mouse acceleration | Uses windows hardware cursor, so follows the windows setting (Enhance pointer precision = on) |
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Mouse sensitivity | Windows hardware cursor, 1:1 movement if you run the game at your desktop resolution | |
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | Steam Controller only. |
Controller types |
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Steam Input | ||
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Steam Input API support | ||
Official controller preset(s) | ||
Steam Controller button prompts |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | Music, SFX, Ambient, Speech | |
Surround sound | 5.1 Supported, follows windows speaker settings | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Can be toggled on/off |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | Narrated by Sean Bean | |||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation. | |||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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Local play | Hot seat |
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LAN play | |||
Online play | |||
Asynchronous multiplayer | known as 'Play by Cloud' under multiplayer |
- Uses Epic Online Services for Epic-Games Store Version of the game.
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Sid Meier’s Civilization VI (DX11). |
Issues fixed
Linux
Game crashes on launch
If your game crashes immediately after launching it you can try changing your launch options to:
LD_PRELOAD=/usr/lib/libfreetype.so.6 LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/openssl-1.0 %command%
Should that not work, you can try this instead:
LD_PRELOAD=$HOME/.steam/steam/ubuntu12_32/steam-runtime/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libfontconfig.so.1 %command%
If you use Wayland, you might also need to set QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb
for the launcher to work.[9]
Windows
Game is shown as running in Steam or Epic Games Launcher even after quitting.[4] |
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Open task Manager and end the process "QtWebEnginerProcess.exe" . |
Game crashes when loading into game
Game crashes after purchasing New Frontier Pass / Installing new mods |
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Notes
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Other information
Disable narration
Disable narration of loading screen and researched technologies text[10] |
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Notes
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Bypass launcher
Bypass the 2K launcher and open game directly from library (Steam Only)[11] |
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Notes
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API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11, 12 | |
OpenGL | OS X/Linux only | |
Metal support | Metal support since 5 April 2019 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok | Includes Fork Particle. |
Audio | Wwise | |
Cutscenes | Bink Video | 1.995b |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7, 8.1, 10 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3 2.5 GHz AMD Phenom II 2.6 GHz |
Intel Core i5 2.5 GHz AMD FX-8350 4.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 12 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GT 450 ATI Radeon HD 5570 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 AMD Radeon HD 7970 2 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum[12] | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.11.6 | 10.12 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5 2.7 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 6 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 15 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 775M AMD Radeon HD 6790 Intel Iris Pro 1 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Linux | ||
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Minimum[13] | ||
Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 16.04, SteamOS | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-530 2.93 GHz AMD A8-3870K 3.0 GHz |
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System memory (RAM) | 6 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 15 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 1 GB of VRAM |
- AMD/Intel GPUs aren't officially supported.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Aspyr Media on Twitter - last accessed on 2016-10-04
- "#CivilizationVI is coming to Mac! Preorder now! #2K #AspyrMedia"
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sid Meier’s Civilization VI Linux Releases February 9! - The Aspyr Blog - last accessed on 2017-02-07
- ↑ Take One More Turn in Civilization VI :: Steam Community :: Group Announcements :: Sid Meier's Civilization VI - last accessed on 2016-05-11
- "Sid Meier’s Civilization VI, set to launch on PC on October 21, 2016 [...]"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Verified by User:Ultragamer2004 on 2020-05-21
- ↑ Reddit /r/civ: PSA: You can turn off unit cycling in Civ 6
- ↑ Reddit /r/civ
- ↑ Reddit /r/civ: PSA: How to fix edge scrolling in Civilization VI
- ↑ Steam Community: How to make the UI bigger
- ↑ Wayland - ArchWiki - last accessed on 2020-08-29
- ↑ YouTube: No More Bean
- ↑ PSA: How to bypass the launcher in Steam
- ↑ Aspyr Blog
- ↑ Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI: Rise and Fall - Aspyr