# Games like Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI

> The closest matches to Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI: Sid Meier's Civilization® V, Sid Meier's Civilization VII, Millennia, HUMANKIND™, and ENDLESS™ Space 2. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Sid Meier's Civilization® V](https://imho.run/games/8930/sid-meier-s-civilization-v) — Also 4X and Grand Strategy, like Sid Meier’s Civilization VI. 78,108 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/8930/)
2. [Sid Meier's Civilization VII](https://imho.run/games/1295660/sid-meier-s-civilization-vii) — A frequent pick in Sid Meier’s Civilization VI players' libraries, and another Simulation. 27,101 Steam reviews, 51% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1295660/)
3. [Millennia](https://imho.run/games/1268590/millennia) — A frequent pick in Sid Meier’s Civilization VI players' libraries, and another Strategy. 1,892 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1268590/)
4. [HUMANKIND™](https://imho.run/games/1124300/humankind) — Also 4X and Grand Strategy, like Sid Meier’s Civilization VI. 12,174 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1124300/)
5. [ENDLESS™ Space 2](https://imho.run/games/392110/endless-space-2) — Shares faction politics and procedural generation with Sid Meier’s Civilization VI. 9,376 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/392110/)
6. [Stellaris](https://imho.run/games/281990/stellaris) — Shares procedural generation with Sid Meier’s Civilization VI. 75,169 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/281990/)
7. [Europa Universalis IV](https://imho.run/games/236850/europa-universalis-iv) — Also 4X and Grand Strategy, like Sid Meier’s Civilization VI. 47,407 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/236850/)
8. [Age of Wonders III](https://imho.run/games/226840/age-of-wonders-iii) — Shares mod support with Sid Meier’s Civilization VI. 4,560 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/226840/)
9. [Dominions 6 - Rise of the Pantokrator](https://imho.run/games/2511500/dominions-6-rise-of-the-pantokrator) — Shares faction politics with Sid Meier’s Civilization VI. 1,365 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2511500/)
10. [Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War](https://imho.run/games/489630/warhammer-40-000-gladius-relics-of-war) — Shares faction politics and procedural generation with Sid Meier’s Civilization VI. 5,122 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/489630/)
11. [Old World](https://imho.run/games/597180/old-world) — A frequent pick in Sid Meier’s Civilization VI players' libraries, and another RPG. 3,708 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/597180/)
12. [Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword](https://imho.run/games/8800/civilization-iv-beyond-the-sword) — Also 4X and Grand Strategy, like Sid Meier’s Civilization VI. 2,802 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/8800/)
13. [Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition](https://imho.run/games/214950/total-war-rome-ii-emperor-edition) — Also Grand Strategy and Turn-Based, like Sid Meier’s Civilization VI. 31,620 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/214950/)
14. [Shadow Empire](https://imho.run/games/1154840/shadow-empire) — Shares faction politics and procedural generation with Sid Meier’s Civilization VI. 1,123 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1154840/)
15. [The Battle of Polytopia](https://imho.run/games/874390/the-battle-of-polytopia) — Also 4X and Turn-Based, like Sid Meier’s Civilization VI. 3,178 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/874390/)
16. [Oriental Empires](https://imho.run/games/357310/oriental-empires) — A frequent pick in Sid Meier’s Civilization VI players' libraries, and another Indie. 793 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/357310/)
17. [Panzer Corps 2](https://imho.run/games/1072040/panzer-corps-2) — Also Grand Strategy and Turn-Based, like Sid Meier’s Civilization VI. 1,815 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1072040/)
18. [Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era](https://imho.run/games/3105440/heroes-of-might-and-magic-olden-era) — Shares faction politics and procedural generation with Sid Meier’s Civilization VI. 18,291 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3105440/)
19. [Terra Invicta](https://imho.run/games/1176470/terra-invicta) — Shares faction politics with Sid Meier’s Civilization VI. 6,142 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1176470/)
20. [Field of Glory: Empires](https://imho.run/games/1011390/field-of-glory-empires) — Also 4X and Grand Strategy, like Sid Meier’s Civilization VI. 484 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1011390/)
21. [Songs of Silence](https://imho.run/games/2195410/songs-of-silence) — Shares faction politics and procedural generation with Sid Meier’s Civilization VI. 900 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2195410/)
22. [Northgard: Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/466560/northgard-definitive-edition) — Also 4X and City Builder, like Sid Meier’s Civilization VI. 23,056 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/466560/)
23. [Galactic Civilizations III](https://imho.run/games/226860/galactic-civilizations-iii) — Also 4X and Grand Strategy, like Sid Meier’s Civilization VI. 6,580 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/226860/)
24. [Ozymandias: Bronze Age Empire Sim](https://imho.run/games/1768280/ozymandias-bronze-age-empire-sim) — Also 4X and Grand Strategy, like Sid Meier’s Civilization VI. 799 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1768280/)

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## About Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI

Sid Meier's Civilization VI is a turn-based strategy game released in 2016 by Firaxis Games. Players build and manage empires across history using mechanics like a district-system for city planning and faction-politics for diplomacy. The game supports multiplayer and extensive modding, with procedural generation ensuring each playthrough differs. Players describe it as challenging and immersive, highlighting endless-replayability and how tactical positioning matters in gameplay. Currently priced at $5.99 USD, it holds an 85% positive rating from over 105,000 Steam reviews and runs in a playable state on Steam Deck.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 289070
- **Developer:** Firaxis Games, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
- **Publisher:** 2K, Aspyr (Mac), Aspyr (Linux)
- **Genres:** Strategy
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Shared/Split Screen, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Steam Trading Cards, Steam Workshop, Steam Turn Notifications, In-App Purchases, Online PvP, Shared/Split Screen PvP, Remote Play on Tablet, Remote Play Together, LAN PvP, PvP, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Oct 20, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 88
- **Platforms:** windows, mac, linux

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