Get the whole thing.

I would only get it if you wanted to play Civilization 6, otherwise probably avoid it.

Yes. Civilization is easily one of my top 5 favorite video game series.

Do you value your free time?

If you can afford the anthology and get into it, you'll definitely get your money's worth. Even just a single playthrough can give you many hours of entertainment.

That being said, perhaps spend the evening looking up playthroughs of Civ6 to see if you think it will be your jam. Here's a playlist from a YT channel called PotatoMcWhiskey. I can't remember if this is the exact playlist I watched when I was considering buying Civ6, but it was definitely his channel that I found helpful.

I'd spend a bit of time watching vids like that, but if 25 bucks isn't a big deal, it's a solid gamble you'll get good time out of it. Also, I find Civ is GREAT for having something to do in the background while exploring new music on Spotify, YT etc.

I mean, that's literally the answer to getting any game. 'If you want to play X, you should buy it, otherwise avoid it.'

Yup.

Civ6 is great. If you don’t have experience with the franchise, it’s not bad to start with 6. Honestly I found the district mechanic a bit difficult to get used to and I prefer a bit from civ5, but I do believe it was only because of the number of hours I sank into civ5. If you want to try it out, might as well get it now.

It’s only $5, you might as well I mean there’s nothing to lose if you end up not liking these styles games

Honestly 5 is better. If it's on sale I'd just go for that one instead.

> 'If you want to play X, you should buy it, otherwise avoid it.'

My Steam library strongly disagrees with this.

If you like strategy games then it's one of the best. For $5 I vote yes.

This person is right, ESPECIALLY if OP has never played Civ before.

Yes

It’s a great game. It’s essentially an incredibly complicated board game. If that sounds appealing, get it.

Base game. If you sink 100 hour’s then consider buying DLCs.

If you've never played any Civ game before, just get the base for $5. First, see if you like the genre. It's a turn-based strategy game and has multiple ways to win. It can be very overwhelming your first time playing.

Alpha Centauri is way better.

One time I brought my PC over to a friend's house for a 3 day weekend. We were going to play a bunch of games. We finished one game of Civ 6 and the weekend of was over suddenly.

It’s good, I honestly prefer Civ 5, but it’s hard to beat 90% off

I love 5 but got 6 because of the sale. Played about an hr and returned it. It's way to cartoony for my taste.

Asking Civ players if you should buy Civ is like asking drug addicts if you should try drugs.

If you have any part of you that is like "that looks fun" then do it.

I've put about 300 hours into every Civ game since 2. They are quite fun if they are a type of game you like playing.

No , buy civ 5 it’s vastly better

Civ 5 is better