Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Rise and Fall Reviews

Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Rise and Fall is ranked in the 89th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Luke Plunkett
Top Critic
Unscored
Feb 7, 2018

Rise & Fall gets its hooks in deep, showing that the enlarged game's greatest strength may not be its scale or its history, but the sense of togetherness it inspires, and the way it drags the player down to the surface of its gorgeous world.

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9 / 10.0
Feb 7, 2018

This expansion is a recognition that the magic of this series is in giving players lots of choices — sometimes difficult choices — as we all strive to stamp our own personalities on what is, effectively, a simulation of personal political leadership.

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8 / 10
Feb 7, 2018

Rise and Fall introduces smart new features to Civ VI that enhance the base game without overcomplicating it.

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8.3 / 10.0
Feb 19, 2018

Complex and interwoven systems can be daunting, but building an empire remains incredibly rewarding

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Metro GameCentral
GameCentral
Top Critic
8 / 10
Feb 9, 2018

A very worthwhile expansion of the venerable strategy game, whose new features seem a natural, and surprisingly realistic, extension of the original game.

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Dan Stapleton
Top Critic
7.8 / 10.0
Feb 7, 2018

Civ 6: Rise and Fall's new Golden Age and Governor systems add new and interesting decisions while Loyalty largely bogs it down.

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80 / 100
Feb 7, 2018

Rise and Fall is a great addition to Civilization 6 that doesn't quite go far enough to be essential.

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Recommended
Feb 9, 2018

Messy, boisterous, chaotic - Civilization 6: Rise and Fall is the antidote to the Enlightenment.

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