As someone who played a lot of Civ 5 and 6, I was always going to get Civ 7. I was craving the game so got it as it released. If you're not sure if you want the game or not, and aren't desperate to get your hands on, maybe give it 6 months for some TLC, QOL updates and fixes. You'll also have more content to play with.

If you're like me and you want to play it soon, the foundation of the game is great. The skeleton of gameplay, the gameplay loop and the play experience is really good and compelling. It is already shaping to be my favourite Civ game to date, and once more content is added, in the coming years it'll definitely outshine the others for me. If you enjoy the meticulous planning of Civ6, you'll find a lot of that missing here, which is a blessing for me as I don't always want to set out my first 200 turns per game, and want to be able to pivot and adapt as the game goes on.

The presentation of the game itself, the music, the artstyle is absolutely gorgeous. Between this and the gameplay itself, I'm happy and keep going back for more time on the game. The other details of UI issues etc. are valid but likely temporary, and I can look past them currently for a fun experience.

As someone who played a lot of Civ 5 and 6, I was always going to get Civ 7. I was craving the game so got it as it released. If you're not sure if you want the game or not, and aren't desperate to get your hands on, maybe give it 6 months for some TLC, QOL updates and fixes. You'll also have more content to play with. If you're like me and you want to play it soon, the foundation of the game is great. The skeleton of gameplay, the gameplay loop and the play experience is really good and compelling. It is already shaping to be my favourite Civ game to date, and once more content is added, in the coming years it'll definitely outshine the others for me. If you enjoy the meticulous planning of Civ6, you'll find a lot of that missing here, which is a blessing for me as I don't always want to set out my first 200 turns per game, and want to be able to pivot and adapt as the game goes on. The presentation of the game itself, the music, the artstyle is absolutely gorgeous. Between this and the gameplay itself, I'm happy and keep going back for more time on the game. The other details of UI issues etc. are valid but likely temporary, and I can look past them currently for a fun experience.