It's been a long, long time since strategy game players have had a new Sid Meier's Civilization game on their hands. In fact, it's been the better part of a decade; the last one to come out was 2016's ...

To a seasoned Civilization player, the idea of slimming and streamlining the series's mechanics seems heinous. After all, the franchise recipe is tried and tested, and even the most recent game on PC, ...