\u003cp>A new entry to the Civilization series is always a tricky proposition. As much as players love a fresh take on the long-running strategy staple, changes in design approach and the typical need for months of refinements and add-ons sometimes mean it's better to play an older Civ or a competitor like Against the Storm, Total War: Pharaoh, or Crusader Kings 3, than the latest launch. This seems to be the case with \u003cstrong>Civilization 7\u003c/strong>, which only came out a month ago but had fewer players on Steam than 2010's Civilization 5 earlier today, as Firaxis continues to struggle to improve its latest outing with regular updates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.pcgamesn.com/civilization-vii/steam-player-count\">Read the rest of the story...\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>RELATED LINKS:\u003cbr />\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.pcgamesn.com/civilization-7/leaders\">All Civilization 7 leaders tier list\u003c/a>\u003cbr />\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.pcgamesn.com/civilization-vii/civilizations\">The best Civ 7 Civilizations for each Age\u003c/a>\u003cbr />\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.pcgamesn.com/civilization-vii/major-update\">The gigantic new Civilization 7 update could just be enough to win you back\u003c/a>\u003c/p>","versions":1,"metadata":{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$NewsPost:3600149.metadata","typename":"NewsPostMetadata"},"tags":[],"feed":{"type":"id","generated":false,"id":"NewsFeed:12","typename":"NewsFeed"},"__typename":"NewsPost","apps":[{"type":"id","generated":false,"id":"App:1295660","typename":"App"}]},"$NewsPost:3600149.metadata":{"url":"https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/PCGamesN/1794102528275844","author":"editor@pcgamesn.com","__typename":"NewsPostMetadata"},"NewsFeed:12":{"id":"12","display":"PCGamesN","__typename":"NewsFeed"},"App:1295660":{"id":"1295660","name":"Sid Meier's Civilization VII","__typename":"App"},"$ROOT_QUERY.newsPostByGID({\"gid\":\"1794102528275844\",\"limit\":2})":{"news":[{"type":"id","generated":false,"id":"NewsPost:3600149","typename":"NewsPost"}],"pagination":{"type":"id","generated":true,"id":"$ROOT_QUERY.newsPostByGID({\"gid\":\"1794102528275844\",\"limit\":2}).pagination","typename":"PageInfo"},"__typename":"NewsList"},"$ROOT_QUERY.newsPostByGID({\"gid\":\"1794102528275844\",\"limit\":2}).pagination":{"next":null,"previous":null,"__typename":"PageInfo"}};window.csrfToken="t0n1aJJR-NGQfQqYO1-ARRnGxNdFiZybaHiI";