Civilization VI: Gathering Storm

Overview

The Gathering Storm features a long checklist of other new additions, including 18 new units, 9 new world leaders, 9 new technologies, and 10 new civics. These are all nice little bonuses, but Gathering Storm’s world congress and natural-disaster system are robust enough to make Civilization feel fresh. The Gathering Storm adds new layers to Civilization VI’s incredibly deep strategy system, but taming the planet remains far from simple.

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8.0

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Last revision on May 16, 2024

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UI works really well

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Newcomers will be overwhelmed

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Civilization VI is a fantastic strategy game, and having it on consoles will allow plenty of newcomers the chance to experience it for the first time.

By God is a Geek on November 21, 2019

By GameInformer on February 14, 2019

Civilization VI told a straightforward story of the consequences of your actions. Fail to keep your people happy and they would put down their hammers and raise pitchforks. Be rude to the other leaders and they would soon refuse to deal with you. Beyond...

By GameSpot on February 11, 2019

Civilization VI: Gathering Storm makes Civilization VI feel complete, thanks mostly to the great new civs and small quality of life...

By CGM on February 11, 2019

The World Congress and climate change mirror real-life in that they're partly beyond your control. This makes them hard to factor into your schemes, but the new civs are among the series' best and most...

By pcgamesn.com on February 11, 2019

Gathering Storm is an ambitious expansion full of welcome additions, even if it does falter at the...

By PC Gamer on February 11, 2019

The weather can get gloomy and you will need to bring sunshine to your people in Gathering Storm, the second official expansion pack of Civilization VI, a game in which you play a leader trying to keep a civilisation happy.Changing environmental...

By TheStraitsTimes on March 12, 2019

Gathering Storm is a useful evolution of Civilization 6. Firaxis has made smart choices in addressing global warming, diplomacy, and its own sagging late-game. But even when it’s all added together, I don’t believe it warrants a price tag of $40. As much as I love this game, and as much as I don’t expect to be loved back, I do expect to be at least respected.

By Polygon on February 12, 2019

For Civ fans, the future has been set in stone since October 2016: no matter how good Civilization VI was at launch, it wouldn't be done until it had gotten two expansions. Well, now it's got them.Building on the content introduced in 2018's Rise &...

By kotaku.com on February 11, 2019

It's weird playing Civilization VI and having it echo real life. As I'm playing North America is locked in one of the coldest weeks it's had in recent memory, and on the opposite side of the globe Australia is sizzling. Regardless what anyone says,...

By herebegeeks.com on February 11, 2019

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