Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI

Please stay away from this game and avoid purchasing any game products from 2K Corporation and its subsidiaries! Because this company has updated its privacy policy, it will collect all user privacy data during gameplay through methods such as hard disk scanning and browsing history copying, including bank cards, social media, online shopping platform accounts and passwords, and even chat records in social media! Important Info in Terms of Service: • Mods are a bannable offense • Display of Cheats/Exploits is bannable • Forced arbitration clause and a waiver of class action and jury trial rights for all users residing in the United States and any other territory other than Australia, Switzerland, The United Kingdom, or The Territories of The European Economic Area • You can be banned for using a VPN while connecting to online servers • Cannot access game content on a Virtual PC Collected Data Types: • Identifiers / Contact Information: Name, user name, gamertag, postal and email address, phone number, unique IDs, mobile device ID, platform ID, gaming service ID, advertising ID (IDFA, Android ID) and IP address • Protected Characteristics: Age and gender • Commercial Information: Purchase and usage history and preferences, including gameplay information • Billing Information: Payment information (credit / debit card information) and shipping address • Internet / Electronic Activity: Web / app browsing and gameplay information related to the Services; information about your online interaction(s) with the Services or our advertising; and details about the games and platforms you use and other information related to installed applications • Device and Usage Data: Device type, software and hardware details, language settings, browser type and version, operating system, and information about how users use and interact with the Services (e.g., content viewed, pages visited, clicks, scrolls) • Profile Inferences: Inferences made from your information and web activity to help create a personalized profile so we can identify goods and services that may be of interest • Audio / Visual Information: Account photos, images, and avatars, audio information via chat features and functionality, and gameplay recordings and video footage (such as when you participate in playtesting) • Sensitive Information: Precise location information (if you allow the Services to collect your location), account credentials (user name and password), and contents of communications via chat features and functionality.

New end of year agreement is amazing. Basically they're saying that they reserve the right to spy on you and get more information that is not at all necessary for playing the game but it's okay you guys, they told us we can opt out of the agreement quite easily. Just delete your 2K account and remove all possession of the game you might have. In case it isn't bad enough that the majority of the loyal fan base felt like they got screwed over with Civ VII they added this cherry on top by trying to rat-fuck you in this EULA. Been a loyal fan of the Civilization series for a long time but now I refuse to play these new Civ games.

Basically all 2K games are Malware and Spyware now => read their new EULA, they collect literally anything on your computer (including visited websites or payment information for example) and install partially rootkit like software on your system that can cause issues and allow full control over your system... Steam should ban all 2K games...

Please stay away from this game and avoid purchasing any game products from 2K Corporation and its subsidiaries! Because this company has updated its privacy policy, it will collect all user privacy data during gameplay through methods such as hard disk scanning and browsing history copying, including bank cards, social media, online shopping platform accounts and passwords, and even chat records in social media! Important Info in Terms of Service: • Mods are a bannable offense • Display of Cheats/Exploits is bannable • Forced arbitration clause and a waiver of class action and jury trial rights for all users residing in the United States and any other territory other than Australia, Switzerland, The United Kingdom, or The Territories of The European Economic Area • You can be banned for using a VPN while connecting to online servers • Cannot access game content on a Virtual PC Collected Data Types: • Identifiers / Contact Information: Name, user name, gamertag, postal and email address, phone number, unique IDs, mobile device ID, platform ID, gaming service ID, advertising ID (IDFA, Android ID) and IP address • Protected Characteristics: Age and gender • Commercial Information: Purchase and usage history and preferences, including gameplay information • Billing Information: Payment information (credit / debit card information) and shipping address • Internet / Electronic Activity: Web / app browsing and gameplay information related to the Services; information about your online interaction(s) with the Services or our advertising; and details about the games and platforms you use and other information related to installed applications • Device and Usage Data: Device type, software and hardware details, language settings, browser type and version, operating system, and information about how users use and interact with the Services (e.g., content viewed, pages visited, clicks, scrolls) • Profile Inferences: Inferences made from your information and web activity to help create a personalized profile so we can identify goods and services that may be of interest • Audio / Visual Information: Account photos, images, and avatars, audio information via chat features and functionality, and gameplay recordings and video footage (such as when you participate in playtesting) • Sensitive Information: Precise location information (if you allow the Services to collect your location), account credentials (user name and password), and contents of communications via chat features and functionality.

EULAs should not be able to change after purchasing, owning, and playing this game for hours OR the player should have the right not to agree or accept the new EULA, not be locked out of playing their game if they don't.

all 2K games are spyware now. collected data types: • Identifiers / Contact Information: Name, user name, gamertag, postal and email address, phone number, unique IDs, mobile device ID, platform ID, gaming service ID, advertising ID (IDFA, Android ID) and IP address • Protected Characteristics: Age and gender • Commercial Information: Purchase and usage history and preferences, including gameplay information • Billing Information: Payment information (credit / debit card information) and shipping address • Internet / Electronic Activity: Web / app browsing and gameplay information related to the Services; information about your online interaction(s) with the Services or our advertising; and details about the games and platforms you use and other information related to installed applications • Device and Usage Data: Device type, software and hardware details, language settings, browser type and version, operating system, and information about how users use and interact with the Services (e.g., content viewed, pages visited, clicks, scrolls) • Profile Inferences: Inferences made from your information and web activity to help create a personalized profile so we can identify goods and services that may be of interest • Audio / Visual Information: Account photos, images, and avatars, audio information via chat features and functionality, and gameplay recordings and video footage (such as when you participate in playtesting) • Sensitive Information: Precise location information (if you allow the Services to collect your location), account credentials (user name and password), and contents of communications via chat features and functionality. In addition to that: • Mods are a bannable offense • Display of Cheats/Exploits is bannable • Forced arbitration clause and a waiver of class action and jury trial rights for all users residing in the United States and any other territory other than Australia, Switzerland, The United Kingdom, or The Territories of The European Economic Area • You can be banned for using a VPN while connecting to online servers • Cannot access game content on a Virtual PC • Best for last, they reserve the right to modify this Agreement, in whole or in part, at any time

all 2K games are spyware now. collected data types: • Identifiers / Contact Information: Name, user name, gamertag, postal and email address, phone number, unique IDs, mobile device ID, platform ID, gaming service ID, advertising ID (IDFA, Android ID) and IP address • Protected Characteristics: Age and gender • Commercial Information: Purchase and usage history and preferences, including gameplay information • Billing Information: Payment information (credit / debit card information) and shipping address • Internet / Electronic Activity: Web / app browsing and gameplay information related to the Services; information about your online interaction(s) with the Services or our advertising; and details about the games and platforms you use and other information related to installed applications • Device and Usage Data: Device type, software and hardware details, language settings, browser type and version, operating system, and information about how users use and interact with the Services (e.g., content viewed, pages visited, clicks, scrolls) • Profile Inferences: Inferences made from your information and web activity to help create a personalized profile so we can identify goods and services that may be of interest • Audio / Visual Information: Account photos, images, and avatars, audio information via chat features and functionality, and gameplay recordings and video footage (such as when you participate in playtesting) • Sensitive Information: Precise location information (if you allow the Services to collect your location), account credentials (user name and password), and contents of communications via chat features and functionality. In addition to that: • Mods are a bannable offense • Display of Cheats/Exploits is bannable • Forced arbitration clause and a waiver of class action and jury trial rights for all users residing in the United States and any other territory other than Australia, Switzerland, The United Kingdom, or The Territories of The European Economic Area • You can be banned for using a VPN while connecting to online servers • Cannot access game content on a Virtual PC • Best for last, they reserve the right to modify this Agreement, in whole or in part, at any time

Categories of Information Collected The type of information we collect depends on how you use the Services. Generally, we collect the following information: Identifiers / Contact Information: Name, user name, gamertag, postal and email address, phone number, unique IDs, mobile device ID, platform ID, gaming service ID, advertising ID (IDFA, Android ID) and IP address Protected Characteristics: Age and gender Commercial Information: Purchase and usage history and preferences, including gameplay information Billing Information: Payment information (credit / debit card information) and shipping address Internet / Electronic Activity: Web / app browsing and gameplay information related to the Services; information about your online interaction(s) with the Services or our advertising; and details about the games and platforms you use and other information related to installed applications Device and Usage Data: Device type, software and hardware details, language settings, browser type and version, operating system, and information about how users use and interact with the Services (e.g., content viewed, pages visited, clicks, scrolls) Profile Inferences: Inferences made from your information and web activity to help create a personalized profile so we can identify goods and services that may be of interest Audio / Visual Information: Account photos, images, and avatars, audio information via chat features and functionality, and gameplay recordings and video footage (such as when you participate in playtesting) Sensitive Information: Precise location information (if you allow the Services to collect your location), account credentials (user name and password), and contents of communications via chat features and functionality.

Take-Two and its subsidiaries, including 2K Games, Gearbox, and Rockstar Games, have quietly updated their Terms of Service across all their titles, including Civilization VI. This means their software now has extensive permissions to collect and analyze your data. Their Privacy Policy clearly states they share information with advertising networks and marketing analytics firms, using your data for commercial purposes. While Take-Two denies installing "spyware," they do reserve broad rights to monitor, record, and store various user data - such as voice, gameplay activity, and profile information. This isn't necessarily malicious spyware, but it definitely amounts to extensive surveillance authorized by the agreements we accept when playing their games. Stay informed and consider what data you're agreeing to share.

Important Info in Terms of Service: • Mods are a bannable offense • Display of Cheats/Exploits is bannable • Forced arbitration clause and a waiver of class action and jury trial rights for all users residing in the United States and any other territory other than Australia, Switzerland, The United Kingdom, or The Territories of The European Economic Area • You can be banned for using a VPN while connecting to online servers • Cannot access game content on a Virtual PC Collected Data Types: • Identifiers / Contact Information: Name, user name, gamertag, postal and email address, phone number, unique IDs, mobile device ID, platform ID, gaming service ID, advertising ID (IDFA, Android ID) and IP address • Protected Characteristics: Age and gender • Commercial Information: Purchase and usage history and preferences, including gameplay information • Billing Information: Payment information (credit / debit card information) and shipping address • Internet / Electronic Activity: Web / app browsing and gameplay information related to the Services; information about your online interaction(s) with the Services or our advertising; and details about the games and platforms you use and other information related to installed applications • Device and Usage Data: Device type, software and hardware details, language settings, browser type and version, operating system, and information about how users use and interact with the Services (e.g., content viewed, pages visited, clicks, scrolls) • Profile Inferences: Inferences made from your information and web activity to help create a personalized profile so we can identify goods and services that may be of interest • Audio / Visual Information: Account photos, images, and avatars, audio information via chat features and functionality, and gameplay recordings and video footage (such as when you participate in playtesting) • Sensitive Information: Precise location information (if you allow the Services to collect your location), account credentials (user name and password), and contents of communications via chat features and functionality.

Civilization VI is a very balanced game, meaning you can win with any civilization with the right know-hows.

Good game is now spyware. Changing EULA in an already released game is dog shit. Tangentially, Go support STOP KILLING GAMES initiative if you're in the EU.

这种随意修改用户协议的游戏平台可以退款吗？ Can I apply for a refund for a game that modifies the user agreement at will after release?

EULAs should not be able to change after purchasing, owning, and playing this game for hours OR the player should have the right not to agree or accept the new EULA, not be locked out of playing their game if they don't. To state clearly, I DO NOT AGREE OR ACCEPT TO THE TERMS OF YOUR EULA. IF and that's a big IF, I decide to play this title again and do accept the EULA, it's by force from your company acting maliciously. Congratulations on review-bombing yourselves. If you are new or considering this title, avoid it! The terms are absolutely ridiculous and full of corporate greed.

gonna be so fr with you chief, im not letting the EULA spyware onto my pc goated game, 2K can lick my fermented nuts

Take-Two and 2K games (including Gearbox & Rockstar Games) have silently updated all their games' Terms of Service, turning this game as well as all of their other games into software capable of data farming. Additionally, their Privacy Policy mentions sharing data with ad networks and marketing analytics; it is very explicit that they intend to farm data from you and use it for frivolous monetary gain. ***While Take‑Two disclaims using "spyware", they explicitly reserve broad permissions to monitor, record, store, and analyze user data: including voice, gameplay, and profiles. That’s not spyware in the "deliberately malicious" sense, but it’s still sweeping surveillance capability permitted by legal provisions you agree to. [READ BELOW for more about Take-Two's update statement regarding the issue] Important Info in Terms of Service: • Unsanctioned mods can be a bannable offense (depending on their arbitrary definition of bannable mods) • Display of Cheats/Exploits is bannable • Forced arbitration clause and a waiver of class action and jury trial rights for all users residing in the United States and any other territory other than Australia, Switzerland, The United Kingdom, or The Territories of The European Economic Area • You can be banned for using a VPN while connecting to online servers • Cannot access game content on a Virtual PC Collected Data Types: • Identifiers / Contact Information: Name, user name, gamertag, postal and email address, phone number, unique IDs, mobile device ID, platform ID, gaming service ID, advertising ID (IDFA, Android ID) and IP address • Protected Characteristics: Age and gender • Commercial Information: Purchase and usage history and preferences, including gameplay information • Billing Information: Payment information (credit / debit card information) and shipping address • Internet / Electronic Activity: Web / app browsing and gameplay information related to the Services; information about your online interaction(s) with the Services or our advertising; and details about the games and platforms you use and other information related to installed applications • Device and Usage Data: Device type, software and hardware details, language settings, browser type and version, operating system, and information about how users use and interact with the Services (e.g., content viewed, pages visited, clicks, scrolls) • Profile Inferences: Inferences made from your information and web activity to help create a personalized profile so we can identify goods and services that may be of interest • Audio / Visual Information: Account photos, images, and avatars, audio information via chat features and functionality, and gameplay recordings and video footage (such as when you participate in playtesting) • Sensitive Information: Precise location information (if you allow the Services to collect your location), account credentials (user name and password), and contents of communications via chat features and functionality. *DISCLAIMER*: T-T/2K/Gearbox has put out a statement regarding the misleading statements surrounding the EULA in their games: "Take-Two generally does not seek to take action against mods that are single-player only, non-commercial, and respect the intellectual property" (1) Take-Two Does Not Use Spyware Take-Two does not use spyware in its games. Take-Two's Privacy Policy applies to all labels, studios, games, and services across all media and platform types such as console, PC, mobile app, and website. The Privacy Policy identifies the data activities that may be collected but this does not mean that every example is collected in each game or service. ***This sounds, to me, an awful lot like: "we won't spy on you or collect your info, we swear. BUT, we reserve the right to per the agreement, y'know, in case we ever did want to." Whether they act on the provisions outlined in their EULA or not, the provisions themselves are unethical.

Bought the Game, Now I Need a Crack to Play It. You Don’t Own Civilization VI. You Just Lease Your Privacy. I paid for this game years ago. Back then, it was a fair deal: buy the product, play the product. Simple. Now? You launch the game and get a fresh ultimatum: Consent to surveillance, or you’re locked out. This is not a minor update. This is a bait-and-switch: They want to harvest your personal information and gameplay data. They want to sell it to “marketing partners” and “affiliates.” They want the right to change the rules again whenever it suits them. If you refuse? Tough luck, you’re no longer allowed to use the thing you already bought. Let’s call this what it is: Extortion, dressed up in corporate legalese. They hold your purchase hostage to force you into compliance. I have no patience left for this industry rot. If I have to choose between letting a publisher treat me like a product or cracking the software I legally own, I’ll pick the crack every time. To 2K and Take-Two: You can keep your EULA. You can keep your “consent.” I’m keeping my integrity. Verdict: This isn’t just about Civilization VI. It’s about every game you think you own, until they decide you don’t. Let it burn.

DONT BUY 2K games!!!! they force you to install spyware on your computer that over aggressively mines all of your personal info! every single piece of info!!! you basically just give them complete access to your computer!

One of the greatest games of all time now with spyware!! And you need to fork up tons of money since the game kinda sucks without all expansions. But they still need to steal your data... Class action lawsuit?

privacy policy can be bypassed by going into properties --> file location whatever --> find the civ dx12 / dx11 .exe, launch thru that. will prompt u to either accept or decline privacy policy every launch which is annoying, but doesn't lock you out if you decline. only got it bc it was 3$ on steam summer sale lol

As a gamer, I am deeply disappointed with 2K. This is not just a case of a gaming company misusing user data—it is a blatant violation of privacy. Credible reports indicate that 2K has been collecting and using players’ personal information without explicit consent. This crosses a clear moral and legal line. Even more alarming is how 2K is increasingly becoming a tool for political agendas. When a game company starts serving political purposes instead of focusing on its games, we must be vigilant: gaming is no longer just entertainment—it is being manipulated and weaponized. The gaming community is not a playground for data exploitation or ideological control. We cannot turn a blind eye to this. Today it’s your privacy; tomorrow it could be your in-game speech and choices that are censored. [b] I urge all players to stop supporting 2K’s products and refuse to be complicit in this abuse. Let us take a stand and show them that the gaming world should remain free and pure—not a pawn of politics. [/b]

Very good game that I cannot unfortunately recommend anymore. New Take Two privacy policy MAY collects spyware level of personal information on my computer activity. I did not agree to this when purchasing the game.

EN \ RU WARNING - 2K GAMES Spying you Take-Two and 2K games have updated all their games Terms of Service, turning this game as well as all of their other games into literal spyware. including Borderlands, Bioshock, Mafia, Civilization, X-Com and others. Important information in the Terms of Service: • All information about you, including personal data (name, address, phone numbers, transactions, software used on the PC and other goodies, including porn that you watch), is collected and then leaked to potential advertisers • Banned for mods • Banned for cheats and exploits • Banned for VPN • Banned for virtual machines • Ads can be shown in games, as if it were a free mobile milking machine • You automatically refuse to file a lawsuit when you launch their games • And finally: they reserve the right to change this Agreement in whole or in part at any time See you in the green store, guys. RU\ ВНИМАНИЕ - 2K GAMES Шпионит за вами Take-Two и 2K games обновили лицензионные соглашения на все свои игры, включая бордерлендс, биошок, мафию, цивилизацию, икс ком и другие. Важная информация в Условиях обслуживания: • О вас собирается вся инфа, включая персональные данные (имя, адрес, телефонные номера, транзакции, используемое на пк по и прочие прелести, включая порно, которое вы смотрите), после чего сливается потенциальным рекламодателям • За моды бан • За читы и эксплойты бан • За впн бан • За виртуальную машину бан • В играх могут показывать рекламные ролики, будто это бесплатная мобильная доилка • Вы на автомате отказываетесь от подачи иска в суд при запуске их игр • И последнее: они оставляют за собой право изменять это Соглашение полностью или частично в любое время Увидимся в зелёном магазине, ребята.

Basically all 2K games are Malware and Spyware now => read their new EULA, they collect literally anything on your computer (including visited websites or payment information for example) and install partially rootkit like software on your system that can cause issues and allow full control over your system... Steam should ban all 2K games...

Take-Two and 2K games (including Gearbox & Rockstar Games) have silently updated all their games' Terms of Service, turning this game as well as all of their other games into software capable of data farming. Additionally, their Privacy Policy mentions sharing data with ad networks and marketing analytics; it is very explicit that they intend to farm data from you and use it for frivolous monetary gain. ***While Take‑Two disclaims using "spyware", they explicitly reserve broad permissions to monitor, record, store, and analyze user data: including voice, gameplay, and profiles. That’s not spyware in the "deliberately malicious" sense, but it’s still sweeping surveillance capability permitted by legal provisions you agree to. [READ BELOW for more about Take-Two's update statement regarding the issue] Important Info in Terms of Service: • Unsanctioned mods can be a bannable offense (depending on their arbitrary definition of bannable mods) • Display of Cheats/Exploits is bannable • Forced arbitration clause and a waiver of class action and jury trial rights for all users residing in the United States and any other territory other than Australia, Switzerland, The United Kingdom, or The Territories of The European Economic Area • You can be banned for using a VPN while connecting to online servers • Cannot access game content on a Virtual PC Collected Data Types: • Identifiers / Contact Information: Name, user name, gamertag, postal and email address, phone number, unique IDs, mobile device ID, platform ID, gaming service ID, advertising ID (IDFA, Android ID) and IP address • Protected Characteristics: Age and gender • Commercial Information: Purchase and usage history and preferences, including gameplay information • Billing Information: Payment information (credit / debit card information) and shipping address • Internet / Electronic Activity: Web / app browsing and gameplay information related to the Services; information about your online interaction(s) with the Services or our advertising; and details about the games and platforms you use and other information related to installed applications • Device and Usage Data: Device type, software and hardware details, language settings, browser type and version, operating system, and information about how users use and interact with the Services (e.g., content viewed, pages visited, clicks, scrolls) • Profile Inferences: Inferences made from your information and web activity to help create a personalized profile so we can identify goods and services that may be of interest • Audio / Visual Information: Account photos, images, and avatars, audio information via chat features and functionality, and gameplay recordings and video footage (such as when you participate in playtesting) • Sensitive Information: Precise location information (if you allow the Services to collect your location), account credentials (user name and password), and contents of communications via chat features and functionality. *DISCLAIMER*: T-T/2K/Gearbox has put out a statement regarding the misleading statements surrounding the EULA in their games: "Take-Two generally does not seek to take action against mods that are single-player only, non-commercial, and respect the intellectual property" (1) Take-Two Does Not Use Spyware Take-Two does not use spyware in its games. Take-Two's Privacy Policy applies to all labels, studios, games, and services across all media and platform types such as console, PC, mobile app, and website. The Privacy Policy identifies the data activities that may be collected but this does not mean that every example is collected in each game or service. ***This sounds, to me, an awful lot like: "we won't spy on you or collect your info, we swear. BUT, we reserve the right to per the agreement, y'know, in case we ever did want to." Whether they act on the provisions outlined in their EULA or not, the provisions themselves are unethical. Thx to the user "toe ring that binds..." for all the info about the recent conduct of the publisher and developer

DO NOT PAY, find another way. after years of playing civ games i will never pay for another out of pure principal. i purchased years ago and wont accept the new one and cant play without without doing so. guess where I'm getting it from. just play an "Offline only" copy

It's a time-killer that does its job too well. However, if you know you're immortal, you can play this game forever.

Shit game because of the updated EULA. Corporations think they can do whatever to people only seeing us as cattle to profit from.

I have been playing CIV since I was a kid starting out with CIV III and I can firmly say that this series is probably one of the greatest of all time. You will be addicted to which ever game you pick up. That being said, out of all the games CIV VI is the most different but makes the most meaningful and innovative changes. CIV VI 9/10!

My 2k account is age restricted and I can't play multiplayer. This is only an issue on Steam, I can play the game fine on Epic. It's either refund 20+ dlc's separately for a total of about ~15 usd or go through support. I'm almost mad enough to do the refund as annoying as it would be. At this point I'm paying 15 bucks just to give a game a negative review.

The game is still spyware. You pay 3 bucks now, but they get untold hundreds from wholesaling your data to the highest bidder? They say they aren't actively scooping up data. But can you really believe that after their disaster otherwise known as Civ 7? They're trying to recoup their losses, and YOU ARE THE PRODUCT. Fuck that. 2K is actively ruining one of the best game franchises on the market... what a vile company.

thanks for changing the eula and now after all this time adding loads of spyware to it that wasnt there before all for a turn based game... absolutely incredible work i applaud the head of the company for this decision as hes the one in charge of everything but if they want to burn down everything with it go ahead they havent managed to capture the same good feeling of civ 5 with this one or the next civ

Love the game, pity that Take-Two Interactive (2K) is now changing their games into spyware, changing EULA long after release, which is incredibly sad and should be illegal long time ago.

changing the EULA after purchase is shit. I bought the game, don't change the TOS after i've purchased.

From Take-Two's updated "privacy" policy: Categories of Information Collected: Internet / Electronic Activity: Web / app browsing and gameplay information related to the Services; information about your online interaction(s) with the Services or our advertising; and details about the games and platforms you use and other information related to installed applications Notice that last part didn't say "related to our services"? Uninstalled

I had fun, learned to enjoy it. Now it's hideous spyware after an EULA change that I hope will be declared illegal. 2K is a literal Scum&Scam Company.

So, according to their new EULA, this is a spyware now. Too bad, I wanted to play the game I paid for

Take-Two and 2K games have updated all their games Terms of Service, turning this game as well as all of their other games into literal spyware. Collected Data Types: • Identifiers / Contact Information: Name, user name, gamertag, postal and email address, phone number, unique IDs, mobile device ID, platform ID, gaming service ID, advertising ID (IDFA, Android ID) and IP address • Protected Characteristics: Age and gender • Commercial Information: Purchase and usage history and preferences, including gameplay information • Billing Information: Payment information (credit / debit card information) and shipping address • Internet / Electronic Activity: Web / app browsing and gameplay information related to the Services; information about your online interaction(s) with the Services or our advertising; and details about the games and platforms you use and other information related to installed applications • Device and Usage Data: Device type, software and hardware details, language settings, browser type and version, operating system, and information about how users use and interact with the Services (e.g., content viewed, pages visited, clicks, scrolls) • Profile Inferences: Inferences made from your information and web activity to help create a personalized profile so we can identify goods and services that may be of interest • Audio / Visual Information: Account photos, images, and avatars, audio information via chat features and functionality, and gameplay recordings and video footage (such as when you participate in playtesting) • Sensitive Information: Precise location information (if you allow the Services to collect your location), account credentials (user name and password), and contents of communications via chat features and functionality.

The game itself is just spyware at this point. Civ 7 is atrocious, Civ 6 is meh, Civ 5 was great.

A disappointment. The economy, military and religion mechanics, character design/graphics, and maps are a large step backward. Assigning social polices in this game is a chore. This series peaked at Civ IV and seems to be on a steady decline. V had pretty graphics but had so much less to offer than the previous title until all expansions were released, then it became a decent game. VI is a let down in almost every way, with the exception of the fog of war which has a really cool animation. I wish that instead of changing all the mechanics and graphics every game, that they would instead build on what was good about the previous and make a much larger experience with even longer games. Why not eventually get to space exploration/colonization, future tech and wars and global extinction events? They could also stretch out the BC timeline a bit. Someone please come save this franchise.

The game is great; I’ve spent many hours playing it and I love it – but it keeps crashing from time to time, and now I can’t even launch it anymore. Until the issue is fixed I can not reccomend it.

Besides the leader of Gran Colombia being a copy paste of Pedro from Portugal... It's a great game when the companies behind it DO NOT randomly change agreements to transform the game into Spyware. Please fix, thanks.

What was a serviceable game once now became a spyware. Thanks, but no thanks.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I have no idea what I’m doing, but I’m emotionally attached to this settler and that’s what matters. Welcome to Civilization 6, where you accidentally declare war on Gandhi, forget why you built 7 holy sites, and just wanted to play a chill game but now you’ve been locked in a 300 year grudge match over one tile of bananas. I don’t know what I’m doing 90% of the time. I’m clicking buttons like they owe me money. I’m building wonders while barbarians are burning my capital. But damn it, I’m LEARNING. Mostly how to read, because this game comes with enough text to make ADHD cry and dissociate into a side quest. The worst part of this game is honestly the MULTIPLAYER mode. My significant other takes seven geological eras to make her turn. By the time it’s my move again, I have Forgotten what I was doing, lost emotional connection with my empire, lost my identity, aged, died and reincarnated as an angry cell who now wants to nuke her just to speed things up. But do I keep playing? Yes, yes I do. Do I still want to name my religion something dumb like “Spicy Sadness”? Yes, but won't cause toxic. This game is so confusing, dramatic, unintentionally funny, and mildly traumatic.. just like me. 9/10 would forget my war plan and build a library instead.

THIS GAME STEALS YOUR BILLING INFORMATION! DO NOT DOWNLOAD! Important Info in Terms of Service: • Mods are a bannable offense • Display of Cheats/Exploits is bannable • Forced arbitration clause and a waiver of class action and jury trial rights for all users residing in the United States and any other territory other than Australia, Switzerland, The United Kingdom, or The Territories of The European Economic Area • You can be banned for using a VPN while connecting to online servers • Cannot access game content on a Virtual PC Collected Data Types: • Identifiers / Contact Information: Name, user name, gamertag, postal and email address, phone number, unique IDs, mobile device ID, platform ID, gaming service ID, advertising ID (IDFA, Android ID) and IP address • Protected Characteristics: Age and gender • Commercial Information: Purchase and usage history and preferences, including gameplay information • Billing Information: Payment information (credit / debit card information) and shipping address • Internet / Electronic Activity: Web / app browsing and gameplay information related to the Services; information about your online interaction(s) with the Services or our advertising; and details about the games and platforms you use and other information related to installed applications • Device and Usage Data: Device type, software and hardware details, language settings, browser type and version, operating system, and information about how users use and interact with the Services (e.g., content viewed, pages visited, clicks, scrolls) • Profile Inferences: Inferences made from your information and web activity to help create a personalized profile so we can identify goods and services that may be of interest • Audio / Visual Information: Account photos, images, and avatars, audio information via chat features and functionality, and gameplay recordings and video footage (such as when you participate in playtesting) • Sensitive Information: Precise location information (if you allow the Services to collect your location), account credentials (user name and password), and contents of communications via chat features and functionality.

I have a combined 400 hours on on various platforms and I do love this game. But damn this EULA, I can't recommend buying this.

Until Take Two changed the ToS, I would happily recommend this game. However, the new ToS includes some very alarming and frankly disturbingly intrusive clauses that I am not sure are even legal given consumer protection laws in the US and other countries. I would strongly recommend if you are considering this game or Civ VII that you avoid it at all costs.

great game, totally worth every dime, and the expansions are great too! dont waste your money on Civ 7, this game here is all you need or want!

I had no idea there is a day you can turn a game into spyware, ABSURD. I disagree to the new EULA and will stop buying/playing any of your game. It's a shame.

the ai is bad but also blatantly cheats, ai civs can pause the game to tell me some bs over and over again, for example if they dont like you they will let you know its annoying if your playing a naval civ on small continent the game will put you on the biggest landmass with 2 other civs who want early war