Quite a nice surprise! Sid Meier's Civilization VII from Firaxis Games / 2K has been given the green tick of approval from Valve, as it's now Steam Deck Verified ahead of release.
It’s also possible I’m wrong, I never played the games before CIV6 (or not enough to learn them), but on Fdroid it’s described as an “Open source 4X civilization-building game” which I assumed means it’s a CIV4 clone.
Either way, it’s a good game - one of the best open source mobile games for sure.
If you want something Civ 5-like on mobile, check out Unciv. Its an open source and using Civ 5 as a template. https://yairm210.itch.io/unciv
Isn’t it based on CIV4?
I played both so maybe I’m confusing the rulesets but I thought it was Civ V. Totally possible I am wrong though.
It’s also possible I’m wrong, I never played the games before CIV6 (or not enough to learn them), but on Fdroid it’s described as an “Open source 4X civilization-building game” which I assumed means it’s a CIV4 clone.
Either way, it’s a good game - one of the best open source mobile games for sure.
“4X” is the genre. I’m going to give it a try!
I had no idea, thanks!
For other unenlightened lemmings:
4X is apparently an abbreviation of “Explore, Expand, Exploit, Exterminate”
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/4X