It's the PC game shrunk down with little in the way of corner-cutting or compromises to get the experience to feel right on a console control scheme. It was a good facsimile of Civ, but not really the real deal.Ĭivilization 6 on Switch is the real deal. The best attempt up until now was 2008's Civilization Revolution, a great attempt to make the Civ formula work on console and a great game in its own right, though it was a significantly streamlined and simplified experience that many PC-playing Civ veterans were left cold by. Despite that I was dubious when Civ 6 was announced for Switch - the series has a middling history of console ports that doesn't exactly inspire confidence. While the fourth entry is still my favourite in the Civilization series, I've still logged a good 200 hours on the Steam version of Civilization 6.

It's never necessarily seemed the best fit for consoles - but against all odds, the Nintendo Switch version of Civilization 6 works brilliantly. It's one of my go-to games to relieve stress - just kick back, relax, and manage my way through the ages.

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