Civilization 7’s full launch day Steam peak comes in at half of Civ 6’s

While those willing to part with some extra cash have already been reveling in Civilization 7 thanks to its early access period, today finally sees its gates opened to everybody. The long-awaited strategy game was always going to ruffle some feathers with how it’s reshaped its game structure and unshackled leaders so that they can spearhead any civilization you want. But there’s no escaping the fact that early user reviews have been concerningly low for Civ 7. With more players pouring into the game today, things are slowly improving on the reviews front, and it’s naturally hit a new Steam player count peak too. While that peak may be half the size of what Civilization 6 achieved when it launched back in 2016, Civ 7’s wide multi-platform release may be a factor in the disparity.