With each new Civilization release, fans of previous versions have taken polarising views of the changes made and it will be no different with this one. However, what might tip opinions in a particular direction is how well it runs and, to cut to the chase immediately, it's not brilliant. It's not terrible either, but depending on the hardware you have in your gaming PC, Civilization 7 could be smooth and trouble-free, or something of a grindfest.
