Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth

DestructoidDarren Nakamura

9.5/10

If only there were more variety in the structure of the victory conditions between divergent philosophies, Civilization: Beyond Earth would be a perfect game. Even with that dissonance, it is damn close. The Civilization pedigree holds a lot of weight after all these years, and Beyond Earth more than lives up to its name.

GameSpotMike Mahardy

9/10

In this city by the sea.

Gaming NexusTom Bitterman

9/10

Another success in the line of Civ games.  It does a good job of setting the scene and taking the player along on a story of hope, struggle and triumph.  The ability to customize your side both before and during the game will lend itself to long debates over the "best " strategies.  Replayability and the inevitable mods and expansions will keep this on your hard drive for a long time.

Impulse GamerDakoda Barker

It would be easy to call Civilization: Beyond Earth a simple science fiction re-skin of Civilization V. What mechanics aren’t identical appear to be a

Worth PlayingDustin Chadwell

8.5/10

Sid Meier's Civilization: Beyond Earth is a sci-fi themed strategy game where you, as part of an expedition sent to find a home beyond Earth, lead your people into a new frontier, explore and colonize an alien planet and create a new civilization in space.

Capsule ComputersJamie Laike Tsui

8.5/10

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GameWatcherNick Horth

7/10

I’m sure Firaxis will eventually make a great game out of Beyond Earth. They’re a smart development team that knows how to improve and iterate on a solid core product, which Beyond Earth certainly is. Right now, though, I can’t help but feel slightly disappointed by the state of the game. It’s perfectly enjoyable, but for every smart innovation it seems to have lost a portion of both complexity and character. There’s potential here, but we’ll have to wait for a couple of meaty exp...