However, as noted by executive producer Dennis Shirk, Civilization 7 ended up "polarising the audience" when it was released, particularly disliked by veteran fans of the series.

Glad to see the civ change mechanic was so bad they had to remake the game. 7 was such a huge disappointment. As someone who likes all the Civs, 7 was plain terrible. If people are playing a civ for a certain power and that power ends at an era then change the power and not how the game is played.

Civ 7 is wall to wall poor design.