You guide a civilization from a single settler on an empty map all the way to space exploration, deciding between building wonders, fighting wars, or focusing on culture and science. Turns take a while to plan out as your empire grows, since every choice affects your cities' production and happiness. It is easy to lose track of time telling yourself you will just take one more turn.
Gameplay video
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Screenshots & review notes
The short version
One more turn syndrome is alive and well here, a genuinely legendary strategy game that swallows entire evenings without you noticing.
In the hands
Touch controls translate the deep systems surprisingly gracefully, though AI diplomacy can still feel erratic and turn times slow to a crawl late game.
Look and sound
Bright, cartoonish wonders and a jaunty score keep what could be dry systems feeling inviting rather than intimidating.
The long haul
Endless replay value across civilizations and victory types makes this ideal for strategy fans, though newcomers should expect a real time investment before it clicks.
Frames captured from the gameplay video above; notes are our own take on the game.
What it's like to play
One more turn, now portable: the full 4X experience of building a civilization from settlers to spaceflight, with the Switch version supporting the expansions that add governors, disasters, and the excellent Gathering Storm systems. Districts and adjacency bonuses make city planning a satisfying spatial puzzle. Victory conditions from culture to domination support wildly different playstyles.
Multiplayer works online and via local hotseat, and the game includes robust scenario modes for shorter sessions. The leader agenda system gives AI opponents personality. Touch controls are a surprisingly decent addition on Switch.
Late-game turns slow down significantly on the hardware, and huge maps strain it. The interface, while well adapted, involves a lot of menu digging with a controller. As one of the greatest strategy games ever made in portable form, the compromises are worth it for fans of the genre.