Idle Civilization: Civ Builder

Idle Civilization does the genre of idle clicker games very well. Most of the traditional “grinding” of the game is done while its running in the back ground and you check in the upgrade things. There are minor bugs but they are rare and don’t affect gameplay much. Like with all idle games the ads are extremely woven throughout the gameplay but aren’t as oppressive as they are in many other games, however I don’t appreciate having to watch one every time I upgrade a building 5 times (which you in turn do 4 times to every building other than the guys). The game also only lasts for about a week or even less if you check the game on the hour. All in all it’s a fun time-waster game and I’m hoping they add in a new civilization soon.

This game had me pulled in, and even though in the end it wasn’t what I thought it was, I still had a great time playing it for a few days until I reached the end. My original thought was you take 1 society, upgrade and advance them. That’s not what happened. It’s actually you take several civilizations SPOILER: Cro-magnons, Egyptians, Indiana, Aztecs, etc. No more spoilers: And make them the best they could be by upgrading houses for more people and production, and buildings for multipliers. The ads are so frequent, and to progress the game you have to watch them. Not even being hyperbolic, once a building reaches lvl 5, you watch an ad to let you upgrade it more. But it’s worked in that every ad is worth it, and honestly, I don’t mind them. Overall good game, but could use some work with the mechanics.

One issue I have found is that when I’m not on the app my level doesn’t increase I have been on 23 for the past few days and only see and increase to 24 when I’m actually playing. This kinda takes away from the point of an idle game? Other than that I have loved the game and hope the devs can fix the issue!

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A true mark of a good game is if it forces you to watch ads to generate revenue or if it merely offers ads as an option for things like boosts in the game. This game is one of the former. Ads are required to progress multiple times through every stage. I stopped counting after 30 *required* ads just to get through stage 1. I endured for a couple days but after being stuck on level 23 on a completed Egyptian map and realizing no matter how much money I made my level progress bar wasn’t going up because I wasn’t watching more ads, I called it quits

It’s not the worst idle game I’ve played - the x2 bonus is one of the lowest I’ve seen (ad for 5mis of x2 production - another ad to add 15min...). The most frustrating part is how the level ups work - I’m not sure what the requirements are, but some levels won’t start until you’ve hit certain upgrades, or time, or something that isn’t clear...it’s a real turn off.