Sid Meier's Civilization®: Beyond Earth™

Take-Two and 2K games have updated all their games Terms of Service, turning this game as well as all of their other games into literal spyware. Important Info in Terms of Service: • Mods are a bannable offense • Display of Cheats/Exploits is bannable • Forced arbitration clause and a waiver of class action and jury trial rights for all users residing in the United States and any other territory other than Australia, Switzerland, The United Kingdom, or The Territories of The European Economic Area • You can be banned for using a VPN while connecting to online servers • Cannot access game content on a Virtual PC Then we have the lack of transparency in data processing, data transfers to third countries, dubious consent by minors, no purpose limitation, profiling and to top it all of - insufficient justification for data use. Collected Data Types as per the EULA, it's a generalisation for anything and everything 2K related, this list includes more than just what the game collects. It includes everything they want to collect through their services, from you. • Identifiers / Contact Information: Name, user name, gamertag, postal and email address, phone number, unique IDs, mobile device ID, platform ID, gaming service ID, advertising ID (IDFA, Android ID) and IP address • Protected Characteristics: Age and gender • Commercial Information: Purchase and usage history and preferences, including gameplay information • Billing Information: Payment information (credit / debit card information) and shipping address • Internet / Electronic Activity: Web / app browsing and gameplay information related to the Services; information about your online interaction(s) with the Services or our advertising; and details about the games and platforms you use and other information related to installed applications • Device and Usage Data: Device type, software and hardware details, language settings, browser type and version, operating system, and information about how users use and interact with the Services (e.g., content viewed, pages visited, clicks, scrolls) • Profile Inferences: Inferences made from your information and web activity to help create a personalized profile so we can identify goods and services that may be of interest • Audio / Visual Information: Account photos, images, and avatars, audio information via chat features and functionality, and gameplay recordings and video footage (such as when you participate in playtesting) • Sensitive Information: Precise location information (if you allow the Services to collect your location), account credentials (user name and password), and contents of communications via chat features and functionality.

Beyond Earth is not a sequel to Alpha Centauri. Once you get past that disappointment, it becomes easier to appreciate what Beyond Earth has to offer on its own merits. It's not a "great" game but the graphics are visually appealing, the music is good, the game introduces some interesting new mechanics, and the gameplay is as addictive as ever. Unfortunately, one of the most memorable features of Alpha Centauri, the unique and distinctive factions, was completely abandoned for Beyond Earth. Instead, the developers designed generic, monotonous factions that can be customized which in turn just makes them all feel the same, wrapped up in different colors. Also, it becomes quite apparent that the developers abandoned this game early on in its lifespan as is apparent in the lack of DLC's and the number of game breaking bugs that still persist. Even playing on a small map, the game crashed numerous times during my first and only playthrough. When it actually runs, the game deserves a thumbs up, but beware, it will crash on you so save your game often. I still hope that one day we will get a true sequel to Alpha Centauri, as long as it does not come with the same avaricious business model as Civ 7. It really highlights the priorities of a company when they release 14 DLC's in the first 3 months after releasing a new game (DLCs that should have come with the base game) while they still have not fixed a game from 2014 for their fans so that it can be played without constantly crashing.

EN \ RU WARNING - 2K GAMES Spying you Take-Two and 2K games have updated all their games Terms of Service, turning this game as well as all of their other games into literal spyware. including Borderlands, Bioshock, Mafia, Civilization, X-Com and others. Important information in the Terms of Service: • All information about you, including personal data (name, address, phone numbers, transactions, software used on the PC and other goodies, including porn that you watch), is collected and then leaked to potential advertisers • Banned for mods • Banned for cheats and exploits • Banned for VPN • Banned for virtual machines • Ads can be shown in games, as if it were a free mobile milking machine • You automatically refuse to file a lawsuit when you launch their games • And finally: they reserve the right to change this Agreement in whole or in part at any time See you in the green store, guys. RU\ ВНИМАНИЕ - 2K GAMES Шпионит за вами Take-Two и 2K games обновили лицензионные соглашения на все свои игры, включая бордерлендс, биошок, мафию, цивилизацию, икс ком и другие. Важная информация в Условиях обслуживания: • О вас собирается вся инфа, включая персональные данные (имя, адрес, телефонные номера, транзакции, используемое на пк по и прочие прелести, включая порно, которое вы смотрите), после чего сливается потенциальным рекламодателям • За моды бан • За читы и эксплойты бан • За впн бан • За виртуальную машину бан • В играх могут показывать рекламные ролики, будто это бесплатная мобильная доилка • Вы на автомате отказываетесь от подачи иска в суд при запуске их игр • И последнее: они оставляют за собой право изменять это Соглашение полностью или частично в любое время Увидимся в зелёном магазине, ребята.

Giving a thumb down and not playing until they change terms of service and stop spying players.

Still holds up to this day, and with Rising Tide adds dynamics I don't see in more recent Civ titles. Really enjoy the sci-fi look and is applied in really interesting ways here. Really wish it had gotten one more expansion and gave the base factions a refresh and more dynamic unique abilities and traits. Also really wish they had unique units and buildings, however, the mods are all great and really add that depth. Fun base game, even more fun with mods. Tech web is also a really fun concept for a Sci-Fi civ and really frees up how you can play. I'd get the base game+Rising Tide whenever it goes on sale like I did, unless you have the funds to shell out $60 for the base game and Rising Tide, go ahead. Worth it if you want a fun Sci-Fi civ

Fine game that I cannot unfortunately recommend anymore. New Take Two privacy policy MAY collects spyware level of personal information on my computer activity. I did not agree to this when purchasing the game.

Gameplay Mechanics: 6/10 Narrative: 5/10 Graphics: 7/10 Sound and Music: 7/10 Replayability: 6/10 Innovation: 6/10 I really wanted to love Beyond Earth. A new planet, the remnants of humanity starting over, futuristic tech—it sounded like the perfect evolution of Civilization. But after a few games, the excitement wears off, and what’s left is a half-baked version of Civ V with a sci-fi skin. Gameplay is just… fine. The core turn-based loop is intact, but everything feels a little thinner. The new mechanics like the tech web and affinities seem cool at first but end up being shallow and unbalanced. Even city-building and combat—normally highlights in Civ—lack the punch and depth of earlier titles. Score: 6/10. Narrative is a missed opportunity. Colonizing a new world should feel massive and mysterious, but the factions are bland, the quests are generic, and nothing ever truly surprises or challenges you. Score: 5/10. Graphics are serviceable. The alien terrain and unit designs look decent, but after a while, everything blends together and lacks visual personality. Score: 7/10. Sound and music are solid, though not particularly memorable. The soundtrack fits the tone, but it's not enough to elevate the experience. Score: 7/10. Replayability suffers because the factions don’t feel distinct and the tech paths don’t lead to dramatically different playstyles. It just doesn’t have the addictive “one more turn” magic. Score: 6/10. Innovation tries to shake up the Civ formula, but none of the ideas feel fully realized. It’s more ambitious in concept than execution. Score: 6/10. Bottom line: If you're a Civ fan, you'll find moments of enjoyment here—but they’re buried under systems that feel undercooked. Beyond Earth is a cool idea that doesn’t quite land. You're probably better off playing Civ V or VI again.

2K changed their EULA to make all of their games become literal spyware. I will NEVER play another 2K game again.

i hate the change of the eula after i purchased a game so you can fill it with spyware but in all actuality this is the worst civ game ive played honestly dont know what the thought process was behind this game its just so bland and boring despite the wonders of space being so vast and infinite they managed to make me wonder how they managed to make it vastly empty and infinitely lame

Spyware and data farming is unacceptable.

Great game, shitty publisher can burn.

My initial impressions are it has the Civ juice. Not sure what all the complaints are about.

It was fun, a little weird at times but good.

Good game. A bit difficult for understand what to do at start.

[h1]civ but make it cyber goth[/h1] [it’s civ v wearing a neon wetsuit, which means:] familiar, not too thinky, & the aliens won’t guilt-trip you when you turn their nest into condos. the lore is paper-thin (perfect, i’m tired), victories wrap up before the sun rises, and the soundtrack slaps way harder than it had to. [hr] [b]if you want spreadsheets in space without catching feelings for cartoon settlers,[/b] this is pure junk food. ten bucks on sale, worth every synthetic soyburger. [b]recommendation:[/b] buy, crank affinity up to “glow-stick hive mind,” and watch gandhi’s grandkids cry on a poisoned planet that ain’t even their own.

This game started out so cool and then just kinda sputtered into a really meh space to me. It's still a fun game for sure, and I would never call it bad, but if you've played any civ past like 4 or revolution this is gonna be really gimped and lacking

I'd hope they'd revive Beyond Earth. This is more engaging and enjoyable for me than the other Civs.

Spiritual successor of beloved Alpha Centauri

After Civ7, this game is amazing to play

unsafe spyware

2K out of mind ! fcking Spyyyy !

Better than "Civilization" 7.

Not too happy with 2k

new Eula = very evil

Kernal-level spyware.

It's now spyware. Read the EULA.

it's civ in space. if you like civ, you'll like this.

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