Sid Meier's Civilization V

Many would say Civ VI was where the Civilization franchise peaked, but simply put, they're just wrong. I've been playing this game for decades and I'm still learning new things. Civ V is the goat of grand-strat games and I doubt it will ever be dethroned.

Civilization V is the ultimate "I’ll go to bed at 10 PM, oh wait it’s 4 AM and I’m invading Poland" simulator. It’s not just a strategy game, it’s a full-time addiction wrapped in a board game. You start with a tiny group of dudes holding sticks and end up dropping nukes on Gandhi because he looked at your sugar plantation wrong. The "just one more turn" loop is so real it should come with a government warning label. Before you know it, you’ve spent six hours researching agriculture and declaring war on your best friend over a piece of whale meat. It’s simple to pick up, impossible to put down, and ruined my sleep schedule for a month.

Great game, Although I wish there was a casino and a strip club improvement