Civilization VI · Mods
Civ 6's modding scene is mature and stable — most of the mods below have been maintained and refined for years and work cleanly together. All are available through the in-game Steam Workshop browser; just subscribe and restart the game.
None of the mods below are made or supported by Firaxis or 2K. Gameplay-affecting mods (the Balance & AI and Content Expansion categories) can also disable achievements in some cases — check each mod's Workshop page for specifics before subscribing if that matters to you.
The most widely used UI overhaul for Civ 6 — reorganizes menus, adds more information to tooltips and city/production screens, and generally reduces the number of clicks needed to manage a late-game empire.
A lighter-weight alternative to CQUI for players who want quality-of-life fixes without a full interface overhaul — cleaner tooltips, better yield visibility, less visual clutter.
Reduces the number of clicks needed to manage spy missions and overhauls the espionage screen with clearer information — genuinely useful once you have more than two or three Spies active.
Shows adjacency bonus information directly on the map as a tooltip when placing a district, instead of requiring you to build it first to see what you got.
A comprehensive, actively maintained balance overhaul that rebalances civilizations, units, and districts based on ongoing community feedback and data. Well-documented and widely used by the competitive and multiplayer community — the same project maintains a public reference site cataloguing every change.
Improves AI decision-making — settling, district placement, military behavior — without changing any of the underlying game rules or giving the AI hidden bonuses.
A lighter AI improvement mod focused specifically on making the AI a more competent military and diplomatic opponent in the mid-to-late game.
Adds new unique units, buildings, and abilities to existing civilizations that only got a partial kit at launch, aiming to bring every civilization up to a more consistent level of depth.
Adds new sea resources, a Kelp Forest terrain feature, and rebalances fisheries and Water Parks to make ocean tiles genuinely worth fighting over instead of empty filler tiles.
Adds new Natural Wonders and terrain variety to the map generator, giving more distinctive and memorable starts.
Before diving into balance mods, make sure you know how the base game's systems work.
Districts & Adjacency Guide