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Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Sid Meier's Civilization VII is Firaxis Games' latest 4X strategy game, letting players guide an evolving empire through distinct Ages of history, with major new content continuing through the Atomic Age and Earthrise expansion in 2027.
Release
February 11, 2025
Status
Released
Platforms
PS5 • PS4 • Xbox Series X|S • Xbox One • Nintendo Switch • Nintendo Switch 2 • PC • Mac • Linux
XGW Hype
★★★★☆
Developer
Firaxis Games
Publisher
2K
About Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Overview
Sid Meier's Civilization VII evolves the long-running strategy series around distinct historical Ages, changing civilizations and legendary leaders. Following major post-launch updates including Test of Time, Firaxis is expanding the game again in 2027 with Arc of Tomorrow, a free update that introduces the Atomic Age as a new fourth Age spanning roughly the 1950s through the near future. The game's first paid expansion, Earthrise, will extend the campaign with space exploration, environmental systems and missions across the solar system.
Release Information
Sid Meier's Civilization VII launched on February 11, 2025. The free Arc of Tomorrow update and the paid Earthrise expansion are scheduled for 2027, with exact release dates still to be announced.
Platform Information
Sid Meier's Civilization VII is available on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, and Mac and Linux via Steam.
XGW Game Brief
What We Know
- Firaxis Games develops Civilization VII and 2K publishes it.
- The game uses a multi-Age campaign structure in which civilizations can evolve across different periods of history.
- The Test of Time update added Time-Tested Civilizations, allowing players to keep one civilization throughout an entire campaign.
- Arc of Tomorrow is a free major update launching in 2027.
- Arc of Tomorrow introduces the Atomic Age as Civilization VII's fourth Age, spanning approximately the 1950s through the near future.
- The Atomic Age adds new civilizations, leaders, units, buildings, technologies, civics, modern visuals and expanded nuclear gameplay.
- Gandhi is confirmed to return as a playable leader with the Atomic Age.
- Earthrise is Civilization VII's first paid expansion and launches in 2027.
- Earthrise expands space exploration across the campaign and allows Atomic Age civilizations to establish space agencies and launch missions across the solar system.
- Earthrise also introduces environmental-adaptation systems tied to terrain, natural disasters and global temperature.
- Update 1.5.0 is scheduled for September 2026 and adds the True Start Location: Earth map alongside map-generation, diplomacy and interface improvements.
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