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Sid Meier's Civilization VII

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Game details

  • Description Build and guide an empire across eras with deep turn-based 4X gameplay, combining hex-grid city expansion, tactical combat, diplomacy, and grand-strategy decisions that shape your civilization's destiny.
  • Genre Grand Strategy, Historical, Strategy, Military, 4X, Simulation
  • Developer Firaxis Games
  • Publisher 2K
  • Release Date Feb 10, 2025

Latest updates

Update 1.4.2 Hotfix - August 13, 2026

We're rolling out a hotfix to address a handful of community-reported issues. Thanks for your ongoing feedback, Civ players. P.S. We know you're eager for our next big drop! The team is currently heads-down on an update coming in September, but we didn't want to hold back these stability fixes while you wait. Stay tuned for more updates! ...

Update 1.4.2 – July 28, 2026

Update 1.4.2 is rolling out to all platforms today! With Test of Time in the rearview mirror, we’ve continued to be hard at work revisiting some of Civ’s preexisting systems to help give them greater depth. To that end, this update brings a handful of features and improvements we’re excited to share with you. ...

Update 1.4.1 – Hotfix 2 – July 9, 2026

We’re deploying a hotfix that addresses an issue where AI opponents weren’t declaring war as often as expected. Note for Switch players: This fix will be coming to Nintendo platforms alongside our 1.4.2 update in the coming weeks. Until then, Crossplay Multiplayer with users running the latest 1.4.1 Hotfix 2 release on other platforms will be unavailable. We appreciate your patience! In the meantime, Steam players can still use the console-compatible-switch beta branch to play Crossplay Multiplayer...

Update 1.4.1 Hotfix - June 30, 2026 (Linux/Steam Deck)

We’re deploying a hotfix specifically for console and Linux/Steam Deck players. This update primarily addresses a controller responsiveness issue, while also bringing over a few fixes that were previously released for desktop players.

  • Addressed a reported issue where the controller could lose functionality when choosing an Enhancer Belief.
  • Addressed a reported issue where Affirmation Traditions failed to appear under the Heian Traditions tab during game setup. ...

Update 1.4.1 – June 23, 2026

With Test of Time now in players’ hands, we wanted to take a moment to say thank you to everyone who’s jumped into Civilization VII recently. We’ve loved seeing the response to the massive changes in Update 1.4.0, but the wheels of development (not unlike the wheels of history) keep on turning. It’s already full steam ahead for Civ VII! ...

Civilization VII's FREE Test of Time Update Out Now!

The day is finally here, Civ VII players: The Test of Time update is now live in-game! For those who haven't been following its progress, Test of Time – also called Update 1.4.0 – is magnitudes more than just a patch or even most of our larger, regular Updates. It's over a year's worth of passionate feedback, meaningful iteration, and the Firaxis Feature Workshop's invaluable playtesting synthesized into a huge, free update joining...