Civilization VII

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Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Developer(s)	Firaxis Games
Publisher(s)	2K Games
Distributor(s)	Take-Two Interactive
Composer(s)	Christopher Tin
Series	Civilization
Platforms	Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Release date(s)	February 11, 2025
Genre(s)	Turn-based strategy, 4X
Modes	Single player, multiplayer

Sid Meier's Civilization VII (called Civilization VII or Civ7 for short) is a turn-based strategy and 4X game in the Civilization franchise that was announced at Summer Game Fest 2024 on June 7, 2024. The game is set to be released on February 11, 2025.

Completely new features

These features in Civilization VII have not existed in any game in Civilization series before:

• Each civilization is bound to an age. When age transition occurs, the player must change their civilization, similar to Humankind.
• There are 3 ages in the game - Antiquity, Exploration, and Modern. Near the end of each era there will be a crisis, forcing the player to add negative policies.
• There is new yield type - Influence, which is used to conduct diplomacy with other civilizations.
• Rivers now exist in two categories: small rivers that can be crossed normally like in past entries, and wide, navigable rivers that naval units and embarked units can travel through.

Differences from Civilization VI

• Leaders are not bound to specific civilizations, being able to lead any civilization, and gain additional attributes throughout the game.
• There are no Worker/Builder units. Tile improvements are built by the city and occupy rural tiles. Roads can automatically be built by settlements.
• Settlers are now divided into two separate units. The player starts with a Founder civilian unit, which produces the player's capital city. Subsequent Settlers created by the capital or other cities can go on to produce new Towns, which provide Gold instead of Production. Specific buildings can be bought in Towns for Gold, but they can only produce new things on their own after they are upgraded into cities.
• Districts have been replaced by urban tiles which must be placed adjacent to other urban tiles. These can be specialized based on the buildings built in them.
• Barbarians and city-states are replaced by Independent Powers, which can either be conquered or befriended.
• Some technologies and civics can be researched deeper via Mastery, enhancing them at the cost of a set amount of Science or Culture.
• Units no longer gain XP and receive promotions, except for new Commander units.
• Selected wonders are associated with specific civilizations.

Civilization VI expansion features in Civilization VII

Many features introduced in Civilization VI expansions will appear in Civilization VII.

• Disasters
• Railroad

Gallery

Logos and cover art

Civilization VII hex logo

Civilization VII banner

Civilization VII Deluxe Edition

Civilization VII Founders Edition

Civilization VII Collector's Edition

Screenshots

Aksumite civilization

Egyptian civilization

Mayan civilization

Mauryan civilization

Roman civilization

Shawnee civilization

Sample start location

Unit combat preview

Crisis popup

Age progress

Diplomacy screen

Videos

Sid Meier’s Civilization VII - Official Teaser Trailer

Sid Meier’s Civilization VII - Gameplay Reveal Trailer

Sid Meier’s Civilization VII - Official Gameplay Showcase

Sid Meier’s Civilization VII - Narrator Reveal Trailer

“History is Built in Layers” - Civilization VII Developer Livestream - PAX West

External links

• https://civilization.2k.com/civ-vii/

Civilization VII [edit]
Lists Buildings Civics Civilizations Governments Improvements Leaders Quarters Religions Pantheons Resources Technologies Terrains Natural wonders Units Unique units Wonders
Concepts Age Attribute Building City Capital Population Town Civic Combat Difficulty level Diplomacy Government Improvement Map Tile Quarter Religion Pantheon Resource Speed Technology Terrain Natural wonder Unit Movement Range Sight Strength Unique unit Victory Wonder
Miscellaneous DLC Soundtrack Updates

Civilization Series
Game	Expansion packs
Civilization	None
Civ II	Conflicts in Civilization Fantastic Worlds Test of Time
Civ III	Play the World Conquests
Civ IV	Warlords Beyond the Sword Colonization (Total conversion)
Civ V	Gods & Kings Brave New World
Beyond Earth	Rising Tide
Civ VI	Rise and Fall Gathering Storm New Frontier Pass Leader Pass
Civ VII
Official Spinoffs	Sid Meier's Colonization Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Alien Crossfire Civilization Revolution CivWorld Civilization Revolution 2 Sid Meier's Starships Civilization: Eras & Allies
Other Games	Pirates! Railroad Tycoon XCOM (IP) Freeciv Imperialism C-evo Civilization: Call to Power Call to Power II FreeCol Pirates!: Live the Life CivCity: Rome Railroads! NewCol Unciv Humankind
Comparisons	Comparison between Civilization games Civilizations Glossary of Civilization terms