Sid Meier's Civilization VII News

Civ VII Developer Update - July 2025 | Highlights for tomorrow's 1.2.3 update!

[h2]Update 1.2.3 is landing tomorrow![/h2][p][/p][p]Including Auto-Explore, Age Transition Improvements, and a new unique Commander, Trung Nhi! Hear more about it from the dev team here: [/p][previewyoutube][/previewyoutube][p][/p][p]Also coming alongside tomorrow's update for all our Founder's Edition owners: the first part of Right to Rule*! Genghis Khan, alongside Dai Viet and Assyria, will be releasing with 1.2.3. Keep an eye out for more game guides and info soon, and check out the full roadmap here for Right to Rule![/p][p][/p][p][/p][p]*Right to Rule Collection is included in the Founders Edition of Civilization VII. It is also available for separate purchase (base game required). Terms apply.[/p]

New Civ 7 update improves a controversial mechanic and brings back a classic one

It's been five months since Civilization 7 launched, and it's still struggling to find its feet. Civ 6 is pulling in loads more players on Steam, and recent user reviews for the sequel sit at 'mostly negative.' Issues like a lacking UI, the controversial Ages system, and missing key features are all weighing the game down. But that doesn't mean Firaxis isn't putting the work in. The studio has been consistently updating Civ 7 since launch, gradually improving the experience and acting on player feedback. Now, with update 1.2.3 around the corner, Firaxis is taking another look at Ages and finally bringing a key feature back.

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Civilization 7 is getting auto-explore for scouts, reminding me that I both hate and love auto-explore

The next major Sid Meier's Civilization VII update will make some fairly sizeable tweaks to Firaxis' latest, not-greatest 4X strategy sim. It'll rearrange the workings of age transitions, with a view to providing a bit more continuity between epochs and helping you finish your to-do list before crossing the threshold. We can expect a new commander, too - Trưng Nhị, sister to existing Vietnamese leader Trưng Trắc.

Perhaps most significantly, the feature will re-introduce auto-explore mechanics for scouts. This piques my interest, inasmuch as I haven't ever thought critically about auto-explore mechanics, and now that I do, I realise I regard them with a mixture of enthusiasm and spite.

One of my biggest annoyances with the Civilization 7 UI is its lack of quick feedback. The new 4X game hasn't landed the way developer Firaxis would have wanted, with low Steam review scores four months on from launch. Big fixes are in the works, however, and the most recent update feels like the start of a climb in the right direction. But there are some problems that can be more immediately fixed, and modders have done exactly that with the introduction of a tool to easily see exactly the effect of new policies.

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Civilization 7 just hit its lowest price ever

History has a knack for repeating itself, at least that's what "they" say. Not with Civilization 7 though, nuh-uh. Developed by Firaxis Games, this is the seventh installment of the iconic turn-based strategy game, which allows you to conquer the land of a bygone era lost to history and take the crown for yourself.

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Sid Meier's Civilization VII News

Civ VII Developer Update - July 2025 | Highlights for tomorrow's 1.2.3 update!

New Civ 7 update improves a controversial mechanic and brings back a classic one

Civilization 7 is getting auto-explore for scouts, reminding me that I both hate and love auto-explore

Simple, powerful Civilization 7 mod fixes one of the worst problems with its UI

Civilization 7 just hit its lowest price ever