Sid Meier's Civilization VII News

Fantastic Civilization 7 update makes Firaxis' struggling sequel way, way better

Several Civilization 7 updates have arrived since February, but none of them have had quite the impact that either players or Firaxis might have hoped. Over on Steam, the 4X sequel continues to bear the shame of an official 'mixed' rating; in terms of daily concurrent users, it's also still being outstripped by its predecessor Civ 6. But that might be about to change. Stellaris, Manor Lords, Age of Empires, and the other strategy stalwarts may have pulled away from Civ 7, but the latest overhaul, arriving today, is certain to close the gap.

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Civ VII Developer Update - April 2025 | Highlights for tomorrow's 1.2.0 update!

Update 1.2.0 is going live tomorrow! Check out the highlights in our April 2025 update for Civilization VII, including:

Resources Updates
Teams Multiplayer
Food & Growth Rebalance
One More Turn
UI & Quality of Life Improvements
And more!

Watch the full video below:
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This Week in Civ: Civ Steam Point Shop and Feature Feedback: Auto-Explore

Hey, Civ fans! In case you missed it, here’s another roundup of Civilization VII news from the past week:

[h2]Civilization VII Steam Community and Points Shop Items [/h2]
Spruce up your Steam presence with Sid Meier's Civilization VII's Steam Community Items and Point Shop items. Read the full article about all of the available items here.

[h2]Firaxis Feature Feedback: Auto-Explore[/h2]
We hosted a 24-hour discussion on Discord to hear your thoughts about what evolution you would like Auto-Explore to take. Ed Beach joined in to discuss the future of the feature with the fans and talk about design.

A huge thanks to everyone who participated! It was wonderful to hear your insights and opinions. We look forward to continuing these conversations with you. If you missed out, don’t fret, cause there will be more to come. Join our Discord to add your voice to the evolution of Civilization VII and stay updated about any future feedback discussions with the devs, community events, and more.

[h2]Player Spotlight: Great Wall Shenanigans by EuphemisticallyBG [/h2]

[h2]Feedback & More to Come [/h2]
Your feedback is an important part of these updates. Keep sharing your top feature requests, suggestions, and more on Steam and Discord. See you here next week, Civ fans!

Civilization VII Steam Community Items and Points Shop items available now!

Spruce up your Steam presence with Sid Meier's Civilization VII's Steam Community Items and Point Shop items, available now!

As a quick refresher, Community Items are items you can unlock by playing Civilization VII on Steam or Trading with your friends. Points Shop items are Steam personalizations you can get by redeeming your Steam Points; check out the Steam Points overview for full details.

Community Items

Unlock these rewards as you play Civilization VII on Steam!

[h2]Steam Trading Cards[/h2]

Collect Steam Trading Cards for Civ VII leaders Amina, Catherine the Great, Charlemagne, Harriet Tubman, Ibn Battuta, José Rizal, Machiavelli, Pachacuti, Trung Trac, and Xerxes, then trade with your friends to complete the full set!

[h2]Badges
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Show off your collection of Steam badges with these Civ VII hex tiles representing iconic resources!

[h2]5 Profile Backgrounds[/h2]

Turn your Steam Profile into your own personalized empire with these Profile Backgrounds featuring Civ VII leaders and their historically inspired civilization pairings:

Ashoka and Maurya India
Augustus and Rome
Himiko and Meiji Japan
Isabella and Spain
Tecumseh and Shawnee

[h2]5 Emoticons[/h2]

Show people how you really feel with these fun Civ VII leader Emoticons!

Catherine Happy
Charlemagne Sad
Machiavelli Sly
Trung Trac Shock
Xerxes Rage

Points Shop Items

Get these Civilization VII-themed items from the Steam Points Shop!

[h2]Animated Stickers[/h2]

Liven up your chats with these expressive Animated Stickers of Civ VII leaders (plus an adorable Scout Dog)!

Augustus
José Rizal
Trung Trac
Scout Dog

Civilization 7 being compared to Humankind is "probably the best compliment I ever got", says Amplitude boss

Much coverage of Sid Meier's Civilization VII has compared the Firaxis 4X to Amplitude's 2021 release Humankind. As our dirty turncoat strategy game columnist Sin Vega briefly explores in her review for Eurogamer, the game's Age structure, which hands you a new culture at intervals in each campaign, is reminiscent of Humankind's Era transitions.

Developers Firaxis have elsewhere observed that the impression of Civ cribbing notes from Humankind is an unfortunate coincidence. According to an interview with executive producer Dennis Shirk last year, the Civ 7 team came up with the concept on their own, pitching it to parent company 2K Games mere days after Amplitude unveiled Humankind. It's also, of course, worth reiterating that as a historical 4X, Humankind takes plenty of cues from older Civilizations. Still, Amplitude co-founder Romain de Waubert de Genlis was tickled pink when he saw Humankind cited in Civ 7 reviews. "That was probably the best compliment I ever got when I read some of these articles on Civ 7," he told me during an interview about Amplitude's forthcoming Endless Legend 2, adding "I did not see that coming, to be frank."