Sid Meier's Civilization VII
Rule as one of many legendary leaders from throughout history. Establish your civilization, construct cities and architectural wonders to expand your territory, conquer or cooperate with rival civilizations in…
Sid Meier's Civilization VII is a simulator developed by Firaxis Games, released 11 February 2025 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.
What Sid Meier's Civilization VII is
Sid Meier's Civilization VII is a simulator game developed by Firaxis Games and released in 2025. It was published by 2K. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Linux, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows).
The premise, in the publisher's words
Rule as one of many legendary leaders from throughout history. Establish your civilization, construct cities and architectural wonders to expand your territory, conquer or cooperate with rival civilizations in pursuit of prosperity, and explore the far reaches of the unknown world. Will you build an empire that stands the test of time?
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are historical. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player. There are 47 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the Sid Meier series
Sid Meier's Civilization VII is the 39th of 41 entries we hold in the Sid Meier series. It arrived 5 years after Sid Meier's Civilization VI: Platinum Edition. The next entry was Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Arcade Edition in 2026. Its critic score of 82 is almost exactly the series average of 82. The highest-rated entry is Sid Meier's Civilization IV at 95.
How it was received
Sid Meier's Civilization VII holds a critic score of 82 out of 100. That places it above 78% of the 2,881 rated simulator games in our database, which average 71. Games released in 2025 averaged 78, so it scored 4 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel i5-4690 / Intel i3-10100 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200, 8 GB RAM and NVIDIA GTX 1050 / AMD RX 460 / Intel Arc A380. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 20GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Sid Meier's Civilization VII launched on 11 February 2025, within three weeks of Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Avowed, Monster Hunter Wilds and Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Avowed, Monster Hunter Wilds, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Sid Meier's Civilization VII yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Tecumseh and Shawnee Pack
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Xerxes (The Achaemenid) Persona
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Friedrich (Baroque) Persona
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Great Britain Pack
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Carthage Pack
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Ada Lovelace Pack
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Bulgaria Pack
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Nepal Pack
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Simón Bolívar Pack
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: VR
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Crossroads of the World Collection - Wonder Pack
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Himiko (High Shaman) Persona
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Ashoka (World Conqueror) Persona
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Assyria Pack
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Dai Viet Pack
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Genghis Khan Pack
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Right to Rule Collection - Wonder Pack
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Qajar Pack
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Lakshmibai Pack
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Silla Pack
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Tides of Power Collection
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Edward Teach Pack
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Republic of Pirates Pack
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Tonga Pack
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Tides of Power Collection - Wonder Pack
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Iceland Pack
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Ottomans Pack
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Sayyida al Hurra Pack
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Arcade Edition
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Brush and Blade Collection - Wonder Pack
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Toyotomi Hideyoshi Pack
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Heian Japan Pack
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Sengoku Japan Pack
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Yi Sun-sin Pack
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Joseon Pack
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Goryeo Pack
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Update 1.5.0
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: George Washington Pack
Upcoming
Sid Meier's Civilization VII: Earthrise
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