Firaxis Games has revealed an overview of the upcoming update forSid Meier’s Civilization 7. According to a new blog post, this is one of the most content-packed updates forCivilization 7, introducing long-awaited features, advanced options, and several improvements based on testing and community feedback.
Civilization 7was released in February 2025, nine years after its predecessor. In this new chapter of the acclaimed turn-based strategy game series, the game is divided into three ages - Antiquity, Exploration, and Modern. Taking on the role of a legendary leader from a diverse cast, players must lead their civilization to progress by building cities and architectural wonders, making technological discoveries, and expanding their territory by conquering or cooperating with rival nations. Aiming to keepCivilization 7an engaging experience, the developers have revealed what’s coming next.
Civilization 7shared an overview of update 1.2.2, which is scheduled for release on June 17. One of the highlights of the patch is the addition of large and huge maps, supporting 10 civilizations in single-player, and eight civilizations for those who want to test the feature byplayingCivilization 7multiplayer. The game will also add several advanced options to give players greater control over how they start a game. One of these settings will allow them to choose which crises to display in the game and adjust the AI difficulty by tweaking systems such as economy and combat.
Another feature introduced with update 1.2.2 is Steam Workshop support, allowing players to share and discover newCivilization 7mods. The Urban Center will receive a new design and now will boost gold and happiness toward building maintenance, unlocking key structures such as the library. A new city specialization called Resort Town will be added, alongside minor adjustments to other city types, 24 new city bonuses, two new Pantheons, and 14 new Religious Beliefs. Other changes players can expect include bug fixes, UI polish, quality-of-life improvements, and more bonuses available across every Age.
In addition to releasing the summary of the upcoming update, the developers discussed newCivilization 7featuresthat will be released in the coming months. One of these is Auto-Explore, which is scheduled for release in July and is expected to work similarly to how it does inCivilization 6. Another feature mentioned is Hotseat Multiplayer, and although Firaxis says there is no set date yet for this requested mode to be added, the devs confirm that they are “actively scoping” it.
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