Sid Meier's Civilization VII

Turn-based historical 4X strategy across three evolving ages

Firaxis Games · Published by 2K · Released Feb 10, 2025

Reviews: Mixed; 47% of 62K
Recent reviews: Mixed; 54% of 819 in 30 days
Playing now: 7,140; peak 24h 8,953
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 1 week ago; Sep 15, 2026

What is Sid Meier's Civilization VII?

A turn-based historical 4X strategy game in which you lead an empire through the Antiquity, Exploration, and Modern Ages. You explore, expand settlements, research technologies, build wonders, conduct diplomacy, and command armies while deciding whether your civilization keeps its identity or changes between ages.

For you if...

+you enjoy turn-based empire building across distinct historical ages
+you want detailed city planning and streamlined army movement
+you like mixing leaders and civilizations for different strategies

Not for you if...

−you dislike campaigns split into major age-based phases
−you prefer real-time battles over turn-based empire management

What players say

47% of 62,098 reviews are positive · 54% of 819 in the last 30 days

Players praise army commanders for reducing unit micromanagement, along with city planning, combat, and the visual presentation. Many say the Test of Time update substantially improves the age system and overall state. Players still criticize the interface, limited late-era development, and paid DLC pricing.

Screenshots and trailer

Sid Meier's Civilization VII system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Win 10 64 Bit
Processor: Intel i5-4690 / Intel i3-10100 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 1050 / AMD RX 460 / Intel Arc A380
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 20 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: Denuvo Anti-tamper - 5 activations within 24 hours machine activation limit
Third-party account: 2K Account for Online Interactions (Not Required for Offline Play) (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Achievements: 47
Steam features: Workshop, Family Sharing, Trading cards, HDR

Steam Deck: Verified

All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese. Text only: Portuguese - Brazil.