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Sid Meier's Civilization VII

Turn-based historical 4X strategy across three evolving ages

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

SimulationStrategy

Third-party account required DRM declared on Steam

Reviews
Mixed
48% of 47K
Recent reviews
Mixed
48% of 494 in 30 days
Players
6,514
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 month ago
Sep 30, 2026
Minimum PC
GTX 1050
8 GB RAM · 20 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 79/100 (critic reviews)

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

48% of 46,692 reviews are positive · 48% of 494 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.

Players over time

▼ -27% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 9,975 players on Sep 27, 2026.

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Nov 7, 20266,514
Nov 6, 20264,881
Nov 5, 20264,758
Nov 4, 20265,236
Nov 3, 20265,353
Nov 2, 20265,394
Nov 1, 20268,075
Oct 31, 20267,173
Oct 30, 20265,230
Oct 29, 20265,057
Oct 28, 20265,257
Oct 26, 20266,550
Oct 25, 20268,378
Oct 24, 20267,901
Oct 23, 20266,504
Oct 22, 20266,462
Oct 21, 20266,595
Oct 20, 20266,778
Oct 18, 20268,802
Oct 17, 20267,967
Oct 16, 20266,656
Oct 15, 20266,697
Oct 14, 20266,967
Oct 13, 20267,379
Oct 11, 20269,068
Oct 10, 20268,140
Oct 9, 20267,198
Oct 8, 20267,104
Oct 7, 20267,347
Oct 6, 20267,597
Oct 4, 20269,343
Oct 3, 20268,786
Oct 2, 20267,496
Oct 1, 20267,322
Sep 30, 20267,467
Sep 29, 20267,942
Sep 27, 20269,975
Sep 26, 20269,518
Sep 25, 20268,335
Sep 24, 20268,106
Sep 23, 20267,140
Sep 23, 20268,953
Sep 22, 20268,980
Sep 21, 20268,966

Screenshots and trailer

Sid Meier's Civilization VII screenshot 1

Sid Meier's Civilization VII system requirements

Minimum: GTX 1050, 8 GB RAM, 20 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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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

Recommended

OS
Win 10 64 Bit
Processor
Intel Core i5-10400 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Graphics
NVIDIA RTX 2060 / AMD RX 6600 / Intel Arc A750
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
20 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12

Does Sid Meier's Civilization VII have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: PvP online and LAN. It also has a single-player mode. Crossplay with other platforms is declared.

Does Sid Meier's Civilization VII run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • 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

PC version details

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

Does Sid Meier's Civilization VII use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

11 DLC available.

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