Sid Meier's Civilization® VII

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  • Supports up to 8 online players with PS Plus
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  • 1 player
  • PS5 Version
    Vibration function and trigger effect supported (DualSense wireless controller)

What is Sid Meier's Civilization VII?

The award-winning strategy game franchise returns with a revolutionary new chapter.

Sid Meier's Civilization VII empowers you to build the greatest empire the world has ever known.

Your strategic decisions shape the unique cultural lineage of your evolving empire.

Rule as one of many legendary leaders from throughout history and steer the course of your story by choosing a new civilization to represent your empire in each Age of human advancement.

Key features

Why you should play Sid Meier's Civilization VII

Forge your own path through the Ages

Ages represents the biggest innovation in the Civilization series' history. Each Age is its own rich, nuanced journey, with specific Civilization choices, resources, explorable land, victory conditions and even entire gameplay mechanics and systems. As each new Age dawns, choose a new Civilization to evolve into, unlocking fresh, Age-relevant abilities, attributes, units, infrastructure, Civics and a unique Wonder.

Guide your empire as any Leader

In addition to heads of state, play as visionary new Leaders who made everlasting impacts in philosophy, science, human rights and more. In a first for the series, Leaders and Civilizations are chosen independently, giving you the freedom to combine their strengths and create all-new strategies.

Explore and adapt to an evolving world

Make your mark on a gorgeously detailed world, featuring a more realistic art style and more diverse cultural representation across building and unit design. A new emergent narrative system keeps track of your actions and occasionally provides custom story decisions that unlock gameplay bonuses based on your choices.

An enjoyable strategy experience for all

Streamlined city expansion and management means you can build your sprawling settlements in fewer turns, with no builder units required. Grow your empire quicker with an improved Rural/Urban district system. Further quality of life improvements include managing multiple military units with ease using Commanders, investing in Envoys to perform diplomatic actions, exploring navigable rivers and more.

Get the Tecumseh and Shawnee Pack

Pre-ordering Sid Meier's Civilization VII Standard Edition before February 11, 2025 grants you access to the Tecumseh and Shawnee Pack.* The Tecumseh and Shawnee Pack is included in the Deluxe Edition and Founders Edition.

Tecumseh specialises in diplomacy and defence. His unique ability, Nicaakiyakoolaakwe, increases food, production and combat strength based on the number of allied city-states.

Shawnee is an Exploration Age civilisation that excels at utilising natural resources. Their unique ability, Nepekifaki, gives more food for settlements built on river tiles but slightly reduces food for any cities not built on rivers. Its associated Wonder is the Serpent Mound.

*Internet connection required to redeem bonus content. For digital pre-orders, items will be automatically entitled in-game. For physical pre-orders, items will be delivered via code in box to be redeemed in game. Terms apply.

How Sid Meier's Civilization VII differs from Civilization VI

Sid Meier's Civilization VI

Sid Meier's Civilization VII

Core gameplay

Largely consistent across Eras

Each Age is its own rich and nuanced journey with unique content, mechanics and systems

Leader and Civilizations

Paired like with like

Pair any Leader with any Civilization

Civilization flexibility

Play as one Civilization for the entire campaign

Evolve into new Civilizations with each new Age

Leader status

Leaders are mostly Heads of State

Leaders include individuals who made an impact in science, human rights and more

City development

City development requires the use of Builder Units

Grow and improve your cities without the need to micromanage builders

Military units

Military units must be moved individually

Military units can be combined into Armies by using Commanders

Multiplayer

Multiplayer games are long and span all of human history

Multiplayer games can be shorter, covering a single Age, or longer and spread over a full campaign

Visuals

Stylised and 'cartoony'

Graphics are more realistic with high visual fidelity

Meta-progression

None

New 'Legends' progression system lets you level up Leaders across campaigns

Additional content

Long gaps between post-launch DLC

Post-launch support includes monthly season pass content, ongoing in-game challenges and paid Expansions

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Platform:
PS5
Release:
10/2/2025
Publisher:
2K
Genres:
Strategy
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