2K and Firaxis have revealed extra details about Sid Meier’s Civilization VII at gamescom 2024. After first publishing a teaser trailer at Summer season Recreation Fest 2024, the businesses revealed the discharge date and gameplay particulars for the brand new sport on the European gaming occasion.
A brand new trailer for Civilization VII appeared first throughout the gamescom 2024 Opening Night time Dwell stream. It confirmed a fast montage of in-engine footage, together with buildings from varied civilizations and models from completely different ages. The principle spotlight of this trailer was the discharge date announcement.
The brand new sport can be obtainable on February 11, 2025. Whereas prior entries used to look first on PCs with consoles like Nintendo Swap getting them in a while, this trailer’s ending section hints that Civilization VII can be obtainable concurrently on not solely PCs but additionally the PS5, PS4, Nintendo Swap, and Xbox platforms.
Quickly after that, Firaxis held an official gameplay showcase stream devoted to the sport on the collection’ official YouTube channel. The brand new sport could have civilizations tied to every of the three completely different eras, and the chief character the participant chooses is not tied to their authentic civilization.
For instance, whereas Hatshepsut is initially associated to Egypt, the participant can select to have her lead the Aksum civilization as an alternative within the Antiquity Age. As the sport progresses in age, the participant must select a unique civilization for Hatshepsut to guide, corresponding to Songhai or Mongolia within the Exploration Age, and Buganda within the Fashionable Age.
2K has additionally up to date the sport’s Steam web page with further bonus editions that present each in-game content material at launch and post-launch DLC that 2K will launch sooner or later. Individuals who have pre-purchased any version of the sport—together with the usual model earlier than launch—can get the native American civilization Shawnee and Tecumseh as a playable chief.
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII can be obtainable for PC by way of Steam and Epic Video games Retailer, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Swap, Xbox Collection X, and Xbox One on February 11, 2025.
