Summary
Sid Meier’s Civilization 7is now available to play, having arrived alongside a big update that addresses some early access player complaints. Many moreCivilization 7patches are expected to materialize in the coming weeks and months.
Civilization 7was treated to an international releaseon February 11, at midnight ET. However, anyone who purchased the game’s Deluxe or Founders Editions was able to start playing it up to five days early.
During theCivilization 7early access phase, developer Firaxis rolled out three updates, the latest of which debuted on Monday, February 10. Dubbed 1.0.1 Patch 2, the newest version of the game addresses multiplecomplaints fromCivilization 7early adopters. A dozen of its fixes target the strategy game’s user interface, which some players previously characterized as lacking polish. For instance, yield icons now populate correctly when transforming a town into a city, and the Settlement menu no longer fails to open when clicking on the Settlement Banner that belongs to someone other than the player. Likewise, Espionage actions are now easier to track as a result of the newly introduced notifications informing the player about their completion.
Civilization 7 1.0.1 Patch 2 Introduces Numerous Gameplay Changes
The February 10 update also introduces a variety ofCivilization 7gameplaychanges. City States will no longer disappear during an Age Transition, but instead turn into friendly independent powers. Meanwhile, naval combat has been polished with the goal of making units behave more consistently, like ensuring they move into the attacked tile after defeating an enemy. The patch also makes the Antiquity Age Loyalty Crisis easier to manage by allowing players to increase settlement happiness via town villa purchases.
Civilization 7 Cross-Platform Multiplayer Is Temporarily Unavailable
The 1.0.1 Patch 2 has so far only been rolled out to the PC, macOS, and Linux versions of the game. Since theCivilization 7console portsare no longer on the same update, Firaxis has temporarily disabled the game’s cross-platform multiplayer. Elaborating on the reasons for not treating the patch to a full-fledged multi-platform release, the developer said it wanted to expedite improving the desktop experience. Once the studio has finished deploying critical fixes, futureCivilization 7updates may begin rolling out at the same cadence for both PC and consoles.
Although early access players and reviewers voiced some complaints aboutCivilization 7being rough around the edges, that didn’t stop Firaxis' latest title from generating significant pre-release momentum. By early February 2025, the game was already leading Steam’s Top Sellers chart, and after briefly being dethroned byKingdom Come: Deliverance 2, it has reclaimed the top spot as of February 11.
