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Civilization 7 Review Update

A year and a half of updates have brought meaningful improvements alongside a few steps backward.

IGN / Tom Marks

Review

Civilization 7 finally gets hotseat local multiplayer via a new update out now, which also makes cities moodier and overhauls governments

Following a serious revamp with the Test of Time update, Civ 7 devs Firaxis are ready to deploy the next raft of additions and tweaks to the strategy game. With the ability play as one society through an entire game now in place, this latest update delivers another classic Civ staple - the option to take on your mates on one PC via hotseat local multiplayer games.

Rock Paper Shotgun / Mark Warren

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As Civilization 7's lengthy revitalisation continues, much-requested hotseat multiplayer is one of several new features arriving next week

Almost 18 months after Civilization 7's bumpy launch - which saw it panned by players for a range of issues, including a poor UI, controversial changes to the series' classic formula, and a lack of features - developer Firaxis' slow and steady course correction continues next week with the launch of another major update, this time including much-requested hotseat multiplayer.

Eurogamer / Matt Wales

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The huge Test of Time update for Civilization VII is out now

Finally giving Civilization VII players what they really want - Test of Time brings the ability to play continuously as one civ all the way through. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

GamingOnLinux / Liam Squires-Hand

Update

The long awaited Civilization 7 Test of Time update is here, bringing a huge suite of changes with it

The day that all of you Civvers have been hoping for is here. Firaxis have been promising Civilization 7's Test of Time update for a while now, and as I write these words into existence, that very update is available for you to download, complete with the most requested feature, the ability to play as one civ for a whole campaign.

Rock Paper Shotgun / Oisin Kuhnke

Update

Civilization VII finally lets you build a civ that stands the test of time

Civ 7’s devs talk walking back the game's most controversial decision.

Ars Technica / Samuel Axon

Interview

Civilization 7's imminent update will add one of history's most famous conquerors for free, in Firaxis' latest bid to coax you back to its controversial sequel

Tests of Time has one last surprise in store.

PC Gamer / Rick Lane

Update

Civilization 7's huge 'Test of Time' update arrives this month, and it's full of deep changes to the divisive 4X game

Sid Meier's Civilization 7 was in no way a flop - in fact, it's been performing well enough and has long-term potential, according to Take-Two - but there's no denying it caused a rift with its more daring design decisions that have split the community since its early 2025 launch.

Eurogamer / Fran Ruiz

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Civilization VII "Test of Time" update lands May 19, finally letting you play entirely as one civ

Test of Time is a huge update announced for the mixed bag that is Civilization VII, as Firaxis finally deal with the main complaints. Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

GamingOnLinux / Liam Squires-Hand

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Civilization VII Update Will Finally Let Players Stay as One Civ Through All Ages, as Take-Two Boss Admits: 'We Got It Wrong'

Civilization VII is set for a major update that finally let players stay as one civ through all Ages, as the boss of parent company Take-Two has admitted: “we got it wrong.”

IGN / Wesley Yin-Poole

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Civilization 7 devs Firaxis finally slap a release date on the Test of Time update, acting on "over a year's worth of listening" to moans about the Age system

Firaxis are finally ready to fire the nuke that is Civ 7's free Test of Time update, the strategy game's "biggest and most fundamentally game-changing" revamp yet. The update, headlined by the ability to bypass the Age system and play as one society through an entire game in classic Civ fashion, will arrive on May 19th.

Rock Paper Shotgun / Mark Warren

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Civilization 7 is profitable, says Take-Two CEO, even if they 'got it wrong' with the Ages system

Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said that Civ 7 has been "a profitable enterprise" while acknowledging that they got aspects "wrong."

PC Gamer / Tyler Wilde

Business

‘We got it wrong’ with Civilization VII, says boss, as major update announced

"What we tried to do was a bridge too far" with Civ 7, says Take-Two CEO

VGC / Andy Robinson

Update

Firaxis reveal Civilization 7's not good enough at building attack maths, tanking its late-game performance - a patch/tutor is here

Band of soldiers + building. What does that equal, Civ 7? It's ok, stop panicking. I know you've been struggling with some late-game maths, and Firaxis have gotten you a tutor in the form of a fresh patch, which also rolls out 2K's teen accounts. The latter allow parents to cut off access to a few elements of the strategy game, in an effort to keep under 18s safer from forces that aren't nuke-happy Confucius.

Rock Paper Shotgun / Mark Warren

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