As Civilization 7 rumbles ever nearer towards launch, writer 2k has begun detailing plans for after the technique sequel arrives on February 11. In a particular livestream earlier this week, the writer unveiled Civ 7’s roadmap for the remainder of 2025, revealing two paid DLCs and two free updates touchdown between now and September, with “extra to come back” later within the yr.
These two paid updates are named “Crossroads of the World” and “Proper to Rule”, every including new civs, new leaders, and new pure wonders. Crossroads of the World arrives scorching on the heels of the sport’s launch, dropping in two components throughout March. Early March will introduce Victorian mathematician Ada Lovelace as a playable chief, in addition to 4 new pure wonders and Carthage and Nice Britain as playable civilizations. The remainder of the DLC will arrive a few weeks later, letting you conquer the world as South American revolutionary Simon Bolivar, and play with the cultures of Bulgaria and Nepal.
The second paid DLC “Proper to Rule”, will declare its legitimacy someday between April and September. The specifics of this pack aren’t as detailed, however the replace will carry two new leaders, 4 new civs, and 4 new world wonders.
As is customary today, every paid pack will launch in tandem with a free replace. Complementing the primary a part of Crossroads of the World, is a free new occasion referred to as “Pure Surprise Battle”, in addition to a brand new pure marvel, the Bermuda Triangle—one of many high three irrational fears of each baby alongside quicksand and piranhas. With the second a part of Crossroads, all gamers will get Mount Everest as a pure marvel, accompanied by the “Marvelous Mountains” occasion. Additional free updates will coincide with the launch of Proper to Rule, however once more, 2k would not specify what these updates will contain.
That is a good chunk of additional content material, though I reckon Civilization 7’s long run success is much extra prone to hinge upon how its adjustments are acquired. The sequel takes some massive swings in altering the underlying expertise. Robert Zak already mentioned the importance of those adjustments in his current preview, remarking on how its age transitions “would be the most radical, disruptive mechanic within the historical past of the collection.” However that disruption is prone to be contentious amongst gamers, because it denies gamers the flexibility to information a single Civ by way of your entire course of historical past. Early entry for Civilization 7 begins on February 6, so we’ll discover out precisely how the brand new recipe tastes in a matter of days.
