Publisher 2K Games announced Sid Meier’s Civilization VII during its Summer Games Festival. The real-time strategy game will be released in 2025 for PC and game consoles. It is not clear exactly when. More details about the game will be released in August.

2K Games has released a teaser for the game publishedBut there are no images of the game available yet. The clip reveals that Sid Meier’s Civilization VII will also be released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. 2K Games wrote that gameplay footage of the game will also be shown in August. It is not yet clear exactly when.

There were already rumors circulating that 2K Games would announce Civilization VII during Summer Game Fast. After all, some Reddit users had several hours before the official announcement Discover a banner for the game On the publisher’s website. It was eventually removed again.

In February of 2023, developer Fireaxis announced the news that a new Civilization game was in the works. The developer has also parted ways with studio head Jake Solomon. His successor has been named Heather Hazen, an executive producer who worked at Epic Games, among others.

The last Civilization game, Civilization VI, was released on October 21, 2016. The game received two major expansions and several smaller downloadable content. Tweakers published a comprehensive review shortly after the game’s release.