Every empire has its own unique backstory, strengths, weaknesses, structure and leaders. As the player, you are put in complete charge of an ancient civilization of your choosing sometime right after the dawn of the agricultural age.
The Civilization games are a series of turn based 4X games, and currently one of the oldest ongoing video game franchises in existence.
While it is still early days, here’s everything we know about the Civilization franchise and a potential ‘Sid Meier’s: Civilization VII’ game in the future: Traditionally, this would be about the time when developer Firaxis Games would start work on their next title, which may very well be ‘Sid Meier’s: Civilization VII’. The latest game in the main franchise, ‘Sid Meier’s: Civilization VI’, launched in 2016 and has since been treated to two expansion packs as well.
* New Wonders: This expansion set introduces eight new Wonders including the Parthenon, Broadway, the Globe Theater, and the Uffizi.First launched nearly three decades ago in 1991, the Civilization series has since gone through 6 different iterations in the main series, with several spin offs such as 2014’s ‘Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth’. * New Civilizations, Units and Buildings: Nine new leaders and civilizations are introduced, including Poland, Brazil, Portugal, Zulu and more each with their own unique traits, units and buildings.
* International Trade Routes: Build your cities into hubs of international trade by land and sea, creating great wealth and prosperity for your people, while also spreading religion, cultural influence, and science. Change the diplomatic landscape through a new World Congress. * World Congress: The importance of diplomacy is intensified and city-state alliances are more important than ever. Each ideology grants access to increasingly powerful abilities, and serves the different victory conditions in unique ways. * New Policies and Ideologies: Enter the Industrial Age and choose the ideology of your people: Freedom, Order, or Autocracy. Become the first civilization with a majority influence in all other civilizations to achieve a Culture Victory, becoming the envy of the world. * New Culture Victory: Spread your culture across the globe, dominating all other cultures. Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Brave New World also introduces nine new civilizations, eight new wonders, two new scenarios, four new gameplay systems and dozens of new units, buildings and improvements offering an expanded variety of ways to build the most powerful empire in the world. As you move through the ages of history you will make critical decisions that will impact your relationship with other civilizations. Your influence around the world will be impacted by creating Great Works, choosing an ideology for your people and proposing global resolutions in the World Congress. This new expansion provides enhanced depth and replayability through the introduction of international trade and a focus on culture and diplomacy. Sid Meier's Civilization V: Brave New World is the second expansion pack for Civilization V.