Firaxis and 2K have released a newCivilization 7update for June 2025, bringing long-awaited features like new maps, expanded Advanced Game Options, Town Specialization, City-State Bonuses, Beliefs, and much more. With update 1.2.2, the developer is really putting in the work to turn things around forCivilization 7, which has struggled quite a bit since its early 2025 launch.
Civilization 7was officially announced at Summer Game Festin June 2024 and became one of the most anticipated titles for turn-based strategy fans. The previous entry in the franchise launched in 2017, withCiv 6being a major success and still maintaining an active player base. Players had to wait almost 8 years for a new title—though it came with several flaws. WhileCivilization 7marked a bold reimagining of the franchise, many felt the new game offered simplified mechanics compared to previous entries, and complained about the interface that, while more modern, felt clunky, inconsistent, and too mobile-like. Despite the criticism, the developer has been working to improve the game and is now rolling out a new content update.
One of the update’s highlights is maps, as the developer added support for Large and Huge map sizes across all ofCivilization 7’s map types. These maps support 10 players and 8 for multiplayer campaigns, but Firaxis noted that its goal is to make Huge maps for 12 players in the near future. It’s worth noting that the bigger the map, the higher the hardware demands, so the developer warns about potential performance drops.
The update has also introduced new Advanced Game Options, allowing players to customize the game as they please. The new options—introduced only in singleplayer—include 6 different ways to alter the game, such as enabling or disabling specificCivilization 7Crises, Legacy Paths per Age, changing AI difficulty, among others.
Two new Pantheons have been added to Antiquity, alongside new city-states and towns. Responding to players' feedback aboutCiv 7’s religion system, the developer also updated some existing Beliefs and added new ones to help players spread their religion more easily. Additionally, since community mods were a big part ofCivilization 6, Firaxis and 2K now want to replicate that by rolling out Steam Workshop support and an initial version of the Modding SDK, allowing players to find and install mods.
On top of all this, the update also adds a new loading screen, alongside a lengthy list of changes to gameplay, UI/UX, leaders, narrative, audio, and a lot more. Update 1.2.2 represents Firaxis and 2K’s latest effort to improveCivilization 7’s reputationand bring the game closer to fans' expectations.
