Sid Meier’s Civilization 7 developer Firaxis has confirmed the extremely anticipated technique sport might be Steam Deck verified upon its February 6 launch date.
A easy put up from the official Civilization 7 X/Twitter account made the announcement. “Civ 7 is formally Steam Deck verified,” it mentioned. “Make historical past on the go.”
The subsequent entry within the beloved franchise guarantees a “revolutionary new chapter” because it “empowers you to construct the best empire the world has ever recognized.” Its launch is lastly only a few weeks away, with a prolonged eight years between it and Civilization 6.
Firaxis introduced “the subsequent iteration of the legendary Civilization franchise” was in growth as of February 2023 earlier than absolutely unveiling it as Civilization 7 in June 2024. Followers had been relieved to listen to they did not have additional years to attend because of a 2025 launch window, and Firaxis quickly after confirmed the February 6 date.
IGN known as it “a extra daring, dangerous tackle the components than any of the previous few iterations have been,” in our first preview. We “assume that is undoubtedly the way in which to go, contemplating these older video games aren’t going wherever and are nonetheless fairly playable. From ages that utterly rework your chosen civilization, to a daring, readable, however grounded new artwork model, Firaxis is already placing their greatest foot ahead.”
It is coming to PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One and Sequence X and S, Nintendo Swap, and PC by way of Steam. These desirous to play on its launch date might want to pay $99.99 for the Deluxe Version, whereas these solely keen to pay $69.99 (or $59.99 on Swap) might want to wait till February 11.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll speak about The Witcher all day.