Civilization 7 Is Coming To VR, Bringing The RTS To Life Like Never Before
Sid Meier's Civilization VII isn't planning to stay in the Antiquity Age, as proven by a recent announcement and trailer announcing that the strategic world building game is going to be released on VR later this year. Currently, the game is still in its advanced access stage, with the official release of the non-VR edition of the game taking place on February 11, 2025. 's review of the game paints it in a favorable light, despite some issues and growing pains of a series that is changing the systems after over two decades.
As announced on 's news page, and in a companion trailer for the reveal, is in development by PlaySide Studios and will be published by 2K. The game will be released in Spring 2025 for the Meta Quest 3 and 3S, and is available for people to wishlist now, although no price has been shown yet. The current, non-VR, edition of is available on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo, and is currently in Advanced Access for anyone who prepurchased the Deluxe or Founders editions of the title.
The announcement for proclaims that it will make the RTS a more immersive experience of building an empire, researching technology, and entering into diplomatic relations, or war, with other civilizations. In a trailer released on YouTube, it shows bits of the gameplay that players will experience, with people taking on an almost God-like position above their virtual worlds and being able to control pieces on the map with the Meta Quest controllers.
Bringing to the virtual reality gaming space comes as a bit of a surprise, particularly as a game that is so involved with a plethora of menus, and games that can last many hours long. The 4X strategy game will be designed to play more like an interactive board game experience in VR, meeting with world leaders around a command table with the world laid out in the middle. Players can enjoy the game in single-player or join a game with up to three other VR players in online multiplayer.
Sadly, the early reviews from
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