How Civ 7 Reimagines The Idea Of 4X Games

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In the 4X strategy genre, the franchise stands out as one of the most well-known and popular examples. Now, with scheduled to come out early in 2025, developers have announced a few tweaks that could shake things up in how 4X titles are handled moving forward. While the game will certainly still include many of the staple mechanics that people love in the series, it will also include numerous changes to set this seventh entry apart from all its predecessors.

Though there have been concerns that is making too many changes and will become too far adrift of what has made the series great, some of the changes are in direct response to things that have overwhelmed or burdened players in past titles. Among these is a change to how players will manage their empires, while still qualifying as being a part of the 4X strategy genre. Things will be more streamlined in many ways, large and small, such as removing the Builder Units in favor of having population growth naturally cause improvements in towns, as one example.

games are high on any list of the best 4X strategy games, and are often used as an example when trying to explain what a 4X game is. These games must meet certain characteristics, with its name «4X» coming from the requirements themselves:

These games are the ones where players must explore the game world, expand their area of control, exploit by using their resources to strengthen their base or country, and exterminate by attacking other civilizations or powers. Naturally, each of these aspects are what form the core gameplay of titles, and it is hard to imagine an entry in the franchise that would not feature each of these qualities.

One of the new features coming to Civilization 7’s early game will involve a game mechanic that Civ 6 didn’t quite manage to nail down correctly.

In, these will still be core facets of the gameplay, but there will also be a new look at how the city management will be handled to eXpand and eXploit in the game. Listening to player