It's already been a pretty lengthy road for Civilization 7. Following the announcement that long-time Firaxis lead Jake Solomon was leaving the studio back in February of last year, publisher 2K confirmed that the next Civilization entry was in development. Civilization 7 was then officially re-revealed during this year's Summer Game Fest, where it was given a 2025 release date. It was also announced that gameplay would be revealed sometime in August 2024.