Want to help shape the future of Civilization VII? The Firaxis Feature Workshop is officially reopening! This program brings dedicated players directly into the development loop to test, break, and provide feedback on early features ahead of our biggest updates.
What’s being workshopped in Civilization VII?
Our next Workshop rounds are focused on testing two key areas: the Arc of Tomorrow update and our first paid expansion, Civilization VII: Earthrise.
Free Update: Arc of Tomorrow
Arc of Tomorrow is a massive update introducing the Atomic Age, free for Civ VII players extending Civ VII’s timeline from the 1950s through the 2050s. While gameplay details are subject to change, here is what we’re currently building:
Atomic Age: A new, fourth Age that extends the playable timeline of history from the 1950s through the 2050s.
Modern world & visuals: Sweeping urban city architecture, updated tech and civic trees, new Triumphs, social policies, narrative events, music, and more.
New civs & leaders: A new roster of period-specific civs, plus the return of a certain fan-favorite leader…
Enhanced City-State gameplay & Proxy Warfare: Voluntarily release distant Settlements as brand new City-States to fine-tune the size and shape of your empire, engage in a broader set of interactions with them, and even prompt them into Cold War-style proxy wars in order to steal away other City-States from your opponents in smaller-scale conflicts.
Expanded Nuclear gameplay: Broader nuclear delivery and defensive options, diplomatic disarmament agreements, and brand-new espionage actions provide ways to engage with nuclear gameplay like never before. Plus, we'll have a fun twist on mutually assured destruction by giving you a critical window to deploy defenses or fire back with a retaliatory strike whenever the big bombs begin to fly.
Civilization VII: Earthrise
Civilization VII’s first paid expansion, Earthrise, centers on space exploration and environmental adaptability. Earthrise expands your empire's horizons – taking humanity from charting the stars in the Antiquity Age to establishing a space agency in the Atomic Age that launches missions across the solar system. Back on Earth, it introduces new tools to manipulate terrain, boost tile yields, and build civil engineering projects to protect against natural disasters, alongside – even more! – new civs and leaders.
How Can I Participate?
👉 To apply to the Firaxis Feature Workshop, please fill out our player-interest form linked here before September 29.
To ensure we can effectively collaborate with you, we do have a few baseline requirements:
Own Civilization VII on Steam.
Be at least 18 years old.
Be comfortable communicating in English.
Since this is a hands-on process, being active on Discord is essential for chatting with the team and sharing your vital feedback. Once you submit the form, our team will review your application for consideration in Round 1 and/or Round 2.
How do I know if I’ve been selected?
If you’re selected, we’ll reach out to you via the email associated with your 2K Account (please note this selection process may take some time as we finalize the official start date of Round 1). Once you sign an NDA, you will receive a link to the Workshop Discord server and a unique one-time-use Steam key that will grant you access to the build, and channels specific to the Arc of Tomorrow and Earthrise play sessions. Within Discord, we’ll give you more information to access the test build and provide feedback on new features directly to the Firaxis developers.
If you’re not selected for Round 1, stay tuned for news of Round 2! We plan to expand our testing pool as the Workshop continues. For those of you who are not selected to participate, please know we are always taking in feedback from everywhere players talk Civ, so keep us letting us know your thoughts whether it’s the Civ Official Discord or Steam. For frequently asked questions and to stay up to date on the latest, check out the Firaxis Feature Workshop page on the Civilization website.
