The Labor Day weekend is upon us (in Canada and the US, anyway, and we’ll remember to spare a thought for our UK colleagues who shall be engaged on Monday) and holy cow, it’s about time. If you end up in want of one thing to do, here is a thought: Play Civilization 7, as a result of it is free to play on Steam till September 10.
Civ 7’s had sort of a tough go of issues because it launched in early 2025. It made some massive modifications to the components that did not go over nicely with a good portion of the fan base, the UI was nearly universally unpopular, and efficiency was dodgy.
Firaxis has been banging away on it ever since, to blended outcomes: A significant replace launched in Might introduced an enormous bump in player numbers on Steam, however the reactions expressed through Steam opinions have been nearly actually break up down the center. Civ 7’s Steam score stays “blended,” with solely 48% optimistic consumer opinions, whereas concurrent participant numbers on the platform are nonetheless working neck-and-neck with the 16-year-old Civilization 5.
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Civ 5 is way beloved however I think about Firaxis and Take-Two wish to see individuals transfer on.
Ah, but here’s the counterpoint: It’s free. Just go around to Steam and click the “Play Game” button, and after some requisite amount of downloading, you’re playing Civ 7 without spending a penny. It’s hard to go wrong, really.
If the past year-and-a-half of updates have got Civilization 7 to a point where you think to yourself, ‘Yes, I would like to play this game all the time,’ you can also pick up the standard and deluxe editions for half price until September 17: That’s $35/£30/€35 for the former, and $50/£45/€50 for the latter.
The Civ 7 development team (a small part of it, anyway) will also be discussing what comes next during a livestream from PAX on September 5—you can catch that on YouTube, Twitch, and Facebook.
Hi, I’m Rishab. I’m a passionate pc gamer and an avid video game content writer. I have been involved with video games for over 2 decades now, and even today, after playing an astronomical number of games over the years, I’m still eager for more. In my free time, you will find me enjoying a hot cup of coffee and playing my favorite relaxing fishing game, Dave the Diver.
