It’s almost time for Civilization 7 to arrive, and even though it’s bringing some significant shakeups, it’s on course to be 2025’s biggest new strategy game. While series veterans are naturally going to be locked into Civ 7 from minute one, for many players it will also be their first ever Civilization experience – at least, that’s what Firaxis and Take-Two’s money men hope. If that sounds like you (or someone you know), here’s the perfect way to warm up for Civilization 7 for just three dollars – grab a heavily discounted copy of Civilization 6 through Fanatical.
Plotting a path to enlightenment, advancement, and global dominance is at the core of Civilization, and Civilization 6 offers one of the long-running series’ best iterations of this fantasy. While its art style caused some controversy (something Civilization 7 will reverse as it aims to deliver more realistic visuals) everything else is hard to fault. It’s one of the best strategy games ever, and very soon it’ll be booted into the history books by its successor. Even though there’s less than two weeks until the Civilization 7 release date, there’s still time to give Civ 6 one last blast – or use it for a bit of preparation if you’re a newcomer.
Now, there are some core differences between Civ 6 and Civ 7. The biggest is the three set historical ages that you’ll be bound to in each playthrough: Antiquity, Exploration, and Modern. At the end of each age, a crisis occurs and acts as the gateway to the next age. Depending on how well you handled the previous age and the choices you made, you’ll be able to retain certain elements of your civilization for when you start a fresh one in the next age.
Leaders are also now more flexible than ever in that they can be paired with any civilization. Want Napoleon to lead a Persian civilization? Go for it.
Thanks to an enormous 95% discount over on Fanatical, you can pick up a Steam code for Civilization 6 for just $2.99 / £2.49. This offer is ending on Monday February 3 at 4pm / 7pm and Tuesday February 4 at midnight GMT / 1am CET.
If you want to also get all of the game’s DLC, switch over to the Platinum Edition when you reach the Fanatical page – that includes all six post-launch DLCs and two expansions. It’s also got a similarly huge 94% discount that makes it less than ten bucks.
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