# Any discussion of a Sid Meier's CIV 7 game in production or coming out soon? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** video-games-e-games\ **Created:** [October 27, 2021, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-discussion-of-a-sid-meiers-civ-7-game-in-production-or-coming-out-soon/953308 "2021-10-27T12:41:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2021, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-discussion-of-a-sid-meiers-civ-7-game-in-production-or-coming-out-soon/953308/1 "2021-10-27T12:41:40Z")
Since I’m hateplaying civ 6 (it took the gathering storm expansion for me even to find the game tolerable) I’m wondering if there’s been any rumbling of a civ 7 game coming out soon or even one in production that I’ve missed … cause it’s about time for and I’m ready to move on … ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-discussion-of-a-sid-meiers-civ-7-game-in-production-or-coming-out-soon/953308/2 "2021-10-27T14:46:54Z")
Have you seen Humankind? https://store.steampowered.com/widget/1124300 I have it on my wishlist waiting for a sale. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2021, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-discussion-of-a-sid-meiers-civ-7-game-in-production-or-coming-out-soon/953308/3 "2021-10-27T17:26:21Z")
Looks like a straight up Civ knockoff, perhaps a especially good one, but a knockoff nonetheless. To the OP, this is all I’ve seen: [It sure looks like Civilization 7 is getting underway at Firaxis | PCGamesN](https://www.pcgamesn.com/civilization-vii/narrative-lead-job-posting) ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2021, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-discussion-of-a-sid-meiers-civ-7-game-in-production-or-coming-out-soon/953308/4 "2021-11-21T16:00:38Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > I have it on my wishlist waiting for a sale. Humankind is okay, I guess. It’s not any better than Civ VI. It might be a little more dull, which is saying a lot, because Civ VI is dull. I have a suspicion no Civ game will ever be all that great anymore. They’ve become far too laden with mechanics that distract from the actual fun of the game. A Civ VII that was better than VI would have to actually make the game a bit more streamlined, as opposed to adding things (Tourism??) The Firaxis ad for a developer does not look promising: “…driven to find new ways of storytelling within our genre.” No, you don’t need that for Civ. The game should allow the PLAYER to tell their own stories. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2021, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-discussion-of-a-sid-meiers-civ-7-game-in-production-or-coming-out-soon/953308/5 "2021-11-22T23:25:09Z")
6 wouldn’t be so bad with some tweaks …like making the wonders useful again like the pyramids counting as a granary or the great library counting as a library and getting rid of the city-planning aspect of it…and letting the workers/engineers be automated again I know its more historical for the traders to make the roads but still the gathering storm expansion did help make it a better game heck, even a few tweaks to the good things they let you do would help … I mean what’s the point of units not needing transports if all they do is get killed by barbarians the minute they enter the water? ---
**Author:** ![duality72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duality72/32/3910_2.png) [@duality72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duality72)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2021, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-discussion-of-a-sid-meiers-civ-7-game-in-production-or-coming-out-soon/953308/6 "2021-12-02T15:56:47Z")
I think Humankind is a great take on a Civ game. Very civ-like, but also a lot of fresh ideas. Not all of those new ideas are great, but I appreciate the freshness.