*This page last updated: 23 September, 2026 09:30 PST. (Log of recent changes)

Launch DLC

Civilization VII announced several DLC at the same time as the main game's release date was revealed as Feb 11, 2025, some of which would be released at the same date, and some which would released subsequently through September 2025. I have omitted mention of various cosmetic profile content which does not actually interact with gameplay (such as profiles, banners, etc.).

Napoleon

  • Napoleon Emperor persona with linked 2K account.
  • Napoleon Revolutionary persona with linked 2K account and Civ VI login.

Tecumseh and Shawnee Pack

Unlocked by preorder or purchase of either of the content packs below.

  • Tecumseh leader
  • Shawnee civilization
  • Serpent Mound wonder (not sure whether this is part of the base game)

Deluxe Content Pack

  • Crossroads of the World DLC
  • 2 leader personas (Xerxes the Achaemenid, Friedrich Baroque)
  • Four profile customizations
  • Unique badge cosmetic
  • 1 alternate scout skin

Founders Content Pack

  • Deluxe Pack contents
  • Right to Rule DLC
  • 2 leader personas (Conqueror Ashoka, Himiko High Shaman)
  • 1 fog of war tile set
  • 1 Founders palace skin
  • 4 additional profile customizations

Post-Launch DLC

Crossroads of the World Collection

Released in two updates in March 2025. Paid DLC.

  • 2 new leaders: Ada Lovelace, Simón Bolívar
  • 4 new civilizations: Great Britain, Carthage, Bulgaria, Nepal
  • 4 new Natural Wonders: Machapuchare, Mount Fuji, Vihren, Vinicunca

The associated patches will also include the following free content:

  • Event: Natural Wonder Battle
  • Natural Wonder: Bermuda Triangle
  • Event: Marvelous Mountains
  • Natural Wonder: Mount Everest

Right to Rule Collection

Released July 2025. Paid DLC.

  • 2 new leaders: Genghis Khan, Lakshmibai
  • 4 new civilizations: Assyria, Dai Viet, Silla, Qajar
  • 4 new Wonders

Tides of Power Collection

Released Nov-Dec 2025. Paid DLC (was free if claimed before Jan 5 2026).

  • 2 new leaders: Edward Teach, Sayyida al Hurra
  • 4 new civilizations: Tonga, Republic of Pirates, Ottomans, Iceland
  • 4 new Wonders: Great Lighthouse, Nan Madol, Great Blue Hole, Mapu'a Vaea Blowholes

Test of Time Update

Released May 2026, free update.

  • "Time-Tested" civilizations: play any civilization in any Age
  • Triumphs: replacement for Legacy Paths
  • New Victory system: based on a point system.
  • Revised Maps
  • 1 new leader: Alexander the Great

Brush and Blade Collection

Released in two installments June-July 2026. Paid DLC.

  • 2 new leaders: Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Yi Sun-sin
  • 4 new civilizations: Heian Japan, Sengoku Japan, Goryeo, Joseon
  • 4 new Wonders: Mireuksa, Nirayama Reverberatory Furnace, Seongsan Ilchulbong, Nachi Falls

Hall of History Collection

Released September 15 2026. Paid DLC.

  • 2 new leader: George Washington, Elizabeth I
  • 3 new civilizations: Gauls, Babylon, England
  • 2 new Wonders: Globe Theater, Vix

Arc of Tomorrow Update

Due 2027. This appears to be the free update portion of the paid Earthrise expansion.

  • The Atomic Age: a new, fourth Age that extends the playable timeline of history from 1950s to 2050s.
  • As with all Ages, this will include period-specific gameplay, along with new Buildings, Units, visuals, and more.
  • New Atomic Age gameplay systems:
  • Expanded Nuclear gameplay, with new offensive and defensive options and Units, plus a fun twist on mutually assured destruction.
  • Multilateral Agreements, allowing you and other leaders to collectively react to developing situations like a growing stockpile of nuclear warheads with calls for disarmament… or escalation.
  • New empire management tools, like the ability to transform your own Settlements into new City-States, to have finer control over your Settlement Limit and ensure you always have a path to engage in enhanced City-State abilities.
  • Enhanced City-State interactions & Proxy Warfare, allowing you to avoid all-out empire vs empire war by focusing your attention and resources into smaller City-State conflicts as proxies.
  • Great Works of Film, where your Film Crews will hunt for the perfect filming location that differs depending on desired genre, and gives variable benefits depending on the quality of Film produced.
  • Manufactured Goods, allowing you to follow recipes that combine specific commodities to produce brand new, powerful resources like Enriched Uranium.
  • New leaders and Atomic Age civilizations. (unknown how many)

Firaxis Q&A: https://civilization.2k.com/civ-vii/news/arc-of-tomorrow-earthrise-ama/

Earthrise Expansion

"Coming Soon." Paid expansion.

  • Astronomy: in the Antiquity and Exploration Ages, chart the night sky and name the celestial bodies.
  • Space Agency: in the Modern and Atomic Ages, launch space missions to survey moons and planets.
  • Environmental gameplay and terraforming: new units and technologies to manage environmental disasters and "give your people the tools to master their environment."
  • New Science victory.
  • New leaders and civilizations.
  • Space bases are abstracted, not separate maps. There is a map of the solar system called the Planetarium.
  • No space-based military units.