What changed in Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI in 2023

The Seven Seas challenge is played in Heroes & Legends mode, allowing players to pursue various victory conditions.

Players can attempt the Seven Seas challenge at either Prince or Emperor difficulty based on feedback from the first challenge.

Civilization VI's ESRB interactive elements have been updated to include 'in-game purchases'.

Participate in the Seven Seas challenge from December 12 to January 9, featuring the Norwegian leader Harald Hardrada.

Test your leadership skills in achieving a Culture Victory as Pericles with no barbarians and starting resources.

Civilization VI's ESRB interactive elements have been changed to include 'in-game purchases'.

New: +300 Gold when conquering a city for the first time or earning Gold from a Barbarian Outpost. Increases to 500 after Metal Casting and 700 after Steel.

New: Industrial Zones give +2 Amenities and +3 Loyalty per turn, but Plantations give -2 Loyalty per turn.

Abraham Lincoln can no longer complete the 'A Man A Plan A Canal Panama' Achievement as Teddy Roosevelt.

Fixed a reported issue with Ottoman Empire leader Suleiman's (Muhtesem) secondary agenda not working properly.

Changed Kongolese leader Nzinga Mbande's preferred settlement placement; she now dislikes foreign settlement a great deal more.

New: 75% discount on levying units, all units pay 2 less Gold maintenance, and +1 Influence Point per turn from the Stave Church.

Added Victory Achievements for Leaders introduced in Civilization VI: Leader Pass.

New: All Spies operate at 1 level higher and gain 100% of the Culture, Science, and Faith from successful offensive missions.

Fixed an issue that was preventing Barbarian attack forces from spawning properly on Immortal difficulty.

Fixed a reported issue that was preventing pillaged Dams from being repaired.

The announcement celebrates Julius Caesar's birthday and encourages players to engage with the new content.

Players can now add Julius Caesar to their roster of leaders by linking their 2K Account to their Steam Account.

Resolved an issue where background music can stop during gameplay.

Increases England's Trade Route Capacity by 2 after acquiring the first Great Admiral and provides +3 Gold for every specialty district in the origin city.

The sixth and final DLC pack in the Civilization VI: Leader Pass introduces three new leaders: Elizabeth I, Harald Hardrada, and Victoria.

Introducing new leaders: Elizabeth I, Harald Hardrada (Varangian), and Victoria (Age of Steam) with unique abilities.

+10% Production in Cities for every Industrial Zone building and +2 Production to all Strategic Resources.

The Rulers of England DLC pack is now available as part of the Civilization VI: Leader Pass.

75% Discount on Levying units and all units pay 2 less maintenance; additional benefits for levied units in Rise and Fall + Gathering Storm.

The Leader Pass adds 18 new playable leader selections to Civilization VI.

Great Builders Pack released as part of Civilization VI: Leader Pass.

Significant quantity of crash and stability fixes implemented.

Miscellaneous model and animation polish + text tweaks to earlier release of Leader Pass packs.

Introducing new leaders Sejong, Ludwig II, and Theodora with unique abilities.

Portugal and Tokugawa now show Faith modifiers in Trade Routes.

Automatically migrate options, settings, logs, etc., location to AppData directory.

Wonders, even if not finished, receive +2 Culture for every adjacent District. All Culture adjacencies provide Tourism after discovering Castles.

Ability no longer applies to units when attacking Cities not at full health.

Upon completing your first Technology from a new Era, receive double your Science per turn as Culture.

Holy Sites provide Culture equal to their adjacency bonus. Farms provide a Faith adjacency to Hippodromes and Holy Sites.

The Great Builders DLC introduces three new leaders: Theodora of Byzantium, Sejong of Korea, and Ludwig II of Germany.

Costs 20% less gold to Recruit Great People and the Market gains 2 Great Writing slots. Great Works of Writing receive +4 Gold and +2 Production.

Resources along floodplains receive +1 food and +1 culture. +1 appeal on floodplains instead of standard -1.

Introducing new leaders Ramses II, Cleopatra (Ptolemaic), and Sundiata Keita with unique abilities.

Gain Culture equal to 15% of the construction cost when finishing Buildings and 30% when completing Wonders.

Melee units can convert Barbarian units into your units.

All offensive Spies operate at 1 level higher and gain 25% of the Culture and Science from successful missions. Receive a free spy after discovering Defensive Tactics.

All Cities can convert 50% of Production into Food, Faith, or 100% if it is Gold. Cities with 10+ Population gain additional Gold, Science, and Culture.

Introducing new leaders Yongle, Wu Zeitan, and Qin Shi Huang with unique abilities.