Civilization's 35-year journey, from MS-DOS to Civ 7

An oral history of Sid Meier's Civilization series covers its evolution from the original MS-DOS game through 35 years of strategy gaming. Creatives from Firaxis and Meier himself walk through the franchise's milestones, including the upcoming Earthrise expansion for Civilization 7. The piece traces how one turn-based empire-building concept shaped a genre and kept players coming back across decades.
Which Civilization era or expansion defined the series for you?


