Sale30 Apr 2026Firaxis Anniversary Sale - Join the 30th Anniversary CelebrationFiraxis Anniversary Sale May 1st represents a historic milestone for Firaxis Games: 30 years of crafting world-class strategy experiences. To mark three decades of excellence and the debut of a bold new studio identity, a special anniversary sale is now live on Steam. This event is a tribute to the studio’s history, offering deep discounts on the iconic titles that have defined the genre for a…
There is a new update available for Rising Tide. This update introduces the Wonder War, allows for Domination-focused plundering of an opponent’s final city, adds additional information about Artifact rewards, expands the Black Market Covert Op, and makes additional bug fixes and UI improvements. And last but not least, we’ve updated the colors for Chungsu. The full patch notes are far too long…
There is a new update available for Rising Tide. In addition to bug and UI fixes, this patch introduces changes to the War Score system and combat resolution, Covert Ops, and Trade Units that will have a major impact on the game. The full patch notes are far too long to paste here, so please refer to the Civilization blog below for the full list of changes. If you run into any issues, please co…
We've published a blog post detailing the 3 new Hybrid Affinities coming to Rising Tide, the expansion to Beyond Earth launching on October 9. Read about the Hybrid's ideals and characteristics on the Civilization blog here . Pre-order Rising Tide now and save 10%! Follow Civilization on Twitter → Like Civilization on Facebook → Subscribe to Civilization on YouTube →
You can now pre-order Rising Tide, the expansion pack to Beyond Earth due to launch this fall. If you pre-order now, you will receive 10% off the price. Pre-order here: If you'd like to learn more about Rising Tide's overhauled diplomacy system, check out this video from our YouTube page:
2K Announces Sid Meier’s Civilization®: Beyond Earth™ – Rising Tide Expansion Pack Extensive addition for sci-fi entry to award-winning Civilization franchise introduces aquatic gameplay, an overhauled diplomacy system, hybrid Affinities and more! Join the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #RisingTide New York, NY – May 18, 2015 – 2K and Firaxis Games today announced Sid Meier’s Civiliz…
The release of the Winter 2015 Update brought a number of changes to Wonders and their effects. This hotfix is intended to correct some bugs which players have experienced. - Quantum Computer and Promethean now function correctly. - Ectogenesis Pods now give the correct Food per population. - New Terran Myth now correctly applies culture to trade routes between different factions. This is avail…
The Winter 2015 Update for Civilization: Beyond Earth is now live! Your game should automatically update itself through Steam - if you are encountering issues, try restarting your Steam client. You'll know you have the new version if you see version number 1.0.2.658 below the main menu. Full list of changes in this update can be read here:
We’re preparing another update for Civilization: Beyond Earth. This update has two major purposes: Further balance updates and improvements to the game, and laying the groundwork for integration with Sid Meier’s Starships. Both the Starships and Beyond Earth teams have been interested in the idea of having two separate games able to pass information between them, and what that might mean for pl…
We’re releasing a hotfix for Civilization: Beyond Earth that affects players using certain kinds of older NVidia video cards. Players experiencing stability issues since the release of the previous patch should see more reliable performance.
We’re happy to report the first major patch for Civilization: Beyond Earth is now available. This patch, a collaborative effort between Firaxis Games and all of you who took the time to provide feedback since launch, will automatically download the next time you start up your Steam client. If the patch is not downloading, try restarting Steam. Players affected by the 144hz monitor issue should…
We’d like to thank all our fans for the feedback and reports they have been posting and sending in. The team has been working hard on bug fixing and balancing, and as you’ll see in the change list below, we’re close to locking down this patch. We’ll share more specifics for the gameplay changes shortly while the build is making its way through the approval process. -Firaxis Games • Implementing…
Aspyr has announced that the Mac version of Civilization: Beyond Earth is complete and will launch tomorrow afternoon. If you pre-ordered the game through GameAgent, Aspyr's online store, then you'll receive your Steam key sometime tonight. Keep an eye on your email! More info here:
While the soundtrack for Civilization: Beyond Earth has been located inside of the game files since launch, many players found the structure of these files, as well as the file format, to be confusing. Following this feedback, we came up with a way to deliver the soundtrack files in friendly .mp3 format, all through the Steam client. So here's how to access the soundtrack files: 1. Open Steam,…
Since we launched Civilization: Beyond Earth on the 24th, we've received reports that some of you are having technical issues with the game, in addition to some well thought out feedback on possible balance improvements. We thank you for your feedback and we want to let you know that the team is working on an update to address some of the issues people are experiencing in the game, as well as c…
Looking for an at-a-glance guide to when your pre-purchased (and pre-loaded) copy of Civilization: Beyond Earth will unlock on Steam? Look no further than this global unlock map: Here's a list of the cities and timezones mentioned on the map for reference, too: ZONE 1 UTC (Time Zone) Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 5:00:00 PM Auckland (New Zealand) Friday, October 24, 2014 at 6:00:00 AM - NZDT Sy…
If you have pre-purchased Civilization: Beyond Earth directly from Steam, you can go ahead and pre-load now in advance of the global release on October 24th. Hit 'pre-load' in your Steam Library entry for Beyond Earth. If you haven't pre-purchased yet, there's still time! Global unlock times will be detailed soon.
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