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Release Livestream: Federations & Empires Expansion & v4.0 Update

Galactic Civilizations IV · published 23 Jul 2026, 17:00 UTC

The team will also dive into the new features brought to the game in the free v4.0 update.

Five forms of governments, five different games: The expansion ships with four government forms plus an additional government included as part of the free v4.0 update. The Colonial Charter, the starting government, is included and becomes unlocked when players first begin to establish new core worlds. The new governments include Colonial Charter, Oligarchy, Technocracy, Empire, and Federation.
Politics that pushes back: Federations & Empires introduces four Political Parties: Militarists, Progressives, Traditionalists and Industrialists, whose influence rises and falls based on what is actually happening in your empire. Parties make demands, form coalitions, and put pressure on which policies you can pass. Elections, coups, popular revolutions, and secession crises are driven by game state, not random rolls. Run an Autocracy badly enough and the people rise up. Let your military faction grow too strong during an unpopular war and your general may seize power. The player always has a meaningful choice in the resolution.
Free v4.0 update: Alongside Federations & Empires, every owner of Galactic Civilizations IV receives the free v4.0 update. Highlights include the redesigned Colonial Charter government, a refreshed governance UI, and ongoing tech-tree refinements, a mini map and much more.

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Galactic Civilizations IV · published 23 Jul 2026, 17:00 UTC

The team will also dive into the new features brought to the game in the free v4.0 update.

Five forms of governments, five different games: The expansion ships with four government forms plus an additional government included as part of the free v4.0 update. The Colonial Charter, the starting government, is included and becomes unlocked when players first begin to establish new core worlds. The new governments include Colonial Charter, Oligarchy, Technocracy, Empire, and Federation.
Politics that pushes back: Federations & Empires introduces four Political Parties: Militarists, Progressives, Traditionalists and Industrialists, whose influence rises and falls based on what is actually happening in your empire. Parties make demands, form coalitions, and put pressure on which policies you can pass. Elections, coups, popular revolutions, and secession crises are driven by game state, not random rolls. Run an Autocracy badly enough and the people rise up. Let your military faction grow too strong during an unpopular war and your general may seize power. The player always has a meaningful choice in the resolution.
Free v4.0 update: Alongside Federations & Empires, every owner of Galactic Civilizations IV receives the free v4.0 update. Highlights include the redesigned Colonial Charter government, a refreshed governance UI, and ongoing tech-tree refinements, a mini map and much more.