Play the new Civ3 “Game Of The Month” #201 and #174

By | January 1, 2026

The new year has just started, and in case you are already feeling the urge to play another round of Civ3, then we got exactly the right thing for you: The new “Game Of The Month” for Civ3 is available!

For Civ3 with the addon “Play The World” we got the GOTM 201, where you play as the Zulu on a normal size pangaea map on regent level. As special rule you have that your starting Impis do not have any upkeep, but your opponents are technically advanced. If you feel like this could be a challenge, then get your starting savegame here, and submit a winning game until March 31!

For the addon “Conquests” we got the GOTM 174, where you play as the Aztecs on a standard size warm continents map with 60% water on deity level. You can get the starting savegame here, and submission deadline is also March 31.

Shacknews: Best Strategy Game of 2025 – Sid Meier’s Civilization 7

By | December 28, 2025

The title is giving it fully away: Shacknews has crowned Civ7 to be their best strategy title of 2025.
It managed to beat the latest Commandos title and Final Fantasy Tactics among others.
The Shacknews team appreciated the changing civs (yes, they did) and the new strategies it allows, the navigable rivers and the removal of workers.
At the end, Civ7 won narrowly with 4 vs 3 votes against Jurassic World Evolution 3, and is now Shacknews strategy game of 2026.

Most of the discussion is in the video, the link to the article is here, and you can discuss these news with us here.

Play the new Civ5 “Game Of The Month” #280

By | December 27, 2025

Christmas is over, means many of us are having some free time now. What’s there better to do than a new round of Civ, with a fresh challenge? For the Civ5 connoisseurs among us we have a fresh “Game Of The Month”, as the first challenge for 2026.

In this game you play Askia of the Songhai on a standard size Africa map on Deity level. You need to win this game via a Domination victory, and prevent all other civs from winning one of the other victories. You fee like taking on this challenge? Get your savegame here, and submit your winning savegame before January 25!

Merry Christmas from Civfanatics!

By | December 25, 2025

Merry Christmas to all CivFanatics fans! Hope you have a great day and thank you for all your support this year! In case you want to post anything about the holidays, then join us here.

2K Winter Sale

By | December 21, 2025

2K has currently a winter sale, which includes big discounts for Civ4, Civ5, Civ:BE, Civ6 and Civ7! This also includes the Civ7 DLCs (besides Tides Of Power, which is currently free).

For people who already have all the civ games, there are also discounts for Marvel Midnight Suns, as well as XCOM 1 and 2 (among other, less interesting games ๐Ÿ˜‰ ).

The sale runs until January 5, check it out here.

Play the new Civ5 “Game Of The Month” #279

By | December 16, 2025

And you are also getting the last Civ5 “Game Of The Month” for the year 2025! This time we challenge you to play as Oda Nobunaga on a standard size “small continents” map on (fittingly) Emperor level. Unfittingly, you must win a diplomacy victory though, and prevent all other civs from winning another victory. The earlier you win, the better! Check for the savegame here. You have until January 15 to finish this game and send in the winning savegame.

CivGive 2025: A historical interview

By | December 15, 2025

During this year’s CivGive, history student and civ streamer Paisley_Trees was interviewing Firaxis historian Andrew Johnson. They talk about what their Civ7 strategy is (historic roleplaying…or not), why Oxford is not a medieval wonder, the current view on the beginning of human civilization, the complications with the languages in Civ, and a lot more. Watch the video, and discuss with us here.

Play the new Civ7 “Game Of The Month” #13

By | December 14, 2025

And it’s time for the special December “Game Of The Month”, called the “Krampus” edition. This is again a challenge for you, but with some more spiced-up requirements. The basics are that you play Machiavelli of Aksum on a huge Archipelago map on Deity level. The disaster intensity is catastrophic, and the independents are hostile. As special requirements we have that you must take Hawaii and America as following civs (and you must unlock them), you must win a domination victory before anyone else, you must have the memento “Il Principe, Glass Armonica”, as Hawaii you must settle 2 islands, and as America you must settle 3 cities in distant lands on plains or grassland tiles.

Sounds like a challenge? Get the savegame here!