Monthly Archives: May 2026

PC Gamer: Civ7’s Test of Time update brings players back

By | May 23, 2026

PC Gamer reports that Civilization VII’s new Test of Time update has pushed the game to its highest Steam player count in over a year. According to the article, Civ VII recently climbed above 16,000 concurrent players on Steam, roughly double its recent peak numbers. That suggests many players were waiting for a substantial reason to give the game another look.… Read More »

Sullla’s AI Survivor: From Versailles to the Volga!

By | May 21, 2026

Season 9 Game Eight! Sullla’s AI Survivor is an annual competition of all Civilization IV AI Leaders by long-time Civilization enthusiast and streamer Sullla. CFC is very excited to announce that the popular series returns after almost a two-year hiatus with Season Nine. AI Survivor has become quite an event over the years for both old and new… Read More »

Imperium – a spiritual successor to Ascendancy

By | May 21, 2026

This will test the memories of many of our CivFanatics but do any of you remember the 1995 classic Ascendancy? After Master of Orion took the Civilization formula to the stars many other 4X space games followed each with a different take, and Ascendancy’s big change was constructing buildings in terrain slots across the planet surface as well… Read More »

Play the new Civ5 “Game Of The Month” #289

By | May 20, 2026

It’s the middle of May, and we got a new Civ5 GOTM for you! This time the settings are a bit more special, because this game has the “One City Challenge” enabled, making it extra hard! You play as Bismarck of Germany on a standard size Pangaea map on King level. You must win this game via culture,… Read More »

Civilization VII Update 1.4.0 – Test of Time – now released

By | May 19, 2026

Today is the day with the big “Test Of Time” update for Civ7! The new patch comes with a ton of changes. You can now lead a single civ through all the ages, but they get more boni in their own age, but you can still get some of the boni of the other civs, if you like.… Read More »

Civ7 – Developer Diary: Designing the Sound of Civilization VII

By | May 16, 2026

Sara came by to give us another entry of the dev diaries, this time about the sound of Civ7. Associate Audio Director Kadet Kuhne talks about how they looked at the sounds of Civ5 and Civ6, the evolution of the music over the game stages, the return of building sounds and the work to make the languages authentic.… Read More »

Sullla’s AI Survivor: The Perfect Map for a 300-Turn Stalemate!

By | May 13, 2026

Season 9 Game Seven! Sullla’s AI Survivor is an annual competition of all Civilization IV AI Leaders by long-time Civilization enthusiast and streamer Sullla. CFC is very excited to announce that the popular series returns after almost a two-year hiatus with Season Nine. AI Survivor has become quite an event over the years for both old and new… Read More »

Civ7 – Test of Time Developer Diary: Triumphs

By | May 12, 2026

Today Sara gave us the next dev diary for the upcoming for the upcoming “Test Of Time” update for Civ7, this time about Triumphs. Triumphs are a part of the new way that victories work. They are in-game challenge, which will award you not only victory points towards a specific victory, but will also give you other boni… Read More »