CivFanatics through the ages

By | January 29, 2022

CivFanatics is in the meantime a very old website, with an age of over 20 years. In all this time we have gone through many changes, including style. If you want to see how we looked once upon a time, in our different eras, have a look at the thread which our user blake00 put together, showing how… Read More »

Request for help: Help us find old scenarios/mods

By | January 27, 2022

We are currently in the middle of restoring and updating our download database, and we need your help! Do you have lots of old mods, scenarios and other pieces from CivFanatics and other sources on the web on your hard drive? Then help us! We are currently restoring Civ2 and Civ4: Col items, and will soon get to… Read More »

QuarterToThree: Old World best game of 2021

By | January 27, 2022

Tom Chick, the owner of QuarterToThree, has released his personal top 10 list of games in 2021. The list includes hits like Forza Horizon 5, indie hits like Wildermyth, and the #1 is our personal favourite: Old World! You can have a look at the whole list at QuarterToThree here. Discuss this list in our forum here: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/old-world-best-game-of-2021-list-by-quarter-to-three.675085/

Expeditions: Rome released

By | January 26, 2022

The Expedition series is probably of interest for some of our players, therefore this news item: Expeditions: Rome is a turn-based roleplaying game, set in Roman times, and was just released. It features turn-based tactical combats, as well as larger-scale strategic battles. If you are interested, there is a free demo available on Steam too. Download the demo… Read More »

The Rock to make new video game movie – will it be a civ movie?

By | January 26, 2022

Okay, okay, this is obviously silly.There is no indication right now that it could be a Civ movie, but who knows?What would that anyways look like? Discuss the possibility of a Civ movie with “The Rock” in our forum here. Original news: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/t…but-he-wont-say-which-franchise/1100-6499929/ Picture by Matthew Kean, past Civ lead, from here: https://twitter.com/digisculp/status/1486089899686117380

Improvised Civ6 soundtrack: The English theme

By | January 25, 2022

The musician Kevin Dixon has improvised the Civ6 theme of the English. If you want to hear the song “Scarborough Fair” for the different Civ6 ages, then hit the play button ;). Follow Kevin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/boomerangkevin/status/1484739002666258433 Discuss this video in our forum: https://forums.civfanatics.com/threads/improvised-civ6-soundtrack-the-english-theme.675059/

Civilization and XCOM Devs Form New Studio Bit Reactor

By | January 24, 2022

GameRant has published an article about the art director of Civ and XCOM forming a new gaming studio, Bit Reactor, with other veterans from Firaxis. The focus of the studio will go more in the direction of XCOM than of Civ, meaning more tactical turn-based games. We are obviously curious about this development and will follow it closely.… Read More »

“Endless” mod for Humankind and official modding guide

By | January 24, 2022

Amplitude Studios have created an official Humankind mod set in the universe of Endless Space. The mod allows you to progress further from the current world setting into the setting of the Endless universe. You can download the mod here and discuss this new mod in our forum here. In addition, they have also released their offical modding… Read More »