How to unlock all civilizations in Civilization 7

While all players begin on the Antiquity Age (by default), you’ll come across the Exploration Age, followed by the Modern Age. Just like in the Antiquity Age, there are different civilizations available in the two latter ages. But to play them, you’ll first have to fulfill certain unlock requirements.

How to unlock all Exploration Age civilizations in Civilization 7

The Exploration Age is the first after Antiquity, and you’ll be able to choose how you want to proceed with your save. Your selection will depend on your actions during the first age, and you can only choose civilizations that you’ve unlocked.

Here’s how to unlock the Exploration Age civilizations.

Civilization	How to unlock
Abbasid	Play as Ibn Battuta Play as Persia Play as Egypt Upgrade three Camels
Chola	Play as either version of Ashoka Play as Maurya India Play as Khmer Have three Settlements with coastal regions and cities near them
Hawaiian	Play as José Rizal Play as Maya Play as Mississippian Have two settlements on at least one island
Incan	Play as Pachacuti Play as Maya Play as Mississippian Have at least three Settlements with at least three mountain tiles each
Majaphit	Play as Trung Trac Play as Mauryan Play as Khmer Have three Naval Trade Routes
Ming	Play as Confucius Play as Han Upgrade three Silk Have at least eight resources slotted in one settlement
Mongolian	Play as Persia Play as Han Upgrade three Horses Have three Siege units
Norman	Play as Charlemagne Play as Greece Play as Rome Upgrade three Iron Build five Walls
Shawnee	Play as Tecumseh Play as Mississippian Improve three Hides Be Suzerain of two City-States
Songhai	Play as Amina Play as Persia Play as Egypt Have three Settlements with three Navigable River tiles in each of them.
Spanish	Play as Isabella Play as Greece Play as Rome Recover a settlement you previously lost.

How to unlock all Modern Age civilizations in Civilization 7

The Modern Age is the final act and plays an important role in deciding if you end up being the victor. In Civilization 7, there are different w🍃ays to win, and your decision-making in t꧒he Modern Age will be vital.

Civilization	How to unlock
American	Play as Benjamin Franklin Play as Harriet Tubman Play as Tecumseh Play as Rome Play as the Shawnee Play as the Normans Establish three Distant Land Settlements in Grasslands or Plains.
Bugandan	Play as Amina Play as the Abbasids Play as Songhai Establish two settlements with a City Center near a lake
French Imperial	Play as Lafayette Play as either version of Napoleon Play as Rome Play as the Normans Upgrade three Wine
Meiji Japanese	Play as either version of Himiko Play as Hawai’i Play as Majapahit Upgrade three Tea resources
Mexican	Play as Isabella Play as Tecumseh Play as Maya Play as the Shawnee Play as the Inca Play as Spain Have three Distant Land Settlements in Desert or Tropical
Mughal	Play as Persia Play as Chola India Play as the Abbasids Upgrade three Salt Establish four Trade Routes with unique civilizations
Prussian	Play as either version of Friedrich Play as Rome Upgrade three Niter Have three Army Commanders
Qing	Play as Han China Play as Ming China Play as Mongolia Upgrade three Jade
Russian	Play as Catherine Play as Greece Play as Mongolia Have three Tundra settlements
Siamese	Play as Khmer Play as Chola India Upgrade three Ivory Have four Temples

Ultimately, your choice of civilization will help determine which type of victory might be the best option for you. If you’re playing with others using multiplayer, you’ll have to put more effort into selecting your civilizations.

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