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.

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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.

CivilizationHow to unlockAbbasidPlay as Ibn Battuta
Play as Persia
Play as Egypt
Upgrade three CamelsCholaPlay as either version of Ashoka
Play as Maurya India
Play as Khmer
Have three Settlements with coastal regions and cities near themHawaiianPlay as José Rizal
Play as Maya
Play as Mississippian
Have two settlements on at least one island IncanPlay as Pachacuti
Play as Maya
Play as Mississippian
Have at least three Settlements with at least three mountain tiles eachMajaphitPlay as Trung Trac
Play as Mauryan
Play as Khmer
Have three Naval Trade RoutesMingPlay as Confucius
Play as Han
Upgrade three Silk
Have at least eight resources slotted in one settlementMongolianPlay as Persia
Play as Han
Upgrade three Horses
Have three Siege unitsNormanPlay as Charlemagne
Play as Greece
Play as Rome
Upgrade three Iron
Build five WallsShawneePlay as Tecumseh
Play as Mississippian
Improve three Hides
Be Suzerain of two City-StatesSonghaiPlay as Amina
Play as Persia
Play as Egypt
Have three Settlements with three Navigable River tiles in each of them. SpanishPlay 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 ways to win, and your decision-making in the Modern Age will be vital.

CivilizationHow to unlockAmericanPlay 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. BugandanPlay as Amina
Play as the Abbasids
Play as Songhai
Establish two settlements with a City Center near a lake French ImperialPlay as Lafayette
Play as either version of Napoleon
Play as Rome
Play as the Normans
Upgrade three WineMeiji JapanesePlay as either version of Himiko
Play as Hawai’i
Play as Majapahit
Upgrade three Tea resourcesMexicanPlay 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 TropicalMughalPlay as Persia
Play as Chola India
Play as the Abbasids
Upgrade three Salt
Establish four Trade Routes with unique civilizationsPrussianPlay as either version of Friedrich
Play as Rome
Upgrade three Niter
Have three Army CommandersQingPlay as Han China
Play as Ming China
Play as Mongolia
Upgrade three JadeRussianPlay as Catherine
Play as Greece
Play as Mongolia
Have three Tundra settlementsSiamesePlay 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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