Civilization 7 early access release time, preload and how to start playing this week Civ 7 is finally here, and you can play a week earlier than everyone else by picking up the Deluxe or Founders Edition of the game for early access.
If you're keen to play this week, ahead of the official launch, here's everything you need to know about the Civ 7 early access release, including how to get in, and what time you can start playing.
The Civ 7 early access release time on console is 12am local time in your region unless you're in the US, where the release time is 12am EST.
The standard edition of the game will set you back £59.99 / $69.99 / AU$119.95 so if Civ 7 early access plus the slew of bonuses is worth the extra cash, you can start playing this week.
Ahead of the Civ 7 early access release, Firaxis has already released an update for the game with patch 1.0.1, which includes an improved minimap and quality-of-life features, which you can get up to speed with on the official blog, so you know what lies in store before you hop in.
