This month, PC Gamer is providing exclusive worldwide access to Sid Meier’s Civilization 7, an ambitious modern game in the legendary 4X strategy series. To give our readers the final scoop, PC Gamer heads to Firaxis Games to play Civilization 7 for over eight hours and talk directly to its key developers. The result is a feature that covers everything you need to know about the game, including its modern leaders, unit mechanics, and improved game structure. Of course, we also present our practical impressions of how much these changes lead to an even more immersive 4X experience. A must-read for strategy fans.
This issue also includes a truly fantastic bonus feature where PC Gamer talks directly to Crytek founder and creator of both Far Cry and Crysis, Cevat Yerli. After covering the Far Cry feature earlier this year, here we’re focusing on Yerla’s most famed creation, the legendary hardware-punishing FPS game Crysis. In this feature, we get Yerli’s authoritative commentary on not only the creation of the game, but also how he became enchanted by the game’s famed 98% score on PC Gamer US. Crysis is one of the most iconic PC games today, embodying the format’s desire to push the boundaries of graphics and immersion, and here we’re celebrating that with a world-exclusive dive.
Next, in terms of announcements, this issue will feature another world exclusive where PC Gamer will take a look at the thrilling modern Elden Ring game, Nightreign. To that end, PC Gamer flies to Tokyo, Japan, plays the game for over six hours, and talks to Nightreign director Junya Ishizaki about this intriguing spin-off. Additionally, this issue includes hands-on previews of Sniper Elite Resistance, Coven, Avowed, Sea Power: Naval Combat in the Missile Age, Tomb Raider IV-VI Remasted, Finlandia Simulator Cottage, Scramble: Battle of Britain and Skygard Arena.
Meanwhile, in review land, the PC Gamer scoring machine rated a number of high-profile games in this issue, including Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Metal Slug Tactics, Silent Hill 2, Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, Slitterhead, Xenotilt: Hostile Pinball Action, Sonic X Shadow Generations and Empire of the Ants, among others.
All this plus a group test of six of the best modern gaming processors, a reinstall of the classic WWII FPS, Call of Duty 2, an explosive conclusion to our Alpha Protocol log following the misadventures of intern Mickey T, a look at a very impressive total of mod conversions, Half-Life 2 : Swelter, a love letter to the happy Satisfactory factory cart, a detailed guide to fighting evil elven gods like a pro in Dragon Age: The Veilguard, interview with Japanese indie studio, DDDistortion, the latest dispatch from The Spy, a modern case to crack for PCG Investigator, Dick Ray-Tracing and much more. Enjoy the problem!
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