Civilization VI

Fireaxis are moving quickly on improvements to the Civilization VI Rise and Fall expansion. The options to place Polders as the Netherlands will increase, city states will be harder for the AI to take - and much, much more.

In terms of playtime to cost ratio, the Civilization series has to be one of the best value titles out there. Civilization V remains a more widely played game than Civilization VI. Civ VI's Rise & Fall DLC aims to change that.

We've got 700 hours on vanilla Civilization VI, despite its flaws, so we were keen to try a couple of complete single player games of Rise & Fall immediately after launch. The verdict? It's a major improvement, particularly in the later stages of play - and the new mechanics give you plenty to think about.

For the last of the "new" civs joining the Civilization VI Rise & Fall expansion, we have our traditional favourite aggressors the Zulus, led once again by that bloodthirsty old warrior Shaka. With many new civs having quite complex bonuses, it's actually nice to see a straight-up rowdy civ in the expanded roster.

Continuing the theme of those who fought back against the powerful after Scotland got Robert the Bruce as leader, Lautaro leads the Mapuche, who valiantly resisted the Spanish Conquistadors and who retain their identity as a people to this day.

Civilization VI continues its roll out of new civs and leaders with Scotland joining the pack, lead by Robert the Bruce. It's a strongly science-based civ that also enjoys production and culture bonuses. Perhaps most intriguing is the War of Liberation option in Casus Belli that it has. Freedom!

Georgia is the latest civilization to be revealed for the upcoming Rise and Fall expansion. Georgia's leader is queen Tamar, and her in-game ability is Glory of the World, Kingdom, and Faith. Rise and Fall is set to launch on 08 February.

Canadian native civilization the Cree join Civ VI with superb trade bonuses, an upgraded Scout unit, a pleasing colour scheme, great theme music and an interesting possibility of using alliances effectively. Are they the new Shoshone?

Chandragupta Maurya is the second alternative leader to be unveiled for Civilization VI: Rise and Fall. He will balance out Gandhi's peaceful strategies. Civilization VI: Rise and Fall releases on 08 February, 2018.

Aspyr Media has brought Sid Meier’s Civilization VI onto the iPad. You can download, install and play 60 turns for free. After the 60 turns, you'll be asked to pay a one-time fee in order to unlock the rest of the game.