So, you want to know about Civilization 6 DLC? This series has never reached Paradox-levels of expansion content before now, but there’s enough Civ 6 DLC that you may need a bit of help evaluating your options. At the time of writing we’re now at half a dozen scenario packs, two major expansions and the New Frontier Pass introduced six smaller content packs that released between May 2020 and April 2021.
Time will ultimately tell if we get anything beyond that or even another ‘big’ expansion, but in the meantime here’s everything you need to know about Civ 6’s current DLC library, including all of the smaller add-ons that add new civs and standalone scenarios.
We’ve broken everything down for you below, but it’s worth noting that at the time of writing, most of the initial civilisation/scenario packs that were released prior to the Rise and Fall expansion aren’t actually available to purchase separately any more. You can typically pick them up together by buying either the Civilization & Scenario Pack bundle or the Platinum Edition. The ‘New Frontier’ pass packs are being sold individually, however, so you don’t need to buy the entire season pass if you don’t want to.
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As announced in May 2020, the next phase of Civ 6’s DLC policy will involve a run of smaller packs. Subscribing to the whole run as a cost of £32.99 / $39.99 will net you six packs, with one being released roughly every two months. The first one was released in May 2020. Each pack will contain at least one civilization and leader, as well as new game modes and other content, like Districts or Wonders.
Released: May 21, 2020 | £7.39 / $9.99 | Full details
New Resources: Honey (luxury), Maize (bonus)
Released: July 23, 2020 | £3.99 / $4.99 | Full details
New District: Diplomatic Quarter:
Released: September 24, 2020 | £7.39 / $9.99 | Full details
New World Wonders: Biosphere, Statue of Zeus
Released: November 19, 2020 | £3.99 / $4.99 | Full Details
24 new Great People: including the poet Rumi (Writer), the cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead (Scientist), and the Egyptian architect Imhotep (Engineer).
Released: January 28, 2021 | £7.39 / $8.99 | Full Details
New leader: Kublai Khan as been added as an alternative leader for both China and Mongolia. His unique ability – Gerege – provides an additional economic policy slot in any government. You also get a random eureka and inspiration when establishing a trading post in another civilisation’s city for the first time.
New district: The ‘preserve’, which comes with two new buildings: the Sanctuary and the Grove. The preserve needs to be place in a secluded area untouched by other infastructure, and can trigger a culture-bomb. It also provides housing and appeal benefits.
Released: March 26, 2021 | £3.99 / $4.99 | Full Details
New game mode: Zombie defence has been added as an optional ruleset, where every unit has a chance to respawn as a ravenous zombie when it dies. Zombie units hunger after and attack the nearest non-zombie unit; any units they slay succumb to the infection and respawn as zombies themselves.
Two new World Wonders: The Etemenanki grants additional science yield every turn, as well as bonus science and production to floodplains and march tiles. The Torre de Belém grants additional gold and Great Admiral points. International trade routes embarking from the city receive additional gold for every luxury resource at the destination.
