Civilization 6’s next expansion, Gathering Storm introduces global warming as its central mechanic, asking players to weigh up the impact their actions have upon the planet. Burning coal or oil may be easier and cheaper than relying on renewable energy, but you’ll risk increasing the global temperature through your actions and losing favour amongst the international community.
We asked Firaxis about the responsibility that comes with developing a game about climate change in 2018 and you can read what its developers had to say here.
But we also dug into some of the more granular details of how this expansion works and what to expect when it releases on PC on 14th February, 2019.
Source: Eurogamer Firaxis just announced Civilization 6: Gathering Storm – here's everything we know