Civilization 7 is now available on PC and consoles for players who purchased the Deluxe or Founders Edition. Reception has been mixed, with players and reviewers citing UI issues, balancing concerns, and overall quality.
The PC version runs fine for the most part but lacks a few features typically expected from a Firaxis release. Notably, the game doesn’t support Steam Cloud, so you’ll need to access your local progress manually at the Civilization 7 save file location.
Civilization 7 Save File Location
Like previous Civilization titles, we recommend backing up the entire “Sid Meier’s Civilization VII” folder for future use.
You can access the same location by entering the following shortcut in Windows Run (Windows Key+ R) or File Explorer.
Fix Civilization 7 Not Saving Issue
If you can’t seem to save your Civilization 7 progress, there’s a good chance Windows isn’t allowing the title to create the necessary save files due to “Controlled Folder Access”. Here is how you can fix that:
That’s all you need to do, and the game should save progress normally after this.
Does Civilization 7 Have Steam Cloud Support?
As of writing Civilization 7 does not have support for Steam Cloud. This may be added after the early access period is over in a few days, but for now, players will need to log in to their 2K account to use cloud saves. Just verify to save your progress under crossplay so it can be accessed on different machines.
The 2K account also allows access to crossplay and cross-progression with different platforms. Crossplay is available across all platforms but the Switch is only eligible for multiplayer games on Tiny or Small maps. Thankfully, Civilization 7 can be played offline as well, and you don’t need a constant internet connection or the 2K account if you don’t wish to use its extra features.
Once you have your saved files sorted, check out how you canfix and prevent revolts in Civilization 7.
Ali Hashmi
Ali has been writing about video games for the past six years and is always on the lookout for the next indie game to obsess over and recommend to everyone in sight. When he isn’t spending an unhealthy amount of time in Slay the Spire, he’s probably trying out yet another retro-shooter or playing Dark Souls for the 50th time.
