--- description: The sequel to 2K's populist reimagining of its turn-based strategy Civilization franchise is out now for iOS, with an Android version to follow later this year. title: 2K Releases Civilization Revolution 2 for iPhone and iPad image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1c44765e074ea79a/69869a493bc999755b1a45fd/civilization-revolution-2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Business](/section/business/) ## Business Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Tech](/tag/time-section-tech/) ## Tech Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # There's a New Civilization Revolution Game on the Block by [Matt Peckham](/author/matt-peckham/) ## Matt Peckham Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 2, 2014 3:05 PM CUT  2K by [Matt Peckham](/author/matt-peckham/) ## Matt Peckham Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 2, 2014 3:05 PM CUT Somehow this slid under my radar: _Civilization Revolution 2_ exists, a sequel to 2008’s _Civilization Revolution_, and it’s available as I’m typing this [for $15 on the iOS App Store](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/civilization-revolution-2/id864880531?mt=8 "undefined") (with an Android version to follow later this year). It’s hard to know what to make of it, since it had so little pre-release press. Who devised this stealth-sequel anyway? Firaxis? Not this time. Firaxis designed the original, which shipped for consoles first, followed by mobile phones and Nintendo’s DS later. 2K China handled the iOS port of that original game, and it seems they’re in the driver’s seat for the sequel. That may be neither here nor there, but if you want to scan their development history for yourself, [see here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2K%5FChina "undefined"). They’re mostly known for doing ports of games someone else created. 2K’s [standalone _Civilization Revolution_ site](http://www.civilizationrevolution.com "undefined") makes no mention of the game (in fact, the page hasn’t been updated in years). There’s [an official sub-site](http://www.civilization.com/us/games/civilization-revolution-2/ "undefined") for it off the trunk _Civilization_ site, indicating what it’s compatible with (iPhone 4S+, iPad 2+, iPad Mini 1+ and iPod Touch 5) and offering this description (my emphasis): --- > “” --- And then there’s the feature checklist: a few new units (Aircraft Carriers, Jet Fighters, SpecOps Infantry), some new tech (Lasers, Medicine, Information Tech), new buildings and wonders (Nuclear Power Plant, The Red Cross, Silicon Valley), 3D graphics (the original mobile versions were 2D) and some history-minded scenario challenges. The good news is that it’s $15, not a buck or free plus in-game purchases. Once you’ve bought it, it’s simply free-to-play. The bad news is that the game ships without multiplayer — just as _Civilization Revolution_ did, true, but the latter wound up [getting it down the road for $2.99](http://www.quartertothree.com/fp/2013/02/21/the-99-cent-civilization-revolution-trick/ "undefined"). If history repeats, that means _Civilization Revolution 2_ is really free-to-play-solo, with a pay-for multiplayer update to come. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2950155/civilization-revolution-2/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2950155/civilization-revolution-2/"},"headline":"There's a New Civilization Revolution Game on the Block","datePublished":"2014-07-02T15:05:09.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:02:41.801Z","description":"The sequel to 2K's populist reimagining of its turn-based strategy Civilization franchise is out now for iOS, with an Android version to follow later this year.","url":"https://time.com/2950155/civilization-revolution-2/","keywords":["Tech","Video Games","iPhone","iPad","iOS"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1c44765e074ea79a/69869a493bc999755b1a45fd/civilization-revolution-2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Matt Peckham","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/matt-peckham/"}],"articleSection":"Business","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1c44765e074ea79a/69869a493bc999755b1a45fd/civilization-revolution-2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"civilization-revolution-2","caption":"","creditText":"2K","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/business/","name":"Business"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-tech/","name":"Tech"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2950155/civilization-revolution-2/","name":"There's a New Civilization Revolution Game on the Block"}}]}] ```