Summary
A petition seeking to include a hotseat mode inSid Meier’s Civilization 7has popped up online after fans discovered that Firaxis Games' upcoming title will not support the feature. Some ofCivilization 7’s predecessors did not ship with hotseat multiplayer, but it was later integrated into the games.
The next entry in the popularCivilizationseries is set to introduce plenty of changes when it launches on June 11, 2025. One of the biggest confirmed reworks isCivilization 7’s new leader system, which will finally give players the option to select their heads and nations independently. Developer Firaxis Games has also decided not to include hotseat multiplayer, aCivilizationstaple, in the franchise’s latest installment, and this has upset many fans.
A recently startedChange.org petition addressed to Firaxis Gamesis demanding the addition of a hotseat mode inCivilization 7. Hotseat multiplayer allows two or more people to play a game on the same device by letting them take control in turns. According to the Change.org appeal that has been signed by around 300 people as of writing, the feature allowed families and friends to play together in one room. It also introduced many to theworld of strategy gamesand produced good memories.
Will Civilization 7 Support Hotseat Multiplayer?
Every single mainlineCivilizationgame has supported hotseat multiplayer. While the franchise’s second and third entries did not initially have the feature, it was later added to the titles through expansions. In a Reddit thread discussing the Change.org petition addressed to Firaxis Games, a user claimed that not including a hotseat function in aCivilizationentry was akin to removing split-screen support from titles in thehighly influentialHaloseries.
Aside from the lack of hotseat multiplayer, another change that is coming to Firaxis Games' next strategy title has also caused quite a stir among fans. Many have criticizedCivilization 7’s take on city conquering, specifically the way its settlements immediately adopt the visual style of a subjugating faction. In pastCivilizationgames, a city would retain the architecture of its nation until the dawn of the next age.
Firaxis Games may address the hotseat multiplayer petition during its August 31 panel at PAX West. The developer will be accompanied by Greg Miller of YouTube channel Kinda Funny Games to discuss the design inspirations behindSid Meier’s Civilization 7, as well as the influences on the title’s eras, factions, and art direction, among other things. Firaxis Games has confirmed that more live gameplay footage of its upcoming 4X title is also scheduled to be streamed in September.
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII
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