{"id":1991735,"date":"2026-06-15T17:10:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T14:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1991735"},"modified":"2026-06-15T17:10:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T14:10:29","slug":"as-civilization-7s-lengthy-revitalisation-continues-much-requested-hotseat-multiplayer-is-one-of-several-new-features-arriving-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1991735","title":{"rendered":"As Civilization 7&#8217;s lengthy revitalisation continues, much-requested hotseat multiplayer is one of several new features arriving next week"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/sid-meiers-civilization-vii\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Sid Meier&#8217;s Civilization VII<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">As Civilization 7&#8217;s lengthy revitalisation continues, much-requested hotseat multiplayer is one of several new features arriving next week<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">And there&#8217;s some more paid DLC too.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/civ-7-machiavelli.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Civilization 7&apos;s version of Machiavelli scheming in front of an in-game map.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"civ-7-machiavelli.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Eurogamer\/Firaxis<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Matt Wales avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1521645425.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Matt Wales avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1521645425.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/matt-wales\">Matt Wales<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-15T17:10:29+00:00\">June 15, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/civilization-7-new-update-hotseat-multiplayer?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          1 comment<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"92cfb833-908a-41dd-ab6d-6f743a79c40b\" data-name=\"Sid Meieru0027s Civilization VII\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Sid Meieru0026#39;s Civilization VII\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Sid Meieru0026#39;s Civilization VII\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Sid Meieru0027s Civilization VII\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Sid Meieru0027s Civilization VII\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Sid Meier&apos;s Civilization VII\" title=\"Follow Sid Meier&apos;s Civilization VII\"><br \/>\n  Follow Sid Meier&#8217;s Civilization VII<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Almost 18 months after Civilization 7&#8217;s bumpy launch &#8211; which saw it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/firaxis-acknowledges-civilization-7-issues-fixes-incoming\">panned by players for a range of issues<\/a>, including a poor UI, controversial changes to the series&#8217; classic formula, and a lack of features &#8211; developer Firaxis&#8217; slow and steady course correction continues next week with the launch of another major update, this time including much-requested hotseat multiplayer.<\/p>\n<p>Hotseat multiplayer is the first major feature to be added to Civilization 7 since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/civilization-7-test-of-time-update-gets-date-and-details\">May&#8217;s massive Test of Time update<\/a>, which sought to tackle some of the most significant complaints aimed at the historical 4X since launch &#8211; it was, in Firaxis&#8217; words, an attempt to &#8220;synthesize over a year&#8217;s worth of listening, iteration, and playtesting into a one massive, free update.&#8221; Perhaps the most notable, most requested addition was the ability for players to start and stay as any civ, in any Age. But Firaxis isn&#8217;t stopping there.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Civilization VII - Test of Time Update | Guide to Time-Tested Civs\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kp7VzvF4IZ0?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/kp7VzvF4IZ0\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Civilization VII &#8211; Test of Time Update | Guide to Time-Tested Civs<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here are some of the changes in Test of Time.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kp7VzvF4IZ0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Civilization 7&#8217;s 1.4.1 update is set to launch sometime during the week starting 22nd June, and includes the aforementioned hotseat multiplayer, enabling friends to compete in local games on a single device by passing a controller or keyboard. That&#8217;s in addition to a &#8220;completely revamped, highly randomised&#8221; Archipelago map style, built using &#8220;advanced Voronoi generation&#8221;. The old map variant will still be available under the name Archipelago Hemispheres.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>And there&#8217;s more! Players can also expect overhauled Governments, Happiness, and Celebrations systems, which promise new Happiness stages, new passives and revamped celebrations for governments, and the ability to unlock Government Traditions that persist across Ages, &#8220;leaving a permanent mark on your civilisation&#8217;s history&#8221;. Chuck in various bug fixes and improvements that&#8217;ll be detailed at a later date, and that&#8217;s everything coming in Civilization 7&#8217;s free 1.4.1 update.<\/p>\n<p>Not free, though, is the first half of Civilization 7&#8217;s new paid content collection, Brush &amp; Blade, which focuses on the history of Korea and Japan, &#8220;exploring the delicate, beautiful balance between refined high art and legendary warfare.&#8221; Part 1 includes new leader Toyotomi Hideyoshi, alongside two new civilisations &#8211; Heian Japan and Sengoku Japan &#8211; plus four new Wonders and a selection of profile customisations. All this launches alongside 1.4.1 next week, and its second half &#8211; which introduces admiral Yi Sun-sin as a new leader and the Goryeo and Joseon civilisations &#8211; arrives this &#8220;summer&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Almost 18 months after Civilization 7&#8217;s bumpy launch &#8211; which saw it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/firaxis-acknowledges-civilization-7-issues-fixes-incoming\">panned by players for a range of issues<\/a>, including a poor UI, controversial changes to the series&#8217; classic formula, and a lack of features &#8211; developer Firaxis&#8217; slow and steady course correction continues next week with the launch of another major update, this time including much-requested hotseat multiplayer.<\/p>\n<p>Hotseat multiplayer is the first major feature to be added to Civilization 7 since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/civilization-7-test-of-time-update-gets-date-and-details\">May&#8217;s massive Test of Time update<\/a>, which sought to tackle some of the most significant complaints aimed at the historical 4X since launch &#8211; it was, in Firaxis&#8217; words, an attempt to &#8220;synthesize over a year&#8217;s worth of listening, iteration, and playtesting into a one massive, free update.&#8221; Perhaps the most notable, most requested addition was the ability for players to start and stay as any civ, in any Age. But Firaxis isn&#8217;t stopping there.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Civilization VII - Test of Time Update | Guide to Time-Tested Civs\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kp7VzvF4IZ0?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/kp7VzvF4IZ0\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Civilization VII &#8211; Test of Time Update | Guide to Time-Tested Civs<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here are some of the changes in Test of Time.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kp7VzvF4IZ0\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Civilization 7&#8217;s 1.4.1 update is set to launch sometime during the week starting 22nd June, and includes the aforementioned hotseat multiplayer, enabling friends to compete in local games on a single device by passing a controller or keyboard. That&#8217;s in addition to a &#8220;completely revamped, highly randomised&#8221; Archipelago map style, built using &#8220;advanced Voronoi generation&#8221;. The old map variant will still be available under the name Archipelago Hemispheres.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>And there&#8217;s more! Players can also expect overhauled Governments, Happiness, and Celebrations systems, which promise new Happiness stages, new passives and revamped celebrations for governments, and the ability to unlock Government Traditions that persist across Ages, &#8220;leaving a permanent mark on your civilisation&#8217;s history&#8221;. Chuck in various bug fixes and improvements that&#8217;ll be detailed at a later date, and that&#8217;s everything coming in Civilization 7&#8217;s free 1.4.1 update.<\/p>\n<p>Not free, though, is the first half of Civilization 7&#8217;s new paid content collection, Brush &amp; Blade, which focuses on the history of Korea and Japan, &#8220;exploring the delicate, beautiful balance between refined high art and legendary warfare.&#8221; Part 1 includes new leader Toyotomi Hideyoshi, alongside two new civilisations &#8211; Heian Japan and Sengoku Japan &#8211; plus four new Wonders and a selection of profile customisations. All this launches alongside 1.4.1 next week, and its second half &#8211; which introduces admiral Yi Sun-sin as a new leader and the Goryeo and Joseon civilisations &#8211; arrives this &#8220;summer&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Sid Meier&#8217;s Civilization VII As Civilization 7&#8217;s lengthy revitalisation continues, much-requested hotseat multiplayer is one of several new features arriving next week And there&#8217;s some more paid DLC too. 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