Take your Civ VII turns whenever you have time, even when your friends aren't online.
c7pbm automatically passes Civilization VII Hotseat saves between players, so you can play together without coordinating everyone's schedules.
No separate client. No mod. No scheduling.
Nothing to download or keep updated.
Play using Civilization VII's normal Hotseat save files.
Take your turn whenever you have time.
c7pbm lets you play Civilization VII asynchronously with friends.
Instead of everyone sitting down for a multiplayer session at the same time, each player takes their turn when they have time. c7pbm passes the Civ VII save from one player to the next and keeps track of whose turn it is.
It's sometimes called Play-By-Mail (PBEM), Play-by-Cloud, or asynchronous multiplayer.
Create a Civ VII Hotseat game and invite your opponent.
Open Civilization VII and play normally.
Save your game and upload the new save to c7pbm.
c7pbm passes the game to the next player. They can play whenever they're ready.
No need to be online at the same time.
New to c7pbm? Read the full guide to playing Civ VII asynchronously.
When it becomes your turn, c7pbm can automatically put the latest save into your Civ VII saves folder. Open Civilization VII and continue playing.
c7pbm focuses specifically on Civilization VII asynchronous Hotseat games.
No separate c7pbm desktop client is required.
Use Civ VII's existing Hotseat save files.
No subscription or paid software.
Create a game, play your turn, save it, and pass it on.
c7pbm needs permission to access the Civ VII save folder you choose so it can automatically receive your next turn. Chrome and Edge support this best.
c7pbm uses the browser's File System Access API to read and write save files directly in your chosen folder. This is only fully supported in Chromium-based browsers (Chrome and Edge).
c7pbm uses this folder to automatically receive your opponent's turns.
C:\Users\<username>\Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization VII\Saves\HotseatC:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\<steamid>\<appid>\remote\Saves\HotseatWhen in doubt, open Civ 7, start a game, save it, then search your PC for *.Civ7Save files. The folder containing the newest one is your saves directory.
A free service for playing Civilization VII asynchronously using Hotseat save files.
No. You each take your turn whenever you have time.
PBEM means Play-By-Mail: players take turns by exchanging save files.
No separate c7pbm desktop client is required. It runs in your browser.
No. c7pbm works with standard Civ VII Hotseat save files.
Chrome or Edge are recommended because c7pbm uses browser file-system access.
Yes.
See the "Choose your Civ VII saves folder" section above for the default Windows and Steam Cloud locations.