The CitizenCon 2025 is the ultimate event for everything Star Citizen! Get ready for an unforgettable experience where we celebrate the fascination of the game together.
Look forward to impressive cosplay creations, creative community videos and exclusive insights into the development of Star Citizen, directly from the developers!
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CitizenCon 2025 (2955) offers the community insights into future updates, live demos, and panel discussions with the developers.
Event details updated: May 07, 2025 - 00:34
On October 11, 2025
CitizenCon is an annual event hosted by Cloud Imperium Games (CIG), dedicated entirely to the game Star Citizen. It serves as a platform to showcase new developments, updates, and future features of the game, making it an important source of information for anyone interested in the project.
Fans and players are given exciting insights into the progress of the game’s development. Live demos, presentations, and discussions with the developers take place during the event.
For the Star Citizen community, CitizenCon is a special highlight. For the developers, it is an important moment to directly engage with their players.
Each CitizenCon has its own unforgettable moments that reflect the passion of the community. Here are some of the most outstanding ones:
The very first CitizenCon took place in 2013 in Austin, Texas. Looking back, it laid the foundation for everything that followed. It was a rather intimate event, yet it was conducted with great enthusiasm. Even then, the potential of the Star Citizen idea was becoming apparent.
The year 2015 was special and memorable for everyone. CitizenCon was held in the hangar of Manchester Airport. Right under the wings of the legendary Concorde. The setting was described as breathtaking, and it highlighted how deeply the Star Citizen project is committed to its grand vision.
The so-called Homestead demo was presented in 2016 in Los Angeles. A moment that gave many fans goosebumps. It was the first impressive demonstration of how alive and tangible planetary surfaces could appear in the game, which caused excitement. For many fans, this was the moment when Star Citizen became more than just an ambitious project. It was something greater than just a game in development.
After several years without physical events, CitizenCon 2023 became the first two-day event. For many, it felt like coming home. There was interaction, demo stations, and panels. The event felt bigger, livelier, and closer to the community than ever before.
While CitizenCon is impressive, it has never been free of criticism. There have been repeated questions as to why certain features presented prominently at previous events are still not in the game, even years later, despite supposedly being ready for release.
For example, features shown at CitizenCon 2016 were still unavailable years later. Concerns were also raised that the focus was too much on flashy presentations rather than on essential core gameplay mechanics like trading or professions.
A notable example is the year 2018, when organizers initially planned to restrict access to live panels to subscribers, Concierge members, or ticket holders who had paid. This caused significant outrage in the community, as many fans feared being excluded.
Cloud Imperium Games' response to the feedback, namely to stream the entire event for free, defused the situation. Moments like this show how important the community's feedback is for the organizers.
CitizenCon is far more than just a convention, it holds real significance. It is the heart of the Star Citizen community. It's where passion, creativity, and visions of the future come together. For fans, it’s a chance to be part of something greater, while developers use it as a platform to share their vision with the world.
The spirit of Star Citizen is embodied in CitizenCon: boundless, innovative, and community-driven. Every year, despite occasional criticism, it becomes a central event that brings fans together.
