Hotseat or hot seat is a multiplayer mode provided by some computer games and video games (usually turn-based games), which allows two or more players to play on the same computer using the same single set of input devices (e.g. mouse and keyboard), by taking turns using the input devices. The name hotseat comes from the fact that in order to use the input devices, the players will sometimes take turns sitting in the seat where the input devices are located.