Is The Captain is Dead multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — co-op, plus local/split-screen. The Captain is Dead is a cards & tabletop game released in 2021, 81% positive on Steam (81 reviews). $19.99 on Steam.
Co-opLocal / split-screenSingle-player tooCards & tabletop · Cards & tabletop
It’s the last 10 minutes of your favorite sci-fi TV show… except that this time things have gone seriously…
How The Captain is Dead plays with friends, according to Steam
- Online co-op
- Not listed on Steam
- Local / split-screen co-op
- Yes
- Online PvP
- Not listed on Steam
- LAN play
- Not listed on Steam
- Remote Play Together (one copy, streamed to friends)
- Yes
- Single-player mode
- Yes
Steam's own category list for the game, as of 2026-09-09. "Not listed" means the store page does not claim that mode; community mods or Remote Play can still add it.
Steam tags: Strategy, Board Game, Space, Survival, Atmospheric, Tactical, Isometric, Sci-fi
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Quick answers
- Is The Captain is Dead co-op?
- Yes, The Captain is Dead supports co-op.
- Does The Captain is Dead have PvP?
- Steam does not list PvP for The Captain is Dead.
- Do we both need to own The Captain is Dead to play together?
- Not always. The Captain is Dead supports Steam Remote Play Together: one person who owns it hosts and streams a local session to friends who don't (Steam quotes up to four players, more on a fast connection). For online co-op or PvP, every player needs their own copy.
- How many people play The Captain is Dead?
- Player counts were not available when this page was built.
- Does The Captain is Dead have split-screen or local multiplayer?
- Yes. Steam lists The Captain is Dead with shared/split-screen co-op on one PC — and it supports Remote Play Together, so a friend can join that local session over the internet.