Is Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — PvP, plus local/split-screen. Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon is a turn-based & grand strategy game released in 2021, 91% positive on Steam (505 reviews), with 2 playing right now. $19.99 on Steam.
PvPLocal / split-screenSingle-player tooStrategy · Turn-based & grand strategy
Delve with Shovel Knight into the depths of the Pocket Dungeon in an action-packed puzzle adventure mashup…
How Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon plays with friends, according to Steam
- Online co-op
- Not listed on Steam
- Local / split-screen co-op
- Not listed on Steam
- Online PvP
- Not listed on Steam
- Local / split-screen PvP
- Yes
- LAN play
- Not listed on Steam
- Remote Play Together (one copy, streamed to friends)
- Yes
- Single-player mode
- Yes
- Controller
- Full controller support
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: Adventure, Action, Dungeon Crawler, Puzzle, Strategy, Multiplayer, Pixel Graphics, Indie
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Quick answers
- Is Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon co-op?
- Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon does not list co-op on Steam; it has PvP, Local / split-screen, Single-player too.
- Does Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon have PvP?
- Yes, Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon has player-versus-player modes.
- Do we both need to own Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon to play together?
- Not always. Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon 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 Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon?
- About 2 players were in-game when this page's data was last refreshed (2026-09-09).
- Does Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon have split-screen or local multiplayer?
- Yes. Steam lists Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon with shared/split-screen PvP on one PC — and it supports Remote Play Together, so a friend can join that local session over the internet.