Is Star Escape multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — PvP, plus local/split-screen. Star Escape is a co-op platformer game released in 2020, 50% positive on Steam (2 reviews). $4.99 on Steam.
PvPLocal / split-screenSingle-player tooParty & co-op · Co-op platformer
Intense competitive infinite jumping in space action! Catapult from planet to planet, and use gravity to…
How Star Escape 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: Competitive, 4 Player Local, Bullet Hell, Platformer, Difficult, 2D, PvP, Side Scroller
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Quick answers
- Is Star Escape co-op?
- Star Escape does not list co-op on Steam; it has PvP, Local / split-screen, Single-player too.
- Does Star Escape have PvP?
- Yes, Star Escape has player-versus-player modes.
- Do we both need to own Star Escape to play together?
- Not always. Star Escape 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 Star Escape?
- Player counts were not available when this page was built.
- Does Star Escape have split-screen or local multiplayer?
- Yes. Steam lists Star Escape 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.