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Is ELDEN RING multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — co-op and PvP. ELDEN RING is an action rpg & dungeon crawler game released in 2022, 93% positive on Steam (1,056,677 reviews), with 29,529 playing right now. $59.99 on Steam.

Co-opPvPSingle-player tooRPG · Action RPG & dungeon crawler

How to play ELDEN RING with a friend: Seamless Co-op

Persistent co-op through the whole game instead of the summon-per-area system. The gold standard of "the game has multiplayer but this is better". The game is multiplayer on its own; this is the community layer people use on top of it.

Players
2–4
Modes
co-op
Status
Maintained — works with the current game version and gets updates
You need
Nexus Mods; everyone installs it; runs as a separate launcher so vanilla saves stay safe
Price
Free

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How ELDEN RING plays with friends, according to Steam

Online co-op
Yes
Local / split-screen co-op
Not listed on Steam
Online PvP
Yes
LAN play
Not listed on Steam
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: Souls-like, Open World, Dark Fantasy, RPG, Difficult, Action RPG, Third Person, Multiplayer

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Quick answers

Is ELDEN RING co-op?
Yes, ELDEN RING supports co-op.
Does ELDEN RING have PvP?
Yes, ELDEN RING has player-versus-player modes.
Do we both need to own ELDEN RING to play together?
Yes. ELDEN RING is played online, so each player needs their own copy on their own Steam account (or PC Game Pass where it is offered). Steam Families can share a library, but two people cannot play the same shared game at the same time.
How many people play ELDEN RING?
About 29,529 players were in-game when this page's data was last refreshed (2026-09-09).

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