Is Astral Ascent multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — co-op, plus local/split-screen. Astral Ascent is an action rpg & dungeon crawler game released in 2023, 95% positive on Steam (6,914 reviews), with 184 playing right now. $24.99 on Steam.
Co-opLocal / split-screenSingle-player tooRPG · Action RPG & dungeon crawler
Choose one of four heroes and explore the Garden, an astral prison guarded by 12 powerful mystical bosses: the Zodiacs. Challenge them with dozens of unique…
How Astral Ascent 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
- 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: Action Roguelike, Rogue-lite, Hack and Slash, Indie, Atmospheric, Replay Value, Difficult, Story Rich
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Quick answers
- Is Astral Ascent co-op?
- Yes, Astral Ascent supports co-op.
- Does Astral Ascent have PvP?
- Steam does not list PvP for Astral Ascent.
- Do we both need to own Astral Ascent to play together?
- Not always. Astral Ascent 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 Astral Ascent?
- About 184 players were in-game when this page's data was last refreshed (2026-09-09).
- Does Astral Ascent have split-screen or local multiplayer?
- Yes. Steam lists Astral Ascent 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.