Is Smash Crates multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — PvP, plus local/split-screen. Smash Crates is a fighting game game released in 2022, 100% positive on Steam (8 reviews). $4.99 on Steam.
PvPLocal / split-screenFighting · Fighting game
BUILD, DESTROY and MANIPULATE the battlefield to your advantage. Fight for glory! Be there and be square!
How Smash Crates 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
- 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: Multiplayer, Funny, Fighting, 2D Fighter, 2D, Colorful, PvP, Local Multiplayer
Do you and a friend both own Smash Crates?
Ready Up compares two Steam libraries and shows every multiplayer game you both have — including whether Smash Crates is one of them — then helps you pick tonight's game with a weighted roll or a bracket.
Or open the Steam store page.
Games like Smash Crates you can play together
BrawlhallaFighting game · 81% positive on Steam (386,456 reviews) · 14,169 playing right now
Street Fighter™ 6Fighting game · 85% positive on Steam (56,666 reviews) · 14,920 playing right now
TEKKEN 8Fighting game · 54% positive on Steam (61,068 reviews) · 4,409 playing right now
FOR HONOR™Fighting game · 70% positive on Steam (150,256 reviews) · 2,146 playing right now
GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-Fighting game · 88% positive on Steam (59,382 reviews) · 2,463 playing right now
Tired of Smash Crates? The Swap tab finds the closest unowned games of the same type that are newer or rated higher.
Quick answers
- Is Smash Crates co-op?
- Smash Crates does not list co-op on Steam; it has PvP, Local / split-screen.
- Does Smash Crates have PvP?
- Yes, Smash Crates has player-versus-player modes.
- Do we both need to own Smash Crates to play together?
- Not always. Smash Crates 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 Smash Crates?
- Player counts were not available when this page was built.
- Does Smash Crates have split-screen or local multiplayer?
- Yes. Steam lists Smash Crates 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.