Is The Shattered Elements Arena multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — co-op, plus local/split-screen. The Shattered Elements Arena is a physics sandbox game released in 2021, 100% positive on Steam (6 reviews). Free on Steam.
Co-opLocal / split-screenSingle-player tooSandbox & building · Physics sandbox
A controller based, top-down, 2D physics action game for 1-4 players. Maneuver your squad of mages through…
How The Shattered Elements Arena 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: 2D, Top-Down, Controller, Casual, Physics, Action, Procedural Generation, Post-apocalyptic
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Quick answers
- Is The Shattered Elements Arena co-op?
- Yes, The Shattered Elements Arena supports co-op.
- Does The Shattered Elements Arena have PvP?
- Steam does not list PvP for The Shattered Elements Arena.
- Do we both need to own The Shattered Elements Arena to play together?
- Not always. The Shattered Elements Arena 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 The Shattered Elements Arena?
- Player counts were not available when this page was built.
- Does The Shattered Elements Arena have split-screen or local multiplayer?
- Yes. Steam lists The Shattered Elements Arena 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.