Is Castle Crashers® multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — co-op and PvP, plus local/split-screen. Castle Crashers® is a beat 'em up game released in 2012, 96% positive on Steam (125,598 reviews), with 443 playing right now. $4.49 on Steam.

How Castle Crashers® plays with friends, according to Steam

Online co-op

Yes

Local / split-screen co-op

Yes

Online PvP

Yes

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

Mods

Steam Workshop

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, Online Co-Op, Co-op, Beat 'em up, Hack and Slash, Funny, Adventure, 4 Player Local

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Quick answers

Is Castle Crashers® co-op?

Yes, Castle Crashers® supports co-op.

Does Castle Crashers® have PvP?

Yes, Castle Crashers® has player-versus-player modes.

Do we both need to own Castle Crashers® to play together?

Not always. Castle Crashers® 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 Castle Crashers®?

About 443 players were in-game when this page's data was last refreshed (2026-09-09).

Does Castle Crashers® have split-screen or local multiplayer?

Yes. Steam lists Castle Crashers® with shared/split-screen co-op and shared/split-screen PvP on one PC — and it supports Remote Play Together, so a friend can join that local session over the internet.

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