Is Cortex Command multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — co-op, plus local/split-screen. Cortex Command is a physics sandbox game released in 2012, 72% positive on Steam (5,985 reviews), with 4 playing right now. $19.99 on Steam.
Online multiplayerLocal / split-screenSingle-player tooSandbox & building · Physics sandbox
Choose between different factions, with their own set of expendable soldiers, mechas, and weapons. Protect your brain, mine gold, and destroy the enemy cortex…
How Cortex Command 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
- LAN play
- Not listed on Steam
- Remote Play Together (one copy, streamed to friends)
- Yes
- Single-player mode
- Yes
- Shared / split screen
- 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: Strategy, Indie, Action, 2D, Physics, Sandbox, Pixel Graphics, Moddable
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Quick answers
- Is Cortex Command co-op?
- Steam's store page doesn't flag a co-op category, but players tag Cortex Command as co-op.
- Does Cortex Command have PvP?
- Steam does not list PvP for Cortex Command.
- Do we both need to own Cortex Command to play together?
- Not always. Cortex Command 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 Cortex Command?
- About 4 players were in-game when this page's data was last refreshed (2026-09-09).
- Does Cortex Command have split-screen or local multiplayer?
- Yes. Steam lists Cortex Command with shared/split-screen play on one PC — and it supports Remote Play Together, so a friend can join that local session over the internet.