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Is Kenshi multiplayer? Yes — with KenshiCoop

Not out of the box — but the KenshiCoop mod makes it co-op. Kenshi is a rpg game released in 2018, 95% positive on Steam (98,135 reviews), with 5,412 playing right now. $11.99 on Steam.

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How to play Kenshi with a friend: KenshiCoop

Experimental two-player co-op: each player runs their own squad in one persistent world. Ambitious and actively developed; expect rough edges. Steam lists Kenshi as single-player, so it won't show up in Steam's own "games we both own" view as something you can play together — Ready Up counts it anyway, marked "Via mod", and you can hide mod-only games with one filter if that's not your thing.

Players
2
Modes
co-op
Status
Beta — playable, rough edges, expect bugs
You need
One host; the host's save is the shared world
Price
Free

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A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an…

Steam tags: Open World, Sandbox, RPG, Survival, Strategy, Building, Base-Building, Singleplayer

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Quick answers

Is Kenshi co-op?
Not natively. Kenshi ships single-player; the community mod KenshiCoop adds co-op — Experimental two-player co-op: each player runs their own squad in one persistent world. Ambitious and actively developed; expect rough edges.
Does Kenshi have PvP?
Only with the KenshiCoop mod, which is co-op only.
How many people play Kenshi?
About 5,412 players were in-game when this page was built (2026-09-09).

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