Not natively. Darkwood ships single-player; the community mod Darkwood Co-op adds co-op — Two-player online co-op through the campaign — world, enemies, weather and time sync. Alpha quality by the author's own label.

Does Darkwood have PvP?

Only with the Darkwood Co-op mod, which is co-op only.

How many people play Darkwood?

About 86 players were in-game when this page was built (2026-09-09).

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Is Darkwood multiplayer? Yes — with Darkwood Co-op

Not out of the box — but the Darkwood Co-op mod makes it co-op. Darkwood is a horror game released in 2017, 95% positive on Steam (21,618 reviews), with 86 playing right now. $3.99 on Steam.

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How to play Darkwood with a friend: Darkwood Co-op

Two-player online co-op through the campaign — world, enemies, weather and time sync. Alpha quality by the author's own label. Steam lists Darkwood 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: Nexus Mods; both players install; one hosts
Price: Free

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Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray…

Steam tags: Horror, Survival Horror, Top-Down, Atmospheric, Survival, Dark, Indie, Open World

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Quick answers

Is Darkwood co-op?: Not natively. Darkwood ships single-player; the community mod Darkwood Co-op adds co-op — Two-player online co-op through the campaign — world, enemies, weather and time sync. Alpha quality by the author's own label.
Does Darkwood have PvP?: Only with the Darkwood Co-op mod, which is co-op only.
How many people play Darkwood?: About 86 players were in-game when this page was built (2026-09-09).

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