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Is Archean multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — co-op. Archean is a tanks, planes & ships game released in 2024, 88% positive on Steam (181 reviews), with 16 playing right now. $19.99 on Steam.

Co-opSingle-player tooVehicle combat · Tanks, planes & ships

Gather resources, craft components, build vehicles, and code their logic in a physics-driven engineering sandbox and full scale space sim.

How Archean plays with friends, according to Steam

Online co-op
Yes
Local / split-screen co-op
Not listed on Steam
Online PvP
Not listed on Steam
LAN play
Not listed on Steam
Cross-platform multiplayer (Windows / Mac / Linux)
Yes
Single-player mode
Yes
Controller
Partial 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: Early Access, Sandbox, Building, Programming, Immersive Sim, Open World, Crafting, Science

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Quick answers

Is Archean co-op?
Yes, Archean supports co-op.
Does Archean have PvP?
Steam does not list PvP for Archean.
Do we both need to own Archean to play together?
Yes. Archean is played online, so each player needs their own copy on their own Steam account (or PC Game Pass where it is offered). Steam Families can share a library, but two people cannot play the same shared game at the same time.
How many people play Archean?
About 16 players were in-game when this page's data was last refreshed (2026-09-09).

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