Is The Long Dark multiplayer? Yes — with SkyCoop
Not out of the box — but the SkyCoop mod makes it co-op. The Long Dark is a survival craft game released in 2017, 90% positive on Steam (112,575 reviews), with 2,575 playing right now. $6.79 on Steam.
Co-opSingle-player tooMultiplayer via mod: SkyCoopSurvival · Survival craft
How to play The Long Dark with a friend: SkyCoop
Survive the quiet apocalypse together, but only on an older build of the game until the "Reborn" branch of the mod is ready. Steam lists The Long Dark 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
- Old build only — no recent releases or needs an older game version — check before you plan a night around it
- You need
- MelonLoader; The Long Dark 2.01–2.02 via Steam's beta branches — the current game version is not supported yet
- Price
- Free
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How The Long Dark 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
- Single-player mode
- Yes
- Controller
- Full controller support
- PC Game Pass
- In the catalog (rotates monthly — see the list)
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: Survival, Open World Survival Craft, Open World, Exploration, Atmospheric, Singleplayer, First-Person, Adventure
Do you and a friend both own The Long Dark?
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Quick answers
- Is The Long Dark co-op?
- Not natively. The Long Dark ships single-player; the community mod SkyCoop adds co-op — Survive the quiet apocalypse together, but only on an older build of the game until the "Reborn" branch of the mod is ready.
- Does The Long Dark have PvP?
- Only with the SkyCoop mod, which is co-op only.
- Do we both need to own The Long Dark to play together?
- Yes. The Long Dark 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 The Long Dark?
- About 2,575 players were in-game when this page's data was last refreshed (2026-09-09).
- Is The Long Dark on PC Game Pass?
- Yes — The Long Dark was in the PC Game Pass catalog when this page's data was last refreshed (2026-09-09). Game Pass rotates titles monthly, so check the Game Pass listing before you count on it.