Is Rain World multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — PvP, plus local/split-screen. Rain World is a co-op platformer game released in 2017, 94% positive on Steam (42,277 reviews), with 836 playing right now. $8.74 on Steam.
PvPLocal / split-screenSingle-player tooParty & co-op · Co-op platformer
How to play Rain World with a friend: Rain Meadow
Online story co-op, arena and a peaceful "Meadow" mode with Steam matchmaking. The game's built-in Jolly Co-op is local only; this takes it online. The game is multiplayer on its own; this is the community layer people use on top of it.
- Players
- small groups (arena takes more)
- Modes
- co-op and PvP
- Status
- Maintained — works with the current game version and gets updates
- You need
- Steam Workshop; everyone installs it
- Price
- Free
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How Rain World 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
- Local / split-screen PvP
- Yes
- LAN play
- Not listed on Steam
- Remote Play Together (one copy, streamed to friends)
- Yes
- Single-player mode
- 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: Difficult, Atmospheric, Survival, Exploration, Indie, Pixel Graphics, Platformer, 2D
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Quick answers
- Is Rain World co-op?
- Rain World does not list co-op on Steam; it has PvP, Local / split-screen, Single-player too.
- Does Rain World have PvP?
- Yes, Rain World has player-versus-player modes.
- Do we both need to own Rain World to play together?
- Not always. Rain World 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 Rain World?
- About 836 players were in-game when this page's data was last refreshed (2026-09-09).
- Does Rain World have split-screen or local multiplayer?
- Yes. Steam lists Rain World with shared/split-screen PvP on one PC — and it supports Remote Play Together, so a friend can join that local session over the internet.