Is Deathsmiles multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — online multiplayer, plus local/split-screen. Deathsmiles is an action-adventure game released in 2016, 97% positive on Steam (544 reviews), with 2 playing right now. $19.99 on Steam.
Online multiplayerLocal / split-screenSingle-player tooAction-adventure · Action-adventure
Deathsmiles is CAVE's bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you take the role of one of five Angels to defend the…
How Deathsmiles 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
- Remote Play Together (one copy, streamed to friends)
- Yes
- Single-player mode
- Yes
- Shared / split screen
- Yes
- Controller
- Full controller support
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: Shoot 'Em Up, Bullet Hell, Action, Arcade, Anime, Indie, Gothic, Female Protagonist
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Quick answers
- Is Deathsmiles co-op?
- Deathsmiles does not list co-op on Steam; it has Online multiplayer, Local / split-screen, Single-player too.
- Does Deathsmiles have PvP?
- Steam does not list PvP for Deathsmiles.
- Do we both need to own Deathsmiles to play together?
- Not always. Deathsmiles 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 Deathsmiles?
- About 2 players were in-game when this page's data was last refreshed (2026-09-09).
- Does Deathsmiles have split-screen or local multiplayer?
- Yes. Steam lists Deathsmiles with shared/split-screen play on one PC — and it supports Remote Play Together, so a friend can join that local session over the internet.