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Is Pixel Starships multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — co-op and PvP. Pixel Starships is a turn-based & grand strategy game released in 2023, 73% positive on Steam (2,732 reviews), with 163 playing right now. Free on Steam.

Co-opPvPSingle-player tooStrategy · Turn-based & grand strategy

Pixel Starships is an FTL-style online sci-fi strategy builder and management game with a competitive PVP tournament. Set in the retro galaxy, your role is to…

How Pixel Starships plays with friends, according to Steam

Online co-op
Yes
Local / split-screen co-op
Not listed on Steam
Online PvP
Yes
LAN play
Not listed on Steam
Cross-platform multiplayer (Windows / Mac / Linux)
Yes
MMO
Yes
Single-player mode
Yes
Controller
Partial 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: Sci-fi, Space, Strategy, Pixel Graphics, Base-Building, Massively Multiplayer, Rogue-like, 2D

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Quick answers

Is Pixel Starships co-op?
Yes, Pixel Starships supports co-op.
Does Pixel Starships have PvP?
Yes, Pixel Starships has player-versus-player modes.
Do we both need to own Pixel Starships to play together?
Yes. Pixel Starships 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 Pixel Starships?
About 163 players were in-game when this page's data was last refreshed (2026-09-09).

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