Is Steel Rain multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — co-op and PvP, plus local/split-screen. Steel Rain is a builder & management game released in 2015, 85% positive on Steam (105 reviews). $9.99 on Steam.
Co-opPvPLocal / split-screenSingle-player tooStrategy · Builder & management
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How Steel Rain plays with friends, according to Steam
- Online co-op
- Not listed on Steam
- Local / split-screen co-op
- Yes
- 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: Shoot 'Em Up, Action, Indie, Side Scroller, RPG, Strategy, Bullet Hell, Arcade
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Quick answers
- Is Steel Rain co-op?
- Yes, Steel Rain supports co-op.
- Does Steel Rain have PvP?
- Yes, Steel Rain has player-versus-player modes.
- Do we both need to own Steel Rain to play together?
- Not always. Steel Rain 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 Steel Rain?
- Player counts were not available when this page was built.
- Does Steel Rain have split-screen or local multiplayer?
- Yes. Steam lists Steel Rain with shared/split-screen co-op and shared/split-screen PvP on one PC — and it supports Remote Play Together, so a friend can join that local session over the internet.