Is Dead Effect 2 multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — co-op and PvP. Dead Effect 2 is a co-op horde shooter game released in 2016, 73% positive on Steam (2,254 reviews), with 4 playing right now. $11.99 on Steam.

Steam tags: Action, Zombies, FPS, Co-op, Horror, Indie, Survival, RPG

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Quick answers

Is Dead Effect 2 co-op?

Yes, Dead Effect 2 supports co-op.

Does Dead Effect 2 have PvP?

Steam's store page doesn't flag a PvP category, but Dead Effect 2 is tagged PvP — it's player-versus-player.

How many people play Dead Effect 2?

About 4 players were in-game when this page was built (2026-09-09).

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