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Is Unfortunate Spacemen multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — co-op and PvP. Unfortunate Spacemen is a co-op horror game released in 2020, 86% positive on Steam (7,494 reviews), with 2 playing right now. Free on Steam.

Co-opPvPSingle-player tooHorror · Co-op horror

An online multiplayer game about shapeshifting deception and betrayal! As a hapless, brave spaceman employed by The Company you'll work diligently to defend…

How Unfortunate Spacemen plays with friends, according to Steam

Online co-op
Yes
Local / split-screen co-op
Not listed on Steam
Online PvP
Yes
LAN play
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: Survival Horror, Investigation, Co-op, Multiplayer, Free to Play, Comedy, Social Deduction, Horror

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Quick answers

Is Unfortunate Spacemen co-op?
Yes, Unfortunate Spacemen supports co-op.
Does Unfortunate Spacemen have PvP?
Yes, Unfortunate Spacemen has player-versus-player modes.
Do we both need to own Unfortunate Spacemen to play together?
Yes. Unfortunate Spacemen 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 Unfortunate Spacemen?
About 2 players were in-game when this page's data was last refreshed (2026-09-09).
Can you play Unfortunate Spacemen on LAN?
Yes. Steam lists LAN co-op and LAN PvP for Unfortunate Spacemen, so it works on a local network without the game's online servers.

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