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Is S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — PvP. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is a classic & campaign shooter game released in 2010, 96% positive on Steam (30,957 reviews), with 142 playing right now. $19.99 on Steam.

PvPSingle-player tooShooter · Classic & campaign shooter

How to play S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat with a friend: X-Ray Multiplayer Extension (xrMPE)

Seven years of work turned Call of Pripyat into a co-op game: host a server and walk the Zone with three friends, plus its own PvP modes. The game is multiplayer on its own; this is the community layer people use on top of it.

Players
2–4 in co-op
Modes
co-op and PvP
Status
Maintained — works with the current game version and gets updates
You need
xrMPE launcher from the project site; Call of Pripyat on Steam
Price
Free

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How S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat plays with friends, according to Steam

Online co-op
Not listed on Steam
Local / split-screen co-op
Not listed on Steam
Online PvP
Yes
LAN play
Yes
Single-player mode
Yes

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: Atmospheric, Open World, Post-apocalyptic, FPS, Survival, Action, Singleplayer, RPG

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Quick answers

Is S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat co-op?
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat does not list co-op on Steam; it has PvP, Single-player too.
Does S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat have PvP?
Yes, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat has player-versus-player modes.
Do we both need to own S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat to play together?
Yes. S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat 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 S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat?
About 142 players were in-game when this page's data was last refreshed (2026-09-09).
Can you play S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat on LAN?
Yes. Steam lists LAN PvP for S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat, so it works on a local network without the game's online servers.

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