Is Crystal Crisis multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — PvP, plus local/split-screen. Crystal Crisis is a co-op puzzle & chaos game released in 2019, 80% positive on Steam (123 reviews). $19.99 on Steam.

How Crystal Crisis 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

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

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: Casual, Puzzle, Competitive, Action, Multiplayer, Local Multiplayer, Arcade

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Quick answers

Is Crystal Crisis co-op?

Crystal Crisis does not list co-op on Steam; it has PvP, Local / split-screen, Single-player too.

Does Crystal Crisis have PvP?

Yes, Crystal Crisis has player-versus-player modes.

Do we both need to own Crystal Crisis to play together?

Not always. Crystal Crisis 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 Crystal Crisis?

Player counts were not available when this page was built.

Does Crystal Crisis have split-screen or local multiplayer?

Yes. Steam lists Crystal Crisis with shared/split-screen PvP on one PC — and it supports Remote Play Together, so a friend can join that local session over the internet.

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