Is Sonic Mania multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — co-op and PvP, plus local/split-screen. Sonic Mania is a co-op platformer game released in 2017, 94% positive on Steam (26,131 reviews), with 78 playing right now. $19.99 on Steam.
Co-opPvPLocal / split-screenSingle-player tooParty & co-op · Co-op platformer
Experience the ultimate celebration of past and future in Sonic Mania, an all-new 2D Sonic adventure running at a crisp 60FPS with stunning HD retro-style…
How Sonic Mania 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
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: Great Soundtrack, 2D, Platformer, Retro, Classic, Pixel Graphics, Fast-Paced, Colorful
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Quick answers
- Is Sonic Mania co-op?
- Yes, Sonic Mania supports co-op.
- Does Sonic Mania have PvP?
- Yes, Sonic Mania has player-versus-player modes.
- Do we both need to own Sonic Mania to play together?
- Not always. Sonic Mania 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 Sonic Mania?
- About 78 players were in-game when this page's data was last refreshed (2026-09-09).
- Does Sonic Mania have split-screen or local multiplayer?
- Yes. Steam lists Sonic Mania 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.