Is Battle for Wesnoth multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — PvP, plus local/split-screen. Battle for Wesnoth is a turn-based & grand strategy game released in 2018, 94% positive on Steam (5,356 reviews), with 145 playing right now. Free on Steam.
PvPLocal / split-screenSingle-player tooStrategy · Turn-based & grand strategy
The Battle for Wesnoth is an open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme. Explore the four corners of Irdya in seventeen solo campaigns and…
How Battle for Wesnoth 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
- Cross-platform multiplayer (Windows / Mac / Linux)
- 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: Free to Play, Strategy, Turn-Based Strategy, Hex Grid, Indie, Fantasy, Turn-Based, Multiplayer
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Quick answers
- Is Battle for Wesnoth co-op?
- Battle for Wesnoth does not list co-op on Steam; it has PvP, Local / split-screen, Single-player too.
- Does Battle for Wesnoth have PvP?
- Yes, Battle for Wesnoth has player-versus-player modes.
- Do we both need to own Battle for Wesnoth to play together?
- Not always. Battle for Wesnoth 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 Battle for Wesnoth?
- About 145 players were in-game when this page's data was last refreshed (2026-09-09).
- Does Battle for Wesnoth have split-screen or local multiplayer?
- Yes. Steam lists Battle for Wesnoth 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.