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Is Cepheus Protocol multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — co-op. Cepheus Protocol is a zombie survival game released in 2020, 79% positive on Steam (3,032 reviews), with 20 playing right now. $19.99 on Steam.

Co-opSingle-player tooSurvival · Zombie survival

Cepheus Protocol is an Open World RTS Military Survival Game. Play as the CERC hunting Patient 0, maintain Quarantine camps, fight dangerous mutations & Rogue…

How Cepheus Protocol plays with friends, according to Steam

Online co-op
Yes
Local / split-screen co-op
Not listed on Steam
Online PvP
Not listed on Steam
LAN play
Not listed on Steam
Remote Play Together (one copy, streamed to friends)
Yes
MMO
Yes
Single-player mode
Yes
Controller
Partial controller support
Mods
Steam Workshop

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: Sandbox, Zombies, RTS, Survival, Post-apocalyptic, Building, Strategy, Gore

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Quick answers

Is Cepheus Protocol co-op?
Yes, Cepheus Protocol supports co-op.
Does Cepheus Protocol have PvP?
Steam does not list PvP for Cepheus Protocol.
Do we both need to own Cepheus Protocol to play together?
Not always. Cepheus Protocol 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 Cepheus Protocol?
About 20 players were in-game when this page's data was last refreshed (2026-09-09).

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