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Game Pass is a subscription and does not count."}},{"url":"https://store.steampowered.com/api/appdetails?appids=813780&cc=us&l=english","kind":"store_data","accessed":"2026-10-28","fields":["steam_app_id","online_coop","platforms","release_status","release_date","genres","free_to_play"],"notes":{"online_coop":"Categories include Co-op and Online Co-op. The LAN Co-op category is not counted as local play.","platforms":"Steam lists Windows and Mac. It does not list Linux.","release_status":"Steam does not mark the game as coming soon or as early access.","release_date":"Steam shows Nov 14, 2019. 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