Death Squared

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam app ID, Online co-op, Local co-op, Most players on one screen, Split or shared screen, Release status, Release date, Platforms, Free base co-op.

• Online co-op: Categories list Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op and Remote Play Together but not Online Co-op. The maker's text offers Remote Play Together for playing online, which streams one player's game and is not a native session.
• Local co-op: Categories include Co-op and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. The maker's Steam text says it is a cooperative puzzle game for 1, 2 or 4 players. Steam also lists Shared/Split Screen PvP, but no source describes a versus mode.
• Most players on one screen: The maker's Steam text gives 1, 2 or 4 players. It names no group of three.
• Split or shared screen: Categories say Shared/Split Screen without naming which. Gaming Trend describes each puzzle as one screen, so it is a shared screen.
• Release status: Steam lists the game as available to play.
• Release date: Steam shows Mar 13, 2017, one day earlier than the maker's announcement and the console stores. The maker's date wins.
• Platforms: Steam lists Windows and macOS. It shows no Linux build.
• Free base co-op: Steam sells the game at $14.99 and the Xbox, PlayStation and Switch stores also ask for payment. Every checked edition requires purchase.

store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026

Backs Steam Deck.

• Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck.

store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Sessions, Puzzles and figuring out, Laughter and chaos, Getting better.

• Sessions: User tags include Co-op Campaign.
• Puzzles and figuring out: User tags include Puzzle and Sokoban.
• Laughter and chaos: User tags include Funny and Dark Humor.
• Getting better: User tags include Difficult.

smgstudio.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Local co-op, Most players on one screen, Kind of game, Sessions, Working in sync, Story.

• Local co-op: The maker's fact sheet describes 1 or 2 player story levels and 2 or 4 player party levels.
• Most players on one screen: The fact sheet says a cooperative puzzle game for 1, 2 or 4 players.
• Kind of game: Says teams of players guide robots to color-coded goals and need close observation and communication to solve each level together.
• Sessions: Lists a story mode of 80 levels for one or two players, and a separate party mode with 40 levels.
• Working in sync: Says teams need close observation and communication to keep each other alive.
• Story: Describes a story mode of 80 levels.

deathsquared.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026

Backs Genres, Working in sync.

• Genres: The maker calls it a puzzle game about cooperation, communication and robot explosions.
• Working in sync: The maker's tagline puts cooperation and communication first.

nintendo.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms, Most players on one screen, Free base co-op.

• Platforms: The page sells the Switch edition and marks Switch 2 compatibility as Supported, with behavior consistent with Switch. Switch 2 play is backward compatibility, not a separate edition.
• Most players on one screen: The player count reads Single system (1-4).
• Free base co-op: The page sells the game for $14.99.

store.playstation.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms, Release date, Local co-op, Most players on one screen.

• Platforms: The page sells the PS4 edition and says the game is playable on PS5, which runs it through backward compatibility. Some PS4 features may be missing.
• Release date: The page gives a release date of 3/14/2017.
• Local co-op: Says two players can take on party levels by steering two robots with one controller. The player line shows 1-4 players and no online players line.
• Most players on one screen: The page lists 1-4 players.

xbox.comStore page, read 28 October 2026

Backs Platforms, Release date, Local co-op, Most players on one screen, Online co-op.

• Platforms: Lists Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.
• Release date: The page gives a release date of 3/14/2017.
• Local co-op: Capabilities list Xbox local multiplayer.
• Most players on one screen: Capabilities read Xbox local multiplayer (2-4).
• Online co-op: Capabilities list local multiplayer only and no online multiplayer entry.

wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026

Backs Wikidata item, Genres, Release date.

• Genres: P136 is puzzle video game.
• Release date: P577 is 2017-03-14.

familyfriendlygaming.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Release date.

• Release date: Press release from the maker's studio, datelined Sydney, gives March 14, 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC and Mac.

gamingtrend.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Split or shared screen, Tension and danger, Time to hang out, Working in sync, Story, Laughter and chaos.

• Split or shared screen: Switch review says each puzzle is a single-screen affair with both cubes in view.
• Tension and danger: Says one misstep restarts the puzzle at once.
• Time to hang out: The reviewer and a sibling kept yelling at each other to move out of the way, so the talk is about the puzzle in front of them.
• Working in sync: Says coordination is key and one slight misstep sends you back to the start.
• Story: Says the in-game banter between the lab technician and the AI gives the game character.
• Laughter and chaos: Describes getting punted out of bounds or hit by random spikes while yelling at each other.

pocketgamer.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Online co-op, Laughter and chaos.

• Online co-op: Switch review of 2017-07-13 says the game lacks online play.
• Laughter and chaos: Headline says puzzling and yelling with friends, and the review calls the glitches more hilarious than annoying.

nintendoworldreport.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Laughter and chaos, Tension and danger, Getting better, Puzzles and figuring out, Most players on one screen, Sessions.

• Laughter and chaos: Switch review of 2017-07-12 says laughs come from accidental and pathetic-looking deaths.
• Tension and danger: Says you respawn at once at the start of the puzzle and deaths are not a big deal.
• Getting better: Says the challenge ramps up about halfway through the 80 levels.
• Puzzles and figuring out: Says to expect a lot of critical thinking.
• Most players on one screen: Says party mode works with one, two or four players.
• Sessions: Describes a story mode of 80 puzzles and a party mode of 40.

cubed3.comPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs Planning ahead, Working in sync.

• Planning ahead: Switch review says in a team of two, either one player waits while the other tests the water, or one gives orders to the other.
• Working in sync: Says obstacles such as laser beams only one robot can block need the robots to help each other.

player2.net.auPress, read 28 October 2026

Backs About, Puzzles and figuring out.

• About: Review of 2017-08-10 says you are the robots serving as test subjects for a lab technician and his AI colleague.
• Puzzles and figuring out: Says the 80 story stages ramp up quickly with new tricks and traps.