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- Degrees of Separation
Degrees of Separation
Two people from hot and cold worlds change their surroundings to solve a shared puzzle campaign.
Online and local co-op for 2 players.
- 2 online
- 2 on one screen
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op2 players
- Local co-op2 playersScreen type not confirmed
- Not confirmedFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- Not confirmedA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckVerifiedValve's own rating
About the game
You play Ember and Rime, two people who fall in love while a barrier keeps them apart. Each brings a different climate into the same landscape. Ember warms objects and Rime freezes them. You move around one another to shift the boundary, change water into ice and work out how to reach scattered scarves. Collecting enough scarves opens paths to other areas.
You can control one character each in local co-op or play together online. The puzzles ask you to place both characters carefully and combine their powers. Different worlds add new ways to use the barrier, including turning it into a surface you can cross. A narrator follows the pair through their story. The pace leaves time to think, though some puzzles can take several attempts to understand.
How it feels
Kind of game
Made for exactly two players. You play set levels or a story from start to end, and every part is built for the pair.
- At its heart
- Now and then
- Time to hang out
- Exploring
- Getting better
- Unlocks and progress
- Planning ahead
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- About
- Relationships, Fairy tale
Rated on our own feel scale. 4 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
If you liked Degrees of Separation
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Why it scores 88%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Campaign for two
- Core to both
- Working in sync, Puzzles and figuring out
- About
- Relationships and Fairy tale
- Notable in both
- Calm and coziness
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- Co-op
- Local co-op for 2 players
How Pode differs
- No online co-op
- 2 shared-screen
Both are campaigns made for two players. Both need you to talk and act in sync. Both are about two people and their bond and a gentle fairy tale.
But no online co-op.
Blanc
Why it scores 82%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Campaign for two
- About
- Relationships
- Notable in both
- Story, Calm and coziness, Jumping and climbing, Puzzles and figuring out, Working in sync
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- Co-op
- Online and local co-op for 2 players
How Blanc differs
- More tense than Degrees of Separation
- 2 online
- 2 shared-screen
Both are campaigns made for two players. Both are about two people and their bond. Both have a story you follow together.
But more tense than Degrees of Separation.
With You
Why it scores 82%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Campaign for two
- Core to both
- Working in sync, Puzzles and figuring out
- About
- Relationships
- Notable in both
- Story, Calm and coziness, Jumping and climbing
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- Co-op
- Local co-op for 2 players
How With You differs
- No online co-op
- 2 shared-screen
Both are campaigns made for two players. Both need you to talk and act in sync. Both are about two people and their bond.
But no online co-op.
All co-op facts
Last checked 24 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Split or shared screen
- Not confirmed
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- No
The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
- 25612
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Crossplay
- Not confirmed
- Crossplay between
- Not confirmed
- Friends can join mid-game
- Not confirmed
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Platforms
Genres
Store IDs
- Wikidata item
- Not confirmed
Sources
12 pages
store.steampowered.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Release date.
- Online co-op: The publisher says version 1.2 shipped online play on November 5, 2019. This replaces the launch promise of a future patch. The Steam page still lacks an Online Co-op feature category.
- Release date: The publisher post dated February 14, 2019 says the launch has arrived. Steam gives February 13, a conflicting store data date.
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Local co-op, Release status, Genres, Kind of game, Sessions, About, Puzzles and figuring out, Free base co-op.
- Local co-op: Publisher text describes the two protagonists in co-op. The page lists shared or split-screen co-op.
- Release status: The current page offers the released base game.
- Genres: Publisher text calls it a puzzle platformer and a puzzle adventure. The Steam genre list alone was not used.
- Kind of game: Each player takes one of two complementary characters through the same campaign. Solo control is optional.
- Sessions: The pair crosses several worlds through a continuing story.
- About: The romance between Ember and Rime drives the premise. Critics also describe its storybook form.
- Puzzles and figuring out: Heat and cold alter obstacles throughout the campaign.
- Free base co-op: The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Platforms.
- Platforms: Steam lists a Windows build. The console stores establish the other versions.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 23 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck.
nintendo.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Local co-op, Most players on one screen, Platforms, Free base co-op.
- Online co-op: The current Switch product lists online play.
- Most players online: Nintendo lists two online players. The Steam update establishes PC online play but gives no numeric cap.
- Most players on one screen: Nintendo lists one to two players on one system. Xbox separately lists two local players.
- Platforms: The released Switch product explicitly reports supported Switch 2 compatibility. Switch 2 is included as compatible playback of this version, without claiming a separate edition.
- Free base co-op: The checked Nintendo full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
xbox.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Most players on one screen, Platforms, Free base co-op.
- Most players on one screen: Xbox lists local multiplayer for two players. The publisher description identifies the cooperative campaign.
- Platforms: The released Xbox One product explicitly lists Xbox Series X|S under Play with. Series is included as compatible playback of this version.
- Free base co-op: The checked Xbox full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
store.playstation.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms.
- Platforms: The released product is the PS4 version. Its game-specific notice explicitly says it is playable on PS5, with some PS4 features possibly absent. PS5 is included as compatible playback.
nintendoworldreport.comPress, read 23 October 2026
Backs About, Story, Exploring, Jumping and climbing, Unlocks and progress, Getting better.
- About: Nintendo World Report, March 18, 2019, describes a narrated bedtime story with a princess and a soldier.
- Story: Nintendo World Report, March 18, 2019, finds a light romance supported by narration.
- Exploring: Nintendo World Report, March 18, 2019, describes worlds with optional puzzles and scarf gates.
- Jumping and climbing: Nintendo World Report, March 18, 2019, describes jumping and physics puzzles. Movement serves the puzzle solving.
- Unlocks and progress: Nintendo World Report, March 18, 2019, describes persistent scarf totals opening worlds. New powers belong to individual areas.
- Getting better: Nintendo World Report, March 18, 2019, describes learning new area mechanics and repeating awkward jumps.
psu.comPress, read 23 October 2026
Backs Working in sync, Planning ahead.
- Working in sync: PlayStation Universe, February 20, 2019, describes teamwork built around two different temperature effects.
- Planning ahead: PlayStation Universe, February 20, 2019, describes arranging the two characters and environmental objects before crossing obstacles.
the-gamers-lounge.comPress, read 23 October 2026
Backs Calm and coziness, Time to hang out.
- Calm and coziness: The Gamer's Lounge, March 27, 2019, describes time to learn without urgency and a quiet musical backdrop.
- Time to hang out: The Gamer's Lounge, March 27, 2019, describes relaxed play with a partner. Solving the puzzles still needs attention.
store.steampowered.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op.
- Online co-op: The November 5, 2019 shipped version 1.2 adds native online play using existing saves and Steam invites. Missing present-day store categories do not override implemented support.
store.playstation.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Free base co-op.
- Free base co-op: The checked PlayStation full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.