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Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
A fantasy role-playing campaign where your party shares decisions, builds characters and plans elemental battles.
Online co-op for up to 4 players and split-screen co-op for 2 players, with crossplay.
- 4 online
- 2 split-screen
- Crossplay
Where to buy
About the Apple App Store version
Apple App Store. This full game is for supported iPad models only. The publisher confirms up to four players online, two-player split screen on one iPad, drop-in/drop-out and Mac/iPad crossplay. This does not confirm iPhone support. The page also carries a pre-purchase notice.
Playing together
- Online co-op4 players
- Local co-op2 playersSplit screen
- YesPC, Mac, iOSFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- YesA 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 begin as a prisoner whose forbidden magic makes the ruling order fear you. Beyond the prison, you explore Rivellon, talk to people and animals, follow personal quests and decide who deserves your help. Battles use turns, height and surfaces that react to elemental skills. You build characters from different schools of abilities and keep improving their equipment as the campaign moves forward.
Up to four friends play online, while two can share a device in split screen on supported versions. The Switch version has online co-op but no local mode. Each player can control a character and make choices, so agreeing on pace matters. You can plan a fight together or follow conflicting goals. It suits a regular group willing to read dialogue, learn the combat and return to one long story.
How it feels
Kind of game
Plays like a board game or tabletop role-playing night. Turns, choices and a long campaign you plan together.
- At its heart
- A big part
- Now and then
- Laughter and chaos
- Calm and coziness
- Time to hang out
- Rivalry in the group
- Building and creating
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- About
- Fantasy adventure
Rated on our own feel scale. 5 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
If you liked Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
You will probably enjoy these too. Each one says why.
Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition
Why it scores 93%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Tabletop-style campaign
- About
- Fantasy adventure
- Notable in both
- Story, Puzzles and figuring out, Working in sync, Exploring, Tension and danger, Getting better, Fighting, Unlocks and progress
- Core to both
- Planning ahead
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- Co-op
- Online co-op and split-screen local co-op for 2 players
How Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition differs
- Fits a smaller group than Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
- 2 online
- 2 split-screen
Both play like a tabletop night with friends. Both are about a fantasy adventure. Both have a story you follow together.
But fits a smaller group than Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition.
Baldur's Gate 3
Why it scores 92%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Tabletop-style campaign
- Core to both
- Story, Planning ahead
- About
- Fantasy adventure
- Notable in both
- Working in sync, Exploring, Tension and danger, Getting better, Fighting, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players and split-screen local co-op for 2 players
- 4 online
- 2 split-screen
- Crossplay
Both play like a tabletop night with friends. Both reward planning before you act. Both have a story you follow together.
No big difference from Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition.
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
Why it scores 91%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Tabletop-style campaign
- Core to both
- Story, Planning ahead
- About
- Fantasy adventure
- Notable in both
- Working in sync, Exploring, Tension and danger, Getting better, Fighting, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition differs
- Less figuring things out than Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition
- 6 online
- Crossplay
Both play like a tabletop night with friends. Both have a story you follow together. Both are about a fantasy adventure.
But less figuring things out than Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition.
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
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- Not confirmed
- Confirmed free setups
- Not confirmed
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Platforms
Genres
Sources
14 pages
en.bandainamcoent.euOfficial site, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Local co-op, Most players on one screen, Split or shared screen, Release date, About, Story, Planning ahead, Puzzles and figuring out, Working in sync.
- Online co-op: The publisher specifies four-player online play.
- Most players online: The mode description explicitly caps online play at four.
- Local co-op: The publisher explicitly describes two-player split screen.
- Most players on one screen: Two-player split screen is the stated one-device cap. Xbox store metadata also says local co-op 2 to 4, but contradicts its own local multiplayer 2 to 2 row. The explicit publisher wording is used.
- Split or shared screen: The publisher names split screen.
- Release date: The exact Definitive Edition launched on 31 August 2018. Steam retains the original game's 14 September 2017 date.
- About: The party uses forbidden magic in Rivellon, where the gods have gone.
- Story: Origin characters have personal objectives and stories within a larger narrative.
- Planning ahead: The maker describes turn-based fights and layered elemental effects.
- Puzzles and figuring out: The maker describes puzzles and quests with several solutions.
- Working in sync: Skills can be combined to support allies and solve fights.
bandainamcoent.comOfficial site, read 24 October 2026
Backs Friends can join mid-game.
- Friends can join mid-game: The publisher explicitly describes drop-in, drop-out multiplayer online and in local split screen.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Release status.
- Steam app ID: Steam identifies Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition as app 435150.
- Release status: Steam reports the game as released.
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Release status, Sessions.
- Steam app ID: The page identifies app 435150 as the Definitive Edition.
- Release status: The released game has an active purchase offer.
- Sessions: The Co-op Campaign tag supports a campaign played across sessions.
larian.comOfficial support page, read 23 October 2026
Backs Platforms.
- Platforms: Larian lists PC, Mac, PS4, Xbox One, Switch and iPad. Its newer launch news adds PS5, Xbox Series and Switch 2. Linux is not listed.
larian.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Genres.
- Platforms: Larian's 2025-12-15 post confirms released native versions for PS5, Xbox Series and Switch 2.
- Genres: Larian calls it a role-playing game with classless character building.
larian.comOfficial support page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Crossplay, Crossplay between.
- Crossplay: Larian supports cross-play between PC, Mac and iPad.
- Crossplay between: The named group is Windows, macOS and iPad. Larian excludes PS4, Xbox and Switch console versions. Cross-save between Steam and Switch is a separate feature.
divinity.comOfficial site, read 24 October 2026
Backs Release date, Crossplay, Crossplay between.
- Release date: The maker's timeline separates the original launch on 2017-09-14 from the Definitive Edition upgrade on 2018-08-31.
- Crossplay: The iPad launch entry independently describes cross-play with PC and Mac.
- Crossplay between: The iPad entry names PC, Mac and iPad as the cross-play group.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 23 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck.
pcgamer.comPress, read 23 October 2026
Backs Kind of game, Laughter and chaos, Rivalry in the group, Fighting, Getting better, Puzzles and figuring out.
- Kind of game: PC Gamer review from 2017-09-21 compares play to a tabletop RPG with creative problem solving.
- Laughter and chaos: PC Gamer, 2017-09-21, recounts funny mistakes and a co-op partner who breaks into talks and fights. Turn-based play stays controlled most of the time, the same level as Baldur's Gate 3.
- Rivalry in the group: PC Gamer review from 2017-09-21 explains that allies can pursue conflicting goals and betray each other.
- Fighting: PC Gamer review from 2017-09-21 describes regular tactical battles between exploration and conversation.
- Getting better: PC Gamer review from 2017-09-21 says battles reward patience, practice and learning enemy patterns.
- Puzzles and figuring out: PC Gamer review from 2017-09-21 describes riddles and mysteries alongside tactical problems.
gamespot.comPress, read 23 October 2026
Backs Tension and danger, Unlocks and progress, Story.
- Tension and danger: GameSpot review updated 2019-09-13 describes challenging turn-based battles and consequences that matter.
- Unlocks and progress: GameSpot, updated 2019-09-13, describes deep character growth and builds. Levels and gear carry over within one campaign, the same level as Baldur's Gate 3.
- Story: GameSpot review updated 2019-09-13 gives examples of consequential choices and emotional attachment to characters.
nintendolife.comPress, read 23 October 2026
Backs Exploring, Building and creating, Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Most players online.
- Exploring: Nintendo Life review from 2019-09-14 describes extensive areas, secrets and different ways to interact with the world.
- Building and creating: Nintendo Life review from 2019-09-14 describes crafting through the inventory interface. This is item crafting rather than settlement building.
- Calm and coziness: Nintendo Life review from 2019-09-14 describes time spent on dialogue and exploring between tactical battles. Calm is a minor pacing inference.
- Time to hang out: Nintendo Life review from 2019-09-14 describes deep dialogue and combat. Quiet inventory stretches permit some chat, but the story asks for attention.
- Most players online: The Switch review confirms online co-op for four. It explicitly says local co-op is absent on Switch.
steamcommunity.comOfficial support page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Most players on one screen, Split or shared screen, Most players online.
- Most players on one screen: Larian officer Raze_Larian states on 2019-11-01 that one system supports two players with controllers.
- Split or shared screen: The screen joins nearby players and splits when they separate.
- Most players online: The same reply states four players online or over LAN, which can include split-screen pairs.
apps.apple.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Most players on one screen.
- Platforms: This full game is for supported iPad models only. The publisher confirms up to four players online, two-player split screen on one iPad, drop-in/drop-out and Mac/iPad crossplay. This does not confirm iPhone support. The page also carries a pre-purchase notice.
- Most players on one screen: Larian's iPad product explicitly supports two people in split screen on one supported iPad. The publisher also confirms two-player local play. Inconsistent Xbox local-four metadata does not override these explicit statements.