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Enshrouded
Build a shared home and explore a ruined fantasy kingdom where dangerous fog limits each expedition.
Online co-op for up to 16 players. No crossplay.
- 16 online
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op16 players
- Local co-opNot confirmed
- NoSame platform onlyFriends 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 wake as a Flameborn in Embervale, a kingdom overrun by a corrupting fog. You gather materials, rescue craftspeople, and build a home before pushing into ruins for equipment and answers. A glider and grappling hook help you reach new places. Inside the Shroud, a timer turns a search for supplies into a decision about when to retreat.
Friends share a world where one player can build while others explore or fight. You shape your character through skills and equipment, mixing close combat, ranged attacks, and magic. The PC version supports up to 16 players, while PS5 supports eight in a separate platform pool. It suits groups that enjoy returning to a growing settlement between trips into dangerous places.
How it feels
Kind of game
One lasting world your group settles. You gather, build and push into dangerous places together.
- A big part
- Now and then
- Fear
- Story
- Working in sync
- Puzzles and figuring out
- Getting better
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- About
- Fantasy adventure, Scavenging
Rated on our own feel scale. 5 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
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What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared survival world
- Notable in both
- Calm and coziness, Time to hang out, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Fighting
- Core to both
- Exploring, Building and creating, Unlocks and progress
- Sessions
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How Core Keeper differs
- Less jumping and climbing than Enshrouded
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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
- Local co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- 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.
- 16
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Crossplay between
- Does not apply
- Friends can join mid-game
- Not confirmed
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
Sources
11 pages
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Kind of game, Sessions, About, Building and creating, Unlocks and progress, Free base co-op.
- Online co-op: The publisher explicitly supports cooperative play.
- Most players online: The Steam description gives up to 16 players. This is the PC cap. PS5 is limited to eight.
- Kind of game: Friends gather, build, farm, and explore one shared settlement and world.
- Sessions: The campaign is part of a lasting world with player building and shared adventures beyond its ending.
- About: The setting is a fallen fantasy kingdom. Players recover supplies from fog-covered ruins.
- Building and creating: Terrain can be reshaped and homes furnished in detail.
- Unlocks and progress: Rescued craftspeople unlock recipes and equipment. Character skills expand over time.
- 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.
- Steam app ID: The app record identifies Enshrouded as app 1203620.
- Platforms: The Steam game lists Windows.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck.
keengames.comOfficial site, read 24 October 2026
Backs Release status, Release date, Platforms, Genres.
- Release status: Keen offers the completed game for Steam and PS5.
- Release date: Keen lists October 15, 2026.
- Platforms: Steam and PS5 are available. Xbox Series is listed for 2027.
- Genres: Keen describes a survival action RPG.
enshrouded.comOfficial site, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Genres, Working in sync, Planning ahead.
- Online co-op: Keen explicitly calls it online cooperative multiplayer.
- Most players online: The FAQ invites groups of up to 16. Current Steam confirms the PC cap.
- Genres: Keen calls it a survival crafting action RPG.
- Working in sync: Characters can move between servers with personal gear and levels, while recipes and survivors depend on the world.
- Planning ahead: Keen describes choosing equipment and skills for a character build.
store.playstation.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Most players online, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: The available product is a PS5 game.
- Most players online: The PS5 page states up to eight online players. PC supports the higher player limit shown here.
- 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.
enshrouded.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Crossplay.
- Crossplay: Keen explicitly excludes cross-platform play at the 1.0 launch and gives no date for adding it. The official October 15, 16, and 21 hotfixes were checked and do not enable it.
enshrouded.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Voice chat by distance, Time to hang out.
- Voice chat by distance: Hosts can enable built-in proximity or global voice chat. Voice chat is off by default.
- Time to hang out: Optional voice chat, emotes, decorative props, and shared building support time spent socializing at home.
cgmagonline.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Story, Jumping and climbing, Puzzles and figuring out, Fighting, Calm and coziness.
- Story: CGMagazine, October 15, 2026, describes sparse lore told through diaries and notes.
- Jumping and climbing: CGMagazine, October 15, 2026, describes grappling, gliding, and dungeon parkour.
- Puzzles and figuring out: CGMagazine, October 15, 2026, describes puzzles in small dungeon sites.
- Fighting: CGMagazine, October 15, 2026, describes frequent battles with several character styles.
- Calm and coziness: CGMagazine, October 15, 2026, describes light survival needs and a settlement that grows between expeditions.
thesixthaxis.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Fear, Tension and danger, Exploring, Getting better.
- Fear: TheSixthAxis, October 16, 2026, describes ominous fog and darker caves.
- Tension and danger: TheSixthAxis, October 16, 2026, describes timed visits to dangerous Shroud areas.
- Exploring: TheSixthAxis, October 16, 2026, describes a large world full of resources and places to explore.
- Getting better: TheSixthAxis, October 16, 2026, describes blocking and parrying, with loose combat timing.
enshrouded.zendesk.comOfficial support page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Most players online, Voice chat by distance.
- Most players online: The Windows/Steam dedicated-server settings allow 1 through 16 slots. The released PS5 product separately supports eight.
- Voice chat by distance: Proximity and Global are optional built-in modes. Voice is disabled by default and must be enabled by the host or administrator.