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Guacamelee! 2
A local co-op action platformer where four luchadors fight skeletons and turn into chickens to cross a fractured Mexiverse.
Local co-op for up to 4 players.
- 4 on one screen
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-opNo
- Local co-op4 playersScreen type not confirmed
- Not confirmedFriends 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 return to the Mexiverse as Juan, a retired luchador called back to stop a threat to its parallel worlds. You punch through skeletons, throw enemies across rooms and learn moves that also open blocked paths. Turning into a chicken gives you another set of attacks and ways to reach hidden places.
Up to four players can work through the campaign together on one device. Friends can join or leave as you play, adding more fighters to the same battles. The platforming asks everyone to learn precise chains of jumps and special moves. Helping each other through a difficult room can be satisfying, but a group with very different skill levels may find those sections frustrating.
How it feels
Kind of game
You play on the same side through shared levels, matches, missions or jobs. Progress comes from combining your actions toward the same objective.
- At its heart
- Now and then
- Laughter and chaos
- Calm and coziness
- Working in sync
- Time to hang out
- Puzzles and figuring out
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- About
- Fantasy adventure
Rated on our own feel scale. 5 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
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- Kind of game
- Shared team objectives
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- Fantasy adventure
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- Core to both
- Jumping and climbing
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- Co-op
- Local co-op for up to 4 players
- 4 shared-screen
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- Kind of game
- Shared team objectives
- About
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- Campaign to finish
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- Co-op
- Local co-op for up to 4 players
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Both give your team shared objectives to work through together. Both are full of jumping and climbing together. Both are campaigns you play to the end together.
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What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared team objectives
- About
- Fantasy adventure
- Core to both
- Jumping and climbing
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
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- Tension and danger, Getting better
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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
- Most players online
- Does not apply
- Fewest players online
- Does not apply
- 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.
- 1678910
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Crossplay
- Not confirmed
- Crossplay between
- Not confirmed
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Platforms
Genres
Sources
14 pages
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Release status, Release date, Genres, Free base co-op.
- Steam app ID: The base game uses app 534550. Complete is a bundle containing this game and optional extras.
- Release status: The base game is available to buy.
- Release date: The store gives August 21, 2018. PlayStation lists the same first release date.
- Genres: Publisher wording identifies an action platformer and a Metroidvania adventure.
- 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 Platforms.
- Platforms: The current desktop version supports Windows.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck.
guacamelee.comOfficial site, read 24 October 2026
Backs About, Jumping and climbing, Exploring.
- About: The Mexiverse has magical transformations, skeletal enemies and fantasy bosses.
- Jumping and climbing: The maker describes new movement abilities and chicken platforming.
- Exploring: Chicken powers and new movement abilities are used to explore larger maps.
steamcommunity.comOfficial support page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Local co-op, Friends can join mid-game, Kind of game, Sessions.
- Online co-op: The developer explicitly says there is no native online co-op.
- Local co-op: Extra players can join the main campaign locally.
- Friends can join mid-game: The developer says extra players can join or drop out of the campaign at any time.
- Kind of game: Friends help with the same campaign. No levels require fixed complementary roles.
- Sessions: The developer identifies one main campaign that supports optional co-op.
nintendo.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Most players on one screen, Local co-op, Platforms, Free base co-op.
- Most players on one screen: The publisher specifies four-player local co-op. Single System lists one to four players.
- Local co-op: The Nintendo listing supports several players on one system.
- Platforms: The sold Switch edition explicitly has supported Switch 2 compatibility with consistent game behavior. No native Switch 2 build is claimed.
- 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.
store.playstation.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Release date, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: The sold PS4 edition is explicitly playable on PS5 through title-specific backward compatibility. No native PS5 build is claimed.
- Release date: The PS4 version was released on August 21, 2018.
- 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.
xbox.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Most players on one screen, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: The current product lists PC, Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.
- Most players on one screen: Xbox local co-op supports two to four players.
- 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.
gog.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Local co-op, Friends can join mid-game, Free base co-op.
- Local co-op: The standard edition includes four-player local co-op throughout the story.
- Friends can join mid-game: The publisher lists local players joining and leaving during the story.
- 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.epicgames.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Most players on one screen, Free base co-op.
- Most players on one screen: The opened base game listing specifies four-player local co-op through the entire story.
- 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.
shacknews.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Laughter and chaos, Story, Working in sync, Getting better.
- Laughter and chaos: Shacknews on August 21, 2018 reports humorous dialogue and some shared laughter at platforming failures.
- Story: The review follows a comic plot about stopping Salvador across parallel worlds.
- Working in sync: Partners can cover different sides of a fight, while the main campaign remains playable alone.
- Getting better: The review describes precise obstacle courses and learning to chain combat moves.
nintendolife.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Tension and danger, Calm and coziness, Fighting, Jumping and climbing, Exploring.
- Tension and danger: Nintendo Life on December 9, 2018 describes regular demanding fights and jumps with quick restarts.
- Calm and coziness: Exploring between encounters offers pauses, though the review finds the overall pace demanding.
- Fighting: Brawling and platforming divide the main action.
- Jumping and climbing: Timing movement sequences is central, with further optional jumping challenges.
- Exploring: Branching routes, hidden challenges and ability gates reward searching.
pushsquare.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Puzzles and figuring out, Time to hang out, Unlocks and progress.
- Puzzles and figuring out: Push Square on August 21, 2018 describes working out routes by combining movement powers and dimension changes.
- Time to hang out: Demanding shared platforming leaves more room for task discussion than unrelated chat. This is an editorial inference.
- Unlocks and progress: Coins buy lasting skill tree upgrades, and new powers open routes.
wikidata.orgWikidata, read 24 October 2026
Backs Wikidata item.
- Wikidata item: The item identifies the sequel and links Steam app 534550.