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Lethal Company
A scary and funny co-op game where up to four workers grab scrap from monster-filled moons to meet a quota.
Online co-op for up to 4 players. No crossplay.
- 4 online
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op4 players
- Local co-opNot confirmed
- NoSame platform onlyFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- NoA 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 DeckPlayableValve's own rating
About the game
You work for a company that wants scrap. Your crew flies to a deserted moon, goes into a dark building and carries out anything worth selling before the day ends. Selling it pays for tools and for landings on harder moons. The quota goes up each time you meet it. Miss it, and the crew is thrown out into space and you start over.
Up to four play online. Often one player stays behind on the ship, sees the others on a map, calls out traps and opens locked doors from a computer. Voice chat only reaches players who are close, so a friend who wanders off goes quiet. Each monster follows its own simple rule, like freezing while you look at it, and you learn them the hard way.
A lot of the laughs come from hearing a friend scream somewhere down a hallway. It is on PC only and still in early access.
How it feels
Kind of game
A group of friends, loose goals and a lot of messing around. Failing is part of the fun, and the best moments are the ones nobody planned.
- At its heart
- Now and then
- Fighting
- Getting better
- Unlocks and progress
- Planning ahead
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- About
- Scavenging, Monsters, Alien planets
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 Lethal Company
You will probably enjoy these too. Each one says why.
Content Warning
Why it scores 90%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Chaotic friend hangout
- Core to both
- Laughter and chaos
- About
- Monsters
- Notable in both
- Fear, Time to hang out, Physical comedy, Working in sync, Exploring, Tension and danger
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
- 4 online
- Crossplay
Both are chaotic hangouts for a group of friends. Both get loud and silly when plans go wrong. Both are about monsters that hunt you.
No big difference from Lethal Company.
R.E.P.O.
Why it scores 90%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Chaotic friend hangout
- Core to both
- Fear, Laughter and chaos
- About
- Scavenging and Monsters
- Notable in both
- Time to hang out, Physical comedy, Working in sync, Exploring, Tension and danger
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
- Early access
- 6 online
Both are chaotic hangouts for a group of friends. Both are often scary. Both are about scavenging for loot and monsters that hunt you.
No big difference from Lethal Company.
The Headliners
Why it scores 85%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Chaotic friend hangout
- Core to both
- Laughter and chaos
- About
- Monsters
- Notable in both
- Fear, Physical comedy, Working in sync, Exploring, Tension and danger
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
- Co-op
- Online co-op
How The Headliners differs
- Fits a bigger group than Lethal Company
- 8 online
Both are chaotic hangouts for a group of friends. Both get loud and silly when plans go wrong. Both are about monsters that hunt you.
But fits a bigger group than Lethal Company.
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 game requires purchase. Its paid base offer includes the supported co-op activity. Demo, trial, guest and subscription alternatives are separate.
- 12
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Crossplay between
- Does not apply
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
Sources
12 pages
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 23 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Release status, Platforms, About, Fear, Laughter and chaos, Exploring, Working in sync, Sessions, Unlocks and progress.
- Online co-op: Key features list Online Co-op.
- Most players online: The developer's Early Access note says the game is playable with up to 4 players.
- Release status: The page carries the Early Access badge and the developer's Early Access notes.
- Platforms: Lists Windows only. No console or other PC builds are listed.
- About: The store text calls it a co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
- Fear: User tags include Horror and Psychological Horror.
- Laughter and chaos: User tags include Funny.
- Exploring: User tags include Exploration.
- Working in sync: The description has one player guide the others from the ship with the radar and terminal.
- Sessions: The crew lands on a moon, carries scrap back to the ship and spends the cash on the next moon, until the quota is missed.
- Unlocks and progress: The cash you earn buys tools and trips to new moons.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 23 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Release status, Release date, Platforms, Genres.
- Release status: Steam lists the game as available in Early Access.
- Release date: Steam shows Oct 23, 2023, the day early access began.
- Platforms: Steam lists Windows only. It does not list macOS or Linux builds.
- Genres: Steam lists Action and Adventure, which agree with Wikidata.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 23 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.
wikidata.orgWikidata, read 23 October 2026
Backs Wikidata item, Genres, Release date.
- Genres: Wikidata property P136 lists horror video game and action-adventure game.
- Release date: P577 is 2023-10-23 worldwide, qualified as early access.
windowscentral.comPress, read 23 October 2026
Backs Voice chat by distance, Kind of game, Fear, Laughter and chaos, Physical comedy, Time to hang out, Planning ahead, Getting better, Sessions.
- Voice chat by distance: Praises the proximity voice chat.
- Kind of game: Windows Central feature from 2023-12-30 says the game mixes horror with slapstick comedy, and singles out the proximity voice chat.
- Fear: Says the horror really scares you.
- Laughter and chaos: Says much of the fun is slapstick comedy.
- Physical comedy: Says much of the fun is slapstick comedy.
- Time to hang out: Praises the proximity voice chat as part of the fun.
- Planning ahead: Says the team must decide together what to carry, who holds it and how to split up.
- Getting better: Says the rising quotas keep the game challenging at every level.
- Sessions: Calls it a co-op roguelike. Missing the quota ends the run.
the-tartan.orgPress, read 23 October 2026
Backs Voice chat by distance, Kind of game, Laughter and chaos, Tension and danger, Time to hang out, Working in sync.
- Voice chat by distance: Describes built-in proximity voice chat.
- Kind of game: Review from 2023-12-10 describes a balance of funny, chaotic moments and scares.
- Laughter and chaos: Describes hilarious, chaotic moments.
- Tension and danger: Describes scares.
- Time to hang out: Describes talking with nearby teammates through proximity voice chat.
- Working in sync: Describes the terminal role that guides the others from the ship.
thumbculture.co.ukPress, read 23 October 2026
Backs Tension and danger, Exploring, About.
- Tension and danger: Describes frantic chases and quiet sneaking taking turns.
- Exploring: Describes exploring moons for scrap.
- About: Describes sneaking quietly to avoid monsters.
gamerant.comPress, read 23 October 2026
Backs Friends can join mid-game.
- Friends can join mid-game: Guide from 2023-12-04 says invites cannot be sent once the game has started, so friends must join before you land. A fan mod adds late joining. No statement from the maker found.
ign.comPress, read 23 October 2026
Backs Fighting.
- Fighting: Early access review from 2023-11-29 says there are no guns, melee is weak and fighting is mostly not worth it.
twinfinite.netPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Crossplay.
- Crossplay: Twinfinite, November 21, 2023, explicitly denies crossplay for the then Windows release. This is historical reporting, not a current maker statement.
breakflip.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Crossplay.
- Crossplay: Breakflip, November 29, 2023, separately reports no crossplay. Current Windows availability is consistent, but this is historical source coverage.
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Free base co-op.
- Free base co-op: The checked computer full base game requires purchase. Its paid base offer includes the supported co-op activity. Demo, trial, guest and subscription alternatives are separate.