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- No Rest for the Wicked
No Rest for the Wicked
A dark fantasy action RPG where up to four friends fight bosses and share one online world.
Online co-op for up to 4 players.
- 4 online
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op4 players
- Local co-opNot 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.
- NoEveryone needs to buy itFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckVerifiedValve's own rating
About the game
You play a holy warrior on an island hit by a plague. Most of the time you fight monsters, soldiers and bosses with weapons that have real weight, so timing matters more than speed. Gear wears out, so you keep looting, crafting and cooking. In the main town you can buy a house and decorate it, and you can fish between trips.
Up to four of you share one private online realm that is saved between sessions. Every extra player makes enemies hit harder and brings more of them. A fallen friend can be revived for half of your own life, and the cost can be split. Attacks can hurt your own team, but only a little.
It is a demanding game, so it suits friends who like learning boss fights together. It is on PC only and still in early access.
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
- A big part
- Now and then
- Laughter and chaos
- Fear
- Calm and coziness
- Story
- Rivalry in the group
- Sessions
- Ongoing world
- About
- Fantasy adventure, Monsters
Rated on our own feel scale. 6 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
If you liked No Rest for the Wicked
You will probably enjoy these too. Each one says why.

Grim Dawn
Why it scores 87%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared team objectives
- About
- Fantasy adventure and Monsters
- Notable in both
- Time to hang out, Exploring, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better
- Core to both
- Unlocks and progress, Fighting
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
How Grim Dawn differs
- One campaign to finish, not one lasting world
- 4 online
Both give your team shared objectives to work through together. Both are about a fantasy adventure and monsters that hunt you. Both are easy to play while you chat.
No big difference from No Rest for the Wicked.

MONSTER HUNTER RISE
Why it scores 86%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared team objectives
- About
- Fantasy adventure and Monsters
- Core to both
- Unlocks and progress, Fighting
- Notable in both
- Working in sync, Exploring, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
How MONSTER HUNTER RISE differs
- More jumping and climbing than No Rest for the Wicked
- Repeatable runs and missions, not one lasting world
- 4 online
- Crossplay
Both give your team shared objectives to work through together. Both have upgrades that carry over. Both have a lot of fighting side by side.
But more jumping and climbing than No Rest for the Wicked.

Monster Hunter Wilds
Why it scores 86%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Shared team objectives
- About
- Fantasy adventure and Monsters
- Core to both
- Unlocks and progress, Fighting
- Notable in both
- Working in sync, Exploring, Tension and danger, Planning ahead, Getting better
- Co-op
- Online co-op for up to 4 players
How Monster Hunter Wilds differs
- Repeatable runs and missions, not one lasting world
- 4 online
- Crossplay
Both give your team shared objectives to work through together. Both are about a fantasy adventure and monsters that hunt you. Both have upgrades that carry over.
No big difference from No Rest for the Wicked.
All co-op facts
Last checked 28 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
Steam lists the game as not free, at 39.99 US dollars. The Windows edition is the only one on sale. A free weekend in January 2026 was temporary and does not count.
- 29
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Crossplay
- Not confirmed
- Crossplay between
- Not confirmed
- Friends can join mid-game
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Sources
12 pages
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Release status, Release date, Kind of game, About, Fear, Calm and coziness, Story, Exploring, Building and creating, Fighting, Getting better, Unlocks and progress, Planning ahead.
- Online co-op: The page says to play solo or with up to 4 players in online co-op, and the features list Online Co-op.
- Most players online: The page says to share your world with up to three friends in the campaign's online co-op mode, which makes four players.
- Release status: The page carries the Early Access label.
- Release date: The page shows an Early Access release date of 18 Apr 2024.
- Kind of game: The page says every quest and boss of the campaign can be shared with friends in the same world.
- About: The text describes a holy warrior on an island torn apart by plague, with monstrous enemies. User tags include Dark Fantasy.
- Fear: User tags include Dark Fantasy and Atmospheric. There is no Horror tag, so fear is rated low.
- Calm and coziness: The text describes a hub town where you decorate a home, fish and cook between fights.
- Story: The page offers a main campaign story. Fights, loot and exploring come first, so story is rated low.
- Exploring: User tags include Exploration and Open World, and the text mentions hidden secrets in each location.
- Building and creating: The text lists homebuilding and crafting, and lets you buy and decorate property in the hub town.
- Fighting: User tags include Souls-like, Hack and Slash and Combat.
- Getting better: The text describes Souls-like combat that rewards strategy and timing. It also offers several difficulty options, so mastery is rated notable and not core.
- Unlocks and progress: The text describes a large pool of loot, enchanting, crafting and builds for your character.
- Planning ahead: The text mentions builds, runes and enchanting to fit your play style.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Platforms, Release status, Release date, Genres, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: Steam lists Windows only. It does not list a Mac or Linux build.
- Release status: Steam lists the game in Early Access.
- Release date: Steam shows Apr 18, 2024, the day early access began.
- Genres: Steam lists Action, Adventure and RPG. The file follows Wikidata's action role-playing game and the maker's Action RPG wording.
- Free base co-op: Steam lists the game as not free, at 39.99 US dollars. The Windows edition is the only one on sale. A free weekend in January 2026 was temporary and does not count.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 28 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Verified on Steam Deck.
wikidata.orgWikidata, read 28 October 2026
Backs Wikidata item, Genres, Release date.
- Genres: P136 is action role-playing game.
- Release date: P577 is 2024-04-18 worldwide on Windows, qualified as early access. A second statement dates the full release to 2027-03, which is not used.
norestforthewicked.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026
Backs Platforms.
- Platforms: The Buy Now links go to Steam. PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S show wishlist links only, so no console version is out yet.
norestforthewicked.comOfficial site, read 28 October 2026
Backs Most players online, Sessions, Laughter and chaos, Working in sync, Time to hang out, Building and creating, Calm and coziness.
- Most players online: The post of 2025-11-14 shows four-player co-op in action.
- Sessions: Describes a persistent shared realm that remembers you, where friends change the world while you are away.
- Laughter and chaos: Mentions a friend finding a creative way to troll you and twenty minutes of arguing about furniture. Play itself stays controlled.
- Working in sync: Mentions a friend reviving you just in time to beat a boss, face-to-face trading and shared chests.
- Time to hang out: Describes logging in to find a friend fishing at a pond and arguing about where furniture goes.
- Building and creating: Describes sharing a home chest and placing furniture together.
- Calm and coziness: Mentions a friend fishing peacefully at a pond in the shared realm.
forum.norestforthewicked.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026
Backs Most players online, Sessions, Working in sync, Tension and danger, Building and creating.
- Most players online: The 2026-01-22 patch notes list enemy scaling for groups of 2, 3 and 4 players.
- Sessions: The notes call the new realms free, private and persistent.
- Working in sync: Reviving an ally costs 50 percent of life and the cost can be split between players. Friendly fire is allowed at reduced damage.
- Tension and danger: Enemies hit harder and more of them appear for each extra player in the group.
- Building and creating: Guests can place housing items in the owner's house.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026
Backs Rivalry in the group, Time to hang out, Calm and coziness, Working in sync.
- Rivalry in the group: Together Patch 1 adds optional PvP duels between friends, which can start anywhere on the island.
- Time to hang out: The same patch adds text chat and a Realm Diary to the shared realm.
- Calm and coziness: The same patch adds a Comfort system and more home decorating.
- Working in sync: The same patch adds a callout wheel for quick signals to friends.
gamespress.comOfficial news, read 28 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Free base co-op.
- Online co-op: The release of 2026-01-22 says the Together update adds co-op with private and persistent realms.
- Most players online: The release says the update brings players and up to three friends together in shared realms.
- Free base co-op: The release names a free weekend from 22 to 26 January 2026. That was a temporary offer and does not count.
destructoid.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Only one of you needs to buy it.
- Only one of you needs to buy it: Destructoid, 2026-01-23, says every player needs their own copy of the game and the Together update. Nothing official says otherwise.
pcgamer.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs About, Fear, Tension and danger, Fighting, Getting better, Unlocks and progress.
- About: PC Gamer, 2024-04-20, describes a fantasy island with mutated creatures and soldiers as enemies.
- Fear: Calls the atmosphere bleak and the bosses nasty, but describes no scares.
- Tension and danger: Calls the combat weighty and says broken gear can punish a player who is struggling.
- Fighting: Calls the combat weighty and compares the game to a soulslike.
- Getting better: Compares the game to a soulslike with weighty combat and nasty bosses.
- Unlocks and progress: Says loot is scarce and gear breaks, so one set of gear never carries you.
gamerant.comPress, read 28 October 2026
Backs Exploring.
- Exploring: Game Rant, 2024-04-29, says the large landscape is made for exploring and looting.








