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- Stage Fright
Stage Fright
Solve escape rooms with a friend while guiding three children through a town full of strange creatures.
Online and split-screen co-op for 2 players.
- 2 online
- 2 split-screen
Store pages
Playing together
- Online co-op2 players
- Local co-op2 playersSplit screen
- 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.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckNot testedValve has not rated it yet
About the game
In this upcoming game, you guide Drew, Blake and Charlie through a town with an old mystery to solve. The story changes which pair of children you control, giving you different views of what is happening. You carry objects, look for clues and work through escape rooms. Some obstacles put one player in charge of keeping the other safe from creatures.
The announced design lets two of you play together online or on one device. Split screen lets you watch your partner, but each of you can see things the other misses. You need to describe what you find and connect clues together. The puzzles put thinking and communication ahead of quick button presses, with room to stop between dangerous moments.
How it feels
Kind of game
Made for exactly two players. You play set levels or a story from start to end, and every part is built for the pair.
- At its heart
- A big part
- Now and then
- Fear
- Tension and danger
- Calm and coziness
- Time to hang out
- Exploring
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- About
- Monsters
Rated on our own feel scale. 7 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
If you liked Stage Fright
You will probably enjoy these too. Each one says why.
Haunted Paws
Why it scores 88%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Campaign for two
- Core to both
- Working in sync
- About
- Monsters
- Notable in both
- Story, Puzzles and figuring out
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- Co-op
- Online and local co-op for 2 players
- Coming May 2027
- Exactly 2 online
- 2 on one screen
- Only one needs to buy
Both are campaigns made for two players. Both need you to talk and act in sync. Both are about monsters that hunt you.
No big difference from Stage Fright.
A Way Out
Why it scores 77%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Campaign for two
- Core to both
- Story, Working in sync
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- Co-op
- Online and split-screen local co-op for 2 players
How A Way Out differs
- Less figuring things out than Stage Fright
- 2 online
- 2 split-screen
- Only one needs to buy
Both are campaigns made for two players. Both have a story you follow together. Both have online and split-screen local co-op for 2 players.
But less figuring things out than Stage Fright.
It Takes Two
Why it scores 77%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Campaign for two
- Core to both
- Story, Working in sync, Puzzles and figuring out
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- Co-op
- Online and split-screen local co-op for 2 players
How It Takes Two differs
- More jumping and climbing than Stage Fright
- 2 online
- 2 split-screen
- Crossplay
- Only one needs to buy
Both are campaigns made for two players. Both make you work things out together. Both have a story you follow together.
But more jumping and climbing than Stage Fright.
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
- Crossplay
- Not confirmed
- Crossplay between
- Not confirmed
- Friends can join mid-game
- Not confirmed
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Sources
10 pages
ghosttowngames.comOfficial site, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Local co-op, Most players on one screen, Genres, Kind of game, Working in sync, Puzzles and figuring out.
- Online co-op: The maker offers online play for a pair.
- Most players online: The maker calls this a two-player co-op game.
- Local co-op: The maker also offers play side by side.
- Most players on one screen: The same two-player design applies to side-by-side play.
- Genres: The maker calls it a puzzle adventure.
- Kind of game: The pair follows three children through one coming-of-age story.
- Working in sync: The maker puts communication and teamwork at the centre of solving obstacles.
- Puzzles and figuring out: Escape rooms and mental challenges are the main announced actions.
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Release status, Story, Exploring, Most players online, Most players on one screen.
- Steam app ID: The live product is Ghost Town Games and Hello Games app 3260750.
- Release status: Steam says the game is not yet available.
- Story: The description follows three named children and changes the controlled pair as the mystery unfolds.
- Exploring: The announced adventure includes exploring a strange town. This supports a minor score rather than a large open world.
- Most players online: The upcoming title advertises two online players. This is an announced specification, not an implemented released ceiling.
- Most players on one screen: The announced local design is for two, corroborated by the Nintendo product. Current platforms remain unconfirmed until release.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Release status.
- Steam app ID: The public response identifies this title as app 3260750.
- Release status: Steam lists the game as upcoming.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Release date, Sessions.
- Release date: Phil and Oli announce spring 2027 in their September 9, 2026 gameplay post. The exact release date is not confirmed. Steam still shows no date.
- Sessions: The makers describe a long mystery with escape-room challenges rather than timed rounds.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 23 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve has not rated the game for Steam Deck.
nintendo.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Most players online, Most players on one screen.
- Most players online: Nintendo independently lists two online players.
- Most players on one screen: Nintendo lists one to two players on one system.
linkedin.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs About.
- About: The public maker trailer transcript describes creatures surrounding the pair and the need to keep one another safe.
pcgamer.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Split or shared screen, Time to hang out.
- Split or shared screen: PC Gamer, 2026-10-09, quotes the makers describing split screen both locally and online.
- Time to hang out: PC Gamer, 2026-10-09, describes verbal clue sharing and watching the other screen. Conversation is mainly about the puzzle.
gamesradar.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Laughter and chaos, Tension and danger, Calm and coziness, Kind of game.
- Laughter and chaos: GamesRadar+ interview, October 2026, describes playful deaths caused by a partner. This is recurring humour rather than constant chaos. Exact publication day was not exposed in the accessed page.
- Tension and danger: GamesRadar+ interview, October 2026, describes danger around a shared spotlight, with the option to stop safely.
- Calm and coziness: GamesRadar+ interview, October 2026, quotes the makers balancing danger with quieter stretches.
- Kind of game: GamesRadar+ interview, October 2026, confirms a strictly two-player narrative with changing roles.
games.mxdwn.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs About, Fear.
- About: mxdwn Games, 2026-09-09, describes creatures chasing players and environmental objects used for protection.
- Fear: mxdwn Games, 2026-09-09, describes a spooky setting and pursuing creatures. Pre-release evidence supports mild scares.