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Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy
A wizard, thief and knight combine their tools to solve physics puzzles and stop a clockwork army.
Online and shared-screen co-op for up to 4 players, with crossplay.
- 4 online
- 4 shared-screen
- Crossplay
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op4 players
- Local co-op4 playersShared screen
- YesPC, Xbox, SwitchFriends 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 DeckPlayableValve's own rating
About the game
Amadeus, Zoya and Pontius return after a plot threatens their powers and the kingdom. You move through storybook towns, caves and castles, using magic and equipment to cross each obstacle. The wizard makes objects, the thief joins points with ropes and the knight moves or deflects things with his shield. New abilities expand your options as you follow the campaign. Fights and bosses break up the puzzles.
You can play with friends online or on one device. Classic mode gives three players different heroes. Unlimited mode supports four players and repeated heroes. Puzzles change with the group size, so you need to combine ideas and put several abilities to work together. Physics allows improvised solutions, and a friend can upset the arrangement you were counting on. Combat, puzzle and revival settings let your group adjust the challenge.
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
- Tension and danger
- Story
- Time to hang out
- Exploring
- Fighting
- Getting better
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- About
- Fairy tale, Fantasy adventure
Rated on our own feel scale. 7 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
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- Kind of game
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- Campaign to finish
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Both give your team shared objectives to work through together. Both get loud and silly when plans go wrong. Both are about a gentle fairy tale and a fantasy adventure.
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- Kind of game
- Shared team objectives
- About
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- Notable in both
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- Core to both
- Puzzles and figuring out
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- Co-op
- Online and shared-screen local co-op
- 3 online
- 3 shared-screen
Both give your team shared objectives to work through together. Both are about a gentle fairy tale and a fantasy adventure. Both are calm and low on stress.
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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
- 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.
- 589101112
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
- Voice chat by distance
- Not confirmed
Platforms
Genres
Store IDs
- Wikidata item
- Not confirmed
Sources
15 pages
frozenbyte.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, About.
- Online co-op: The maker explicitly supports online cooperative play with up to three friends.
- Most players online: Up to three friends plus the player gives four in the supported online mode.
- Local co-op: The maker explicitly supports local cooperative play.
- Most players on one screen: Up to three friends plus the player gives four in local cooperative play.
- Genres: The maker lists Action, Adventure, Platform, Platformer and Puzzle.
- Kind of game: A flexible group combines three heroes through puzzles adapted to player count.
- About: Magic-wielding heroes face a clockwork army threatening their kingdom.
trine5.thqnordic.comOfficial site, read 24 October 2026
Backs About, Unlocks and progress.
- About: The official product page presents a fairy tale with magical heroes and a threatened kingdom.
- Unlocks and progress: The official page describes character-specific skill quests.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Most players online, Most players on one screen, Crossplay, Tension and danger, Crossplay between.
- Most players online: The official FAQ gives four in Unlimited mode and three in Classic mode.
- Most players on one screen: The FAQ explicitly allows four players on one PC with supported input devices.
- Crossplay: The FAQ confirms PS4 and PS5 can play together. Its planned PC, Xbox and Switch group was implemented by the later publisher patch.
- Tension and danger: The FAQ describes checkpoints and customizable resurrection difficulty.
- Crossplay between: The named wider group is PC, Xbox and Switch. PlayStation has a separate PS4 and PS5 group.
thqnordic.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Crossplay, Crossplay between, Friends can join mid-game.
- Crossplay: The November 16, 2023 patch implemented public and private crossplay between PC, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series.
- Crossplay between: The main group is Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series and Switch. PlayStation is excluded from this group. Switch 2 compatibility alone does not establish a named crossplay addition.
- Friends can join mid-game: The patch explicitly allows PC Steam and Epic friends to join ongoing games. Native crossplay invitations are not supported.
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Platforms, Release status, Release date, Split or shared screen, Free base co-op.
- Steam app ID: The exact Frozenbyte game is app 1436700.
- Platforms: The current product lists Windows requirements.
- Release status: The full game is sold with an August 31, 2023 release date.
- Release date: The store gives August 31, 2023.
- Split or shared screen: The fifth official Steam gallery screenshot was inspected. Amadeus and Pontius act together in one continuous view. Local co-op is independently explicit.
- 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, Release status.
- Platforms: Steam reports Windows among PC platforms.
- Release status: Steam lists the game as released.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 24 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.
store.playstation.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Most players online, Most players on one screen, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: The exact buyable product lists PS4 and PS5.
- Most players online: The product explicitly supports up to four online players with PS Plus.
- Most players on one screen: The product lists one to four players on one device.
- 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, Release date, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: The exact product lists Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S.
- Release date: The product gives August 31, 2023.
- 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.
nintendo.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Most players on one screen, Most players online, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: The Switch edition has an explicit Supported compatibility result for Switch 2.
- Most players on one screen: The product lists one to four on a single system.
- Most players online: The product lists one to four online.
- 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.
gog.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Puzzles and figuring out, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: The buyable base game lists Windows requirements.
- Puzzles and figuring out: Displayed tags include Puzzle and Puzzle Platformer.
- 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 Platforms, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: The opened base-game offer lists Windows.
- 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.
nintendolife.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Calm and coziness, Story, Exploring, Jumping and climbing, Puzzles and figuring out, Getting better.
- Calm and coziness: Nintendo Life, August 29, 2023, describes a gentle narrated storybook atmosphere around the puzzles.
- Story: A simple kingdom-saving plot supports the puzzle campaign.
- Exploring: Collectibles occupy hidden and out-of-reach places within levels.
- Jumping and climbing: Regular traversal uses platforms, ropes and physical movement, with reasoning carrying the experience.
- Puzzles and figuring out: Environmental puzzles dominate play and change for cooperative groups.
- Getting better: The basic movesets develop gradually through character ability quests.
shacknews.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Sessions, Working in sync, Fighting, Unlocks and progress, Time to hang out.
- Sessions: Shacknews, September 1, 2023, describes a campaign to finish with hero skills unlocked along the route.
- Working in sync: Distinct hero skills combine, such as using a thrown sword as a rope anchor.
- Fighting: Fights and bosses are interspersed among puzzle areas.
- Unlocks and progress: Collected vials provide skill points for persistent hero upgrades.
- Time to hang out: The described group activity is combining abilities and reasoning through the current obstacle.
gamegrin.comPress, read 24 October 2026
Backs Laughter and chaos, Physical comedy, Working in sync, Jumping and climbing.
- Laughter and chaos: The opened Windows review describes recurring partner pranks and sabotage beside the designed hazards.
- Physical comedy: Physics allows clumsy improvised routes through obstacles. The rating excludes technical bugs.
- Working in sync: Puzzles change to require players to use abilities together.
- Jumping and climbing: The review describes swinging between masts and crossing scaffolding while solving physical obstacles.