- 4players
- 30–90 min
- PC
- Xbox
Prisoners of a theatre run by cats race through platforming levels for gems, narrated by an overexcited announcer.
Who can play
- Shared-screen play for up to 4 players on PC and Xbox.
- Online for up to 4 players on PC and Xbox.
- No crossplay between platform families.
- One copy is enough with Remote Play Together on PC.
- XboxMicrosoft StoreGet it (opens the store in a new tab)
How it plays
Two players team up through the story, throwing each other across gaps and, just as often, into hazards.
Co-op levels differ from the solo ones.
The arena adds team games for four, such as soccer-style ball games and king of the hill.
On Xbox it runs as the backward-compatible Xbox 360 version.
Friends on PC without the game can join through Remote Play Together.
Is it good
97%
Overwhelmingly positive on Steam
- 85MetascoreMetacritic (Metascore; opens Metacritic in a new tab)
- 87Top criticsOpenCritic · Aug 2014 (OpenCritic top critic average, 9 reviews, as of Aug 2014; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
- 100%RecommendOpenCritic · Aug 2014 (OpenCritic critics who recommend it, 9 reviews, as of Aug 2014; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
57 playing on Steam, counted dailySteam Deck Verified
Every way to play together
No crossplay between platform families. Shared-screen and online for up to 4 on every platform. On PC one copy is enough with Remote Play Together.
- 4
Story co-op is for two; arena matches take four in teams of two.
- 4
Story co-op is for two; arena matches take four in teams of two.
Quick facts
- Developer
- The Behemoth
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox Series X|S
- Released
- 15 May 2014 on PC
- Controllers
- Full controller support on PC, PlayStation controllers too
- Languages
- Text in 11 languages, voices in English
- Age rating
- Teen (ESRB): Violence, blood, crude humor
In these lists
Answers
- Can you play BattleBlock Theater on one screen?
- Yes, on a shared screen rather than split-screen. Shared-screen co-op and versus for up to 4 on PC and Xbox.
- One of 1,279 couch co-op games
- How many players can play BattleBlock Theater together?
- Shared-screen co-op and versus for up to 4 on PC and Xbox. Online co-op and versus for up to 4 on PC and Xbox.
- Is BattleBlock Theater crossplay?
- No: everyone online needs the same platform family.
- Do you need two copies of BattleBlock Theater?
- On one screen, one copy is enough. On PC the host can stream it to friends with Steam Remote Play Together.
- One of 1,371 co-op games where one copy is enough
- Can you play the BattleBlock Theater story together?
- Yes: the main campaign is playable together on one screen and online.
- Does BattleBlock Theater work on Steam Deck?
- Yes: Steam rates it Verified for Steam Deck.
- Is BattleBlock Theater free?
- No, it's a paid game.
