- 2+players
- PC
- Switch
Pilot your fully customizable Arsenal mech and join your fellow mercenaries in defending humanity from the corrupted machines and gigantic robots in this post-apocalyptic action game!
Who can play
Store (how we check facts)- Split-screen is not confirmed.
- Online on PC. How many can join is not confirmed. Not confirmed on Switch.
- Crossplay is not confirmed.
- Whether one copy is enough is not confirmed.
- PCEpic Games StoreSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
- SwitchNintendo eShopSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
How it plays
Is it good
85%
Very positive on Steam
- 72MetascoreMetacritic (Metascore; opens Metacritic in a new tab)
- 70Top criticsOpenCritic · Mar 2020 (OpenCritic top critic average, 103 reviews, as of Mar 2020; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
- 44%RecommendOpenCritic · Sep 2025 (OpenCritic critics who recommend it, 107 reviews, as of Sep 2025; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
Steam Deck Playable
Every way to play together
Steam lists online co-op for PC. Player counts and console play are not confirmed yet. 85% positive of 6,200 Steam reviews.
- 2+
- Switch, not confirmed
Quick facts
- Developer
- Marvelous Inc.
- Publisher
- XSEED Games
- Platforms
- PC, Nintendo Switch
- Released
- Feb 13, 2020 on PC
- Controllers
- Partial controller support on PC
- Languages
- Text in 8 languages, voices in 2
In these lists
Answers
- Does DAEMON X MACHINA have couch co-op?
- No same-screen play is confirmed. The Steam listing does not include it on PC. Not confirmed yet on Switch. Online play is the way to play it together.
- Is DAEMON X MACHINA crossplay?
- Crossplay not yet confirmed.
- Do you need two copies of DAEMON X MACHINA?
- No one-copy option is listed, so expect each player online to need their own copy.
- Does DAEMON X MACHINA work on Steam Deck?
- Yes, with some extra steps: Steam rates it Playable for Steam Deck.
- Is DAEMON X MACHINA free?
- No, it's a paid game.
