Firefighting Simulator - The Squad: online co-op on PC and Steam Deck

Nov 17, 2020
4+players

PC
Xbox

Simulation · Realistic · Action

Firefighting Simulator lets you experience what it means to fight fires up close as an active part of a major US city's firefighting crew - together with up to 3 friends in the co-op multiplayer- or in the single player mode.

82%Very positive4,300 Steam reviewsSteam Deck verified

Who can play

Store

Split-screen is not confirmed.
Online on PC. Steam lists 4-player online. Xbox lists 4-player online play. Not confirmed on Xbox.
Crossplay is not confirmed.
Whether one copy is enough is not confirmed.

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Included with PC Game Pass and Game Pass on Xbox

How it plays

Is it good

82%

Very positive on Steam

of 4,300 reviewsRead on Steam (opens the store in a new tab)

Steam Deck Verified

Every way to play together

Steam lists online co-op for PC. Player counts and console play are not confirmed yet. 82% positive of 4,300 Steam reviews.

- PC
PCStore (how we check facts)
Same screen
Not listed
Same room, own screens
Not listed
Online
4+players
- Xbox
Xbox Series X|SStore (how we check facts)
Same screen
Not confirmed
Same room, own screens
Not confirmed
Online
4+players

Play modes here come from the Steam and Xbox store listings, which give no player limits. Console play modes are not confirmed yet. How we check facts

Quick facts

Developer: Chronos Unterhaltungssoftware
Publisher: astragon Entertainment
Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X|S
Released: Nov 17, 2020 on PC
Dec 6, 2022 on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One
Controllers: Full controller support on PC
Languages: Text in 14 languages, voices in English

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Answers

Updated October 27, 2026

Does Firefighting Simulator - The Squad have couch co-op?: No same-screen play is confirmed. The Steam listing does not include it on PC. Not confirmed yet on Xbox. Online play is the way to play it together.
Is Firefighting Simulator - The Squad crossplay?: Crossplay not yet confirmed.
Do you need two copies of Firefighting Simulator - The Squad?: No one-copy option is listed, so expect each player online to need their own copy.
What platforms is Firefighting Simulator - The Squad on?: PC and Xbox Series X|S.; One of 3,994 co-op games
Does Firefighting Simulator - The Squad work on Steam Deck?: Yes: Steam rates it Verified for Steam Deck.
Is Firefighting Simulator - The Squad free?: No, it's a paid game. It's included with PC Game Pass and Game Pass on Xbox.
Is Firefighting Simulator - The Squad on Game Pass?: Yes: included with PC Game Pass and Game Pass on Xbox.; One of 150 PC Game Pass multiplayer games

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