GENSOU Skydrift: online multiplayer on PC and Steam Deck

Dec 11, 2019
2+players

PC
Switch

Combat Racing · Racing · Arcade

Finally, a Touhou Project racing game! Race down courses set in the magical land of Gensokyo! Use the tag system to swap rider and board! Lots of spell cards and Last Words! Features online VS mode and multiplayer. You can check records and win rates after races. Get a move on and get racing!

88%Very positive560 Steam reviewsOpenCritic 60 · 29% of critics recommendSteam Deck verified

Who can play

Store

Same-screen play: Nintendo lists 4 players on one console. Not confirmed on Switch.
Online on PC. How many can join is not confirmed. Nintendo lists 7-player online play. Not confirmed on Switch.
Steam lists cross-platform play; which platforms play together is not confirmed.
One copy is enough with Remote Play Together on PC.

SteamPrice on SteamGet it

1 copy with Remote Play Together

How it plays

Is it good

88%

Very positive on Steam

of 560 reviewsRead on Steam (opens the store in a new tab)

Steam Deck Verified

Every way to play together

Steam lists online multiplayer for PC. On PC one copy is enough with Remote Play Together. Player counts and console play are not confirmed yet.

- PC
PCStore (how we check facts)
Same screen
Not listed
Same room, own screens
Not listed
Online
2+players, versus
- Switch
Nintendo SwitchStore (how we check facts)
Same screen
4+players on one console
Same room, own screens
Not listed
Online
7+players

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

Quick facts

Developer: illuCalab
Publisher: Phoenixx Inc.
Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch
Released: Dec 11, 2019 on PC
Dec 12, 2019 on Switch
Mar 9, 2021 on PS4
Controllers: Full controller support on PC
Languages: Text in 4 languages

Answers

Updated October 27, 2026

Does GENSOU Skydrift 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 GENSOU Skydrift crossplay?: Steam lists cross-platform multiplayer; which platforms play together is not yet confirmed.
Do you need two copies of GENSOU Skydrift?: On PC the host can stream it to friends with Steam Remote Play Together.
What platforms is GENSOU Skydrift on?: PC and Nintendo Switch.
Does GENSOU Skydrift work on Steam Deck?: Yes: Steam rates it Verified for Steam Deck.
Is GENSOU Skydrift free?: No, it's a paid game.

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