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Nex Machina

  • 2+players
  • PC
Teen

Twin Stick Shooter · Bullet Hell · Action

Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.

  • Same-screen play on PC. How many can join is not confirmed.
  • Online play is not confirmed.
  • One copy is enough with Remote Play Together on PC.
1 copy with Remote Play Together

How it plays

Is it good

89%

Very positive on Steam

of 1,500 reviewsRead on Steam (opens the store in a new tab)

  • “What a trip.”
    5/5 · The Guardian
  • “Housemarque has just made the game of its career.”
    Essential · Eurogamer
  • “Nex Machina is a game that confidently meets expectations. It's difficult, intensely satisfying, and packed with enough secrets and lofty secondary objectives to keep you enraptured for hours.”
    9/10 · Gamespot

From its Steam store page, where the publisher chooses the quotes.

Steam Deck Unsupported

Every way to play together

Steam lists couch co-op for PC. On PC one copy is enough with Remote Play Together. Player counts are not confirmed yet.

Play modes here come from the Steam store listing, which does not give player counts. How we check facts

Quick facts

Developer
Housemarque
Platforms
PC
Released
  • Jun 20, 2017 on PC
Controllers
Full controller support on PC
Languages
Text in 14 languages, voices in English
Age rating
Teen (ESRB): Violence, blood

In these lists

Answers

Updated

Can you play Nex Machina on one screen?
Yes. The store lists shared or split-screen play without saying which. Same-screen co-op on PC.
One of 1,279 couch co-op games
Do you need two copies of Nex Machina?
No. On one screen, one copy is enough.
What platforms is Nex Machina on?
PC.
One of 3,994 co-op games
Does Nex Machina work on Steam Deck?
No: Steam rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
Is Nex Machina free?
No, it's a paid game.

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