

Plains of Pain
- 2+players
- PC
Enter a living post-apocalyptic sandbox where the world doesn't wait for you. Build, craft, trade, earn the trust of factions, and forge your own path through a brutal procedural wasteland.
Who can play
Store (how we check facts)- Split-screen is not confirmed.
- Same room, own screens on PC. How many can join is not confirmed.
- Online on PC. How many can join is not confirmed.
- Whether one copy is enough is not confirmed.
How it plays
Is it good
84%
Very positive on Steam
Steam Deck Playable
Every way to play together
Steam lists LAN play and online co-op for PC. Player counts are not confirmed yet. 84% positive of 1,000 Steam reviews.
- 2+
- 2+
Quick facts
- Developer
- Cobra Byte Digital
- Platforms
- PC
- Released
- Feb 17, 2023 on PC
- Early access
- Still in early access on Steam
- Languages
- Text in 12 languages
In these lists
Answers
- Does Plains of Pain have couch co-op?
- No same-screen play is confirmed. The Steam listing does not include it on PC. Online play is the way to play it together.
- Do you need two copies of Plains of Pain?
- No one-copy option is listed, so expect each player online to need their own copy.
- Does Plains of Pain work on Steam Deck?
- Yes, with some extra steps: Steam rates it Playable for Steam Deck.
- Is Plains of Pain free?
- No, it's a paid game.






















