Rising Lords: online co-op on PC and Steam Deck

18 Jan 2024
2+players

PC
Xbox
Switch

Medieval · Turn-Based Tactics · Strategy

Rising Lords is a medieval turn-based strategy game with card and board game elements. Send your serfs to fight and die in your name... or let them prosper, and use them to your advantage!

69%Mixed910 Steam reviewsMetascore 69 · OpenCritic 59 · 30% of critics recommendSteam Deck playable

Who can play

Store

Split-screen is not confirmed.
Same room, own screens on PC. How many can join is not confirmed. Not confirmed on Xbox and Switch.
Online on PC. Steam lists 4-player online. Not confirmed on Xbox and Switch.
Crossplay is not confirmed.
Whether one copy is enough is not confirmed.

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How it plays

Is it good

69%

Mixed on Steam

of 910 reviewsRead on Steam (opens the store in a new tab)

Steam Deck Playable

Every way to play together

Steam lists LAN play and online co-op for PC. Player counts and console play are not confirmed yet. 69% positive of 910 Steam reviews.

- PC
PCStore (how we check facts)
Same screen
Not listed
Same room, own screens
2+players, co-op and versus
Online
4+players, co-op and versus
- Xbox, not confirmed
- Switch, not confirmed
Not confirmed: available, how it plays together is not checked yet

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

Quick facts

Developer: Argonwood
Publisher: Deck13
Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch
Released: 18 Jan 2024 on PC
Controllers: Full controller support on PC
Languages: Text in 13 languages, voices in English

In these lists

Answers

Updated October 27, 2026

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

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