


- 8+players
- PC
- Xbox
Battle for survival against endless alien hordes with your friends! The Anacrusis is a first-person shooter that dynamically adjusts difficulty to you. Experience intense 1-4 player co-op action or play as the aliens and stop your friends in 1-8 player Versus mode. Full Steam Workshop support!
Who can play
Store (how we check facts)- Split-screen is not confirmed.
- Online on PC. Steam lists 8-player online. Not confirmed on Xbox.
- Steam lists cross-platform play; which platforms play together is not confirmed.
- Whether one copy is enough is not confirmed.
- PCEpic Games StoreSee price (opens the store in a new tab)
How it plays
Is it good
68%
Mixed on Steam
- 50Top criticsOpenCritic · Dec 2023 (OpenCritic top critic average, 8 reviews, as of Dec 2023; opens OpenCritic in a new tab)
- 38%RecommendOpenCritic · Dec 2023 (OpenCritic critics who recommend it, 9 reviews, as of Dec 2023; opens OpenCritic 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. 68% positive of 620 Steam reviews.
- 8+
- Xbox, not confirmed
Quick facts
- Developer
- Stray Bombay
- Platforms
- PC, Xbox Series X|S
- Released
- Dec 5, 2023 on PC
- Controllers
- Full controller support on PC
- Languages
- Text in 9 languages, voices in English
In these lists
Answers
- Does The Anacrusis 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 The Anacrusis crossplay?
- Steam lists cross-platform multiplayer; which platforms play together is not yet confirmed.
- Do you need two copies of The Anacrusis?
- No one-copy option is listed, so expect each player online to need their own copy.
- Does The Anacrusis work on Steam Deck?
- Yes: Steam rates it Verified for Steam Deck.
- Is The Anacrusis free?
- No, it's a paid game.






















