When you first arrive in Cult of the Lamb, the idea of building your cult together with a friend feels natural. The game’s style almost invites shared chaos. Many players expect some form of cross platform co-op, especially with the recent rise of couch co-op and multiplayer updates in indie titles. Yet the reality behind the game’s structure tells a different story.

If you hope to play with someone on another system, it helps to know exactly what the developers have stated and what the community has learned from their responses.

Cross Platform Support: The Straight Answer

The developers confirmed that Cult of the Lamb has no cross platform support. This means you cannot play across PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Xbox or PC. The team explained that crossplay and online co-op would require the game to be rebuilt at its core, which places the feature far outside the scope of any planned update.

A community manager repeated this clearly: no plans for crossplay. This also rules out any future patch that might quietly add online multiplayer.

If you hoped to team up across devices, this limitation affects every platform equally.

Why Crossplay Is Not Included

The structure of Cult of the Lamb leans on single-player systems that track many small variables at once. Developer comments suggest that adapting these systems for online or cross platform synchronization would demand a full recreation of the game’s internal logic. Even local co-op took significant development effort, which implies the challenge of online play runs far deeper.

The game was built to be a self-contained experience, and its tone benefits from that focus. As a result, crossplay remains out of reach.

What You Can Use Instead

Although full cross platform co-op does not exist, you still have two paths open to you depending on your setup.

Local Co-op

A local co-op mode arrived in a later update. You and another player can share one device and explore the game together. The mode extends the experience without changing the core design.

Remote Play (PC Only)

If both of you use Steam, you can try Steam Remote Play. It shares your screen with the other player so both of you control the same game instance. This is not a true online mode and often introduces input delay. Developers themselves warned players about this lag, so treat it as a backup option rather than a reliable feature.