Lies of P finally gets co-op — thanks to fans, not the developer
Lies of P has sold 4 million copies worldwide, but it launched in 2023 without co-op — a conscious choice by developer Round8 Studio that frustrated players used to the shared-play conventions FromSoftware established. Now a fan team called Ember Wave has released version 1.0 of a mod that adds full two-player co-op, covering the entire campaign and the Overture DLC.
Two years in the making
The mod took Ember Wave more than two years to build, per Nexus Mods. The result is a seamless co-op experience that runs over Steam's own servers — no third-party tools like Hamachi or Radmin required. On top of shared progression, the mod includes difficulty scaling for two players and an item-trading system between partners. Save syncing through menus is also supported, so both players stay aligned as they push through the story.
The team is upfront about limitations: this is still a community project, not an official patch. They cannot guarantee bug-free sessions and have included rollback options and a set of console commands to recover from soft-locks — situations where the game becomes stuck and can't progress normally.
Who can use it
There's a hard requirement: a legitimate Steam copy of Lies of P on Windows. Console players on PS5 or Xbox are locked out entirely, which is a real limitation given how strong Lies of P's console presence has been in Western markets. There is no word from publisher Neowiz on whether a native co-op mode is planned for the already-announced sequel, Lies of P 2.
The mod is free and available now on Nexus Mods, with a full installation guide included. If you've been waiting for a reason to revisit Krat with a friend, this is it — just keep your expectations calibrated for a fan-built solution rather than a polished first-party feature.
