Campaign & Co-op

For a group of four, choose online co-op. On console, online multiplayer requires a Game Pass plan that includes online multiplayer. PC split-screen is not supported.[1]

The Nerd Stash’s October 1 guide says split-screen players can join others online. The channel also answered yes to a viewer asking whether their split-screen friends could join an online campaign.[5]

Treat mixed joining as an author-reported capability. The inspected footage does not show a completed two-local-plus-two-online lobby, and the test platform is not identified. That exact configuration still needs direct session verification.[5]

Recording build unverified. In this recorded Campaign lobby, both occupied player slots show Hardcore. Ready Up and Customize Difficulty are visible; the screen displays 0/2 Ready and a separate 2/4 party counter. The local/online player allocation remains unverified.[6]

In Polygon’s October 1 hands-on, a second controller joined the local session using a guest login. Ari Notis reported that this worked without creating another account or recovering an old password.[7]

Here, guest profile refers to the local sign-in. The visiting player’s upgrade restrictions are covered below. This local-session report leaves persistent guest progress and the exact two-local-plus-two-online configuration unverified.

Can It Co-Op? and NorZZa reported that a guest who had finished the campaign could use only the weapon, armor and gadget upgrades available in their earlier-progress host’s campaign. Treat this as a reported session restriction: the review does not establish permanent changes to the guest’s own save or identify the platform used for this test. Their October 1 review disclosed access provided by Xbox.[8]

Before choosing a shared loadout, compare what the host has unlocked. Use Supply Caches for the upgrade system and Campaign Loadouts for equipment choices.

All four characters are available in the co-op lobby from the beginning. In the August campaign preview, solo play follows Marcus while AI teammates assist in combat and revive him when he goes down.[2][3]

Horde uses a separate class system: Assault, Breacher, Marksman and Medic. You can combine a character skin with your chosen Horde class; the campaign roster does not lock you into those roles.[9]

The campaign follows three days in Kalona, from the shock of the invasion to Bravo’s fight through a collapsing city. The achievement list identifies five acts, along with secondary objectives and collectibles. The opening premise centers on Marcus and Dom rebuilding their friendship after Carlos’s death.[3][4]

Act 2’s preview takes Bravo through City Hall, Oria Stadium and a rail station. City Hall serves as a command and medical base; at the stadium, Tai and Theta Squad introduce the prototype chainsaw rifle. Supply Caches let you change weapons and equip mods along the way.[2]

Explore Kalona for the setting, or Emergence Day’s timeline to see where the story fits beside Judgment and the original game.[1][3][10]

Use separate saves for different groups or difficulty runs. The accessibility settings guide covers navigation aids, captions, aiming support and input options. Navigation aids apply to Campaign and Horde Siege.[11]

For chapter order and completion goals, open Campaign Acts & Chapters or Campaign Collectibles. The collectible and Supply Cache item counters are separate tasks.[4][12]

E-Day’s Steam product description supports cross-platform multiplayer, with two-to-four-player online co-op and up to eight players in competitive matches. Linking enables invites and progression. Xbox–Steam campaign slots stay separate; restart an unlocked chapter when switching stores.[13][14]

The August multiplayer beta supported cross-platform squad invitations. Steam players used the main menu’s Social pane → Link Account to connect a Microsoft account and invite friends across platforms. Linking was optional for playing the Steam beta itself.[15]

Xbox Play Anywhere covers buying once for Xbox console and Windows PC through the Xbox ecosystem. It is a game license feature; Steam is a separate storefront. See Release & Editions for the purchase and Game Pass options.[1]