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Holy [Cungadero]! Thanks to mods, you can now play Deltarune with friends
A team of modders has created a way to play the single-player RPG Deltarune cooperatively with friends, filling a gap left by the game having no official multiplayer mode. The Deltarune Local Multiplayer mod, led by a developer known as Yomsmam, lets up to three people play through the game together, adding a social dimension to a title normally experienced solo.
Rather than allowing shared control throughout the whole game, the mod limits multiplayer to combat encounters and minigames, where each of the extra players takes charge of a party member such as Susie or Ralsei. During battles, players act on their turn and must dodge enemy attacks individually, represented by coloured hearts, which makes fights both harder, due to more targets for enemies to hit, and potentially easier if everyone dodges well, since it can generate resources quickly. The mod already works across all five currently released chapters and is expected to be updated when Chapter 6 launches next year.
In short
- Modders built a co-op mode for the single-player game Deltarune.
- Up to three players can join combat and minigames together.
- Mod covers all five current chapters; update expected for Chapter 6.
Explained simply
Deltarune is a role-playing game by Toby Fox, the creator of Undertale. Players follow Kris and their friends through a fantasy world, taking turns in battles and meeting characters including Susie and Ralsei.
The game is designed for one player and has no official multiplayer mode. Its battles combine turn-based choices with real-time dodging, while minigames offer breaks from the main adventure. Modders make unofficial changes to games, sometimes adding features that the original developers did not include.
Playing together can change how battles and minigames feel, because friends can take charge of different characters and coordinate their actions. Deltarune is being released in chapters, so support across the available story matters to players who want to play cooperatively as they progress.