Witchbrook multiplayer and co-op

Witchbrook can be played solo or in online co-op with up to 4 players: you and three friends. Co-op is online only on the listings published so far.

Data as of 2026-11-15. Unofficial, and not affiliated with Chucklefish.

Quick answers

Does Witchbrook have crossplay?

Chucklefish has not made a crossplay statement. The only official signal is on the Xbox store page, which lists “Xbox cross-platform multiplayer”, “Xbox cross-platform co-op” and “Xbox Live Cross-Gen Multiplayer” among the game's capabilities. That label does not say which other platforms are included, so it is not proof that Xbox players can join friends on Switch, PlayStation or Steam. Cross-gen means Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S players can play together.

If you are buying the game to play with a specific friend, the safe choice for now is the same platform family.

What you need to play online

• Nintendo Switch 2: a paid Nintendo Switch Online membership, and one system per player.
• Xbox: Game Pass Essential, Premium or Ultimate for online multiplayer on console.
• PlayStation 5: online requirements have not been listed yet.
• Steam: the store page lists online co-op, with no extra subscription named.

How co-op works in the game

Each player gets a cottage

In multiplayer, the land around Shadbrook Cottage expands to show extra cottages, unlocked according to how many players are in the game. The developers describe three: one with a watermill, one with a sunroom over the brook, and one built into a cliffside. They are slightly smaller than the host's cottage, and each comes with its own garden to decorate.

Decorating together

Visitors can move furniture and change layouts in a cottage without interrupting the online session.

Dating in co-op

Each player can date a covenmate. Two players can pursue the same character, and both compete for their affection until one of them goes steady. See the covenmates revealed so far.

Shared activities

The Steam page names building up the witch business, customising cottages, practising spellcraft and racing brooms through the park as things to do together.

Still unknown

• Whether progress belongs to the host's save or to each player
• Whether guests can join partway through a save, and what carries back to their own game
• How time passes and how sleeping works with several players
• Whether exams, merits and business perks are shared

These will be tested and written up after launch on January 28, 2027. For store-by-store details see platforms.