There are up to three people who can join you, but they aren’t other people. At least not visually. They join your game as chess pieces, allowing you to use them to solve puzzles, but they also move on their own – they’re living – pawns. This is disturbing, but it’s very small. RELATED: Superliminal review: Perception Theological Review The more sad is that their friends are props, meaning they also have to perspective trickery. In a gif shared by the developer Pillow Castle, the player picks one of their friends up, moves them to a platform higher up, and in the process, the piece of chess grows. You could expand your friends on awhim. Unfortunately if it’s not your thing to co-op and you’d rather take a beating in your competitive spirit, it’s a new battle royale mode where 12 people cross obstacle courses to win the top spot. It has expanded to include new puzzle rooms, an invisibility power-up and new cosmetics. This feature reshaped the holiday season by adding limited options for the holidays. I don’t recall a moment but it was a hit. Maybe Pillow Castle will be convinced to keep it around. Co-op is intended as a permanent staple.
