Guildrun Co-op Guide — Upcoming Two-Player Mode

What Leyline Confirmed

Steam FAQ states clearly: no PvP, co-op in development. The July 2026 demo does not include cooperative queue or shared lobbies. Any co-op footage before official announcement should be treated as speculation unless sourced from Leyline channels.

Co-op will likely arrive as a post-demo update or full-release feature — not a day-one silent addition in routine balance patches. Watch Steam news and Discord for dedicated co-op patch notes.

How Co-op Might Work in Guildrun

Guildrun's core loop — shared shops, relic drafts, hex placement, autobattle resolution — suggests co-op will require synchronized decision-making. Partners may share gold pools, vote on relic picks, or split roster control similar to other autobattler co-op experiments.

Role pivots and Lovers pairing gain complexity with two humans: conflicting axis plans become a coordination skill. Until rules are official, practice clear communication habits in solo runs by narrating shop priorities aloud — it trains the same muscle.

What to Practice Solo Before Co-op

Master hex placement and economy timing in the how to play guide. Co-op arguments often start when one player misreads shop windows or commits to off-axis relics without discussion.

Learn pivot signals from the pivot mid-run guide so you can articulate when a run-defining relic should change team direction — a skill that translates directly to co-op negotiation.

Clear difficulty tiers together conceptually even solo. Know which modifiers punish split rosters so you can later agree on difficulty starts with a partner.

Co-op vs PvE Solo Balance Expectations

Developers often tune co-op enemy scaling separately from solo. Expect HP or modifier adjustments when co-op launches — strategies from solo difficulty eight may not translate one-to-one.

Endless leaderboards may split solo and co-op categories or disable shared rankings. Do not assume current endless records will compare across modes.

Community and Feedback

Share co-op feature requests constructively on Discord (discord.gg/ezKdXVS8C9) and Steam forums. Leyline already committed to co-op; debate quality focuses on implementation — shared drafts versus alternating shops, rollback rules, save mid-run with two players.

This wiki will add co-op-specific pages when mechanics are official. Until then, treat this guide as a roadmap bookmark and continue solo progression that carries toward full release.

Related Official Policies

Guildrun remains PvE-focused — no ranked PvP, no real-time player combat. Co-op extends PvE cooperation, not competitive ladders.

Weekly patches during demo may lay networking groundwork, but feature-complete co-op will announce explicitly. Track weekly updates for any co-op-related patch titles.