DragonSword: Awakening Co-Op Guide — 2-Player & Raids

DragonSword: Awakening co-op is instanced and host-based, built around 2-player boss fights and 3-player raids while the main story stays single-player. Co-op unlocks after the Prologue, roughly two hours in, when you reach the first hub in Orbis.

What Co-Op Is Available

Regular boss fights and Subjugation allow up to two players, while Raids allow up to three. The main story and open world remain single-player, so co-op is a distinct endgame layer rather than a way to play the whole campaign together.

How Co-Op Works

Co-op is instanced rather than a shared open world, and it runs over peer-to-peer hosting with no dedicated servers — one player hosts the session. Every player brings their full tag-team of heroes, so a three-player raid can field up to nine heroes on screen. Picking a balanced set matters more than ever, which is exactly what the team comps guide covers.

Unlocking Co-Op

You unlock co-op by finishing the Prologue tutorial and reaching the first major city in Orbis, about two hours in. There is no separate unlock grind beyond that first story push. If you are just starting, the beginner guide walks through that early stretch.

Matchmaking and Private Rooms

The 1.0.7 patch added matchmaking on top of private rooms. For a private game, share the room code with your party. If you are playing with friends across regions, expect higher latency, since peer-to-peer hosting has no dedicated servers — ideally the player with the best connection and hardware acts as host.

Loot and Progress

Main story progress is not shared in co-op, but every player independently receives their own drops, materials and gear. That means joining a friend’s session is safe and never costs you your own progress, so co-op is low-risk to jump into.

Common Co-Op Problems

Three issues come up repeatedly. If invites fail, it is usually a version or Steam sync mismatch — create a private room and share the room code. If the host lags, switch to a wired connection and an NVMe drive. If matchmaking spins forever, cancel after 60 seconds and restart it. You can also prevent mid-session disconnects by pausing background downloads. Keeping the combat fundamentals sharp helps too. For platform questions, see the Steam guide and the PS5 release guide.