Does Wuthering Waves have multiplayer or co-op?

Wuthering Waves is an open world gacha game, but does it feature multiplayer or co-op? Here’s everything we know about whether or not you’ll be able to play with friends.

One of the latest anime games that Genshin Impact and Honkai Star Rail fans will be keen to try is Wuthering Waves. It’s an action-packed RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world, where you’ll have to defeat monsters and otherwordly beings that have arrived due to a mysterious event known as the Lament.

It features a vast open world to explore, and plenty of different characters to obtain and use in combat, as well as some stunning anime-inspired visuals. However, before you jump in, you may want to know if the game features multiplayer or co-op.

With that in mind, here’s everything you need to know about whether or not you can play Wuthering Waves in co-op with friends.

Wuthering Waves: Is there co-op or multiplayer?

Yes, Wuthering Waves features co-op multiplayer, allowing you to play together with friends. The game lets you play co-op in parties up to three, and you can either invite your friends to play or join a session with random players.

Once you’ve joined a game or somebody has joined yours, you can explore the open world together, farm important materials including Echoes, and take on enemy mobs and boss fights.

However, there’s a catch. The co-op feature isn’t exactly available when you’re just starting out in the game. In fact, you’ll have to reach a certain point to unlock it.

How to unlock co-op or multiplayer in Wuthering Waves

To unlock co-op in Wuthering Waves, you are required to reach Union Level 22. The way this works is pretty similar to Genshin Impact’s Adventure Rank, measuring your overall progress throughout the game. By leveling up your Union Level, you’ll get to unlock more main story quests, and others benefits in the game.

It can feel like a little bit of a grind when it comes to reaching that point, but we recommend focusing on the main story quests, as this gives you a chunk of Union XP. Once you run out of main story quests you can unlock, ideally you’ll also want to complete the side quests, like the ones from NPCs and exploration quests.

How to join co-op sessions in Wuthering Waves

Once you’ve hit Union Level 22, the co-op mode option will finally be available when you load your Terminal menu. Here’s how you can join co-op with friends or strangers:

1. Press ESC or select the icon on your top right to launch the menu.
2. Click the arrow on the right to open the second tab.
3. Select Co-op Mode at the bottom.
4. You’ll be taken to a new page showing different available co-op sessions, select Apply to Join to whoever you’d prefer to play with
5. Alternatively, you can click on Friends to show available co-op sessions from your friend list.

For more content on the game, check out our guides below:

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