Witchbrook's confirmed cooperative mode is online, and local split-screen play is not an announced feature. On April 16, 2025, developer Socks replied to an offline-co-op question that there were no plans for split screen. Current Nintendo and PlayStation player counts also distinguish one player on a system from up to four online.
For a household wanting two witches on one display, that distinction is decisive. The four-player badge is an online player limit; it does not advertise a way to add another local player with a second controller.
What the developer reply actually covers
The original Steam question asked whether the team planned offline co-op such as split screen. Socks answered that split screen was not planned and that more information about co-op would follow.
Keep the date attached to that plan. It does not permanently rule out every future update, but it also supplies no local-session menu, multi-controller configuration or shared-screen alternative to use now. Asking about “couch co-op” instead of “split screen” does not establish another supported local mode.
Read the current player counts
| Product | Single-system or solo listing | Online listing |
|---|---|---|
| Nintendo Switch | Single system: 1 | 1–4 |
| Nintendo Switch 2 | Single system: 1 | 1–4 |
| PlayStation 5 | 1 player; online optional | Up to 4 with PS Plus |
| Steam | Single-player | Online Co-op, up to 4 total players |
The confirmed group design therefore requires an online arrangement that works for each participant's supported version. It is not enough to have four controllers or four people at one console.
If you already own multiple devices, establish the versions involved before purchasing. Crossplay is a separate capability: a Switch copy and a PC copy are not confirmed to connect merely because both advertise online co-op.
What sharing the online world does provide
Online players can cooperate on their witch business and take part in activities around Mossport. The home design also allows the cottage land to expand with additional player homes, giving each witch a personal space and garden.
Players can move furniture or change layouts without interrupting online play.
The cottage-land map shows personal homes in the online design. These buildings do not represent extra local controller slots.
That arrangement is useful if you want to play together but decorate differently. It does not specify host-offline access, unlimited visitor slots or a complete set of permissions for editing another player's home. The map should not be used to invent those session rules.
Account for the online route's requirements
On Nintendo, online play requires a Nintendo Account, Nintendo Switch Online membership and internet access, with country availability limits. On PS5, the product requires PS Plus for online play. Xbox's product separately lists qualifying console-online subscriptions.
Those requirements concern the online route; they do not add local play. They also do not provide a complete account-sharing or game-ownership arrangement for a household, so do not assume that one purchase automatically supplies every participant's access.
If your requirement is specifically two people playing on one system, wait for an explicit change to the local-mode announcement before buying for that purpose. If online play across supported devices meets your needs, use the exact product player counts and multiplayer requirements to plan that arrangement instead.