Colony Survival 0.18.0 adds split-screen co-op right now

The Split Screen Update, version 0.18.0, is live in Colony Survival right now. Plug in a controller, split your monitor in two, and play with a friend sitting next to you.

Enabling split screen creates a second character with the same capabilities as the first. The second player can start their own colony, explore the world independently, use the top-down view, or share a colony with you. A new Split Screen menu lets you customize the layout, including which character appears on which side of the screen and which keyboard or controller controls them.

If your friend can't come over, Steam Remote Play Together supports remote Split Screen — and your friend doesn't need to own Colony Survival to join.

Two smaller tweaks round out the patch: you can request to join a friend's colony by clicking their banner (especially useful in split screen), and pressing CTRL now crouches, letting you squeeze through smaller passages.

Last but not least, the Blueprint Builder's Contest ends this weekend. Check the rules in the contest announcement and submit your blueprint in #blueprint-contest-entries on Discord.