How to play Lightyear Frontier co-op multiplayer

Grab some friends to garden with.

Four Mechs standing together in Lightyear Frontier
Image via Frame Break

In Lightyear Frontier, you can explore an expansive alien world with just your Mech by your side, but it’s also possible to team up with others. It can get pretty lonely with only your Mech to keep you company, so you might consider using co-op multiplayer.

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Farming is both more fun and efficient with friends helping you through it, so here’s how to play co-op multiplayer in Lightyear Frontier.

How to play multiplayer co-op in Lightyear Frontier

The multiplayer menu in Lightyear Frontier.
Will you host a world or join a friends? Screenshot by Dot Esports

To play multiplayer co-op in Lightyear Frontier, you first need to select Multiplayer from the starting menu. Once you open this page, you have to decide whether you want to host or join a co-op game.

  • If you select host, you can run a multiplayer session on a new world or one you have already started. The first step to hosting is deciding which option you prefer as all save files you have plus blank slate new worlds are presented as options. After you have a world selected, you’re given the option to set a password before the world loads, but this is optional and can be skipped. Once you’re in the world you chose, open the menu to see your host options. To invite friends, you can either:
    • Select the invite friend option right under your name and click on one of your friends to directly invite them to join.
    • Copy and send the invite code to your friend and have them join using the join multiplayer game option.
The invite page when hosting a multiplayer session in Lightyear Frontier.
There are two ways you can invite friends while hosting. Screenshot by Dot Esports
  • If you select join, all recent multiplayer co-op sessions you’ve participated in will be displayed. You can either join by selecting one of the past lobbies you’ve been in or by entering the invite code using the button displayed in the bottom right corner.

How many players is Lightyear Frontier?

Up to four players can enjoy farming, gathering, crafting, and more together in one Lightyear Frontier session. Having more players at your side is super helpful, especially when you face Hazardous Events like catching the Weed Seeds or when you need to gather lots of essential items like Aluminum Rods.

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Kacee Fay
Staff Writer at Dot Esports covering new releases and a wide array of topics including Minecraft, Disney Dreamlight Valley, Phasmophobia, general gaming, streaming, and more. She has been avidly writing and gaming her whole life and now spends her time combining the two. Kacee graduated from San Diego State University in 2021 with a Bachelor’s Degree in English and a Certificate in Creative Editing and Publishing. She then joined Dot Esports as a Freelance Writer in 2022 before transitioning to a Staff Writer in 2023. In her spare time, she enjoys buying more books than she can read, gaming alone or with friends, drinking too much tea, attending concerts, fangirling over movies and television, listening to music, and spending time with her family, friends, and pets, who are the most important parts of her world.