Does Zenless Zone Zero have multiplayer co-op?

Zenless Zone Zero, the latest title from the gacha geniuses over at miHoYo, is making waves following the release of its 1.6 update. The urban fantasy RPG has received several new features with the “Among the Forgotten Ruins” update, but what about multiplayer co-op?

ZZZ focuses on a crisis called the Hollows taking over the world and with it, the last remaining civilization of New Eridu. If you’re hoping to explore this world with friends, you may be wondering whether or not it has multiplayer or co-op features. Let’s find out.

Is Zenless Zone Zero a multiplayer or co-op game?

Yes and no. ZZZ does have a single game mode called the “Godfinger Arcade” that supports co-op gameplay. However, the main game and the rest of its sections lack multiplayer co-op support. There’s no way for you to invite friends to your world or join them.

The game previously featured the “Reckless Challenge” game mode, which let you participate in boss fights using your VR headset in the Random Play district. Choosing the multiplayer option when starting up these challenges let you attempt them with two other players. However, this feature was replaced by the “Notorious Hunt” game mode in Version 1.0 of ZZZ, which, at the time of writing, does not support multiplayer co-op like its predecessor.

How to use the Arcade in Zenless Zone Zero

Since the Arcade is effectively the only place in the game where you can band together and play with other players, let’s go over how to do that.

The Godfinger Arcade is located in the Sixth Street district. You can find it quite easily since it’s close to where the game’s protagonists, Belle and Wise, live. You can unlock the Arcade during the “Interlude” Main Commission. During the Commission, Billy will send you a message asking you whether you’d like to hang out and visit the arcade on Sixth Street. Respond to his message with “Sure! Let’s go!” and you can then head over to the location.

The arcade machines inside the Godfinger Arcade house a variety of games, with more being added all the time. Currently, there are only two games that you can play with other players:

• Snake Duel – Clash: Similar to the classic “Snake” game. You can boost your snake and need to collect beans, aiming to survive longer than your opponent.
• Soul Hounds III – Group Hunt: Dig as deep as you can. The player who digs the deepest before the timer runs out or reaches 150 meters first wins.

Event mode in ZZZ

The Arcade also gives you access to the Event mode, and several of its timed activities support multiplayer-co-op. At the time of writing, the most recent of these events was the “Bangboo vs Ethereal” Tower Defense Event, which started on Dec. 20, 2024, and ended on Jan. 20, 2025.

Aside from his game mode, there has been no official information about whether or not ZZZ will expand on multiplayer or co-op accessibility, but based on miHoYo’s current roster of games, most fans are expecting it will.

Most of the miHoYo games are primarily built around single-player functions, with multiplayer or co-op available as a more limited feature. In Genshin Impact, you can take on bosses or explore the vast open world with other players, while Honkai: Star Rail currently only lets you send messages and borrow other players’ characters. Honkai Impact 3rd also has a multiplayer feature.

This means ZZZ could adopt a much more immersive multiplayer style like Genshin or take a less intense one like Honkai: Star Rail. With the recent removal of co-op from the Reckless Challenge/Notorious Hunt game mode, it’s also possible that the ZZZ devs are reworking its multiplayer component and will build upon this feature in later updates.

Although Honkai: Star Rail doesn’t have an official multiplayer or co-op feature as Genshin does, the devs have built upon the limited ones over a couple of updates. Because of this, most players are expecting more expansions to it in the future—and the same could also possibly apply to ZZZ since it is fairly similar in style.