Construction Simulator Reveals Multiplayer Mode Details on PC and Consoles

Written by Brandon Hofer on August 18, 2022

News: Construction Simulator will arrive next month with a new feature for console players that allows you to build with your friends.

Today, Astragon Entertainment and Weltenbauer have announced more details about the multiplayer mode of the new Construction Simulator for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. In the latest installment of the successful simulation game series, players can play not only on their own but also together with others in a cooperative multiplayer mode - for the first time in the history of the series, also on consoles.

Some of the key features of Construction Simulator include the following:

Online co-op multiplayer for up to 4 players – for the first time on consoles too;

Cross-gen multiplayer on consoles;

Selectable difficulty levels for construction contracts;

Most extensive fleet in the game series’ history;

Officially licensed vehicles, machines, and equipment from 25 well-known brands;

Two huge maps: EU and US setting, each with an extensive campaign;

Entirely revised mission system including a multitude of challenging contracts;

Open world with day and night cycle.

As individual players work their way up from a small construction company to the largest construction giant in the area by playing the respective campaigns of the two maps of the game, they always have the opportunity to open their current game for a multiplayer session in order to work together as a team. When doing so, the invited "guests" act as co-workers of the “host’s” company. While the players get to work together, the "host" earns money for his or her company and the "guests" earn a share at the same time, which is then credited to their own profile on their personal save game.

When playing in multiplayer, players can always decide among themselves who fulfills which of the tasks. Be it a division of responsibilities, in which one player takes care of the preparations on the construction site, while their workmates set out to organize the required vehicles, machines, or materials, or all players using their excavators to dig up the soil together – when it comes to the distribution of tasks there aren’t any limits.

To ensure that the tasks will not get too easy, especially in multiplayer, players can select the level of difficulty for the respective construction contract when accepting new missions. This not only affects how many subtasks a mission has in total but also how much soil has to be excavated to fulfill an excavation task, how much material is needed before a job is considered completed etc. – the higher the level of difficulty, the more work is waiting for the players.

On consoles, the multiplayer mode of Construction Simulator is a real first for the series. Thanks to cross-gen support, PS4 and PS5 users or Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S users can play together within their respective console platforms. In general, games with up to four players are possible - on the PC as well as on the consoles.

Construction Simulator will be released on September 20, 2022, for PC as well as optimized versions for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S and can be pre-ordered on the digital download stores as well as in retail in a number of countries around the world.

Will you be picking up Construction Simulator? Check out the trailer below and tell us what you think.