Nobody is wishlisting Dear Passengers to play it alone. The entire pitch is co-op: you and your friends are the crew of the world's worst airline, and the game is what happens when everything goes wrong at once. Here's everything known about how Dear Passengers multiplayer works - and a free multiplayer plane crash game you can play in your browser right now.
How Dear Passengers co-op works
Dear Passengers, from developer FLEXUS, splits the crew across roles:
- One player takes the cockpit and actually flies the plane through weather, turbulence, and air pockets.
- Everyone else works the cabin: serving meals, calming passengers, securing cargo, and fixing whatever breaks next.
- Before takeoff, the crew picks which passengers and cargo to accept - riskier choices pay more, and some crates contain things like live crocodiles.
- Everything is physics-driven, and the plane pitches under your feet, so even walking down the aisle is a challenge mid-crisis.
It's the Overcooked formula strapped to a failing aircraft: divided attention, constant small emergencies, and success depending entirely on how well your group communicates while screaming.
The catch: you can't play it yet
Dear Passengers is targeting a 2026 release on Steam. There's no demo and no early access - just a wishlist button. Player count hasn't been officially confirmed either.
Play a free multiplayer plane crash game right now
ATTENTION PASSENGERS is a free browser game inspired by Dear Passengers, and it has a multiplayer mode with a twist: instead of cooperating, you're competing. Everyone is on the same doomed plane, disasters keep hitting, and the goal is to survive longer than the other players - with sabotage very much allowed. Shove debris toward rivals, grab passengers, and be the last one standing when the wreck settles.
Play ATTENTION PASSENGERS multiplayer free - browser-based, no download, with a single-player survival mode too if your friends are offline.
Fair warning from the developer: multiplayer physics is the hardest thing in this genre to get right, and the multiplayer mode is rougher around the edges than single-player. That's part of the charm - half the fun is the jank.
Frequently asked questions
Is Dear Passengers online co-op?
Yes, it's built around online co-op multiplayer, with one player flying and the others managing the cabin.
How many players does Dear Passengers support?
An exact count hasn't been confirmed. The structure - one pilot plus a cabin crew - suggests small groups, similar to other co-op chaos games.
Does Dear Passengers have a release date?
It's targeting 2026 on Steam. See our full explainer for everything known so far.
Is there a free multiplayer alternative?
Yes - ATTENTION PASSENGERS has a free multiplayer mode where you survive a plane crash and sabotage other players, playable in the browser.
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Andi Bucescu
Andi is the Head of Marketing at Rosebud, where she writes about the intersection of AI, creativity, and brand storytelling. She explores how generative AI is reshaping marketing strategies and creative workflows, with a focus on making complex technology accessible and cutting through the noise of modern campaigns. Her perspective is informed by undergraduate research on effective social media content and consumer psychology.