Recent claims about modders unlocking a hidden multiplayer mode in Stellar Blade appear to be misinterpreted, according to the player who first shared the viral split-screen gameplay footage circulating online.
Despite widespread speculation that developer Shift Up had embedded an unused multiplayer feature in the game, the modder behind the discovery clarified that the two-player clip shared on Discord doesn't reflect official functionality.
"I woke up to my Discord clips being taken out of context—this is exactly why I didn't tweet them," PhantomSomnus stated on X/Twitter, explaining that "split-screen functionality is native to Unreal Engine and wasn't implemented by Shift Up."
This UE4 feature allowed PhantomSomnus to load a second Eve character. The split-screen demo resulted from tinkering with Unreal Engine's local multiplayer tools, not Shift Up's development. "I tested split-screen purely as an experiment, but as the footage shows, it didn't function properly," they elaborated on Reddit.
Modder @phantomSomnus discovered multiplayer references in Stellar Blade's files.
— Stellar Blade Brasil (@StellarBladeBR) June 1, 2025
The video shows a second Eve spawning, unexpectedly triggering split-screen—as if local co-op (dual controllers) might have been planned.#StellarBlade #StellarBladePC https://t.co/QIeiu5lKSI pic.twitter.com/rp7oudcnV2
"Multiplayer remnants do exist," PhantomSomnus confirmed, "but they're strictly online components." Earlier findings included screenshots of abandoned PVP menus discovered while analyzing the demo's backend—features described as "non-functional remnants of scrapped multiplayer."
Does this hint at future multiplayer support? "Highly improbable," concluded PhantomSomnus.
The Steam release of Stellar Blade arrives June 11 with PC-exclusive enhancements: Nvidia DLSS 4/AMD FSR 3 AI upscaling, uncapped framerates, Japanese/Chinese VO, ultrawide support, improved textures, and DualSense haptics. Originally region-locked in 100+ territories, pre-orders now span 250+ regions.
In our 7/10 review, IGN noted: "Stellar Blade excels in core action mechanics but falters with forgettable characters, a mediocre narrative, and RPG systems that occasionally undermine its strengths."
