Even though Devil May Cry has always been a solo franchise, Devil May Cry 5 does have multiplayer. However, it isn’t what you’d expect. So is this new Devil May Cry 5 multiplayer split-screen co-op, or is it just online? It can be a little confusing but let’s look at the multiplayer works in Devil May Cry 5.
Is split-screen co-op or online multiplayer in Devil May Cry 5?
First things first, there is no local multiplayer in Devil May Cry 5. This means there is no split-screen cooperative multiplayer nor is there any split-screen competitive multiplayer.
All of the multiplayer is online only and is simple to understand but quite unique. Instead of working with someone, the game has something called the “Cameo System.” Many of the environments are huge and span across multiple levels and characters. For example, one level could take place in a huge city block but V could be on one side of the ravine and Nero could be on the other. It’s the same place but both characters go through it in a different way in a different chapter.
This is where the game’s Cameo System comes into play. In these specific levels, you’ll see “Starring” on the left side of the screen followed by a name. This means that someone is playing in that place but with a different character on another chapter. These can be live gameplay or just a recording of someone else.
Sometimes the name will say “DMC Crew” instead of an actual gamertag, which means that it is just a computer is playing instead of a human. These are ghosts of the development team.
You can’t invite anyone’s cameo to be in your game nor can you always fight alongside someone else in the game. However, there are a few scenarios where you can directly interact with other players. So while there is not traditional multiplayer in Devil May Cry 5, it does have its own type of multiplayer.
Dante from the Devil May Cry Series
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A Gallery Featuring Dante from the Devil May Cry Series
Dante (From The Devil May Cry Series) has been one of Capcom's breakout characters since the PlayStation 2 days. Because of this, it only makes sense that he's made the rounds and showed up in other works. From fighting to card games, here are all the cameos of everyone's favorite demon hunter. -
Viewtiful Joe
In the PlayStation 2 re-release of Capcom's stylish brawler, Dante is a fully playable character who must rescue Trish from the same movie monsters that Joe fights. He and Joe strike up a friendship that lasts for the rest of the series. He also gets an appropriate chibi redesign to go with his always fanciful attitude. -
Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble
Dante returns to the Viewtiful Joe series in the PlayStation Portable port of Red Hot Rumble. This was a multiplayer-focused game that took the series in a more Smash Bros. direction. It's also the last Joe game to see release, although we're all waiting for his return. -
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne
The game behind the sticker, Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne is the third entry of the original branch of Altus' long-running JRPG franchise. Dante appears as a bonus character and a boss fight for your party, which is fitting since Shin Megami Tensei is all about summoning demons to do your dirty work. -
SNK vs. Capcom: Card Fighters DS
Along with loads of characters from both Capcom and SNK, Dante made an appearance as a card in this TCG-focused Nintendo DS game. A follow-up to a string of NeoGeo Pocket games, Card Fighters only features the gaming heroes during the card battles. -
Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds
Dante was one of the most exciting additions to the Marvel vs. Capcom roster when Fate of Two Worlds hit the streets. His brother Vergil also joins the cast in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, letting fans play out the legendary rivalry in a new way. -
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
Dante along made the jump to Infinite, the poorly received new entry in this crossover fighting franchise. Still controlling as he did in 3, he's one of the easier characters to learn no matter where you select him. While this is the only fighting series this Dante has appeared in, this isn't the only Dante around. -
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale
Appearing in his DmC style, Dante was one of the third-party characters battling it out in Sony's attempt at a Smash Bros. game. Several other characters from Ninja Theory's reboot appear in the periphery, including sidekick Kat as a mascot figure. -
Project X Zone
A crossover tactics game featuring the characters of Capcom, Namco Bandai and Sega, Project X Zone finds Dante hanging out with some gaming's most notable demons. His partner in the first entry in the series is Demitri Maximoff, the vampiric protagonist of Darkstalkers. -
Project X Zone 2
In X Zone 2, Vergil joins him and the two brothers utilize franchise specific attacks when used. From Ebony and Ivory to Nevan the shotgun guitar, they're ready to go with their entire arsenal. They also bicker endlessly, which you'd expect from such volatile partners. -
Puzzle Fighter
The latest Dante cameo is also one of the rarest. He was one of the new characters added to Puzzle Fighter, a mobile-only spinoff of the popular Capcom puzzle game that lasted less than a year on mobile storefronts. At least we got one more weird chibi Dante out of the deal.
