emeraldheart

Co-operative Video Games

https://beehaw.org/post/850522

Co-operative Video Games - Beehaw

(the app is forcing me to put a link so I put Timesplitters 2 gameplay cuz this is mostly a text post) Hi everyone! I’ve been feeling frustration about games lately, remembering experiences I had as a kid playing co-op story games with my friends, like Timesplitters and Destroy All Humans, etc. Modern multiplayer games sometimes have some co-op elements, but many of them are party games like Human Fall Flat or Among Us, or big Battle Royales or Multiplayer shooters. The co-op ones seem to only be survival games like The Forest. I’m always looking for good co-op experiences to play with my friends, but it’s hard to find what I am looking for. I recently played It Takes Two with my partner and that was so wonderful. Does anyone know any games like what I am looking for? It seems these kinds of games are so few and far between, sadly.

Jun 29, 2023 at 12:39amWeb
Show threadFoxJun 29, 2023

The Trine series is a fun 1-3 player game with a nice story and a few puzzles to play trough.

If you want to explore and do story on the side i can also always recommend Guild Wars 2. Base game is f2p so worthy of a look IMO.

Show threadAlexisLunaJun 29, 2023
You probably played it already, but if you didn't, Portal 2 has a Co-op campaign and it's really good.
Show threadDarbyDearJun 29, 2023
If you and your partner enjoy RPG's, I highly recommend Divinity: Original Sin (and Divinity: Original Sin 2, though we haven't finished that one yet). Very story-driven, the tactical combat is a blast when you get into strategizing and collaborating, and there are all sorts of non-combat shenanigans you can get up to as well (the second even more so than the first).
Show threademeraldheartJun 29, 2023
I think I will absolutely look into these, thank you!!
Show threadirongamerJun 29, 2023

Here are some rough categories and hours included.

Builder / Survival

Sounded like you were not that interested in this genre but they can be fun co-op experiences.

  • Terraria (850 hours) - Two of my friends I have done two clean slate full play-throughs of this game.
  • Core Keeper (77 hours) - Also played through the content of this game with same 2 friends.
  • Valheim (344 hours) - Did a co-op play through with a friend on this one. Might do it again with Mistlands or with other updates.

Boss Encounters / Building

  • V Rising (79 hours)

Played through V Rising with a friend, co-op pve, and it was a blast. We really enjoyed the different boss battles. We are going to revisit this one soon as they dropped / are dropping new content.

Exploration / Melee Combat / Story

  • Dying Light 2 (87 hours)

Enjoyed playing Dying Light 2 with a friend, playing the game turned out to a mix of playing solo and playing co-op.

Platformer

  • Trine

Fox mentioned this and I'll add it as well. Fun co-op platformer with some fun story telling aspects.

MMO

  • Guildwars 2

Fox also mentioned GW2 in the thread. There is a ridiculous amount of content in this game with no subscription required. Combat feedback/force has always felt weak imo but there is a massive world to explore and jumpy puzzles if you are into that (love them).

More story focused co-op

Also watching this thread as I'm curious what shows up. I haven't played many games in this area on PC.

Show threadanalisysJun 29, 2023
Can you expand about V Rising for Diablo and Stardew valley fans? Somehow I'm still on fence but sounds like great combo!
Show threadRednaxJun 29, 2023
  • Defeat boss in top-down hack-n-slash style combat with lots of abilities.
  • Farm materials needed for the unlocks of the boss.
  • Use unlocks to upgrade base/castle.
  • Use upgraded base/castle to upgrade gear.
  • Find bigger/better boss to defeat, and go to step 1.

    • After every 3 or 4 bosses they introduce a new gameplay mechanic. More abilities, more dangers, potions, etc.
    Hence, you are always unlocking something that feels like progress.

    The castle building is also done nicely. You grow if from a couple of wooden palisades and a wooden coffin, to a multi layered castle with different rooms (for crafting bonuses), farming areas, a dungeon, servants that you can send on raids, and a lot of decoration options.

    Show threadirongamerJun 29, 2023
    Nice summary!
    Show threadanalisysJun 29, 2023
    Dont Starve Together and Overcooked are my jam with wife :3
    Show threadhardypartJun 29, 2023
    Tried it with my wife, but unfortunately the game got frustratingly hard pretty quickly...
    Show threadGreenAlexJun 29, 2023
    I recommend giving Plate Up! a look. As good as it is, we also found Overcooked incredibly overwhelming/frustrating. Plate up is much better in that area, we feel. It eases you into the more hectic situations and you actually have agency over the design of the restaurant.
    Show threadhardypartJun 29, 2023
    Looks promising, I will make sure to give it a try!
    Show threadn0stalghiaJun 29, 2023

    We recommend V Rising. It's an ARPG (Diablo-like), but with big focus on base building.

    You mine, you craft, you build a cool looking goth castle, and then you hunt enemies or bosses using your upgraded weapon and new skills. It's very fun. You can spin up a local server and modify your own server/game rules to increase progress speed (as some features are designed for a 24/7 server, and your game only advances when it's running, so some speedups are necessary)