The best co-op games. Best co-op games

Our site has grown, and many have already managed to get confused. Even the newly added rating column cannot give a clear picture of the game. Therefore, as an experienced cooperative gamer, I will help everyone who does not know what to choose to play with a friend, and in this article I will give list of best co-op games With brief description friendly gameplay and other important information.

In the past, our editors have already prepared a handy article for you, in which they have provided a whole list of cooperative games that cannot be missed. Since 2012...

So, the following will be a list of games in the format: "Game, release year (number of players in co-op) - short description." If the game cannot be launched online for free, this will also be mentioned.

I repeat that list of purely cooperative games, i.e. with a joint passage, so games where online battles dominate between players, I will skip. Also, I will not mention the very old stuff.

What not to miss

You should be ashamed if you haven't played these games with your friends.

Action/Shooter genre:

, 2011 (4 players)- a mixture of action, role play with inventory and shooter. It has an interesting plot, pumping opportunities for players, but due to simplified physics it is often .
, 2011 (2) - an arcade game in the style of , but with co-op. A giant set of all kinds of weapons, a lot of humor and cynicism, every second explosions and depravity make the game a fun thing.
, 2009 (2) - an exemplary cooperative game, sharpened for assistance, where two players have to truly survive as a team, the game contains a lot of team actions, and sometimes you won’t even open the door without a partner. What can we say about the crowds of zombies and bosses, for which all your ingenuity will come in handy.
, 2009 (4) - a unique game. In fact, an attempt to cross and shooters, but in the end it turned out to be an excellent hurricane action game with a million guns, pleasant surprises, bosses and a cool storyline. There are 4 complementary classes available, but headshot skill is still the most valuable.
, 2009 (4 co-op) is an internationally recognized co-op shooter where team game needed more than ever, because you need to shoot hundreds of zombies, kill stronger and smarter mutants who now and then arrange traps, and one cannot survive in any way. Also here you can play as a zombie and fight against the "survivors", and there are also very, very many cooperative actions and room for tactics.
, 2009 (6) - at first glance it looks like the game above, but the gameplay is very different. The local zombies are tougher and stronger, but slower. There are highly specialized classes of players.
and , 2009/2011 (2) - here for two players there are unique "special operations" and survival modes with increasing difficulty, very fun and interesting, but on latest maps you will have to sweat and be very sophisticated, killing armored juggernauts.
, 2008 (4) - an excellent co-op for all story missions, as well as the legendary Zombie mode, when you have to fight off the waves and clog all the passages with boards, getting more powerful weapons with each wave.
It's a pity that in the new COD series there is no such mode, and there are no more than 2 people there ....
, 2011 (2) - a pleasant cooperative game for connoisseurs. One slows down time and shoots, the other throws enemies into the air and inhabits them, it’s definitely worth going through with a friend. In addition, there is an excellent survival mode, reminiscent of the "zombie" mode in the game above.

2011 (16) - a fun arcade shooter with a sea of ​​blood, high-speed gameplay and not weak coolness of the characters. It is difficult to say which part is best to play, in all games of the series (FE,) there is a co-op with hurricane gameplay (but you can only play part 3 for a fee).
Tom Clancys Splinter Cell - and , 2005/2010 (2/4) - unsurpassed secret agent simulators where you need to sneak into the enemy base as quietly as possible and attack from the inside, cutting down light bulbs, hacking systems, etc.
and , 2007/2008 (4/16) - better cooperative tactical shooters, in Vegas 2 action games and there will be more coolness. Stun grenades, motion sensors, cameras and all that to achieve the goal.
, 2007 (2) - a classic "console" shooter with a 2-3 person view, the game was actually created for co-op and it would be foolish to miss it for all connoisseurs of the genre.
and , 2007/2010 (2) - interesting, but very short games, where players will have to play as badass gangsters with a very difficult fate, get ready for the most obscene language and shocking scenes.
, 2011 (4) - a game of medium scale, which surprises with its narrow focus and activity of the gameplay. There is no game so sharpened for team bank robbery and gang warfare. (with a free launch, not everything goes smoothly, but in the incentive the game costs only 300r)
, 2007 (4) is a game whose engine is used in hundreds of games. The co-op here is made as a passerby and training before online battles, but due to its gameplay speed and unique setting, it deserves attention and playing with a friend.
- a great cooperative shooter. The cooperative campaign is so elaborated that even the intros and the beginning of the missions are different for pairs of players, a long storyline, action, big bosses. Criticize the game for the endless stupidity of AI and console.

There are almost no cooperative races in nature. Almost the only game that has friendly modes and hints of co-op is (2010, 4-20 players) (although the game didn't catch on very well on PC, because it's not very convenient to aim on the keyboard).

Strategies:

Cooperative strategies are also few. Attention should be drawn to:
, 2008 (2) - cooperative campaign for two players, interesting game by itself, but many can be repelled by a certain "cartoony" and excessive cynicism.
Other popular strategies, such as the series, can be played in battle mode, setting the mode, for example, "2 players against 4 bots", which can become fun activity and testing yourself for a long time.

Arcade:

, 2011 (3) - a recently released platformer (with a side view). A very nice juicy and bright picture, as well as puzzles for three players pushed the game to the top of the cooperative arcades for PC.
, 2011 (4) - a parody game from a team of students, but with very high-quality physics and realism of magic (water freezes, and also extinguishes fire, etc.), as well as a large scope for combining the elements. (stone + fire - fireball, fire + dark energy - powerful laser, etc.)

Diablo 3 these games will lose their relevance :)

Sandboxes:

, 2011 (2) - a leader in the puzzle/sandbox/puzzle genre. Fascinating cooperative tasks, cute robots, nice graphics and physics, as well as thousands of fan cards - these are the main trump cards of the game.
, 2009 (35) - sandbox, "miner simulator", as many joke. The main goal of the game and the truth is digging and extracting valuable resources, as well as survival and the fight against darkness. But what the players do with these materials (huge spaceships, replica cities, interactive castles with traps) have made the game very popular and fun for friends. With a group of like-minded people, you can build whatever you want, realize childhood dreams, and more.
, 2011 (255) - during the first hours of the game, this is a complete analogue of the above game, only in 2D (flat) dimension. But then the jungle suddenly appears damn world, hell, a lot of weapons, the possibility of crafting machine guns and lightsabers ... in short, wild action begins, as well as huge bosses, from which valuable materials and equipment fall.

If I missed any game and touched your cooperative feelings, then be sure to write a comment and I will supplement the article!

P.S. I will poke this article to everyone who does not know "what to play", because the PM is filled every day. So help make an exemplary article!
P.S. 2. If someone asks about the logic of the order of the games, I will say - in order of interest and obligation to pass, but purely by eye and in my opinion, so do not find fault with it.

The cooperative (joint) game mode provides for the simultaneous participation of several players in the passage of one storyline. In this case, the participants, unlike the classic multiplayer, do not act against each other, but work together as one team. The efforts of the players are aimed at supporting each other in the name of a single goal that closely unites all their actions.

Due to the addictive staging of co-ops, we were wondering which games in this mode are most in demand today. It turns out that there are not so few of them. We decided not to torment you by counting all currently available projects in this direction. Instead, here is a small top of the co-op games, which included the four most significant games:

• - an addictive arcade game to destroy zombies. The most attractive moment in the game was the complete freedom of action, which manifests itself in various ways of killing the walking dead. The co-op mode brings the game to the point where, at one point, players are not so afraid of the environment, but rather interesting, through the use of a wide range of melee weapons. dead rising 3 - fun worth the attention of the whole company.
• - familiar to many RPG, which has become a continuation of the series of the same name dragon age. Despite the fact that the "Inquisition" did not bring new gaming features, most players will certainly like the project, since it has acquired a full-fledged cooperative mode. In it, players will no doubt be able to realize the full potential of team quests.
• - a car simulator that clearly demonstrates the cohesive work of the team in various ambushes. For example, getting on the road, players will often have to resort to the help of a friend to pull the stuck car out of the quagmire. The cohesion of the team's work is a guarantee that the hours spent in SpinTires will be remembered for a long time.
• - A unique part of Assassin's Creed, offering a cooperative game mode. Story line talks about a new killer - the guy Arno from the Assassin family, appearing in the frame during the revolution in the eighteenth century. There are rebellions around, human life is worthless, blood flows in a stream. Against the background of everything that is happening, the main character becomes interested in who benefits from this bloodshed and he has no choice but to find the instigators of the revolution and deal with them on his own. At some stages of the campaign, the player can use the cooperative game mode by connecting his friends to the passage.

Despite the fact that the top cooperative games in our case consists of four works, they all deserve your attention. These are exactly the projects of our time that very clearly reveal the essence of the joint mode of passing the game, in comparison with other projects aimed at the simultaneous participation of several players.

Any game gets better when played with a friend! Watch your friend's back, solve puzzles together and use friendly fire to get the coolest loot - these are the top 10 best games With cooperative passage for 2018. Here are only the most interesting novelties and major expected projects.

1. Divinity: Original Sin 2 is arguably the best RPG of the decade

Classic RPG with turn-based combat "Divinity: Original Sin 2" throws players into a rather big fantasy world with deep history.

Video game Divinity: Original Sin 2

Add to this a high-quality isometric picture, a fully interactive environment and a mode for creating your own adventures.

• Steam page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/435150/

2. Destiny 2 - cool shootouts with aliens

One of the best shooters of 2017 "Destiny 2" has only one weak point - it's the story, but with joint game stop paying attention to him.

Video game Destiny 2

The icing on the cake is major updates promised in the near future with new parts of the story, items and modes.

• Game site: https://www.destinythegame.com/ru/game

3. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands - drugs, planes and cacti

"Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands" is geared specifically for cooperative play - four of us are recommended to fight the drug cartel in hot Bolivia.

Video game Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands

The game is not without flaws, including problems with optimization and not the smallest price, but the peppy action of joint shootouts surrounded by cacti fully compensates for them.

• Steam page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/460930/

4. Cuphead - crazy picture and powerful bosses

Don't be surprised to see a cartoony platformer on this list. "Cuphead" managed to collect about 30,000 positive reviews in just six months, becoming one of the best toys of 2017.

Video game Cuphead

By the way, the game is available for passing on one computer, like other projects from this collection.

• Steam page: http://store.steampowered.com/app/268910/Cuphead/

5. A Way Out - A Unique Co-op Adventure

In no case can you do without A Way Out in the selection, because this game is not only recommended for co-op, it is generally impossible to play it alone.

Video Game A Way Out

To play together, just purchase one copy and invite a friend to play online or on the same screen.

• Game website: https://www.ea.com/en-us/games/a-way-out

6. Far Cry 5 - the war with religious fanatics

« Far Cry 5" is significantly different from its predecessors in the series and an unusual plot in a fictional American district, and the presence of a full-fledged cooperative.

Video game Far Cry 5

Crafting, fishing, co-op aircraft and a daring critically acclaimed story are definitely worth checking out.

• Game site: https://far-cry.ubisoft.com/game/ru-ru/home/

7. State of Decay 2 - 4 players against brain eaters

Chopping zombies apart is better in a company - the authors of State of Decay 2 decided and added a co-op for four to the second part.

Video game State of Decay 2

It is strictly forbidden to let children near the monitors - there will be too much blood, cruelty and obscene language in the game. The release is scheduled for May 22.

• Game site: https://www.stateofdecay.com/

8. Sea of ​​Thieves - an exciting pirate adventure

Salty sea spray, throat-scorching rum and the Kraken that suddenly strikes from under the water - managing a pirate ship with friends has never been more fun than in Sea of ​​Thieves.

Video game Sea of ​​Thieves

The emphasis is on multiplayer - any ship encountered is controlled real players, let alone negotiate with them or fight, decide for yourself. The game will be released later in 2018.

• Game website: https://www.seaofthieves.com/ru

9. Monster Hunter: World is the coolest hunting simulator

The console version of Monster Hunter: World broke several sales records, so we expect no less from the PC copy.

Video game Monster Hunter World

We are waiting for the release of the game this fall, and during this time we recommend preparing the computer for it. system requirements they are serious here.

• Game website: http://www.monsterhunterworld.com/us/

10. Anthem - a futuristic world of the future

Another project tailored for co-op is that it is possible to go through Anthem alone, but only when working together for four, the game is fully revealed.

Video game Anthem

Unfortunately, Electronic Arts recently announced that it will take extra time to polish the game and it will be released only in early 2019. But how not to include it in this collection?

• Game website: https://www.ea.com/en-us/games/anthem

It was not easy to make this list, because everyone has their own criteria for selecting the best games with cooperative play - someone is more interested in interesting lore, others choose pure action with the prospect of competing with a friend in coolness. But we know one thing for sure - in the near future we will have many interesting projects.

️ Foreword

Don't Starve Together(2-6 players)

Gang Beasts (2-4 players) 🍺

Human: Fall Flat (2-8 players)

Magicka 1, 2 (2-4 players) 🍺

Helldivers (2-4 players)

Castle Crashers (2-4 players) 🍺

BattleBlock Theater (2-4 players)

Pit People (2 players)

Foul Play (2 players)

Broforce (2-4 players)

Rampage Knights (2 players)

Project Zomboid(2-20+ players)

ShellShock Live (2-8 players)

Worms W.M.D (2-6 players)

Mount Your Friends (2-4 players) 🍺

Move or Die (2-4 players) 🍺

Stick fight: The Game(2-4 players) 🍺

Portal 2 (2 players)

Left 4 Dead 2 (2-4 players)

Zombie Army Trilogy (2-4 players)

Sanctum 1, 2 (2-4 players)

GrimDawn (2-4 players)

The Forest(2-8 players)

Dying Light(2-4 players)

Witch It (2-16 players)

Garry's Mod (Many players)

grand theft Auto V (4 players)

Far Cry 4 (2 players)

Wreckfest (2-24 players)

saints row Series (2 players)

Borderlands Series (2-4 players)

resident evil 5 (2 players)

Resident Evil 6 (2 players)

The Darkness II (2-4 players)

Factorio (too many players)

Divinity: Original Sin (2 players)

Divinity: Original Sin 2 (2-4 players)

Tabletop Simulator (2-10 players)

F.E.A.R. 3 (2 players)

Stardew Valley (from 2 players)

Killing Floor 2 (2-6 players)

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare (20+ players)

Hammerwatch (2-4 players)

Terraria (Too many players)

Starbound (too many players)

Trine Series (2-3 players)

Streets of Rogue (2-4 players)

Lord of the Rings: War in the North (2-3 players)

Meltdown (2-4 players)

Warhammer: Vermintide 2 (2-4 players)

Painkiller Hell& Damnation (2 players)

Gas Guzzlers Extreme (2-8 players)

Genital Jousting (2-8 players)

Cuphead (2 players)

Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine (2-4 players)

Torchlight II (2-6 players)

Crimsonland (2-4 players)🍺

Mortal Kombat Series (2 players)🍺

Skullgirls (2 players)🍺

Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light (2 players)

Portal Knights(2-3 players)

Creativerse (many players)

Hero Siege (2-4 players)

Shadow Warrior 2 (2-4 players)

Titan Quest(2-4 players)

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes (2 players)🍺

Prison Architect(2-8 players)

Door Kickers Series (2 players)🍺

If you are worried about the question of what to play with friends on PC, and preferably with a full-fledged single-player campaign, or at least together with a partner, this article is what you need! After all, almost all modern games imprisoned under joint passage, that is, under the cooperative! Let's stop only on the best and obligatory for acquaintance samples.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare (1-3)

Developer: Infinity Ward Genre: First Person Shooter Release Date: 2007 to 2011

Be that as it may, no matter how contradictory in last years was not a series COD, it is her record sales that show how much modern gamers love co-op Call of Duty Modern Warfare. You didn’t think that Code was sold in such quantities because of the players’ love for the crazy scenarios of these technically outdated shooters, did you? This is a paradox, a phenomenon, call it what you want ... but Modern Warfare offers first-class online battles, not least thanks to the Call of Duty Elite online service. Playing in co-op, in particular, is a pleasure - there are always detailed statistics, many different clans, communication with millions of players, and hurricane gameplay. Personally, I choose Modern Warfare 2, but as the ratings and reviews of gamers show, parts 1 and 3 are also what you need!

In general, on this moment There are so many games for PC with a cooperative mode that it's impossible to list them all. Yes, and do not! We only speak of the very best! If you like this article, we will continue the list of the most interesting co-op releases on consoles.

In the meantime, wait for the autumn releases. After all, for example, the long-awaited new COD And Battlefield 4 will surely showcase the best cooperative modes in 2013! Who knows, maybe next-gen will be brought there too...