What are some good cooperative shooters? Hidden gems?
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Wondering what the people on Lemmy think
Looking for stuff to play mostly with 2 players, but anything is fine.
I looked through https://store.steampowered.com/category/action_fps/?facets13268=6%3A1&flavor=contenthub_toprated (Shooters with tag "coop") but for some reason there's stuff like Counter-Strike and Team Fortress etc. in there, and while you can play those cooperatively, really they're competitive games.
wrote on 26 May 2025, 18:25 last edited bySome of the best co-op I ever played was in Rainbow Six 3, but I played with 7 players, and I don't remember if it will let you mix and match humans with bots on your squad. You'll need a gaming VPN to play co-op, also, since the servers are gone.
Halo is always a good time, as is Gears of War, and it kind of sucks that outside of Borderlands, these are the most recent recommendations I can come up with, but this genre has been left to rot in live service hell.
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I second deep rock galactic
wrote on 26 May 2025, 18:27 last edited byThirded.
Also, is your username a cosmere reference?
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I second deep rock galactic
wrote on 26 May 2025, 18:27 last edited byRock and stone!
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Wondering what the people on Lemmy think
Looking for stuff to play mostly with 2 players, but anything is fine.
I looked through https://store.steampowered.com/category/action_fps/?facets13268=6%3A1&flavor=contenthub_toprated (Shooters with tag "coop") but for some reason there's stuff like Counter-Strike and Team Fortress etc. in there, and while you can play those cooperatively, really they're competitive games.
wrote on 26 May 2025, 18:31 last edited byRoboquest is one of my fave co-op experiences in recent years
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Wondering what the people on Lemmy think
Looking for stuff to play mostly with 2 players, but anything is fine.
I looked through https://store.steampowered.com/category/action_fps/?facets13268=6%3A1&flavor=contenthub_toprated (Shooters with tag "coop") but for some reason there's stuff like Counter-Strike and Team Fortress etc. in there, and while you can play those cooperatively, really they're competitive games.
wrote on 26 May 2025, 18:33 last edited by andonyx@lemmy.worldIf you can get past its extremely questionable social issues, I've never played a co-op combat game as well designed and implemented as resident evil 5. It forces you to work together in a variety of challenges and unexpected ways. It keeps you both focused on mutual goals. And if you don't work together with situational awareness and effective communication, you will not succeed. I really wish it sold better because I've never seen a company since put as much effort into co-op design except maybe the "it takes two" and "a way out" guy. But those aren't shooters.
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If you can get past its extremely questionable social issues, I've never played a co-op combat game as well designed and implemented as resident evil 5. It forces you to work together in a variety of challenges and unexpected ways. It keeps you both focused on mutual goals. And if you don't work together with situational awareness and effective communication, you will not succeed. I really wish it sold better because I've never seen a company since put as much effort into co-op design except maybe the "it takes two" and "a way out" guy. But those aren't shooters.
wrote on 26 May 2025, 18:39 last edited by ampersandrew@lemmy.worldYour mileage may vary, but there's a bug on the PC version that causes a boss to regenerate health tied to the frame rate. It happened to a friend and me, and we watched it happen to two other friends. Higher frame rates cause it to regen faster. There's a way you can cheese the fight to get around this, but maybe the method would be a spoiler.
(Also, I thought this game was bad and not in an interesting way like its successor is, but once again, your mileage may vary.)
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Wondering what the people on Lemmy think
Looking for stuff to play mostly with 2 players, but anything is fine.
I looked through https://store.steampowered.com/category/action_fps/?facets13268=6%3A1&flavor=contenthub_toprated (Shooters with tag "coop") but for some reason there's stuff like Counter-Strike and Team Fortress etc. in there, and while you can play those cooperatively, really they're competitive games.
wrote on 26 May 2025, 18:41 last edited byPayday 2/3, Helldivers 2, Deep Rock Galactic, Ready or Not
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Wondering what the people on Lemmy think
Looking for stuff to play mostly with 2 players, but anything is fine.
I looked through https://store.steampowered.com/category/action_fps/?facets13268=6%3A1&flavor=contenthub_toprated (Shooters with tag "coop") but for some reason there's stuff like Counter-Strike and Team Fortress etc. in there, and while you can play those cooperatively, really they're competitive games.
wrote on 26 May 2025, 18:46 last edited byPlay Halo 1 on easy, no shooting allowed, only melee, and speed run it.
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Wondering what the people on Lemmy think
Looking for stuff to play mostly with 2 players, but anything is fine.
I looked through https://store.steampowered.com/category/action_fps/?facets13268=6%3A1&flavor=contenthub_toprated (Shooters with tag "coop") but for some reason there's stuff like Counter-Strike and Team Fortress etc. in there, and while you can play those cooperatively, really they're competitive games.
wrote on 26 May 2025, 18:52 last edited by- Ready or Not
- Six Days in Fallujah
- Halo
Halo is an all time great and especially for co-op.
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Wondering what the people on Lemmy think
Looking for stuff to play mostly with 2 players, but anything is fine.
I looked through https://store.steampowered.com/category/action_fps/?facets13268=6%3A1&flavor=contenthub_toprated (Shooters with tag "coop") but for some reason there's stuff like Counter-Strike and Team Fortress etc. in there, and while you can play those cooperatively, really they're competitive games.
wrote on 26 May 2025, 18:52 last edited byHalo Reach, baby. That's the king.
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Wondering what the people on Lemmy think
Looking for stuff to play mostly with 2 players, but anything is fine.
I looked through https://store.steampowered.com/category/action_fps/?facets13268=6%3A1&flavor=contenthub_toprated (Shooters with tag "coop") but for some reason there's stuff like Counter-Strike and Team Fortress etc. in there, and while you can play those cooperatively, really they're competitive games.
wrote on 26 May 2025, 18:53 last edited by lifeinmultiplechoice@lemmy.worldI seem to remember liking Resistance: Fall of Man, but it isn't something you'll play over and over. But the couch co-op story mode was fun to play with my partner back in 2007 or so.
A Way Out was fun recently for couch co-op story as well, but I'm not sure if that is the type of shooter you are looking for. I had never played a game like it before, was pretty cool.
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Wondering what the people on Lemmy think
Looking for stuff to play mostly with 2 players, but anything is fine.
I looked through https://store.steampowered.com/category/action_fps/?facets13268=6%3A1&flavor=contenthub_toprated (Shooters with tag "coop") but for some reason there's stuff like Counter-Strike and Team Fortress etc. in there, and while you can play those cooperatively, really they're competitive games.
wrote on 26 May 2025, 18:56 last edited byI'm not into these, even though I try them from time to time. But one was actually a looooot of fun - Shadow Warrior 2. The gunplay, the chaos, it was extremely entertaining!
And it only costs a few bucks.
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I'm not into these, even though I try them from time to time. But one was actually a looooot of fun - Shadow Warrior 2. The gunplay, the chaos, it was extremely entertaining!
And it only costs a few bucks.
wrote on 26 May 2025, 19:03 last edited byShadow Warrior 2 is so fun, I was and still am so disappointed they scrapped co-op for the third one.
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Wondering what the people on Lemmy think
Looking for stuff to play mostly with 2 players, but anything is fine.
I looked through https://store.steampowered.com/category/action_fps/?facets13268=6%3A1&flavor=contenthub_toprated (Shooters with tag "coop") but for some reason there's stuff like Counter-Strike and Team Fortress etc. in there, and while you can play those cooperatively, really they're competitive games.
wrote on 26 May 2025, 19:06 last edited byRemnant: From the Ashes gets my vote. It's a superb co-op shooter despite getting somewhat repetitive near the end. There's also a sequel that seems to be well liked but I never got around to playing it.
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Wondering what the people on Lemmy think
Looking for stuff to play mostly with 2 players, but anything is fine.
I looked through https://store.steampowered.com/category/action_fps/?facets13268=6%3A1&flavor=contenthub_toprated (Shooters with tag "coop") but for some reason there's stuff like Counter-Strike and Team Fortress etc. in there, and while you can play those cooperatively, really they're competitive games.
wrote on 26 May 2025, 19:11 last edited byCRAB CHAMPIONS
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- Ready or Not
- Six Days in Fallujah
- Halo
Halo is an all time great and especially for co-op.
wrote on 26 May 2025, 19:17 last edited by landedgentry@lemmy.zip 6 Feb 2025, 10:29::: spoiler spoiler
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Remnant: From the Ashes gets my vote. It's a superb co-op shooter despite getting somewhat repetitive near the end. There's also a sequel that seems to be well liked but I never got around to playing it.
wrote on 26 May 2025, 19:47 last edited byIf you enjoyed Remnant then it's definitely worth picking up Remnant 2. Remnant 2 improves on everything that was great about Remnant.
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If you enjoyed Remnant then it's definitely worth picking up Remnant 2. Remnant 2 improves on everything that was great about Remnant.
wrote on 26 May 2025, 19:53 last edited byCan you elaborate? Specifically because almost all of the negative Steam reviews, of which there are many, say more or less the opposite - that it tries to do that, but fails to capture what made Remnant so good.
(Not to criticize your opinion, to be clear; it's on sale and I was strongly considering it as someone who likes Remnant. Sell it for me?)
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Remnant: From the Ashes gets my vote. It's a superb co-op shooter despite getting somewhat repetitive near the end. There's also a sequel that seems to be well liked but I never got around to playing it.
wrote on 26 May 2025, 20:20 last edited byI found the solo play of both Remnant games really unsatisfying. Slow pacing, uninteresting enemies. Is it much better with friends?
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Deep Rock Galactic and Helldivers 2 are the ones I play. Usually at 2 players.
wrote on 26 May 2025, 20:26 last edited byHelldivers 2 is pretty good. Surprisingly not toxic/salty for how big it is.