Best Co-Op Games to Play With Your Friends
If you have gathered with four friends and are looking for a game where you can spend time together, we have listed the games that will offer the most enjoyable experiences for you.
Best Co-Op Games
- Portal 2
- Left 4 Dead 2
- Back 4 Blood
- Sea of Thieves
- Monster Hunter: World & Monster Hunter: Rise
- ELDEN RING
- Valheim
- The Forest
- Borderlands Series
Portal 2
Well... Definitely a no-brainer. You have to play this game if you haven't played it before. In its essence, it has physics-based puzzle gameplay elements. Even after all these years, it remains one of the best co-op games with so much replayability. Never gets old.
Does Portal 2 have online co op?
Yes, Portal 2 has a very much fun co-op gameplay. Furthermore, it has a great story to keep you busy, too. Character development is also one other factor that can grip you into the game. You will have sympathy even for the antagonist. GLadOS will have you laugh throughout the game with its silly jokes and expressions. And it'll make you cry at the end..
Left 4 Dead 2
Released in 2009, this game is about the zombie epidemic in a post-apocalyptic world. There is a singleplayer campaign as well as multiplayer for up to 4 players. The game still has acceptable graphics and gameplay elements for a 2009 game. Left 4 Dead 2 is an episode-based game in the style of First-Person-Shooter.
In addition to various melee weapons such as katana and axe, it also has firearms such as assault rifles, submachine guns, shotguns, pistols. Your goal in the game is to complete the level by using the resources given to you such as bullets and weapons.
In addition, Left 4 Dead 2 will make you excited from every moment of the game with different types of zombies.
Back 4 Blood
If you are looking for a game similar to Left 4 Dead 2, but want better graphics, Back 4 Blood is the best option for you. Back 4 Blood is the unofficial sequel to Left 4 Dead 2. Back 4 Blood has a greater variety of zombies and weapons. You can also get different gameplay styles by customizing your character's abilities.
In addition to all these, Back 4 Blood characters have customizable outfit options. Thus, you can diversify both your character's appearance and your playing style. If you like FPS action games where you fight zombies, Back 4 Blood is worth a try.
Sea of Thieves
Do you like Pirates of the Caribbean? Want to feel like you are a part of it? Then this game is for you - and for your friends. Now you can sail along with your friends into the sunset, sing along pirate songs together, hunt treasure chests, fight skeletons and hunt more treasure chests. Dive into the sea and seek underwater shrines, fight sirens guarding these shrines and hunt more treasure chests! Hunt Krakens, Megalodons, ghost ships and so on! It's a never-ending journey for you and your friends.
This game is all about an adventure meant to be with your friends. You will get over hardships along with your fellow crew members and survive among the other pirates!
You can have a solo experience, too! But do not forget that it does not offer a singleplayer-only experience. You remain in a multiplayer world where anyone can jump on you, kill you and steal all of the treasure you have on your ship. There's always danger in this game which makes it even more incredible.
Monster Hunter: World & Monster Hunter: Rise
If you haven't heard about MH series, it's basically a game where you hunt huge monsters all day, loot them, and make better gears out of the loot you've had on them. You do this for about an eternity and you never get bored for even a second.
It is such an addictive game that you may find yourself reading about it, watching videos of it - learning about the weapon types and different strategies to hunt down monsters when you're not playing it. If you have a healthy life, we do not advise you to start one of these games.
Monster Hunter titles have a learning curve that every player has to go through. This is what makes this series special in its own way. You actually feel that you make progress throughout the journey and get better at it. You stick to a weapon type, be a master of that weapon type and learn all the moveset to crush some skulls. There are lots of weapon types to try out and it feels like you are playing a different game with each weapon.
Monster Hunter: World was first released for PC, PS4 and Xbox One in January 2018. It offers a great world to explore, tons of content to keep you busy for about at least 1000 hours. And when you play it with your friends, you'll have an unforgettable experience.
Monster Hunter: Rise on the other hand, was first released for Nintendo Switch and then recently released for PC as well. As it was a Switch game, it doesn't have a world as gigantic as MHW has but it has a faster dynamic than MHW and some additional gameplay elements like Wirebugs that speeds up the things even more. You can ride monsters, make them fight each other or you can just ride them towards a wall and make them hit their forehead to deal enormous damage.
Elden Ring
Although this game can be so hard sometimes, it is still a ton of fun when played with your friends. You can play Elden Ring with up to 3 players in one session and progress through the game, fighting bosses - sometimes invaders and many more to do.
But don't assume this game gets easier when you play co-op. For each person joining your world, the enemies get certain percentage of increased damage, defence and health bar. We explained more about co-op in Elden Ring in this article.
Valheim
If you like games with base building and crafting menus like Minecraft, Valheim may be the perfect game for you to spend time with. Valheim does not offer high graphic quality due to its structure where you can build anything you can think of. Its focus is to provide a free sandbox to the player rather than graphics.
Thus, players will be able to do the actions they enjoy by manipulating the world of the game as they wish. If you want to roam freely in a game world as four friends, you should try Valheim.
The Forest
During a plane trip with your child, the plane you are in falls on an island with the effect of a magnetic field. When you open your eyes a little, you will see that a human with red skin has taken your child. If you want to play a thriller game with your friends, The Forest will give you what you want with its caves and thriller elements.
The Forest, a survival game, allows you to build a base to protect yourself from the wild natives of the island. As you and your friends fight against wild natives, you'll explore the island and learn why your character's child was kidnapped.
Due to its story, gameplay and sandbox structure, The Forest promises a fun co-op experience though it could end up being tedious after a couple of playthrough.
Borderlands Series
When you think of a looter-shooter co-op game, Borderlands titles must be the first game that pops into your mind. They have great stories, hilarious playable and non-playable characters and excellent RPG mechanics. And all of the singleplayer campaign can be played with your friends. What more could you be possibly want from a game?
Each title has its own unique identity with their world, items, weapons etc. They offer hundreds of hours of gameplay. You should definitely try out at least one of them. Borderlands 2 could be a great entry point.
