Summary

Co-op games offer people the chance to play fun and immersive titles with their friends. Ranging from horror, survival, or even just fun party games, players can choose from a whole range of genres. For players using PC setups, the main source of games is on Steam.

Steam has a large selection of co-op games players can buy and play, from AAA releases to small indie gems. For many smaller developers, releasing games early on Steam helps with the funding and furthers development of the title. Steam offers a wide selection of these‘Early Access’ games, where players get to experience the game before release and support some great creative projects.

Travelling through the void

One of the most unique games on Steam,Voidtrainblends a steampunk style with a cosmic horror twist. With up to 4 players, the game plunges the team into a strange realm, where their only safety is on the mysterious train. Players will need tobattle the many creaturesthey find, gather materials, and customize and upgrade the train to proceed through the game world.

Voidtrainis a survival action game that will test players’ teamwork as they move through the bizarre world. With many monsters to kill and mysteries to uncover,Voidtrainis a memorable and fun experience that is unlike any other.

Buildings in an ocean

Sunkenlandis an open-world survival game set across a large post-apocalyptic ocean where players can explore various islands and underwater locations.Sunkenlandallows up to 15 players in a game, but it has been recommended by developers not to exceed 5 for an optimal experience.

InSunkenland,players can build a home base, craft items and weapons, and battle with different gangs that control the various islands. The game is an immersive and addictive experience that will appeal to all survival fans. Players can enjoy the game solo or with friends.

Ghost hunting base in Phasmophobia

A popular game that gained prominence through Twitch,Phasmophobiais the perfect game for fans of horror who are looking for a fun experience with their friends. Although a few years old now, the game is still in early access but has consistently been updated, improving the game since 2020.

Phasmophobiabrings teams of up to 4 players into various haunted houses, where they’ll need to uncover clues to decipherwhich ghost is haunting them.Phasmophobiais a fun game that creates genuine tension and a great creepy atmosphere for players to get immersed in.

Starship Troopers: Extermination - Gameplay

The movieStarship Troopersintroduced the world to a dystopian future where humanity wages war against deadly giant bugs, known as Arachnids. Now, inStarship Troopers: Extermination,players can experience all the carnage and mayhem of that war firsthand.

Starship Troopers: Exterminationis a co-opfirst-person shooter, where teams of up to 16 can battle against the endless swarms of Arachnids on far-off worlds. Players can choose their weapons, build bases, and capture objectives in this action-packed game that will pit them against some of the galaxy’s biggest and baddest bugs.

Looking at a frog

From fighting some of the biggest bugs inStarship Troopersto taking on some of the smallest, inSmalland: Survive the Wilds, groups of up to 10 people can experience the world of the very tiny. The game allows players to explore a vast open world, where puddles can become lakes, and a back garden can become a forest.

This open-world survival game is great for hanging out with friends in awell-designed and immersive worldwhere riding bugs is the best form of transport. Players can craft weapons and armor, build settlements, and even hunt and tame the many creatures that inhabit the world.

Creepy space

“Backroom” games have quickly become a whole sub-genre of horror games in recent years. Becoming popular for streamers to play on Twitch, they offer simple gameplay and are filled with fun moments to experience with friends. Revolving around different levels, players need to solve complex puzzles to progress to the next stage, all while being hunted by different monsters that randomly appear.

Escape The Backroomsis one of the best of the Backrooms games and pits 4 friends against different entities, spread overimmersive and unnerving levelsthat often incorporate the idea of liminal space. The game will test players' teamwork and puzzle-solving abilities and can quickly turn to chaos when an entity is close.

Hiding from enemies

The originalOutlastgames are two of the most renowned single-player survival horror titles out there.Outlasttook players into a dangerous asylum with only a night vision camera to help them survive against the crazed inhabitants.

The Outlast Trialstakes all the horror of the original games and brings it into a co-op setting. Teams of up to 4 players can work together to solve puzzles and survive against the various deranged enemies looking to cut them down.The Outlast Trialsisn’t for the squeamish but brings a lot of fun for fans of the genre.

Taking on a troll

The open-world fantasy survival gameValheimis set in the Viking afterlife in a purgatory realm where warriors work to be worthy of entering Valhalla. The game allows groups of up to 10 players to work together, build settlements, farm the land, and hunt animals around a large open world.

The goal ofValheimis to defeat several bosses for the characters to then be seen as worthy. To do this, players can level up their characters and improve their gear.Valheimis great for fans of fantasy who are looking to adventure out with friends in a stunning and immersive world.

Fighting a cannibal

Sons Of The Forestis the sequel to the popularsurvival horror game,The Forest. The game brings players into a vast landscape of dense forests, snowy mountains, and flowing rivers inhabited by dangerous cannibals and terrifying mutants. Players will need to find food, shelter, and water to survive while fending off attacks from the local inhabitants.

Sons Of The Forestis perfect for fans of survival games, with plenty of caves to explore and mysteries to uncover. With a maximum of 8 players, a whole team of friends can battle the many enemies in the game or work together to build a settlement.

Two players

This co-op survival horror game pits teams of up to 4 players against a myriad of monsters, environmental hazards, and traps. In the game, players will attempt to collect and sell materials for ‘The Company’ over a selection of different maps. With many of the monstershaving different mechanics, players never know what they are going to find in the dark corridors of the game.

Lethal Companyhas become a streaming favorite on Twitch, and with various mods, the number of players can be raised above the 4 limit.Lethal Companyis as fun as it is terrifying and is ideal for fans of co-op play.