What Co-op/Multiplayer game should I play?

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Well, my immediate suggestion would be Borderlands 2 (and maybe Borderlands 1 if you care about the "story"). Bonus points: If you like it, it will be a long time before you have to choose again. XD

We've tried Borderlands, but she didn't dig it, so I will probably play this one with a close friend of mine.

Since you're already played Saints Row: The Third, Saints Row IV is also a good option. It plays a fair bit differently from 3 but still really good (even more chaotic :D ).

Since we did play Saints Row the Third, I think this would be fun, although I didn't like the fact that it's all sci-fi now.

Terraria isn't on your list so... yeah, check it out.

I can't remember if we tried it or not. But we sure played Minecraft together.

Left 4 Dead 2 (or 1... though 2 has the entirety of the first game included in it) maybe? Although you'd need a full team of 4 players for those since playing with 2 bots sucks.

Probably we'd play Back 4 Blood as Left 4 Dead 2 is outdated at this point.

Orcs Must Die! 2 is really really good. (So is the first game, but that one is Single Player only. 3-rd game also has co-op but I don't have it yet to say anything about it.)

Oh yeah, we had a consideration for this one.

Castle Crashers is... ok. It's an ok co-op game. I should probably stop now... ^_^'

I see, we've seen this one before, but didn't consider it.

+1, I had a blast with my friend. Every new level has a different mechanic which is interesting and game never gets boring thanks to that. Operation: Tango is next, hopefully it will be good.

I kept telling her, but she didn't like it. I am still trying to convince her. I think I only need one copy if I remember right for her to give it a shot. Right?

If you're into slow and methodical, then I can recommend GTFO. :)

How many players do you need for Contagion?

Payday 2 stealth missions were the best thing I played co-op to date.

I think we tried it before, but it wasn't the official way to play it. 😅

There's also an amazing hidden gem called Contagion, which is best described as what if "Resident Evil Outbreak" games were done right, it's old, but it still gets updates and new content.

Oh I see, thanks for the recommendation for this game. I think my wife will love this as she is a Resident Evil fan.

If I'd have my old co-op buddies I'd be most eager to try GTFO, it has amazing Aliens vibes and seems to have a deep and tactical gameplay.

Yes, that's the game we considered for now to play.

Added this one to the wishlist, thanks! :)

It looks very challenging, thank you for the suggestion! I've shared it with her and we'll place it in our wishlist. Can it be played from two separate computers?

She actually dislikes the game, but I'm trying to convince her to give it a shot. 🤣

It Takes Two is a no brainer, as well as their previous game: A Way Out.

I told her many many times that this is the game, but she criticizes the cartoonish graphics and wanted something more mature. 🙄 I convinced her to play it after GTFO.

GTFO is a VERY tough game and pretty much requires 4 players. You could find more players on the official Discord if you really want to play this.

We're not the type of easy going gamer couple. We don't mind a bit of a challenge if it's fun to play together.

Deep Rock Galactic is a cool game, not as hard, but again you want 3-4 players. Your teammates don't need to be super competent though.

I wonder if it has matchmaking this one. 🤔

Thanks for the suggestion. It looks interesting for a mini-game. Can it be played from two separate computers?

I've suggested it, but she compared it with Vermintide 2 a lot and since I kinda dropped the game mid-way as I've been gaming something else at the time, she doesn't want the same experience.

Rock and stone brother!

Oh, it's eventually coming out? That's good! I've never played the original one.

I forgot about this game, but thank you for the suggestion. I am pretty sure we'll play this game for the relaxation and creativity.

Oh yeah Raft is still Early Access but what's there is a blast for small groups. Makes surviving a bit easier to delegate tasks.

If you enjoyed Overcooked you should try Moving out and Out of Space...

Oh yeah, I forgot about Moving Out. I own Out of Space, but didn't play it yet. I will mention it. 😄

Some other games i played in Co-Op and enjoyed them Risk of Rain, Risk of Rain 2, Human: Fall Flat, Unrailed! and many beat-em-up games :D I see Terraria was already mentioned, so +1 for it :D

I've only played Gang Beasts and we laughed to tears that is close to Fall Flat. I think it's similar in style and I think we should revisit Gang Bests too. 🤣 No other game made me laugh until my belly hurt.

Somewhat we tried GTFO first, but this game falls very close. Is it very close to Vermintide or is it just me?

Hubby and I played 'It takes two' not too long ago. We had a blast.

That's what I'm hoping to get her to try it. 😅

We just started 'Halo: The Master Chief Collection', fun brainless shooting.

Playing it with my Steam friend, I actually like the series for how simple it is. And as you've said, pretty brainless, but somehow fun.

I also agree with tucsoufle, Raft is also very fun for two!

We discussed about it, but didn't get yet to try it. It's on our list. Thank you!

100% orange juice for monopoly like board game with very cute characters and stats+dice combat

Had no idea this was a multiplayer game. 😆

halo: mcc has firefight, which is survival mode against aliens, and the game options customization is very in-depth, im having a lot of fun with it with a friend or 2 recently

Currently I'm in Halo 3, with a close friend in Steam. I don't think my wife wasn't to play it, although I have no issues replaying it with her, unless we play Halo Infinite.

cook serve delicious 1 and 2, cook food by typing keys for specific ingredients.. you start memorizing specific patterns for specific recipes. sounds boring and childish but it can get really frantic during rush hour. great way to test a new keyboard and i love it a lot

I know my wife would like this one, but I personally don't fancy cooking games. I mean, the closest to fun I've ever had, until it turned into frustration was Overcooked 1 & 2. 🤣

Nobody saves the world doesn't show it has co-op, but I dig the art-style. It reminds me of The Binding of Isaac for some reason.

You two should play BattleStateGames's Escape from Tarkov.
It is a hardcore and realistic online first-person action RPG/Simulator with MMO features and a story-driven walkthrough.

This is a great suggestion and I've mentioned and showed it to her, but she wasn't really liking it. I told her we should try it, I will mention it once we get to play the other games.

I am personally interested about this game a bit. I wish it was on Steam though.

It is hard, it has a steep learning curve, it is incredibly frustrating when raids go wrong, but immensly exhilarating and rewarding when raids go right.

Very aware of it. I've heard it from YT and friends that play it.

Expensive, still in beta, has issues, but if you like this type of games - there's really nothing else like it. And learning it and playing it as husband/wife duo should be awesome.
I cannot stress this enough though: Read up about it before committing, find out developers plans for it, etc. Too many people look at a few YT-videos, think it's a good looking FPS like all other FPS's out there, pay a premium for it, and then are heavily disappointed when it gets tweaked more and more towards developers idea/gets more and more difficult with each iteration of the game.

Yes, a friend who played it told me a little bit about it.

Whatever you choose, I hope you both have a lot of fun!

Thank you! We will only increase our pool of games. Your suggestion means a lot!

I didn't try it yet. I mean we tried in the past, but my PC couldn't handle the frame rate. That was many many years before. I am pretty sure now it works. Thanks for the suggestion!

I may need then to buy it on my PS4, otherwise I can't sit on a coach. 😅

What an interesting list! thank you. Some of the games I've played before but I seem to have forgotten to mention them. What drew my attention was Overgrowth. I found it funny that I got this game recently through a giveaway by mistake and I didn't even bother to check it.

We should definitely play more strategy games together, I think it would be fun. Thanks for all the lists and effort.

Age of Empires 2 Defintiive Edition -> The Counter-Strike of strategy games. You can always play co-op campaigns if you want to learn the game, and then play skirmish/multiplayer ranked in the same team.

I'm pretty sure now we can even play Age of Empires 4, since it's a lot newer.

Arma 3 -> A really difficult military simulator. This isn't Counter-Strike, this is the fake footage that was supposedly "Ukraine". This game is meant to be as close to reality as possible. But it has co-op campaigns and co-op scenarios. As well as plenty of versus game modes.

Doesn't ARMA IV offer the same thing? Or it's a poorer quality than it's predecessor?

Resident Evil 6 -> The graphics are outdated but the experience is cool. I'm not sure whether it's a game or movie, probably something in the middle, but it's a fun and relaxing experience. Perfect if you don't want to get too competitive.

Resident Evil 6 isn't really outdated for me. I didn't know it was co-op. 😮

Dungeon Defenders 2 -> A great free Tower Defense game.

Interesting suggestion, thank you!

Warhammer 40.000 Space Marine -> The mindless slaughter in this game can be really fun. In terms of multiplayer, there are still people playing. In terms of co-op: you only have 3 maps, 2 where you play as Space Marines and 1 where you play as Chaos (the baddies), you have 20 waves and after 5 waves you move to a new area. And afterwards a bonus wave 21. But don't let the fact that there are only 21 waves fool you, we couldn't complete it in 4 players.

Oh I see, how long does it take you to finish it if it's just 3 maps?

Dead by Daylight -> What horror games really are supposed to be like.

My wife played this one a lot. I've only dipped my toes in it. Not a huge fan of horror, but I did enjoy playing the killer/hunter.

Don't Starve Together -> Just try to survive, it's way harder than it seems, even in 2 players.

We've played this one. It was fun, but we didn't managed to survive longer than a couple of weeks.

Dungeons 3 -> This game combines cute and fun in a special way. It reminds me a lot of Overlord 2, it has the same feel.

As a fan of Overlord series, I can agree. I will more likely play it, than she would. 😆

I don't think my wife and I would love this one. 🤣 The name of the game is fitting. It can't be a bad game, I am sure, just by the looks of it I'm sure she'll say no. 😅

That would be amazing, thank you for this video. I will mention it to her. Although, it would be amazing if we could mod the game so it looks and has more stuff in it. Idk if that wouldn't affect the game, if we both own the same mods.

Yeah, we definitely need to try that game.

Oh, Satisfactory is a Co-Op/Multiplayer? I'll try that and just see what she has to say. We've never played such a game in the past.

Oh, I just won We Were Here Too, and since the first one is free, it's great. I had it on my wishlist for some reason. I can't remember what enticed me.

I've played Trine, the first 3. Stardew Valley, we've done it too. Not Terraria. Not that I can recall we did. We never did play The Survivalists. So, we might as well add it there. I have it in my library.

Borderlands is one of the only games I couldn't enjoy when we played together. I am personally giving it a retry either by myself or with another friend as she doesn't intend to give them a chance.

We forgot about Unravel and we'll probably play that one. Thanks for the reminder.

We did play Don't Starve Together. We enjoyed it a bit, but personally wasn't my cup-of-tea. She enjoyed it a lot more than I did.

We've played The Forest in early access. It was fun. Definitely should replay it again, now that it's more polished.