My boyfriend and I need a new co-op game to play, so I was wondering if I could get some recommendations.

I'd prefer games we can get on Steam or online elsewhere, as well as things under $20 if possible.

Here are other games we've played that we really like: Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead 1 and 2, Borderlands, Alien Swarm, Dota 2, Killing Floor, Terraria, Counter-Strike: Source, Portal 2, Minecraft, various SourceMods

Also I've been considering getting Bunch of Heroes or Shoot Many Robots. If anyone here has played them and wants to offer advice on whether to get them or not, that would be awesome too.

Any help will be much appreciated! Thanks!

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Resident Evil 5 was the best co-op I ever played with my friend.

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Yeah, it was great

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I'm gonna hijack your post and say: Lara Croft and the Guardian of light had a suprisingly enjoyable coop for two. And it's cheap too. I would recommend that, because I was very surprised how much the two players has to cooperate and synchronize their thinking to beat the game. Resident Evil 5 is really great, Lost Planet 2 was one big load of fun with friends, in my opinion it's one of the most underrated coop games. Payday and Sanctum can be fun with friends, but not for much long. Whole campaing of Saints Row 2 and Saints Row: The Third can be played by two players. It don't have any pure coop activities ( besides reviving ) but it's still fun and decent game, especially the third SR is awesome. I hope you find my post useful. Happy gaming ;)

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If you liked L4D 1 and 2 go for Payday: The Heist.

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I do own Payday but my boyfriend doesn't, but I haven't played it yet. I'm having a hard time telling what kind of game it actually is. How does it play exactly? More like an FPS?

Edit: I guess I could just play it to find out. I'm too lazy though; it's easier to make other people tell me.

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Yes, it's a FPS. Think L4D but robbing banks and killing cops instead of zombies.

Amazon's got a deal right now where $15 nets you 4 copies if you're interested.

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And $5 for one copy! I just picked it up, thanks for letting me know about the Amazon deal!

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Haha yes its a FPS and similar to Left 4 Dead, just replace Zombies with Cops. There are even special cops with some unique abilities. Also it has a leveling system with 3 possible branches that you can develop that give different benefits/perks and new weapons. Also the missions have random events, so sometimes when you get a code to a diamond vault it may work and you will get instant access or it may not work and you will have to search for a guy that knows the code and other things like that.

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"boyfriend" :D

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Sanctum is really great for multiplayer co-op.

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oh, This!

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Shoot many robots is a very fun game for co op in my opinion but I have only played the xbox trail version. I love the saints row games, you should play those in co op. Saints row 2 is $15 on steam but saints row the third will most likely cost around $40.

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Nation Red isnt half bad

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^ have to agree with this fine sir

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looks like you answered your own question ☺

Rage has limited co-op that looks promising but haven't tried it yet and it's currently $30 but I'm expecting a nice price with the Summer sales (fingers crossed)
It's liked about as much as it's hated, but Spiral Knights is at least worth a look for the price (free) with a group, it is quite fun - unless you hate it, then it probably blows
F1 2011 lets you co-op a full season as team-mates - sorry, probably turned off the path there

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Rage coop isnt that good.

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figures...

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Thanks for that! I'm kind of amazed I didn't catch it before.

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MMO:Maplestory
Strategy- League of Legends
Racing-Need for speed world
FPS- Combat Arms

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I've played both of those games, and they were both pretty meh in my opinion. I have friends who swear by both though.

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Your friend must be the guy in Combat Arms who stands in the corner, combat knife in hand, and gets outrageous killstreaks via hacking. It's pretty much the only way to enjoy the game any more.

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I was booted a few times for not sucking, and I wasn't even that good. seriously, my K:D was like, 2:1 at my best.

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Splinter Cell 3 and 4 have Exellent CO-op if you like stealth games
also first shank game have a complete co-op campaing

PD: BUY BORDERLANDS 2 NOW

PD 2: Your Avatar is pure Badassness

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I assure you that I am thoroughly excited for Borderlands 2.

Also thank you!

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sdgdfjdgksdfsah

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Saints row: The third

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Some games others have not mentioned yet.

Dead Island (melee based FPS), Jamestown (Local only Top Down shooter), Lara Croft Guardian of Light (great co-op twin stick shooter), Dungeon Defenders (co-op action-rpg / Tower Defense), Titan Quest (Diablo-ish action/rpg). Also, you might as well preorder Torchlight 2, as its going to be pretty awesome.

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I would say Dead Island too, it's an awesome game

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Seconding Dead Island, Guardian of Light, and Dungeon Defenders. Also, Torchlight 2.

Bunch of Heroes is kind of shitty, in response to the OP. It's very generic and...well, it's generic. Resident Evil 5 was fun, though!

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Jamestown <3

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Dungeon defenders is really good

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if you're thinking dead island, wait a month. A game of the year edition has been announced so you'll get all the DLC as well. Releasing June 26th.

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Saints Row: The Third is great fun in co-op (if you like the humour, it's very "down-to-earth" to use polite words). Me and my girlfriend loved most of it, except for some stupid things with the AI. GamersGate have a -50% off promotion at the moment, though I don't know how long it will last.
I haven't played Saints Row 2, but I've heard equally good stuff about it.

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Payday!

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I hear Sven is an excellent coop, but haven't played it meself.

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I think you should try Dungeon Defenders

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  • Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter and The Second Encounter are two of the best co-op FPSs I have ever played. If you like old-school titles of the genre, like Doom or Quake, this one will satisfy your needs.
  • Since you said you liked Borderlands and Left 4 Dead, you should also enjoy Dead Island, although I believe Dead Rising 2 might be better if you're feeling like killing piles of zombies in bizarre manners. However, I have only tried that one in singleplayer, so I can't really confirm that.
  • Resident Evil 5 totally rocks in co-op. It's really fun and especially great to play with a human partner instead of the dumb AI. Besides, it's quite challenging in the hardest difficulty setting and the numerous unlockables (including weapons, infinite ammo for each gun, outfits and collectibles) will give you excuses to play through the game several times.
  • If you're into RPGs, there's also Torchlight 2, which is looking great and you can preorder for cheap, and World of Warcraft, the best MMO I have played so far. In WoW you can form a party and quest together, it's a blast.

I guess that covers pretty much everything I can think of. I hope this helps!

PS: Saints Row: The Third may be very fun indeed, but it gets old kind of fast and has a couple of lag issues while playing on LAN (at least I had them with my brother), so I'm not sure I would recommend it. By the way, Saints Row 2 is rather good, but it's a lousy port and some things in the game feel broken.

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Try Nation Red, its fast-paced zombie topdown shooter. Try demo first cause its very specifical gameplay

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Going on a date, Thats co-op.. Or even multiplayer.

Saints row 3 aint bad. (sales are soon)

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Playing video games is dating for us. =)

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Saint's Row 3,Portal 2,Splinter Cell Conviction.

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sex and after let dude play alone

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He refuses to play things without me, actually, because probably unlike you, I have a very good relationship. Thanks for the advice, but go be sexist in some other thread, honey.

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+100500

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If you enjoy isometric style RPGs, then I recommend getting Sacred. It's pretty awesome, and it's only $10. BUT, I believe you'll only be able to play through LAN, since the servers for the game don't exist anymore. I mean, I guess you could try to use Hamachi if you weren't going to be playing in the same place, but it will probably lag like crazy.

Other games I recommend:

Quake II
Rainbow Six Vegas
Neverwinter Nights Complete
Dungeon Siege Complete I-III

And if you're into MMOs;
Guild Wars Trilogy
Dungeons & Dragons Online (F2P)

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Play Magicka.
DO NOT play Bunch of Heroes, it's fucking awful.

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APB:Reloaded

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Magicka, Torchlight (and upcoming Torchlight 2)

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Torchlight has co-op?

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torchlight single player, the upcoming has co-op(lan or online)

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