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Above $10, Cooperative Games

Overcooked

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Ever feel like making some absolutely wonderful cuisine but don’t have the skill to do so? Trying to cook with your friends but don’t know what to make or how to make it? Perfect! This is sort of the game for you!

Welcome to the Weekly Co-Op!

This week’s game will be Overcooked!

Players: 1-4

Platform: PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Price: $16.99 ($19.99 on the Nintendo Switch)

image from ghosttowngames.com/overcooked

Overcooked is a game all about… well… cooking. This week’s cooperative choice is all about making delicacies in the cooking world such as soup and burgers. Some of these zany choices may seem like simple dishes, but that’s where this game shines.

There are multiple game modes for this game, but the cooperative story mode is where this game really shines cooperatively. The story is all about cooking and saving the world. No greater cause in mankind could be found for the player to have a reason to cook with his/her friends.

The reason this game is such a good cooperative game is because of the way players are required to cook. There are several steps to completing a dish. First, get the ingredients to a chopping station. Then, get the chopped ingredients to a cooking station. Wait for the ingredients to finish cooking, and then serve it on a plate. This may sound simple, but this is met with multiple little intricacies throughout the process that make it harder such as splitting the jobs into two sides or putting a pit in the middle of the stage.

This game offers a lot of opportunity to love, or hate, your friends, and that is why it is on this list. It really tests the communication between you and your friends to be able to stay on top of the orders and figure out each map.

Overcooked is a great game and would highly recommend for anyone looking to play a mildly challenging cooperative game.

Above $10, Cooperative Games

Lovers in a Dangerous Timespace

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Venturing into deep space with some friends is a journey like no other that requires team-work and patience. This weird game does just that.

Welcome to the Weekly Co-Op!

This week’s game will be Lovers in a Dangerous Timespace!

Players: 1-4

Platform: Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PS4, PC

Price: $14.99

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image from http://www.loversinadangerousspacetime.com/

Lovers in a Dangerous Timespace is a 4 player adventure into space. This game is not a usually cooperative experience. Teamwork is required for this game to be fun and function well, so I hope the team you choose to bring with you is going to be up for the challenge. There are multiple spots inside the space ship that players have to control, and that is what makes this game so interesting. Someone has to steer, someone has to control the shield, and someone has to control the weapons. The more people you play with, the easier this game gets. Fight off hordes of enemies as they try to ram, shoot, or blow up your ship!

As the game progresses, there are upgrades to the ship that can be found around the map of each level. The levels are different and provide different obstacles each time. These obstacles range from speed traps to slowing bubbles and on.

The point of the game is to find all of the other little buddies hanging out around the levels and defeat the bosses of each level. Once you are done on each level , you need to find the big heart to go into to finish the level.

It’s an interesting game, but does a really good job of making the players work together. Lovers in a Dangerous Timespace is a unique adventure that any team should try out.

Above $10, Competitive Games

Towerfall

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Shooting arrows, dodging monsters, or even dodging your friends! More in store if you pick up Towerfall!

Welcome to the Weekly Co-Op!

Players: 1-4

Platform: PS4, PC, PS Vita, Xbox One, Ouya

Price: $14.99

image from towerfall-game.com

Welcome to the world of Towerfall, a strategic nightmare. This game is easily in my top 3 of favorite competitive multiplayer games. There is so much to do and so many ways to change up what starts as a simple game.

Before I continue, I should let you know that there is a cooperative mode for this game too, but that is only 2 players (unless you buy the DLC).

Towerfall is a game focused on shooting things with arrows. That is the basic concept of the game. The reason the game is so fun is because of how it accomplishes this goal. The game is a 2-D arena shooter. You pick the little pixel person you wish to destroy with, and then make your way into the game. The base game lets you shoot in any cardinal direction, pick up used arrows, dash away (or towards) arrows, and wall jump. There are so many tiny nuances to the game that can change these mechanics up. Want to regenerate arrows? Sure! How about wings that let you fly? Why not! There is so much customization within the variant options for the game. One of the main changes that the game allows you to make is to the arrow type. Instead of shooting a regular arrow, maybe you’re shooting an arrow that can blow up. Maybe your arrows can drill through walls. There are so many zany and wacky options to pick from.

On top of the base game being fun and enjoyable, there is DLC for the game priced at $9.99 that I would recommend if you plan on playing this with friends. The DLC adds more variants (like a double jump or longer dash) and some new maps and cooperative arenas.

This is a must-get for anyone who plays games with their friends often. 10/10 would recommend.

Above $10, Cooperative Games

Castle Crashers

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Classic 2-D side scroller with modern and fun graphics, you say? Well, look no further!

Welcome to the Weekly Co-op!

This weeks cooperative game will be the classic Castle Crashers!

Players: 1-4

Platform : PC, Xbox 360, PS3, Xbox One

Price: $14.99

Castle Crashers

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Castle Crashers came out originally for the Xbox 360, and it is still one of my favorite co-op games. This game is a 2-D side scroller focused on hack n’ slashing your way through the game. It is a little gory, so beware of children. The gore and violence of the game adds to it’s satirical form, however. Instead of stabbing and enemy with a sword, why not cut off his head cleanly with a twig? How about beating down and enemy with a literal fish? Maybe that’s a little too goofy for some of you, so why not take the reigns with a golden sword or come out victorious with a huge wooden club? This game has so many options that you can play through at least twice before getting bored, and this is by no means a small game.

Finishing off around level 40, this game offers countless hours of fun for you and your friends. From getting to choose what kind of powers your knight will have to deciding what cute little animal is going to follow you around, the game does a good job of keeping everything similar while making each character feel unique.

The funny yet awesome story, the customization, and the simple to learn yet hard to master gameplay is what makes this game one of my top 10 favorite co-operative games to play with people. I highly recommend buying this game and going on a truly wondrous adventure with some friends.

Above $10, Competitive Games

Starwhal

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Tired of playing Call of Duty and Rocket League with your friends? Interested in finding a new, cheap game to play with your friends? Well, look no further! Welcome to the Weekly Co-Op!

 

Today’s recommendation will be Starwhal!

Players: 1-4

Platform: PC, Xbox One, PS4, WiiU, PS3

Price: $11.99

Image from Steam

Starwhal was released a few years ago (2013), but it has taken the couch co-op world by storm. It is a simple game with only a few mechanics, but it is hard to master and fun to play! You are a narwhal set in an 80’s style theme. The 2-D game is focused on stabbing the other narwhals in the heart.

 

Violent, I know; however, it is not as bad as you might think. Since the game is already a goofy theme (narwhals stabbing each other with their noses set in an 80’s theme) the game follows suit with this. When you get close to other ‘starwhals”, time slows down. When you get to the other player’s heart, the heart explodes in a 2-D, non-graphic explosion. The game is safe for children and adults to play together.

There are multiple game modes in the game, specifically 4. There is a classic mode, a mode where one player has a special heart (plays like king of the hill except the hill is a special heart) called Heart Throb, Zones (which is like king of the hill), and Score Attack (instead of losing hearts, you gain score when you stab someone else).

There are plenty of customization options to make your Starwhal unique, and plenty of different options to change up the game every time.

The game is only $12, and has been giving my friends and I hours of fun since I bought it almost 4 years ago. Starwhal is a great game for any person on a budget and looking to play something new with their friends.

That’s all for the Weekly Co-op, check back in soon for another game! Have a great week!