Amazon's Luna game streaming service is slowly but surely growing and improving, allowing Prime members to play a monthly selection of games at no cost. Meanwhile, paid membership tiers like "Luna Plus" and "Ubisoft Plus" offer a wide selection of games to stream. Now more gamers than ever can access Luna because the se...
What would a Roguelike version of Borderlands be like? Chinese developer Duoyi Games have answered that question with Gunfire Reborn, a first-person shooter Roguelike that challenges players to team up and progress through increasingly tough levels, strengthening their characters with each run and unlocking new features along the way. Gunfire Rebor...
Back in 2021, Pewter Games Studio released a cooperative game called Filthy Animals: Halloween Heist for Steam. Now Pewter has teamed up with Green Man Gaming to publish Filthy Animals: Heist Simulator, a sequel that will first arrive on Steam and Epic before coming to Xbox and PlayStation "soon after." Up to four local or online players will get to team up for animal-fueled heists on April 4.
What if you did Beyblades but with furry animals instead of spinning tops? You’d get FurryFury: Smash & Roll from Demibug and Cosmic Publishing. Players take control of a variety of wacky animals, roll into an arena, and brawl against enemies. With both local and online 2-player co-op, this one should be a smash with friends. After first launching on Steam and mobile, FurryFury is now available on Nintendo Switch as well.
The original Frogun from Molegato and Top Hat Studios is a charming 3D low-polygon platformer starring a girl with a grappling gun. Although Frogun featured a 2-player mode, the multiplayer was competitive in nature. Thankfully, the sequel, Frogun Encore, will improve on things with full campaign co-op as well as new moves and tools for the protagonists.
We love when a new developer comes out swinging, and that's just what New Zealand-based Space Rock Games is doing. Composed of industry veterans who have worked on the Fable series, Path of Exile, and Chivalry 2, Space Rock Games is going all in on co-op. Their first game, Criminals Within, is a medieval fantasy action game with 2-player split-screen and online co-op, and it's coming to both PC and consoles.
Retro properties are decently hot stuff nowadays, with lots of classic shows and movies coming back in one way or another. Last year, we got a Garbage Pail Kids game from Retrotainment, for instance, complete with NES-style graphics but missing co-op. This year, a new Toxic Crusaders game is coming to modern consoles and PC courtesy of Retroware (not to be confused with Retrotainment), and it will feature 4-player local co-op to boot! I never expected to write that, but I'm not complaining.
Way back in 2015, a man named David Sandberg produced and starred in a short martial arts comedy called Kung Fury. You can watch it free on YouTube and Steam! Swedish developer Hello There Games quickly released Kung Fury: Street Rage on PC, a simple beat 'em up based on the movie. The game received a handful of DLCs over the years before its developer temporarily removed it from Steam (much like SWORDS of GARGANTUA). Now it's back on Steam AND consoles as as Kung Fury: Street Rage - Ultimate Edition, complete with 2-player local co-op!
It's no exaggeration to say that River City Girls 2 was my most-anticipated beat 'em up of 2022. The first game is an all-time favorite, and the second offers an increase in scale and numerous improvements. However, when RCG2 launched in December, hardcore fans quickly noticed that the game's frame rate was off. Whereas RCG1 r...
Dotemu is pretty much the king of the beat 'em up hill nowadays. The French publisher has released two of the most beloved beat 'em ups of all time in recent years: TMNT: Shredder's Revenge and Streets of Rage 4. Both games have received numerous updates since their launches, with a new update for Streets of Rage 4 arriving within the last week. This patch consists of mostly balance adjustments for numerous characters and enemies, but it also adds co-op moves and custom options for Survival Mode.
The Wii was a popular console in its day, but many gamers skipped it due to its low-definition nature and prominent waggle controls. Thus, it's good to see that Nintendo has remade 2011's formerly Wii- and WIi U-exclusive, Kirby's Return to Dream Land, on the much shinier and more powerful Nintendo Switch. Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe brings back the 2.5D platformer with improved visuals, a new epilogue, new transformations, and the always welcome 4-player local co-op.
It's always good to see a game graduate from early access and join the ranks of fully-released games. Barotrauma, the 2D submarine simulator from Daedelic Entertainment, first appeared as a Steam Early Access game way back in 2019. After several years of updates, Barotrauma has emerged from Early Access and become a full Steam game. This one allows up to 16 online players to pilot a submarine together while dealing with monstrous sea creatures and other threats.
