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Prepare to team up and thwart the Old Ones before they escape the island!

'Eresys' Will Unleash Co-op Lovecraftian Horror onto Steam Early Access on April 20

Indie horror games can be a bit hit or miss. Sometimes, you end with some something truly imaginative and frightening. Other times, you get Holy Purge (yikes). We certainly hope that Eresys will fall into the first category when it arrives on Steam Early Access on April 20. This one allows up to 4 online players to become cultists who must work to push back an invasion of Lovecraftian horrors in a dark forest. That certainly sounds spooky!

by Nick Puleo 0
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It's not as bad as it sounds.

We Are Screwed! Hits Early Access Today - March 1st!

We Are Screwed! is a colorful and chaotic looking co-op game hitting Early Access via Steam today for up to four players. You'll be teaming up to face swarms of foes as you and your friends pilot your way through randomly generated galaxies. According to the game's description you'll "blast your enemies, extinguish fires, clean up, repair, recycle and explore where no one has screwed up before!"

by Paul Acevedo 0
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Play a new game type and unlock fun prizes in this unique game.

Wacky Co-op Racing Game 'Fling to the Finish' Gets a Big Update on Steam

Daedalic Entertainment and developer Splitside Games call Fling to the Finish a racing game. It certainly is a racing game, but a platforming racer like Sonic R, not a kart racer. in Fling to the Finish, two local or online players control ball-like characters who are tethered by a rope and must work together to reach the end of each level, a process that ends up being riotously fun. This Steam Early Access game just got a new race type to enjoy as well as a progression system that ties everything together. Oh, and it's on sale through July 28!

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Heroic mech pilots must fight alongside turrets in this tower defense action game.

Team Up as Mechs in VOIDCRISIS, Coming to Steam Early Access on August 3

Japanese developer HexaDrive has worked on plenty of games for big publishers, including titles like Super Bomberman R, Final Fantasy XV, and Okami HD. Now the studio is gearing up to unleash a PC game of its very own. VOIDCRISIS is a gorgeous "tower offense" game in which up to four players team up to pilot mechs and thwart mysterious alien invaders. It will launch on Steam Early Access at the beginning of August.

by Paul Acevedo 0
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That's one small step for a ball, one giant leap for ballkind.

Bang-On Balls: Chronicles Gets Huge Space Race Level

Bang-On Balls: Chronicles, the ball-themed 3D platformer from Exit Plan Games, has been available on Steam Early Access for a while now. Updates have seen the addition of new co-op minigames and huge campaign levels. The latest level, "Race to Space," is based on the real-life space race between the USA and the Soviet Union in the 1950s and 60s. It's an absolutely massive level with lots for co-op and solo players to bang on about.

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Grab a premium Founders Pack now or wait for the open beta coming later this year.

Space Punks is a Third-Person Borderlands-Style Early Access Game

Borderlands is a fantastic "loot shooter" series, but it's also a first-person shooter. What are gamers who can't enjoy FPS games to do? Enter Flying Wild Hog and publisher Jagex, whose new early access co-op game Space Punks looks just like Borderlands but with a third-person perspective. The game is Epic Games Store exclusive but will eventually come to consoles as well. Also, it will probably be free to play at some point.

by Paul Acevedo 0
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Explore the underground Hollows with friends

'Almighty: Kill Your Gods' Goes Underground in Latest Steam Update

Almighty: Kill Your Gods is an action RPG from Versus Evil and developer RUNWILD Entertainment that launched on Steam Early Access in May. Despite the Early Access tag, the game already features truly impressive (perhaps even Monster Hunter-esque) graphics and online co-op. Almighty just got even mightier thanks to an update that adds a challenging subterranean Hollows realm to explore.

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They say these balls are bangin'

Steam Early Access Co-Op Game 'Bang-On Balls: Chronicles' Set for Xbox This Year

"Countryballs" is an art style/meme in which countries are depicted as flag-adorned balls. It's also the basis for Bang-On Balls: Chronicles, a Steam Early Access game that is also coming to Xbox later this year. Where else can 4 players team up online to roll and platform through historically themed levels? Bang-On Balls is a 3D p...

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Sequel includes online co-op play

Door Kickers 2: Task Force North Hits Early Access

The original Door Kickers was great tactical title that reminded me of the original Rainbow Six's planning mode with overhead execution. It wasn't until late in its life that the game got a patch to include co-op play. Now, learning from that experience, developer KillHouse Games have created a proper sequel with co-op in mind from day one with Door Kickers 2: Task Force North.

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Now You Can Be Trapped With Your Friends Again

ICYMI: Mad Experiments: Escape Room Is In Early Access Now

Mad Experiments: Escape Room, the escape room themed puzzle game from developer Play Together Studio, has made its way to Steam Early Access as it prepares for a full and final launch. As a press release states: “Invited by Professor Cheshire to his mysterious mansion, players are trapped in a room as subjects of mental tests. In groups or alone, players have 60 minutes to explore and find a way to escape from this strange place with its somewhat oppressive atmosphere.” Give us a group and sign us up.

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