Forsworn and seven years ago, our forefathers brought forth upon Steam a new roguelike, conceived with turn-based combat and cooperative multiplayer... Ahem! That's Forsworn, a new 3-player game from Sacramento-based indie developer Resummon Studios. It's out now on Steam, I swear it! I swear it, I swear it, I swear it.
The two Evoland Games are action RPGs that mix 2D and 3D graphics along with plenty of clever references to gaming history. Shiro Games, the developer, has taken that know-how and applied it to Farever, a new 3D action RPG in the style of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Genshin Impact. The game has just launched in Steam Early Access, and it has already sold over 100, 000 copies. It also features 4-player online co-op, so we're definitely looking forward to trying it out.
Falcom's Ys series is a venerable line of action RPGs. Starting in the days of the NES and Turbografx, Ys continues today with the tenth mainline game, Ys X: Nordics. The new game sees Adol, the series protagonist, teaming up with a lady pirate named Karja to battle an evil army of immortal monsters. Ys X is out now on PlayStation, Switch, and Steam. Most excitingly for us, the Steam version supports 2-player local co-op!
The Gentlebros' Cat Quest series of action RPGs has always been adorably awesome. Cat Quest III certainly looks to maintain that tradition, casting players as the sole survivors of a pirate attack in a nautical fantasy world. A gorgeous art style, pirate ship battles, and 2-player local co-op are just a few of this threequel's compelling features. Ahead of the game's August release, free demos (with co-op!) are now available on Steam and Switch.
All the cool RPGs are going 3-player co-op these days. First, Sea of Stars announced its co-op mode earlier this year. Now, Australian developer Timesea Studio has followed suit by announcing their new game, Infinity Knights: Xross. The upcoming game promises beautiful pixel art, an epic soundtrack, a title that people can't fully pronounce, and 3-player local co-op. Take that, Sea of Stars!
While we do our best around here to play nothing but cooperative games, from time to time, a non-co-op title slips in. Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes from developer Rabbit & Bear Studios and publisher 505 Games is a JRPG that's too exciting to overlook. It was directed and produced by Yoshitaka Murayama, the creator of Suikoden series, who sadly died in February. The game promises to be a spiritual successor to Murayama's beloved series.
The road to Dead Island 2 was longer than most. In 2011, Techland and Deep Silver released the first Dead Island, a sort of zombie-themed take on Borderlands. Following a couple of expansions and spinoffs, Dead Island 2 was announced way back in 2014. We’ve been covering it since then! The undead sequel changed development hands a few times o...
Last week, we kicked off a new collaborative video feature for our site: Co-Op Around the (e)Tabletop! Every couple weeks, depending on schedules, Mike, Locke, Jason, and Nick will be donning their wizard robes and hats for a 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons adventure hosted/DM'd by Artie from Cloud 9 Tabletop. You can join us live on our Twitch channel, or you can catch the recap post a few days later.
Square Enix and Omega Force are bringing Dragon Quest Heroes 2 to the States and Europe this Spring. Like so many Omega Force titles, this one does follow the familiar Dynasty Warriors hack-and-slash formula, but with a Dragon Quest slant instead of Lu Bu.
We informed you guys about The Red Solstice last May, when the game was entering alpha. Just recently, however, developer Ironward launched a Kickstarter campaign for just enough outside funding to help finish up its sci-fi RTS/RPG co-op game.
For me, one of the gems of PAX East 2013 was a game located in a tiny booth on the edge of the expo floor. Entitled Eon Altar, developer Flying Helmet Games ambitiously combines a tabletop RPG with a video game for a unique cooperative experience.
