So... Shadow Puppeteer. Pretty good PC co-op game, right? I mean, we certainly thought so when we wrote our Shadow Puppeteer Co-Op Review back in 2014. The artsy puzzle platformer has been quietly evolving since then, growing support for a touch screen gamepad and finally releasing on Wii U, local co-op intact!
Bundle Stars is known for their themed bundles of PC games. You can grab a boatload of titles for just a few bucks that vary depending on their theme - Action Games, Horror Games, War Games, and many others. The latest bundle is based on something near and dear to our hearts - Co-Op Games, specifically co-op indies.
Now this is the kind of bundle we like to see! The latest Humble Weekly Bundle sports the catchy title of Co-Op 2, meaning all of the games have co-op play in one form or another. You have one week to spend your monies on seven co-op PC games. Ready set go!
Who here hasn't tried playing games with their shadow? It never really works like you hope, as that shady jerk always matches your every move. With Shadow Puppeteer, that old sidewalk shadow-stomp game is taken to a completely different (and cooperative) level. In order to survive in the real world, you have to work with your independ...
There are a few game releases this week for co-op fans, but one was technically out last week - though we missed it because of an odd Friday release in the US.
Earlier this year, Sarepta Studio unveiled a co-op puzzle adventure that let players control a boy and his shadow at the same time, each one interacting with their respective worlds of solid and shade. Shadow Puppeteer was announced as a PC title, but the studio hoped to bring it to consoles at some point. Looks like the Wii U eShop will be the first!
Described by its developer as Limbo meets Little Big Planet with an art style reminiscent of Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, Shadow Puppeteer is an upcoming puzzle adventure game that's all about living in the shadows, not living in the shadows, and how characters from the two worlds learn to get along. Sounds like a nice '80s sitcom idea, too!
