Work is bad enough without armed mercenaries storming into your place of business. That's what happens to the chefs in Mayhem A La Carte, an upcoming first-person shooter from InGame Studios and 505 Games. Players will team up as up to four combat chefs and blast away at invaders while also preparing meals? It sounds just crazy enough to work! We'll find out when Mayhem A La Carte arrives on Steam Early Access in 2027.
The annual Steam Summer Sale started this week, and thousands of games are currently discounted. This includes plenty of games in one of our favorite genres: beat 'em ups like Rotwood! With that in mind, we've compiled a list of every beat 'em up in the Steam Summer Sale - and their co-op features! Lots of these game support Remote Play Together while the console versions have no online co-op, making these the best versions to get.
When Absolum debuted last year (and this year on Xbox), it quickly emerged as one of the best modern beat 'em ups. A big part of Absolum's appeal is that it was the only roguelike brawler on the market. Well, that has just changed with the arrival of Mad King Redemption from Secret Mission and Pixel Doors. This one is both a beat 'em up and a roguelike, but it looks vastly different from just about any other game in the genre thanks to its bold 2.5D graphics. It also features 4-player local co-op, so it's definitely on our must-play list.
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.
Okay, so your co-op crew plays Helldivers 2 and maybe Crime Boss: Rockay City or something when you want an endless co-op experience. Still, do either of those games have robot cowboys fighting skeletons in the wild west? I don't think so! Far Far West from Evil Raptor and Fireshine Games aims to scratch that itch. It's out now on Steam Early Access, and it features some wild 4-player online steampunk shooting action.
The founders of Coffee Stain Studios, the team behind Goat Simulator, have a new studio called Feeble Minds. Their minds might not be as strong as yours or mine, but these guys do have an interesting game in the works. Serpent's Gaze is a cooperative Souls-like action RPG that's coming to PC in 2026. There's already a demo, so the game must be pretty far along.
During the cold winter months, sometimes you need a game to match the season. Wendigo Blue is a beat 'em that's currently in Steam Early Access, and it might just fit that bill. Indie developer EndlessFluff published the game early in 2025 and continues to develop new content for it. The game already features 4-player local co-op, so it's right up our alley.
Windblown is the game that answers the question, "What would a Hades-style game from the makers of Dead Cells be like?" Since debuting on Steam Early Access last fall, Motion Twin's latest roguelike has already received several updates. Today's "Gift Update" overhauls the game's Gift (passive upgrades) system, adds new gifts and weapons, and more. From the sound of it, the update doesn't blow!
Dungeons show up a lot in games. As players, we've all explored them, fought in them, and maybe even designed them. One thing that games don't commonly ask us to do, however, is clean up dungeons. That's what makes Goblin Cleanup from Crisalu Games and Team17 unique. It will allow online teams of four surprisingly attractive goblins to clean and tend dungeons together on PC on August 28.
Drop Point is an upcoming open world survival game from a New Zealand developer called Tiny Indie Studio. It will offer both first-person and third-person gameplay, allowing large groups of players to explore a zombie-infested island, scavenge for resources, build bases, and fend off hordes of enemies. That might sound a lot like DayZ and other games, but Drop Point has plenty of good ideas that will help it stand out when it arrives on Steam Early Access later this year.
As loyal readers know, Earth Defense Force 6 is one of my very favorite games. My wife and I have collectively put hundreds of ours into it, mostly on the Steam Deck, Valve's portable gaming device. Many of those hours were spent in online co-op, a key selling point of the EDF series. Sadly, however, we can no longer play together fro...
What's a surefire way for a Steam game to reach more Steam users? Steam Deck support! That's just the tack adopted by Cthulhu's Reach from The Fine Arc and First Break Labs. This Steam Early Access title is a horror-themed bullet heaven shooter that features 4-player online co-op. Now that it's safely playable on Steam Deck, players can battle the terrors of the deep on the go.
