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What are the best co-op RPGs on PC?

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Best co-op RPGs on PC	Price	Steam Rating	Genre
91 Torchlight II	$19.99	Very Positive	Dungeon Crawler RPG
91 Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara	$14.99	-	-
89 Divinity : Original Sin II	$44.99	Very Positive	Turn-based RPG
88 Tales of Berseria	$49.99	-	-
87 Grim Dawn	$24.99	-	Action / RPG / Hack n' Slash

Torchlight II

Top Pro

Varied level design

Unlike the first title there are many areas to see in the game that all have different looks. Plus there are large open ares as well as close quarter caverns. See More

Top Con

Lacking in story

The characters are flat and the overall story is pretty boring/standard. While not unexpected for such a game it would have been nice to have something other than loot driving advancement in the game. See More

JovialHothr's Experience

Very fun game with many interesting details in the character builds. An ok story for a bloody lootfest. My only gripe is the nonexistent coop. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Very Positive

Genre:Dungeon Crawler RPG

Top Pro

Well implemented and fun action-RPG combat

Torchlight 2 has all the typical RPG mechanics such as classes, loot, skill trees etc. However all the little touches and details come together to make playing the game really fun and a great balance between depth/complexity and being able to get started killing hordes of monsters. Killing monsters is very satisfying and the loot system keeps things very interesting without feeling like you're just grinding for better items. See More

Top Con

Linear and boring gameplay

There is some diversity in the fights, but generally you are just repeating the same things over and over See More

Top Pro

Elaborate loot system

Loot in Torchlight II is varied and dependent on a wide array of circumstances. There are so many variables that come into play as to what a player will find that makes searching out better and better items a game in and of itself. See More

Top Con

No real build variety

just a handful builds are viable for higher difficulties, 1/2 for each class. See More

Top Pro

Well implemented co-op

You can team up with up to 5 other plays to take on the hordes together. There is also a PvP mode if you'd rather kill your friends instead of team up with them. See More

Top Con

Limited respec system

Much like an old school dungeon crawler, there is little to no useful respec system here. You can respec the last three skill points used on a character, but that is it. This tends to lead towards plenty of skills in the skilltree that ended up going nowhere, which are just wasted points. Unless you know specifically where you will be putting each and every skill point for your build beforehand, no respec may have an impact on making a perfect build. See More

Top Pro

Works on different OS's: Linux/Mac/Win

Torchlight II is a multiplatform game that works on OSX, Linux and Windows. Which is great for users who dualboot as the game can be played no matter what OS is booted at the time. See More

Top Pro

Mod support

Users can easily download and install mods without affecting the base game. See More

Top Pro

Incentive to replay due to limited respec system

Much of leveling up is permanent, which not only gives a sense of connection to ones built characters but also means there is a large incentive to replay to make different builds. See More

Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara

Top Pro

Challenges and trophies

Newly added into the game are challenges and earn-able trophies which extends the gameplay by allowing those to seek out these tasks. It also allows for some bragging rights for those that have completed certain ones. See More

Top Con

Co-op is spotty and limited

There is no way to mix local and online players, so it has to be one or the other. On top of that the net code seems a bit spotty as disconnects can happen. See More

Specs

Co-Op:4 Player Online / 4 Player Couch

Controller Support:Full

Top Pro

Widescreen support

Being that the original arcade games in this set were 4:3, it is nice that the developers included a widescreen mode for modern monitor support. See More

Top Con

Short gameplay

At only 2 hours the games are a bit short and are easily finished in a single sitting, though to be expected as they are ports of classic arcade games, which normally had these type of play times. See More

Top Pro

Not just a normal beat 'em up

There are a few additions that make these games more than just a regular beat 'em up. Branching paths, item shops with usable inventory and special player abilities create a game that is more like an action RPG than a side scrolling beat 'em up. See More

Top Pro

Allows for 4-Player co-op (online and local) just as in the arcades

Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara has 4 player local and online co-op play which is the same scenario that the arcade allowed with up to four players at the same time. See More

22 Other Games Considered

Divinity : Original Sin II

Top Pro

Very deep turn-based combat

Winning battles in D:OS2 is equal amounts of preparation and tactics. When preparing for battle, you need to consider your group setup, your formation as you enter the battle, and even what equipment you bring with you. For example, during one battle you fight against an ice dragon that constantly freezes the ground. Any character that steps on the frozen ground will slip. To avoid this, you can equip spiked shoes on your characters before the battle, allowing them to retain footing. During combat, you always need to keep in mind things like turn order, positioning, height, and how various magical effects interact with the environment and characters. For example, standing on a cliff increases your range and visibility, using a lightning spell on a puddle electrocutes all characters standing in it. Fast characters will get a turn first, so a group of fast characters could end a battle without letting enemies retaliate. As a result, the combat has enough depth and variety to satisfy any RPG fan and even entice newcomers of the genre. See More

Top Con

Slight learning curve

Very few game worlds have the same interactivity as D:OS2. Because of this, it can be easy to forget that using fire near an oil barrel will cause it to blow up in your character's face, or if a fire is blocking your way, you can just douse it with water. As a result, it might take a while until you get fully used to the interactivity. See More

ClassyEnshag's Experience

Best ever See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Very Positive

Genre:Turn-based RPG

Co-Op:2-4 Players

Controller Support:Yes

Top Pro

Huge amounts of content and choices

The main campaign has a staggering amount of content. The maps you'll explore are massive with various routes, containing numerous quests, battles, secrets, and even ambushes along the way. Even if you rush through the story, a single playthrough will last you about 50 hours. D:OS2's greatest strength, however, is the ability to choose. This includes choosing your character, your companions, what builds to use for them, what route to take when exploring the map, how to solve various encounters and quests, and many more. Every single choice affects how the story progresses, and a bad decision early on can come back to haunt you later. As a result, there's enough variety to keep multiple playthroughs new and exciting from start to finish. See More

Top Con

Overwhelming intro

PreciseCromCruach's Experience

4 person online co-op playing an old-school RPG. The polish on this was insane - person A cast rain, then person B casts lightning and electrocutes multiple baddies! Multiple voiced characters with their own personality! Lots of configuration and perfect... so long as you have 4 people. Hell, every character has their own THEME, and a choice of which freaking instrument plays it! And that's before you get ingot the crafting! So much depth. See More

Top Pro

Great soundtrack

D:OS2 has an expertly composed soundtrack, giving the world a great amount of color and atmosphere. From the mellow flute permeated with ambience and a divine chorus when you travel down a road, to the upbeat strumming of string instruments as you ransack a tavern, to even a ominous orchestra during a confrontation with a dragon. Wherever you are in the game, the soundtrack is a joy to listen to. See More

Top Con

So much about this game is clunky and difficult to use

Top Pro

Outstanding multiplayer mode that allows for endless content

D:OS2 features a poop Game Master mode, which lets you create custom multiplayer campaigns for up to 4 players, with the 5th player assuming the role of a Game Master. When creating a campaign, you can use any asset within the game, such as characters, items, etc, and import new, user-made assets as well. You can even create new quests, levels, and alter any of the existing assets, allowing you to go as far as creating a sci-fi campaign if you have the patience. Additionally, because there is a game master, you can create various role-playing events not possible in a normal campaign. For example, you can designate one of the playable characters as a kleptomaniac, so whenever they're near an object that can be stolen, you'll have to roll a dice to determine if that character resists the urge to steal or not. On top of that, the game master can control NPCs, add quests, and make rule adjustments on the fly. There's enough creative freedom to create any campaign/story you want, keeping you interested in D:OS2 long after you've finished the main campaign. Even if you don't want to create a campaign on your own, you can just download a campaign made by another user. See More

Top Pro

Complete freedom when building your character(s)

Even though you choose a class when creating your character, it only affects your starting equipment. You can create a character build with any skills you like without class or archetype constraints. This includes a fire mage that wears heavy armor while wielding a shield and a hammer, an archer that can use teleportation magic to always keep the distance, and countless more. You even get to build your companion characters from the ground up, allowing for hundreds of party combinations. As an added bonus, once you complete Act 1 of the game, you can respec your build whenever you want, free of charge. Because of this, you don't have to worry about messing up your build, allowing you to freely try out any skill combination/setup. See More

Top Pro

Excellent and thorough voice acting

Every single dialogue line in D:OS2 has a voice-over. From the prattling of an overzealous city guard, to the lines a sketchy shopkeeper feeds you, to even the conversations you have with forest animals. You even get a narrator to read out long walls of text for you. On top of that, each and every voice actor's performance is superb, providing depth and nuances even to obscure side-characters, which is hardly ever experienced in games. See More

Top Pro

Extreme Creativity in systems

Players csetting arenas on fire, covering everythian modify the conditions in the area by using their skills, summoning clouds, See More

Top Pro

Extreme Creativity in systems

Players csetting arenas on fire, covering everythian modify the conditions in the area by using their skills, summoning clouds, See More

Tales of Berseria

Top Pro

A darker, more mature storyline than the rest of the series

The Tales series is generally bright and cheery, but this particular title explores the darkest parts of the human heart. For example: the main character, Velvet Crowe, is hell-bent on brutal, bloody vengeance, and that is the main driving force behind the plot. It explores these themes very well, and overall is a great addition to the series. See More

Top Con

Equipment system can feel tedious

In Tales of Berseria weapons and armor give you permanent skills if you master them. This leads to a situation where you're constantly swapping to new equipment to get new skills while cycling the equipment between party members so everyone masters it. There's quite a bit of micromanagement involved, so after doing this for over a dozen of hours, it can feel incredibly repetitive. There's the option of not doing it, but it can make the game more difficult, especially on the highest difficulties. See More

Top Pro

Combat choices are completely up to you, thanks to a unique battle system

Tales games have always used what Namco calls the "linear motion battle system," a real-time, 2D battle engine that lets you move around the field and attack foes at will. Tales of Berseria uses an expanded version of this system that's fast, fun, and easy to master. See More

Grim Dawn

Top Pro

Great homage to old school ARPGs

This game is very dark, and grim. It harkens back to games like Diablo 2 or Titans Quest. While other ARPGs have come out since then, none have hit all the marks of what fans of the genre have been asking for. For those that wish for an updated version of Diablo 2, Grim Dawn is the game for them. See More

Top Con

Difficult to move when fighting, especially when you are ranged

DevotedEnnugi's Experience

Over 200 hours of playing the game and many different builds. Poison builds are hilarious would highly recommend. See More

Specs

Genre:Action / RPG / Hack n' Slash

Co-Op:4 Player Online / 4 Player LAN

Controller Support:Full

Top Pro

Complex leveling system with thousands of possible builds

Basically you choose 1 class and select skills as you level up. At level 10 you can select a second class, which already gives you 5x5=25 character type possibilities. Each character has dozens of skills, plus you have this additional passive skill tree that you unlock through cleansing shrines. Then there is item customization with crafted "modifiers", adding additional unique stats and skills that you can use, all this adds literally to thousands / millions of character possibilities. Do you want to use a double weapon shooting lightning bolts? You can do that. Do you want to summon your creatures and support them with fireballs? You can do that as well, you can push it wherever you want. See More

Top Con

Damage types are just colors - don't do different things

Cold damage vs Piercing damage vs Fire damage are just different colors - enemies' defenses aren't visible or significant enough to really change how you fight, so different builds are just finding what combination of skills make your numbers big enough to win. Likewise, there are enough different damage types, and enough different enemies who use them in different areas, that you can't effectively tune your build to specific enemies unless you're just spamming one dungeon repeatedly. See More

ArticulateCacus's Experience

Absolutely fabulous old-school ARPG successor. It will let you build complete failures as well as total OP and everything in between. No hand holding or auto assigning skills / stats etc. Crate is a passionate and dedicated development team and their love of the genre shines brightly in this game. See More

Top Pro

Hand-crafted level design with minimum procedural generation

Grim Dawn takes a different approach to level design than some other recent aRPGs such as Diablo 3 or Path of Exile. Instead of using procedural generation, each level is carefully hand-crafted, which adds much more attention to detail and makes the scenes appear more lively. There is still a procedural element when in caverns and forests random paths appear closed, adding some randomization, but the world map always stays the same (which is not even possible to have with procedurally generated levels). Additional nice feature which comes from ditching the procedural generation is secret rooms such as cleverly hidden breakable walls with lots of loot behind them. Of course secrets are not secret anymore for hardcore veterans, but for 99% of players finding a secret breakable wall that is hiding a chest sprawling with unique items is a very satisfying experience. See More

Top Con

Lots of trips to town

The majority of loot in the game can be useless, with odd stat restrictions or repeats of vendor items. This means the user will need to make many trips into town to sell it all off in order to have room for even more loot they will not necessarily need. See More

CourteousAkurra's Experience

I'm a long-time player of ARPGs, playing Torchlight, Path of Exile, all three Diablos, etc., and in terms of gameplay, the two biggest misses for me were (1) that different damage types don't do different things, it's just what color your damage is, and (2) that there's no real clarity in what's dealing you damage - there's so much visual clutter that it's difficult to realize when you're standing in 12 overlapping damage-over-time pools left by slain enemies, and you just die without realizing you were hurt. It's not a bad game, but I wouldn't recommend it. When playing it, I just wish I was playing Diablo II again. See More

Top Pro

True successor to classical action RPGs

This game is very dark, and grim. It harkens back to games like Diablo 2 or Titans Quest. While other ARPGs have come out since then, none have hit all the marks of what fans of the genre have been asking for. For those that wish for an updated version of Diablo 2, Grim Dawn is the game for them. See More

Top Con

Static pre-rendered levels

This may cut down on replayability a bit as all the levels in the game are pre-rendered, meaning that each playthrough will have the exact same layout, making for something that can get tiring and too familiar. Similar games have gone with randomized levels, which can keep the game fresh. While Grim Dawn is meant to be a throwback to earlier games in the genre, some newer features found in more recent released would have been welcome. See More

ExuberantScylla's Experience

Great game, better than Diablo 3 by a long shot! See More

Top Pro

Drop-in co-op (online and local)

Co-op is pretty convenient as players can drop in and out of your gaming session at any time. This way there is no wasted time jumping out of ones game in order to find players to play with. See More

Top Con

Story is so bad that it's more fun if you don't read story or lore entries.

Story is laughably bad, with every bit of story you uncover just being people being the worst they can be, consistently. Every villain is mustache-twirling evil with no motivation - grim dark fantasy is Witcher level, this is just stupid. Ignore the story and it's an okay game. See More

CredibleMelpomene's Experience

they are convenient See More

Top Pro

Procedural content

There is an entire mode dedicated to procedurally generated content. See More

Top Pro

Fantastic lore

The story for the game is in more of a Dark Souls style in hidden quests and NPC chats but the lore for the game overall is really fun to dig through. See More

Top Pro

Highly modifiable

Relevant in modern gaming because the community can keep products like this fresh and varied, even if the developers eventually decide to slow down their updates (which they have not!). The possibilities are great with modding, while the experiences in Diablo 3 and Path of exile are a lot more static. See More

Top Pro

Exploration

Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition

Top Pro

There is much to discover

The game world is packed with side quests, traps, treasures, jokes and secrets. See More

Top Con

Mechanics take some trial and error

There is a basic tutorial, but it doesn't explain some of the finer aspects of the game such as using spells. Most spells can be used in and out of combat, giving you access to locked or hidden areas. For example, if you want to get into a locked door, you can burn it down. If you want to save a burning ship, cast a rain spell over it. While this is an intuitive mechanic, it may take a while to get used to. Until then you might spend some time scratching your head, trying to figure out how to proceed. See More

PatientEuphrosyne's Experience

Just a ton of fun. Lots of humor. Interesting combat with lots of opportunity for creative resolutions. Best co-op game ever! See More

Specs

Genre:Dungeon Crawler RPG

Co-Op:2 Player Local / Online

Top Pro

Highly interactive world

Divinity: Original Sin has a highly interactive world. This ranges from NPC interactions, elemental spells that can affect the environment, to a cornucopia of in-world items and objects that can taken or moved. There are so many things you can do, it's very easy to immerse yourself and have a great time. See More

Top Con

Ridiculous story

All that buildup, and the plot turns out to be... dumb. See More

ThriftyTutewehiwehi's Experience

Turn based rpg with some tactics. The 2-multiplayer really makes exploration and dialogues interesting See More

Top Pro

You can co-op the game together with a friend

Divinity: Original Sin lets you play through the campaign with a friend through local or online co-op. This is incredible, since the game is so expansive and interactive, opening up many possibilities for different types of experiences. You and your friend are essentially members of the same party, going out on quests and discovering the world together. It's such a neat addition to include co-op for such an open-ended RPG, which is expected to be a single-player experience these days. See More

Top Con

Mechanics take a lot of trial and error

There is a basic tutorial, but it is very limited and does not explain some of the finer aspects of the game. Much of the title relies on using spells, in and out of combat. Want to get into a locked door, you can burn it down. Want to save a burning ship, cast a rain spell over it. While this may seem like an intuitive mechanic, it does take a bit to get used to it and and solve situations through this manner as none of this is explained as to being able to be done. See More

Top Pro

Moral choices affect gameplay Links

Users will be confronted with moral choices they need to make when on quests, these choices will effect parts of the game depending on what they choose, making for a realistic and immersive environment. See More

Top Con

Building a working party may take several tries

Depending on what one want to achieve in the game with their party and what jobs and powers they want each to have it may take several restarts in order to get a good balance. This will take time and can be an inconvenience as none of this is spelled out in the game whatsoever. See More

Top Pro

Morality based gameplay that actually impacts the game

You'll be confronted with moral choices during your quests. These choices change how other characters perceive you, affecting the overall story and ending. This makes the story feel more realistic and immersive since actions have consequences. See More

Top Pro

Self-deprecating humor allows the game to stay lighthearted despite many serious overtones

The writing in the game is often entertaining and humorous as the game does not take itself too seriously. There are quite a few inside jokes to be found for this type of genre game as well as many situations that lighten the mood, such as talking pets that hand out light-hearted quests. See More

Gauntlet: Slayer Edition

Top Pro

Good co-op options no matter if you want to play locally or online

Gauntlet has support for local and online 4 player co-op. Making for a game that works well for small groups. See More

Top Con

Wizard is complicated to use

The wizard character is complicated to use as he has nine spells but only two button combinations available to use them. This makes the character difficult to use which results in not may people wanting to play with the character. For online matches this means there are quite a few three player games as no one wants to take on using the fourth character, the Wizard. See More

Specs

Genre:Dungeon Crawler RPG, Hack n' Slash

Co-Op:4 Player Online / 4 Player Couch

Controller Support:Full/ Unfull

Top Pro

You can easily play the PC game on a sofa with the included full controller support

Gauntlet offers full controller support that actually works quite well for an action RPG. This makes for a good game to play on a Steam Machine or other living room gaming PC. See More

Top Con

Very repetitive gameplay

With a few exceptions, the gameplay and strategy is the same for the entire game. Very little progression or new abilities. "Potions" don't do anything until you can buy abilities. Game gets easier, not harder. (New Colosseum mode adds some end game challenge.) See More

Top Pro

Boss's offer good bit of diversity

Different bosses means different tactics need to be used to defeat them. This creates a good change of pace from the regular hack and slash type gameplay. See More

Top Con

Locked camera

The camera is locked in a single position, something that creates confusion while playing a busy area as the camera does not stay focused on the players character. While a locked camera made sense back in the Arcade or on home consoles where one screen was used, for online multiplayer it really does not make much sense. See More

Magicka

Top Pro

Four player co-op

Magicka offers four online player co-op in all available game modes, including the campaign and and wave-based survival mode. See More

Top Con

Optimization could be better

At certain times during competitive play, the game can lag or slow down (not rare for an online game), which may mess up the timing of skill shots in the game. Being that timing is highly important to the gameplay, having a poor netcode that fluctuates during play can be upsetting, especially if it results in a loss. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Mixed

Genre:Action RPG

Co-Op:4 Player Online / 4 Player Couch / 4 Player LAN

Controller Support:Full

Top Pro

Chaotic gameplay that results in amusing friendly fire

Since the main gameplay mechanic of casting spells is skill based on how quickly you execute a certain key combination, there's a high chance of misclicking or mistargeting and accidentally attacking your ally. There’s nothing quite like thunderbolting or summoning death on your friends. See More

Top Con

Memorizing spells is extremely difficult

The vast combination of elements make it all but impossible to blindly figure out what spell combos the game has and even the wiki page has no usefulness in finding spells for your play style. See More

Top Pro

The spell system is pretty unique

Magicka has a unique spell-casting system based on adding elements such as fire, water, and stone to an action queue. There are eight basic elements (each assigned to a key), of which up to five can be queued at a time. Some elements can be combined in the queuing process (such as fire and water to create steam). The effect of the spell changes to match the elements you add to the queue. Additionally, there are four casting methods: beam (right-click), area (shift+right-click), self-cast (middle-click), and imbue weapon (shift+click). See More

Top Con

A bit of a learning curve

With the number of spells you have at your command comes the challenge of discovering and remembering them all. But once you know them, you'll be able to counter anything that's thrown at you. See More

Top Pro

Casual fun with friends

Not too complex gameplay allows hilarious time with friends even if they don't know the game. See More

Top Pro

Two different gameplay modes

Other than the standard campaign mode there's also a survival mode that's your standard affair with increasingly difficult waves of enemies. There's also an online leader board for survival mode. See More

For the King

Top Pro

Old school turn-based D&D-style combat with board game inspired exploration

Combat involves making choices from among each character's class skills and special moves inherent to each weapon. Those choices are tactical and can mean the difference between killing an opponent more quickly or taking more damage--sometimes deadly damage. Overland movement is individual to each character, allowing you to decide whether to spread out to explore and discover more quickly (and possibly face combat alone) or stick together, exploring the world more safely (but taking longer to do so, possibly allowing the scenario's pressure-based mechanic to build up to uncontrollable levels). See More

Top Con

A string of bad luck--whether or not set off by an initial bad decision--can end the quest in defeat

There are RNG elements to this game, and sometimes a string of misses by your character or a string of hits by an opponent can put your characters in peril. These RNG elements can be mitigated by game knowledge: the various enemies' possible attacks, when to use precious resources and when to save them, when to flee combat, and so forth. However, that knowledge can take a few games to acquire. Fortunately, there are three different difficulty levels, so if you are more RNG-averse, you can select "Novice" for your first few games while you figure out how the game works. See More

RickZeeland's Experience

Now on offer on Humble Bundle for only 5,99€ https://www.humblebundle.com/store/for-the-king See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Very Positive

Co-Op:PvP/Co-Op

Top Pro

Fun alone, or with one or two friends.

The party is composed of three characters, each selected from among up to 11 different character classes or archetypes. With three players, each person controls all of the decisions of one character each. With two players, one person controls two characters while the other controls one. Each time you load the game, you can choose which player will play which character, allowing two-player groups to take turns controlling the extra character, if they so desire. The gameplay is turn-based, but each player's turn (whether during combat or exploration) resolves fairly quickly, keeping all players engaged. Items obtained and gold found are always able to be traded among characters - there's no "soulbound" mechanic here. See More

Top Con

There are few in-game "hint" systems, requiring you to learn by doing or rely on the Wiki.

The game is built on an "explore, experience, discover" model, and so the in-game hint system is minimal. Typically, you learn what an ability does, how an item works, or what a creature can do by experience. If you would rather have such information ahead of time, you'll need to rely on the game's Wiki page. See More

IncredibleXolotl's Experience

A very fun game of hometown heroes, reminiscent of old-school turn-based D&D combat and board-game world exploration and questing. A great deal of co-op fun for 1 to 3 players of all ages, allowing each player to customize their gameplay through selection from among up to 11 characters (four base, seven additional unlocked through gameplay); a mountain of unique weapons, armors, and other magic items; and a variety of in-game decisions that have meaningful consequences. See More

Top Pro

The theme - "regular folk stepping up to become heroes" - is endearing and inspiring.

Players select characters from among "hometown hero" archetypes. You aren't Knights, Wizards, and Assassins that have taken up arms, but instead common folk such as Blacksmiths, Scholars, Minstrels, Hunters, and the like - even a Hobo, which can be unlocked through gameplay! There's a definite satisfaction taking a brave, but unskilled commoner and turning him into an extremely powerful hero who can take down deadly enemies such as demons, liches, and even gigantic dragons by the end of the adventure. See More

Top Pro

Each adventure is a different experience due to RNG and rogue-like elements.

There are set "scenarios" with set win conditions that introduce differing pressure mechanics: game mechanics that force the players to act, rather than lounge in town or rest every time they lose a hit point or two. However, each time the scenario starts the world is different. Different items are available for purchase or able to be found, different mini-encounters occur, and different opponents will face you, whether in common encounters or infrequently-spawning boss-type creature encounters. Combined with 11 different unique classes and many viable party compositions, this adds a lot of replayability. See More

Crawl [Early Access]

Top Pro

Replay value

As the game is played, different monsters are unlocked and dungeons change for each playthrough with different bosses making the game stay interesting as time goes on. Available items change each play-trough as well, players cannot choose same play-style each time as different weapons require different tactics. See More

Top Con

No Online Multiplayer Built In

You'll need Parsec or something similar for online as the game is local multiplayer only. See More

Specs

Steam Rating:Very Positive

Controller Support:Yes

Top Pro

Unique gameplay, blend of cooperation and betrayal

Crawl has one lone hero enter a dungeon with objective to find the dungeon boss and strike it down. However, other players wish to take that glory as well, and will use all means possible to take the soul and spot in the story of the hero for themselves. Whoever players the hero, must struggle trough the dungeon, killing monsters and gaining money and experience to get new equipment and grow stronger. All the while other players will take control of monsters and traps to kill the hero. Monsters will make attempts cooperate to get the hero, but to get the soul one must strike the last blow and prepare defend themselves when roles change, one cannot be too cooperative with the temporary allies. See More

Top Pro

Local (couch ) 2-4 asymmetric multiplayer

Crawl has built in support for local 2-4 player asymmetric multiplayer with 3 out of the 4 playing co-op against the main player. See More

Guild Wars 2

Top Pro

Deep story, customized per character

Depending on your race, your profession, and a few other choices you make when you create a character, you will have a unique story arc that unfolds with you as you level up. See More

Top Con

Writing is very obnoxious

It is written like a childrens cartoon, where most characters are ridiculously happy and upbeat at all times and never show any other emotion, while the bad guys show no emotion at all and simply tell you their evil plans in a monotonous tone, as if reading from a script. See More

ResponsiveSumugan's Experience

Great game! Lots of stuff to do, see, and explore. I've made a lot of friends playing this game. Great game to play with your girlfriend/boyfriend. Open world content, dungeons, raids, fractal dungeons, strike missions, world bosses, pvp, realm vs realm vs realm open world pvp battles, and its all with no monthly fee outside of their two latest expansions. See More

Specs

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Original GW2 is now free

There is no monthly recurring fee, and the original GW2 is now completely free. The expansion pack, Heart of Thorns is available for purchase though. See More

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Graphics are outstanding

Every moment of play is very good. Vista points can be stunningly beautiful. See More

Path of Exile

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Investment towards gear and character build can be devastating for some players

Investment in what a player does in Path of Exile can be a huge drawback when the next huge patch update is coming, typically with the expansion of the game where many mechanics are introduced and reworked. This may cause the mechanics of some unique gear to become unattractive, while some gain benefits out of it. A good example of this is gear such as Mjolner. This unique item is worth about 40 exalted (probably more) back then at 1.x version of Path of Exile, for comparison purpose (not actual value) it would be about 40million gold in another game, and then in the patch 2.6, due to the cooldown implemented to trigger related stuff, price sunk down to 5 chaos, which is about 5 thousand gold in another game. Information See More

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Regularly updated

Every 4 months or so, Path of Exile has major updates, adding new interesting mechanics, skills, items, and various other content. As a result, every time you come back to Path of Exile after taking a break, it feels like a new game. See More

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Steam Rating:Very Positive

Genre:Dungeon Crawler RPG

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Very high learning curve

There's quite a lot to learn when starting to play Path of Exile. There are the mechanics, the crafting system, and the skill gem system. However, the most intimidating factor is the massive skill tree with over 1000 skill nodes, 6 classes and 19 subclasses, allowing you to create hundreds of unique builds. Unfortunately, creating a functional build is really difficult, taking hours of theorycrafting, so it might be better to stick to guides as you're starting out, unless you're fine with possibly messing up. See More

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Hundreds of possible character builds

There's a staggering amount of builds and skills you can try out in Path of Exile. There are 7 classes, 19 subclasses, 194 active skill gems, 107 support gems, and over 1000 skill nodes on the expansive skill tree. As a result, there are hundreds of possible combinations, allowing you to spend hours theory-crafting just to create the perfect build. Even if you don't feel like planning out a build from scratch, you can just look up one of the many guides online and get straight into the action. See More

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Endgame can get really repetitive

It takes an exceptionally long time to get any wealth, useful items, or access to endgame bosses in this game. You endlessly farm the same maps, hoping you'll get lucky with a few good items, but that usually won't be the case, which can be really discouraging to keep playing. This is made worse by the fact that your character progression comes to a grinding halt near the upper 80s of character levels, requiring you to buy insanely expensive items to feel any progression at all. If you don't like grinding, you'll get quickly bored of Path of Exile. See More

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Completely free to download and play

Just install steam and download the game. No purchase required and the only thing locked behind paywalls is cosmetic accessories and inventory slots of which you can waste money on cosmetics, but you won't fall behind if you don't want to spend money. See More

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Some aspects of the graphics look dated

While the graphics have received updates over time, a lot of the visuals still lack polish you'd see in most AAA games. Some textures are fairly low res, certain character models look weird when they have armor on, and the animations feel somewhat stiff and clunky. You probably won't notice this during active gameplay, but when you stop for a moment to look around it becomes painfully obvious. See More

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Great setting

Path of Exile is set in a dark fantasy world where everything is gradually becoming worse. At the foreground, you have the massive continent of Wraeclast that once was the home to a flourishing empire, but now is a place filled with the undead, evil spirits, ruins, and echoes of the past. To make matters worse, malicious entities from another dimension seek to corrupt the world and its inhabitants, giving birth to disfigured monstrosities that seek to end you. The end result is an immersive setting with dark motifs, body horror, loads of gore, and a very tense atmosphere, which is refreshing in an era dominated by family friendly content. See More

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Graphics are a bit ho-hum

While not the worst, the graphics do not really stand out as polished and look somewhat dated. While it does fit within theme of being a grimy universe with many foul creatures, it does not compare to many AAA dungeon crawlers out there such as Diablo III. See More

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Not pay to win

The developers have a strict "no pay to win" mindset on this game. Which is GREAT since everyone has a fair chance at winning. The only in-game purchases are decorative, extra stash slots, non combat pets and better graphics for your weapons. See More

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As good as Diablo

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Expansive skill tree

While it may be difficult to take in at first the skill tree in Path of Exile is quite expansive allowing for many areas of the characters skills to be customized. The tree is so large there are numerous guides online on how to build specific optimized characters as well as an unofficial companion app for Android. See More

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Feels exhilarating to play

While the gameplay might feel a little slow and clunky in the beginning, it gradually picks up speed as you progress, allowing you to swiftly destroy large groups of monsters with any skills you choose. Whether you're shooting ice arrows with your bow, freezing and shattering every enemy on-screen, or if you're cleaving enemies with a massive axe, causing them to bleed and explode on death, it just feels incredibly satisfying. See More

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Completely free without pay to win mechanics

You can just download and install the game without any purchases. On top of that, there are no pay-to-win mechanics and the only things locked behind paywalls are cosmetic effects, pets, and additional storage space. You can easily play the game for hundreds of hours without spending a dime. See More

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Game mechanics allow players to build characters based on their own creativity

Path of Exile provides a lot of mechanics involved in the game which provides access for a player to build around their character using creativity. This comes out from gears, skill tree, jewels, and other stuff in the game, which makes building possible and unique from any other player. Some players often find themselves dwelling deep into character build by trying to find creative mechanics out of the game which makes this game satisfying to play again and again. See More

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As good or even better than Diablo

Diablo III

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Worse Diablo game

If you go for Diablo, do not go for Diablo 3. See More

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Decent selection of character builds to try out

There are more than 50 distinct class/skill combinations, including ranged builds, melee builds, support builds, defensive builds, pure-offense builds, and many more. You're sure to find a build that you'll enjoy playing, whether you prefer to play alone or with friends. See More

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Genre:Dungeon Crawler RPG

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No local co-op for me and my boys

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Achievements

The game has a ton of achievements and conquests (much more difficult achievements) to aim for. If you like achievement hunting, this game will provide you a lot of playtime. See More

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Endgame grinding can get really repetitive

The endgame in Diablo III consists of only two things – completing bounties and clearing greater rifts. Both of these have very little variation in them, so quite often you'll run through the same map layouts, clear the same enemies, and complete the same objectives. This gets extremely stale after long play sessions and can cause you not to pick up the game again. See More

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Fun to collect loot

One of the better parts of Diablo III is collecting the piles of gold, the colorful gems, and various pieces of equipment. It's especially exciting when a legendary quality item drops from a monster since it makes a distinct sound effect and shoots a beam of orange/green light into the sky. So whenever a lot of legendary items drop all at once it just feels incredibly satisfying. See More

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Easier to learn and enjoy than most other similar titles

Diablo III is very simple, requiring very little to no planning to succeed. You create a character, pick a skill and just progress through the game while occasionally upgrading your equipment. You can change skills and any stat points you've earned without penalties. You can also choose from one of the 17 difficulty levels, so you can always play at a level that's challenging but not too stressful. All of this creates a game that you can enjoy without worrying about messing up in the long run. See More

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End-game focused

The game really doesn't even begin until you hit level 70 and can work on your high-end build and start pushing Greater Rifts. See More

Warframe

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Great selection of classes

In Warframe, you're able to play as one of the many Warframes, which are essentially character classes. You start off by choosing one of the three basic frames. Excalibur who specializes in swords and has an ability to equip an energy sword and shoot beams of energy. Volt who uses electricity to boost his damage, movement speed and attack speed. Or Mag, a frame specializing in magnetism and controlling the enemy. After that you can run missions to find plans for new ones, or purchase them with platinum (the real-money currency). There are currently more than 30 basic Warframes and their "Prime" variants, which are superior versions of the basic frames. See More

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Can get repetitive easily

At the very core, Warframe is a game that needs a lot of grinding. You'll always be grinding for new blueprints, relics, materials, credits or just leveling your existing equipment. You should check the Warframe Wiki and watch some videos to get to know the fastest grinding methods so you don't waste your time. See More

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You can choose your own play style

In Warframe, there are tons of weapons, both ranged and melee, that will let you fight however you like. Maybe you want to be a long-range sniper, or a massive melee beast with a huge hammer, or maybe you want to stick closer to the ninja tradition and use a sword and a bow. Whatever you prefer to play, Warframe has an option. See More

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Slow update rate

Some big updates take a really long time to come out See More

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Fast-paced, space ninja action

Warframes are essentially space ninjas that can move incredibly fast. Just running won't be enough, so you'll have to build momentum by sliding, jumping, and rolling. Each of these moves also help you dodge enemy attacks, while allowing you to attack. It takes a while to get used to the fast pace, but when you do, it feels incredibly satisfying. See More

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Interesting story/lore

Probably the best story/lore in a co-op RPG See More

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Great contact physics

Many online titles and MMOs feature combat with poor contact physics, so it often feels like you're not actually hitting the enemies. In Warframe, hitting an enemy with a hammer will make them fly and sliding at their legs will make them trip. This makes it feel more like a single player game than an online co-op game. See More

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A huge array of weaponry

Warframe boasts over 300 weapons, split into 3 classes: Primary, Secondary, and Melee. Primary weapons are the big guns such as assault rifles, shotguns, bows, and grenade launchers. Secondary weapons are the sidearms, usually handguns, machine pistols, and thrown weapons. The melee weapons consist of swords (even katanas), hammers, fist weapons, scythes, and others. Most of the weapons have their own unique strengths and weaknesses. For example, the Simulor is a weapon which creates small balls similar to black holes, which pull in and kill enemies. Unfortunately, the range is very short, so you'll have to predict enemy movements and place the shots carefully. Another example is the Zarr, a massive canon, which has two firing modes, allowing you to use it as a canon or a shotgun. The downside is that you'll get damaged by your own explosions, so you have to always keep distance. The weapons can also be upgraded, adding various elemental damage types such as radiation or corrosion. You can also improve other stats such as rate of fire, crit or reload speed. See More

Victor Vran

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Great gameplay, but co-op lacks any diversity whatsoever

Gameplay is great, but it is just pathetic that if you want to play local co-op, you both have to play with the same character which only wears another costume, so it lacks one of the greatest (A)RPG elements right there which is a bit of a disappointment if you bought it for co-op experience only, so the co-op mode is similar to a Nucleus co-op version where the main character is just cloned to an additional (split) screen.. See More

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Lots of different builds

There are multiple weapons that Victor can equip, and each has a different set of abilities and are used in a way that is very different from how the other weapons are used. They really feel like separate classes. There is also a huge pool of equipment types (spells, etc.) that drop that supplement the various builds. Weapons and armor also have stats and qualities attached to them too. See More

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Steam Rating:Mixed

FORCED: Slightly Better Edition

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Designed with co-op in mind

FORCED: Slightly Better Edition was purely designed for co-op, this game tests your co-operation. See More

Top Con

Co-op first, singleplayer second

While the game can be played singleplayer (and many enjoy it that way), a lot of people find co-op the only real way to play the game. See More

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Steam Rating:Mostly Positive

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Designed for controllers and mouse/keyboard

All parts of the game work equally well with both control schemes, perfect for playing with 4 players in a couch with controllers. See More

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Offers tactically challenging gameplay

The game is challenging and really requires co-op and communication in order to figure out the maps. See More

Pit People

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Large variety of character classes to choose from

Right now there are about 20 classes and more on the way. Each with their own distinct playstyles, strengths, and weaknesses. See More

Top Con

Combat is very long and sometimes tedious

You do not get to choose what your units attack and fights can take upwards of over 5 minutes each to complete. See More

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Steam Rating:Very Positive

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A large variety of quests

There are many quests to do, and more are being added with each update. See More

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There are PvP aspects in the game

Along with the normal game, you can also engage in PvP (player versus player) with friends or random players online. See More

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Lets you trade characters with friends

Like most games, you can trade items with your friends. However, in Pit People, you can also trade characters with friends. See More

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