What are the best multiplayer games on Steam?

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Best multiplayer games on Steam	Price	Genre	Co-Op
90 Rocket League	$19.99	Sports / Racing / Soccer	4 Player Online / 4 Player Couch
-- Portal 2	$19.99	FPS	2 Player Online / 2 Player Couch / 2 Player LAN
-- Factorio	$20.00	Realtime Strategy (RTS)	-
-- Don't Starve Together	$14.99	Roguelike, Survival, Horror	2-4 Player Local
-- Borderlands 2	$19.99	Action RPG	4 Player Online / 4 Player LAN / 2 Player Couch

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The 1 must play gameWhy?

My Recommendation for Rocket League

My Recommendation for Rocket League

Great for quick play sessions

Minimal features and basic gameplay

Objective of the game made clear and straightforward

Matchmaking can be slow at times

Easy-to-use controls

Exaggerated but exciting physics dimension

Customization of cars is creative and fun

Cross-platform multiplayer

If you pre-ordered the Steam Controller, you already have this game for free

Supports split-screen on PC

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My Recommendation for Portal 2

My Recommendation for Portal 2

Mind bending puzzling

Steep co-op learning curve

Well implemented tools that improve teamwork

Unique co-op levels with co-op specific tools

Larger in scope than the first title

Humorous voice acting by Stephen Merchant

Hundreds of hours of user-generated content

Main co-op campaign is short

Both online co-op and local co-op

My Recommendation for Factorio

My Recommendation for Factorio

Cooperative or PvP building

Can become rather repetitive

Under active development

Still in Alpha

Massive and infinite procedurally generated world

Endless solutions

Charming old school graphics

My Recommendation for Don't Starve Together

My Recommendation for Don't Starve Together

Easy to get started but has a lot of depth

Constant restarts can be drawn out and boring

Pleasantly twisted sense of humor

Much grinding

Great story generator

Uniquely atmospheric art style

Fun crafting system

Very active modding community with numerous mods available

Lots of replayability

Easily customized to adjust difficulty

Rewarding roguelike gameplay

There's never a dull moment

My Recommendation for Borderlands 2

My Recommendation for Borderlands 2

Great comic book art style

Gameplay can become repetitive

Humorous writing in a game with a serious tone

Limited visual customization of characters

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

Tedious to check gun stats

Variety of co-op options

Lost loot due to sharing

Allows for multiple playstyles

Tons of heavily customized and unique loot

Enjoyable co-op play that focuses on teamwork

My Recommendation for Team Fortress 2

My Recommendation for Team Fortress 2

Multiple game modes allowing for great variation

Random critical hits add a significant luck element to the game and push certain types of players out

Fair free to play model

Free accounts are slightly limited

Good VR support

Includes Mann vs. Machine, a ridiculously fun co-op mode

Offline LAN support

Active, fun, creative community

Hectic FPS gameplay created by 9 distinct classes with lots of varied items

Fun, humorous gameplay, graphics and sound

My Recommendation for Terraria

My Recommendation for Terraria

Extensive crafting system

Gameplay can feel slow

Multiplayer also an option with up to 8 player online co-op

No tutorial and un-intuitive menus

2D retro-platformer style