When comparing UnEpic vs Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop, the Slant community recommends Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop for most people. In the question“What are the best Online Co-Op games on Steam?” Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop is ranked 22nd while UnEpic is ranked 58th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Lots of content
The game includes lots of places and secret areas to explore, as well as sidequests to find, an extensive leveling system, and huge amounts of loot.
Pro Fun comedic story
There are lots of jabs and jokes in this game. Basically you play as a jerk, which leads to a number of humorous situations that shouldn’t be taken too seriously.
Pro Large amount of player created levels to complete
Pro It's free
Pro Promotes human interaction and teamplay
Discussing tactics with teammates in lobby prior to mission in order to get best results.
Pro Doesn't require high performance machine to run it
Do you have a potato with download capabilities? Today is your lucky day!
Pro Has class system
The Officer - master of assault shotgun and explosives.
Special Weapons - master of minigun and autogun. The 'Heavy' guy.
Medic - heals team, supports with stun weapons.
Tech Marine - unlocks locked doors, hacks computers.
Pro Various challenging campaigns and maps
Pro Enforces aiming skills in order to avoid dealing damage to team members
Pro Highly customisable
Stating with difficulty, challenges and up to UI
Pro You can see your teammates all the time
Pro It's funny when you're better than your friends
You can see your friends dying on easier difficulties and it's a blast.
Cons
Con Not Co-Op
Con Difficult to learn and master
Con Grindy
Casting magic requires reagents, and getting reagents means farming trash mobs. This isn’t very fun when you need to stock up for some difficult bosses.
Con The game itself is a bit clunky
Some mechanics feel a little clunky, such as the friendly fire mechanic.