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Note: The Xbox 360 version of this game works on Xbox One. 2 - 4 players can team up online.

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Close Alert Close Sign In Subscribe Search Search Backchannel Business Culture Gear Ideas Science Security Robert Carneval e Cultur e 04.11.2020 09:00 AM 18 Outstanding Online Co-Op Games Make a long-distance connection.

These cooperative multiplayer games let you and your friends play together online.

It can be tough to round up your friends to play cooperative games when theres a global pandemic forcing everyone to stay home.

Luckily, there are a ton of games thatll let you keep the fun going from afar.

Weve whittled down the herd to some of the very best online co-op titles in all kinds of genres: squad-based ninja brawlers, team-oriented zombie slayers that arent Left4Dead, pixelated farming simulators, and many more.

No matter what you and your friends are into, theres a PS4, Xbox One, Windows PC, or Switch experience listed here thats worth checking out.

Updated April 2020: We added Halo, Overcooked 2, Mothergunship, Gods Trigger, and Darksiders Genesis to the list and removed Monster Hunter: World.

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Learn more. Please also consider subscribing to WIRED Photograph: Mad Dog Games LLC 01 World War Z World War Z takes the smart, fast, anthill-forming zombies of the Brad Pitt movie and throws them into the anthology-style, globe-trotting format of the original book.

That lets it showcase a lot of different regions and cultures through the lens of a particularly devastating zombie apocalypse.

The game is somewhat light on content, but there are enough difficulty levels, character classes, and unlockables to keep the four-player cooperative undead-hunting fresh and lively for a good while.

Buy at Amazon (PS4, Xbox) Buy at Epic Games Store (PC) Photograph: Devolver Digital 02 Absolver Absolver is a meditative martial arts experience that teaches you to make friends through fisticuffs.

You can team up with one or two pals to conquer the games small open world and bonus dungeons, all of which encourage teamwork.

And if you dont have friends to play with, you can meet other players in the open world and try to initiate spontaneous friendships through simple in-game hand gestures.

Buy at PlayStation Store (PS4) Buy at Microsoft Store (Xbox) Buy at Steam Store (PC) Photograph: Electronic Arts 03 A Way Out A Way Out doesnt radically alter the fundamentals of the cooperative action-adventure scene.

But what separates this game from its peers is that you see what the other person is doing at all times, thanks to a clever camera system that keeps tabs on both players in a range of inventive, cinematic ways.

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If you dont have a buddy who owns the game, good news: A friend can download and play for free with you if you already own it.

Buy at PlayStation Store (PS4) Buy at Microsoft Store (Xbox) Buy at Amazon (PC, Origin) Photograph: Electronic Arts 04 Syndicate If theres one genre that suffers from too few co-op games, its cyberpunk sci-fi.

Thankfully, 2012s Syndicate fills that void with an incredible four-player co-op experience.

Its a first-person shooter that has some of the most satisfying, weighty gunplay in a shooter ever, and features sci-fi hacking abilities similar to those of certain recent AAA games.

Its an oldie but a goodie, and a must-play for anyone in need of cooperative cyberpunk fun.

Note: The Xbox 360 version of this game works on Xbox One.

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