5 Co-op multiplayer games you should buy during the Steam Winter Sale

2020 is almost over, but the Steam Winter Sale isn’t. This is the best time of the year to buy the games that you’ve always wanted to play. If you’re a fan of co-op multiplayer games, this article is for you.

Here’s a list of 5 fun co-op multiplayer games you should definitely play with your friends:

Sea of Thieves

Sea of Thieves is an open world pirate adventure game where you live the life of a pirate, something you can just dream of doing in real life.

You and your friends can have a lot of fun in this game such as looting other ships, engaging in PvP fights, fighting skeleton ships, working for trade companies,  & even fishing among many other activities. There’s a lot of cosmetics which can be used to customize your character, your ship, etc. There’s even pets in this game. Overall, Sea of Thieves is a perfect pirate adventure game and is a lot of fun to play with friends.

Friday the 13th: The Game

Note: This game features a lot of gore & blood and hence has a PEGI 18 rating i.e. not for below 18 players. Also not for the faint-hearted players. 

‘Friday the 13th: The Game’ is a third-person survival horror game based on the original ‘Friday the 13th’ series. The game features the legendary antagonist and killer Jason Voorhees. It also features many locations from the original movie series like Camp Crystal Lake & Higgins Haven.

You can either hide, or team up together to devise an escape, or even call Tommy for help. The best part of the game is that upto 8 players can play the game at the same time. 

Phasmophobia

Phasmophobia is a psychological horror game based on paranormal activities. You and 3 more players play as paranormal investigators and have to work together to collect as much evidence and information as possible about the paranormal entity.

The game offers the players tools like thermometer, EMF Reader, UV Light, Photo Camera, Video Camera, Voodoo doll, etc. to find information about the type of ghost.

The best part of the game is that it uses an AI-based voice recognition technology that gets triggered when you call out the ghost’s name. They ghosts even react by giving various signs of their existence such as, blinking the lights. The game’s trailer won’t give you much idea about the game and why it is fun to play. Hence, we recommend you to checkout some gameplay instead.

Overcooked 2

Overcooked 2 is a super fun & fast paced co-operative cooking simulator. We must say, the game is full of chaos and you might even ruin some good relations with your IRL friends. The game requires a lot of coordination between all the players.

Basically, you & your friends are chefs and have to prepare the orders in given time while facing various other complex challenges/obstacles.

The game also won The Game Award 2018 under the Best Family Game category.

Payday 2

Payday 2 is an action adventure co-op first person shooter game with RPG elements. You and 3 others known as the Payday gang, pull off big crime jobs in Washington DC. The game features many different heists that take place at many different locations.

The game has a lot of depth, for instance character classes, player customization, weapon modifications, skill trees, etc.