Best Games in the Cooperative (co-op) genre of 2021 for PC
Action, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Crafting, Online
Early Access: PC → 2 February 2021; Game released: PC → 9 September 2026
VGTimes:
7.8/10
Players:
8.4/10
Steam:
94/100
Metacritic:
90/100
A fantasy sandbox with survival elements. You can play alone or with others, exploring the world and gathering resources, finding and raiding tombs, building bases...
Interactive movie, Third-person view, Horror, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Adventure, Survival horror, Demons
Game released: PC → 22 October 2021
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
73/100
The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes is the third game in The Dark Pictures series. The game will take place in the Middle East, and the heroes will be American...
Business / Management, First-person view, Third-person view, Simulation, Farm Simulator, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PC → 22 November 2021
Players:
7.2/10
Steam:
92/100
Metacritic:
75/100
Farming Simulator 22 is a continuation of the Farming Simulator line of annual farmer simulators. The new part has taken a big step forward: new crops and machines...
Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Zombies, Horror, Survival
Game released: PC → 18 November 2021
Players:
5.8/10
Steam:
59/100
Free multiplayer shooter in the setting of a zombie apocalypse. Players try to survive in a world of the living dead, using rifles, grenades, shotguns and...
Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Role-playing game
Game released: PC → 1 April 2021
Players:
9/10
Steam:
69/100
Metacritic:
73/100
Outriders is a 3-player co-op shooter with a first-person view in a sci-fi setting. The action takes place on the planet Inok, where people arrive in search of a...
Action, Online, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world, Crafting
Game released: PC → 3 December 2021
Players:
7.8/10
Steam:
77/100
Metacritic:
70/100
Cooperative action with survival elements from the creator of DayZ, where a group of prospectors lands on the dangerous planet Icarus in search of rare resources...
Business / Management, Hunting / Fishing, First-person view, Motorcycle racing, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Farm Simulator, Open world, Simulation
Early Access: PC → 4 March 2021; Game released: PC → 3 November 2023
Players:
7.5/10
Steam:
77/100
Players take on the role of a rancher tasked with turning a rundown property into a thriving farm. To do this, you will have to renovate the house, build barns...
Action, Shooter, Online, First-person view, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PC → 21 September 2021
Players:
8.8/10
Steam:
81/100
Metacritic:
80/100
World War Z: Aftermath is a cooperative shooter with horror elements and a first-person view, based on the film "World War Z". The cooperative campaign is designed...
Action, Hunting / Fishing, Third-person view, Adventure, Simulation, Cooperative (co-op), Open world
Game released: PC → 10 June 2021
Players:
1.2/10
Steam:
38/100
Open Country is a cooperative hunter simulator with survival elements and a third-person view. As you progress, you'll explore unique locations, escape from hungry...
Role-playing game, Horror, Isometric, Futurism (Future), Post-apocalyptic, Cyberpunk, Cooperative (co-op), Exploration
Early Access: PC → 5 August 2021; Game in development: PC → 2026
Players:
10/10
Steam:
92/100
Death Trash is a post-apocalyptic isometric role-playing game with horror elements in a futuristic setting. You'll be sent into a world filled with large creatures...
Action, Strategy, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Tower Defense (Tower Defense), Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PC → 23 July 2021
Players:
10/10
Steam:
85/100
Metacritic:
77/100
Orcs Must Die! 3 is a continuation of the tactical action game with elements of “tower defense” and a third-person view in a fantasy setting. The new part of the...
Tactics, Turn-based, Role-playing game, Strategy, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op), Isometric, Online
Game released: PC → 14 October 2021
Steam:
84/100
Stolen Realm is a tactical turn-based fantasy role-playing game with co-op elements. The world was destroyed. You will enter the rifts to discover lost cities...
Action, Strategy, Business / Management, Isometric, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Casual game, Simulation
Game released: PC → 23 March 2021
Steam:
71/100
Metacritic:
86/100
Overcooked! All You Can Eat is a cooperative management strategy with an isometric camera view. It features remastered versions of Overcooked and Overcooked 2...
Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Third-person view, Action, Mysticism / Supernatural, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PC → 5 February 2021
Players:
7.6/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
86/100
Nioh 2: Complete Edition — the complete edition of the hardcore role-playing action game Nioh 2 with a third-person view in Japanese style, including all...
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Construction, Open world
Early Access: PC → 9 December 2021; Game in development: PC → 2026
Players:
3.5/10
Steam:
63/100
A colorful sandbox set in a world where the ocean has its own will and obeys only those who dare to control its elements. The sea here is not just a landscape, but...
Arcade, Top-down view, Action, Adventure, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PC → 2 December 2021
Players:
8.9/10
Steam:
91/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Archvale is a fun top-down arcade shooter with roguelike elements in a fantasy setting. Once upon a time, the fairy lands were ruled by an evil king who destroyed...
Trains, Simulation, Strategy, Construction, Open world, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Business / Management
Early Access: PC → 1 October 2021; Game released: PC → 5 December 2024
Players:
8.5/10
Steam:
75/100
The game takes place in a spacious open world, similar to the American Midwest during the golden age of steam locomotives. The gamer builds railroads and then rides...
Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Slasher
Game released: PC → 22 June 2021
Players:
5.5/10
Steam:
49/100
Metacritic:
56/100
Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance is a cooperative action role-playing game with a third-person view in the fantasy universe of Dungeons & Dragons. The game will...
Free game, Arcade, Action, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Platformer, Shooter, Parkour
Game released: PC → 2 February 2021
Players:
6.6/10
Steam:
79/100
Krunker is a free-to-play arcade competitive first-person shooter that pits you against other players on 12 different maps. The main feature of the game is an...
Virtual Reality (VR), Card game, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Indie, Turn-based, Cooperative (co-op), First-person view, Dungeons, Board / Group Game, Strategy
Game released: PC → 15 December 2022
Players:
10/10
Steam:
87/100
Metacritic:
82/100
Demeo is a card role-playing game with turn-based combat from a first-person view in a fantasy setting for virtual reality devices HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Valve...
Action, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Science fiction, Space
Game released: PC → 16 December 2021
Players:
8.7/10
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
69/100
The Gunk is a co-op adventure with a first-person view in a sci-fi setting from the creators of the SteamWorld series. The game takes you on an amazing journey...
Action, Shooter, Indie, Side view, Arcade, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Online, Cooperative (co-op)
Game released: PC → 5 June 2021
Steam:
86/100
Metacritic:
73/100
Mighty Goose is an old-school arcade action game. In this 2D shooter, you take on the role of a bounty hunter named Goose. And it's actually a goose, only armed and...
Virtual Reality (VR), Action, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Fantasy, Medieval era, Adventure, Dungeons, Indie
Early Access: PC → 9 September 2021; Game released: PC → 8 February 2024
Players:
7.4/10
Steam:
75/100
Players travel through dungeons and fight monsters. The combat system is based on physics, thanks to which gamers can feel the effect of actually using weapons...
Action, Adventure, First-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Virtual Reality (VR), Open world, Simulation
Early Access: PC → 15 September 2015; Game released: PC → 22 June 2021
Steam:
89/100
PULSAR: Lost Colony is a unique co-op spaceship management simulator inspired by FTL and Space Station 13. You will explore a vast galaxy that is randomly...