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Serious Sam: Shatterverse will hit Xbox platforms this year
Serious Sam: Shatterverse is a new co-op roguelite entry in the FPS franchise, developed by Behavior Interactive. Up to five players will team up to face waves of enemies, with upgrade options available each run. The game is set to release on Xbox Series X/S, Xbox on PC, and Xbox Cloud sometime this year.
Tiny Metal 2 Opens Steam Co-Op Playtest on April 2 Ahead of Spring 2027 Launch
Area 35 has announced a limited Steam playtest for Tiny Metal 2, running from April 2 to April 29, offering players their first hands-on experience with the tactical wargame sequel. The playtest will feature single-player and local co-op modes, introducing new mechanics like Focus Fire and up to four-player battles, with a full launch planned for spring 2027.
Darkflame Studios Announces Strength & Sorcery, a 4-Player Co-op Roguelite Dungeon Crawler
Darkflame Studios has announced Strength & Sorcery, a first-person roguelite dungeon crawler featuring up to four-player online co-op. Players will explore procedurally generated dungeons, collect resources, and manage a village between runs. The game is currently in development for PC via Steam, with a release date to be announced.
There's a new Payday game in the works, but it's not quite what I expected
Payday: Aces High is a new virtual reality spin-off of the co-op heist FPS game. This VR-exclusive experience may disappoint fans hoping for a traditional installment.
Boomer shooter Nightmare Reaper and voxel sandbox Teardown have added proper multiplayer support
Nightmare Reaper, a boomer shooter with roguelike elements, has received a four-player co-op campaign update. Additionally, the voxel sandbox game Teardown has added several multiplayer modes, including deathmatches and sandbox gameplay. Both updates are celebrated with limited-time sales for Nightmare Reaper.
Salvation Denied Revealed – Chaotic Co-Op Construction Sim Gets First Playtest
Salvation Denied, a chaotic co-op physics-based construction simulator from Digital Vortex Entertainment and Firevolt, has been revealed. A limited one-week open playtest is currently available on PC via Steam, with full releases planned for PC in Fall 2026 and for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S in 2027.
Salvation Denied Announced - Build Big, Fall Hard in This Chaotic Co-Op Building Sim
Salvation Denied, a chaotic co-op building simulation for 1-4 players, has been announced by Digital Vortex Entertainment and Firevolt. The game features a physics-driven building system where players control construction robots using absurd tools and heavy machinery. A limited open playtest is available on Steam, with the full game launching Fall 2026 on PC and in 2027 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.
Hearth Bound Announced - Demo release for House & Home Fest on Steam March 30th
Hearth Bound, a co-op home building game, has been announced with a demo releasing on Steam on March 30th as part of the House & Home Fest. The game features extensive customization tools, the ability to share homes with critters, and an early access roadmap focused on discovery and catalog management. The developer was inspired by the housing system in World of Warcraft and previously worked on base building for Starship Troopers: Extermination.
Nytt Payday släpps i år – till VR
A new virtual reality iteration of the bank-robbing game Payday, titled Payday: Aces High, is set to release in the third quarter of 2024 for Steam VR and Meta Quest. The game will feature up to four players in co-op, with different character archetypes focusing on stealth, gadgets, power, or strategy. This VR entry follows the legacy of Payday: The Heist and Payday 2, as Payday 3 has seen significantly lower player counts.
How multiplayer works in Slay the Spire 2
This guide explains how multiplayer and co-op modes function in Slay the Spire 2. It details how to host and join games, emphasizing that players must be Steam friends. The article also covers changes to game mechanics, save files, battle systems, map progression, and Ascension levels in multiplayer.
Payday: Aces High is a VR Co-Op Heist Shooter, Coming to SteamVR and Meta This Year
Fast Travel Games and Starbreeze Entertainment have announced Payday: Aces High, a new virtual reality co-op heist shooter set in the Payday universe. The game will feature four-player missions focused on daring heists, blending stealth and action gameplay. It is scheduled to launch on SteamVR and the Meta Store later this year, with an overarching story involving revenge against a business titan.
Blood Reaver – Beta Demo | Alpha Beta Gamer
Blood Reaver is a cooperative dark-fantasy wave shooter for up to four players, featuring cursed warriors who use magic and firearms against demonic hordes. The game emphasizes harvesting demon blood to power abilities across three magical disciplines, with a card-based progression system and weapon augmentation between waves. A beta demo is available on Steam for PC.
Starbreeze's Payday-focused future starts with a co-developed VR game
Starbreeze Studios is expanding the Payday franchise with Payday Aces High, a co-developed VR title with Fast Travel Games launching this year for Meta Quest and SteamVR. Despite middling results from Payday 3, the company remains focused on the crime heist series, with Payday Aces High being the first of several planned expansions. The VR game will feature new heisters and VR-specific mechanics, with cross-platform play between Meta Quest and SteamVR players.
There's a new Payday game, this time in VR
Payday: Aces High, a new virtual reality installment of the co-op heist franchise, is set to release for Meta Quest and SteamVR later this year. Developed by Fast Travel Games, it features four-player co-op, role specialization, and the series' signature gameplay loop of planning heists and upgrading gear. This release marks another major franchise experimenting with VR, following titles like Half-Life, Assassin's Creed, and Horizon.
Payday: Aces High Is a New 4-Player Co-op VR Game Coming to Steam and Meta Where You Can 'Pull Off Daring Jobs in VR Using Black-Market Tech'
Starbreeze Studios announced Payday: Aces High, a new 4-player co-op virtual reality game. The title will allow players to perform daring heists using black-market technology and is set to release on PC via Steam and Meta Quest platforms.
Wreck Runners – Beta Sign Up | Alpha Beta Gamer
Wreck Runners is a four-player co-op extraction horror game set in the Bermuda Triangle where players use a shared all-terrain vehicle to salvage loot. The game features physics-driven chaos, a shapeshifting environment, and unpredictable emergent gameplay as players secure salvage while facing unknown creatures and environmental hazards. Beta sign-ups are currently open.
Pirate survival hit Windrose charts course for major quality-of-life improvements after 1.5M wishlists
The developers of the pirate survival game Windrose have announced upcoming quality-of-life improvements following a successful demo that garnered over 1.5 million wishlists. Planned updates include enhanced co-op features for up to eight players, varied loot drops, a hold-to-gather mechanic, FOV slider, DLSS/FSR support, and controller improvements. The game is expected to release in 2026 on PC.
KRAFTON UNVEILS PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS 2026 DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP
KRAFTON has unveiled the 2026 development roadmap for PUBG: Battlegrounds, focusing on gameplay evolution and live service advancements. Key features include destructible terrain on Erangel, new tactical systems, a seasonal weapon meta rotation, and enhancements to ranked mode. The roadmap also introduces new experiences like a co-op roguelite mode called Xeno Point and a co-op heist mode in collaboration with Starbreeze for PAYDAY, alongside a full-scale expansion of User Generated Content tools and a dedicated UGC hub.
Harvest Skies: Crop Dusting Simulator Announced for Steam
Digital Chiefs Studio has announced Harvest Skies: Crop Dusting Simulator, a business simulation game for PC where players manage an agricultural aviation company. The game will feature co-op for up to five players and a closed playtest is scheduled for April 2026.
Forza Horizon 6 Introduces LINK Skills for Even More Rewarding Co-op
Forza Horizon 6 will introduce new LINK Skills, rewarding players for performing cooperative actions like drifting together. The game will also feature enhanced Car Meets in new Japanese locations, including Daikoku and Okuibuki Parking Lot, alongside temporary Meets via the Festival Playlist's Live Program. Forza Horizon 6 is set to launch on May 19th for Xbox Series X/S and PC, with a PlayStation 5 release later in the year.
