Co-op mode
The co-op mode or co-op mode (depending on whether it is derived from the German co-operation mode or the English co-operative mode ) is a multiplayer variant in computer games in which the human players perform classic single-player missions together.
In contrast to most other multiplayer modes, the competition here does not take place between the players or groups of players, but only between the players and the computer opponents. In addition, cooperative games are based on classic single player aspects, such as story or atmosphere, instead of purely competitive elements such as classic multiplayer modes.
Usually, only the slightly modified (i.e. increased difficulty) single player missions are replayed in cooperative play. Occasionally, however, special levels are developed only for the cooperative mode. Classic multiplayer modes, such as deathmatch , are usually not referred to as cooperative , even if computer games increasingly make it possible to simulate any number of actors using computer-controlled bots .
The co-op mode is rarely represented in computer or video games today and, as a multiplayer type, takes a back seat to the variants in which the players play directly against each other. In arcade games , on the other hand, the co-op mode is represented much more often, which is less due to the team-based gameplay idea than to the money that had to be spent on each additional player. The first co-op game there was Rip Off (Cinematronics, 1979).
The type of connection that can be used to play in co-op mode is different. You can play cooperatively via a LAN, the Internet or directly on a console or on a PC with several players. The latter variant, however, is largely reserved for consoles.
List of games with co-op mode (selection)
- 1942
- Age of Empires II (with the same player color)
- Alien Swarm
- Aliens versus Predator
- Anno 1404 - Venice (only with official add-on), Anno 2070
- Anthem
- ArmA: Armed Assault
- Army of Two and Army of Two: The 40th Day
- Assassin's Creed III
- Baldur's Gate and Baldur's Gate II: Shadow of Amn
- Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance and Dark Alliance 2
- Battlefield series
- Blood
- Borderlands series
- Call of Duty series from Call of Duty 5: World at War
- Champions of Norrath and Champions: Return to Arms
- Clever & Smart A Movie Adventure
- Code name: Panzers (phase 1 & 2)
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 , 3 and 4
- Commandos 1 & 2
- Conflict series like Conflict: Desert Storm 2
- Contra
- Crackdown
- Crash Bandicoot : Crash of the Titans and Crash - Ruler of the Mutants
- Cry of Fear
- Cube 2: Sauerbraten
- Dawn of War II and add-ons Chaos Rising and Retribution
- DCS Black Shark
- Dead Island
- Dead Space 3
- Delta Force (all parts)
- Descent
- Diablo , 2 and 3
- The guild 1 & 2
- The settlers I – III
- Digimon World 4
- Doom 1-3
- Double dragon
- Duke Nukem 3D
- Dungeon Lords
- Dungeon Siege 1-3
- Dynasty Warriors 3-7
- Emergency 4
- Fable III
- Freelancer
- Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel
- Far Cry 3-5
- Fear 3
- Fighting Force
- Final fight
- Formula 1 2012-2013
- Fortnite
- Gauntlet
- Gears of War
- Golden Ax 1–3
- Grand Theft Auto 4 & 5
- Ground Control II
- Guitar Hero 13
- Halo (game series) (all parts)
- Halo Wars
- Haze
- Heretic 1 & 2
- Witches: Beyond Heretic and Witches 2
- Hidden & Dangerous and Hidden & Dangerous 2
- The House of the Dead 2
- Icewind Dale and Icewind Dale II
- IL-2 Sturmovik
- Jagged Alliance Deadly Games
- Jazz Jackrabbit 2
- Joint Operations: Typhoon Rising and Escalation (Add-on)
- Kane & Lynch: Dead Men and Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
- Killing Floor and Killing Floor 2
- Killzone 3 and Killzone: Liberation
- Lara Croft series
- Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2
- Lego Batman
- Lego Indiana Jones 1 and Lego Indiana Jones 2
- Lego Star Wars series
- Lionheart
- LittleBigPlanet 1-3
- Lock On : Modern Air Combat
- Magic The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers
- Magicka
- Mercenaries 2: World in Flames
- Miami Vice The Game
- Monster Hunter Freedom , Freedom 2 and Freedom Unite
- Myth: The Fallen Lords
- Neverwinter Nights and Neverwinter Nights 2
- Nox
- ObsCure and ObsCure II
- Operation Flashpoint
- Orcs Must Die! 2
- Payday: The Heist and Payday 2
- Perfect Dark and Perfect Dark Zero
- Pool of Radiance
- Portal 2
- Quake 1 & 2
- Rage
- Ratchet: Gladiator
- Rayman Origins
- Red Dead Redemption
- Redneck Rampage
- Resident Evil 5 and 6
- Resistance: Fall of Man
- Restricted area
- Sacred and Sacred 2
- Saints Row 2 , Saints Row: The Third, and Saints Row IV
- Secret of Mana
- Serious Sam (First Encounter & Second Encounter), Serious Sam 2 and Serious Sam 3
- Shadow Warrior
- Silent Hunter III & IV
- Smite
- Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure and Skylanders: Giants
- SOCOM: US Navy SEALs Fireteam Bravo
- SpellForce and SpellForce 2
- Starlancer
- Starship Troopers
- Streets of Rage
- SWAT 3 & 4
- System Shock 2 (with current patch)
- Team Fortress 2
- Terraria
- The Castles of Doctor Creep
- The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
- TimeSplitters 2
- Titan Quest
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 1 & 2
- Tom Clancy's HAWX
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six : Rogue Spear, Rogue Spear: Urban Operations, Raven Shield, Lockdown, Vegas, Vegas 2
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell : Chaos Theory, Double Agent, Conviction, Blacklist
- Torchlight II
- Toy Story 3 and Toy Story Mania
- Two Worlds and Two Worlds 2
- Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
- Unreal (undocumented, start with level jump command)
- Vietcong 1 & 2
- World in Conflict
- Zombies Ate My Neighbors
List of game mods with co-op mode (selection)
- Aliens versus Predator 2
- Dark Project 2: The Metal Age : Multiplayer / Coop Mod - T2 fan project
- Deus Ex with Coop Mod
- Doom 3 : Last Man Standing, OpenCoop
- Far Cry : Coop-Mod (not quite mature)
- FEAR : Coop Warfare
- Half-Life: Resident Evil-Cold Blood
- Half-Life : Sven-Coop Mod
- Half-Life 2 : Follow Freeman, Obsidian Conflict or Synergy
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight JKCoop
- Operation Flashpoint : Planet of War Mod
- Rune : Coop-Mod, Valhalla belongs to Onaga
- Star Trek: Elite Force II : HaZardModding Co-Op Script Mod
- Unreal Tournament : Monster Hunt
- Unreal Tournament 2004 : Unreal4Ever Mod (Gateways mode), Fraghouse Invasion, Killing Floor, Alien Swarm, UETF Chronicles, Defense Alliance 2
Web links
- Co-op games at MobyGames (English)