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2010 PC free 👍 95 % Overwhelmingly positive, 21,274 reviews on Steam

A free top-down co-op shooter from Valve where a squad of four marines with distinct classes fights through hordes of aliens. Teamwork, loadouts and unlockable weapons drive frantic, tactical firefights.

What defines Alien Swarm:

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Co-op or multiplayer
  • Action-packed real-time combat
  • Strong character progression

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Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2

96 %

2026 PCPlayStationXbox −20 % 49.99 € 39.99 €

  • Sci-fi setting
  • Co-op or multiplayer
  • Action-packed real-time combat

A cooperative shooter set in the Alien universe where you and your squad fend off huge swarms of xenomorphs. The sequel focuses on intense firefights and class progression, though specifics are uncertain given limited information.

Shatterline

Action-packed real-time combat

An arena FPS mixing classic PvP modes with a co-op roguelike mode, where you play immune Operatives fighting an alien plague with customizable weapons.

Livelock

Strong character progression

A cooperative top-down shooter where you and up to two friends pilot robot bodies as machine intelligences through frantic firefights in a war of machines. Loot, abilities and teamwork drive the action.

Lost Planet 2

Action-packed real-time combat

A third-person shooter built around cooperative battles against giant monsters and piloting mechs across icy, jungle and desert planet environments. It is at its best when played in a team of up to four players.

Space Hulk: Deathwing

Dark, serious atmosphere

A grim first-person shooter in the Warhammer 40,000 universe where you play a Deathwing Space Marine fighting swarms of Genestealers in the cramped corridors of a Space Hulk, solo or in co-op.

EVE: Valkyrie

Action-packed real-time combat

A VR-focused space dogfighting shooter set in the EVE universe, putting you in the cockpit of a fighter in team-based multiplayer battles. It emphasizes intense dogfights and the thrill of being a real spaceship pilot.

Resistance 2

Action-packed real-time combat

A console first-person shooter set in an alternate 1950s, where humanity fights the Chimera invasion across the United States. Besides the campaign, it offers an eight-player class-based co-op mode and large-scale online multiplayer.

Blacklight: Retribution

Strong character progression

A free-to-play futuristic multiplayer FPS known for deeply customizable weapons, mechanized Hardsuits, and a wall-piercing Hyper Reality Visor. It focuses on fast online firefights and loadout tuning.

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