Have you ever wanted to be Batman – gliding through the night in Gotham, taking out villains one by one and feeling the fear spread among them? Rocksteady's Batman: Arkham trilogy (Asylum, City, Knight) is the closest we get to that experience. The series is well known among Batman fans and recognised as some of the best action-adventure games […]
Berghotel Heist is an indie co-op puzzle game where you and a partner break into a hotel and quickly discover that something is not as it seems. During the game's alpha version, you encounter Krampus, a large horned and furry monster that is constantly moving around. If Krampus catches a player, […]
If you're into co-op puzzle games, Together: Moon Escape might be worth checking out. I found the game through Playtester, a site that provides an overview of new demos and playtests – from AAA titles like Little Nightmares III to smaller indie projects like this one. It's precisely this type of game that makes demos exciting, because you […]
Escape Simulator impresses with beautiful graphics and well-designed official tracks. The puzzles are well thought out and varied, but in practice, the co-op experience often feels more like a single-player game where you can bring friends along than true teamwork. Imagine a room with four puzzles: everyone can work in parallel, so 10 minutes of puzzles can theoretically be solved in 2–3 […]
If you don't know Portal 2, where have you been for the last 10 years? In short, it's a puzzle platform game where you and possibly a partner place portals to move from point A to point B. Each player has two portals that are connected to each other. Once both portals are in place, you can […]
Asymmetric co-op: What makes the series unique We Were Here is a lesser-known but incredibly entertaining co-op puzzle series. What sets it apart from many other co-op games is its asymmetric co-op. In practice, this means that players are typically separated, do not see the same environment, and have different information or control mechanisms. I can't see […]
LEGO Batman Legacy of the Dark Knight is on its way, and the trailers clearly show that the game draws inspiration from the Arkham series. I've never been the biggest fan of the LEGO Batman games; some of the mechanics never appealed to me, and the previous games didn't really grab me. On the other hand, I'm a huge fan of the Batman Arkham series, which […]