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There should be more collaborative games rather than competitive games. One of my fondest memories is playing Quake 2 in COOP mode at a LAN Party back in the 90s getting stuck in a mineshaft with the group way past midnight. Extremely immersive and bonding experience. We still talk about this moment years later.

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A lot of the really popular shooters out there now are collaborative, or have a strong collaborative element. For example, Destiny 2 can be solo, but really encourages you to group up with a couple friends to run 3 person strikes and other activities. Overwatch is a 6v6 game that is unwinnable without teamwork, and similarly R6 Siege requires advanced team collaboration. PUBG (2.2 million current active players at this minute) and Fortnite both derive a large part of their appeal from their very popular duo and 4 person squad modes. If you look at what people are actually playing right now, a huge chunk of it is largely collaborative games.

I definitely wish there were more collaborative games. I like to game with my wife, and we don’t prefer games where the objective is defeating each other.

Minecraft far and away is the game we play together most of the time. Alas it has finally gotten old to us.

One Christmas we played eve online. That was a great bit of fun. Bit of a time sink though.

I wish The Long Dark had coop.

Stardew Valley once its multiplayer launches. Magicka for weirdness.

Warhammer Vermintide 2, Left For Dead 1/2 or Borderlands 2 for FPS coop. Dead Space 3 if you don't mind a few scares. Ark is decent for PvE coop.

Portal 2 for puzzles. Rocket League for sporty action (albeit coop vs other people). Throw in Factorio for building.

Path of Exile/Diablo 3/Torchlight 2 for ARPG. StarCraft 2 for RTS.

But overall I'm with you, I feel all games can be enhanced with coop.

My fondest memories are playing duke Nukem 3d with my best friend, modem to modem. 1v1 deathmatch.

I don't think there is anything wrong with competition. I think it's the company that makes the experience.

Nintendo is still the go-to for couch co-op, especially with players of varying skill levels. Between the flagship and indie games, their brand is still very much based around family and friends playing together.

I can warmly recommend Warframe for that coop shooter feeling. :)

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