4 Player Co-op is a feature in the video game that enables up to four players to work as a team against one or more AI (Artificial Intelligence) opponents. This mode is distinct from other Multiplayer modes, like competitive Multiplayer modes, including Deathmatch or PvP (Player versus Player). The gameplay simultaneously enables up to four players to assist one another in different ways, including providing covering fire in the battlefield, passing items or weapons, and performing manoeuvres like over deadly obstacles and teammate up. These types of games can be operated either over a network, with co-op players partaking an existing game, or locally with other players using multiple controllers or sharing their devices. Call of Duty: Black Ops, Mario Kart Wii, and Gang Beasts are the best example of Four-player Co-op games, in which the player starts the game by selecting his avatar from available and jumping into the world. Where either he has to battle against each other or team up with the other three players to save the world and conquer the territory. 4 Player Co-op gameplay has been gaining popularity in recent years as the networking and controller technology has developed.

20 Best 4 Player Co-op Games on Steam

#1 Hidden in Plain Sight

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Hidden in Plain Sight is an Action, Stealth and Local Multiplayer video game produced and published by Adam Spragg. The game offers an exciting gameplay that you have never experienced before. There are several characters are present, and you can select one of them, and your ultimate task is to fulfill your goals while remaining undetected. It has multiple modes, and you must control a character and interact with NPCs in each mode. You are given an objective, and you have to remove other players from the game to progress. In each goal, you must interact with non-player characters, accomplish your goal, and take out other players before they catch you. In Death Race mode, you have to race against other players with an objective to reach the finish line before any to win. In race event, each character has a gun with one bullet and the ability to remove one player from the contest. As the game advances, it becomes challenging to play and unlock further content like modes, levels, and more. With immersive gameplay, attractive music, smooth controls, and unique mechanics, Hidden in Plain Sight is the best game to play and enjoy.

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#2 Lethal League

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Lethal League takes you to a totally new and one of its kind Action and Fighting experience that offers unique brawling elements. It allows you to pick up some sports equipment (baseball bats, Footballs etc.) and go smashing the balls into your opponent’s faces. With a totally unique game-play, Lethal League lets you engage in a competitive environment where you have to survive in order to win the game. The core game-play forces you to hit a Gravity-Ball as hard as you can, smash it into your rival’s face, if it comes back, hit it again. With every hit, the ball speeds up and if it strikes your target, you get more score. Lethal League offer both single and multiplayer modes and allows you to play with your friends or foes in multiplayer mode or play single-player against the AIs and enjoy. With casual street-style characters, single and multiplayer support, fantastic game-play and great visuals, Lethal League is a brilliant Action and Fighting game to play.

#3 Hero Boy

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Hero Boy is an Action, 2D, Beat ‘em up, and Single-player video game created by Crowned Daemon Studios. The game combines the elements of horror, zombies, and fighting. It takes place inside the notebook of Max who is an eight-year-old boy. Max is a strange boy suffering from horror dreams. According to the story, the world is invaded by Zombies who slowly converting all the human population into zombies. You can get into the role of the Max and your objective is to fight against zombies and save your world and school. Explore various environments, complete each level, maintain your health and score the highest points. You can use your punch, kick, and weapons to defeat enemies. Defeat the hordes of zombies using combos which will let you perform special moves that damage all zombies around you. With the use of your points, you can unlock further content in the game. The game includes a huge range of enemies to fight. With detailed environment, addictive gameplay, and superb mechanics, Hero Boy is the wonderful game to play and enjoy.

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#4 Outland

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Outland, created by Housemarque is an Action-Adventure and Puzzle-Platform Gun and Gun video game. Along with a similar game-play and mechanics to a lot of big names of the genre, Outland provides with a unique Polarity System. The story of the game revolves around an unnamed character of the protagonist who is trapped in a bizarre medical condition and keeps on seeing dreams and visions from the far past. After failure of recovering by medicines, the protagonist decides to meet a Shaman. The Shaman tells him about an ancient battle between two witches and a hero and he is the last one from the bloodline of that hero. The witches have resurfaced and the protagonist must stop them from devastating the cities. The responsibility now falls on your shoulders and it becomes your primary objective to stand up and defeat the witches by using your unique skills and sword fighting techniques. All of this happens on Physics-Based platforms and allows you to enjoy the super exciting and thrilling nature of the game. Outland is one of the best Action-Adventure and Puzzle-Platform video games and it will definitely provide you with tons of entertainment. Do give it a try.

#5 Foul Play

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Foul Play is another great Multiplayer Action-Adventure Brawler, Casual, Indie Hack ‘n’ Slash and Beat ‘em’ up video game by Mediatonic. The game allows you to be a Demon Hunter named Baron Dashforth, get into a theater stage game world, pummel your opponents/enemies and earn different kinds of rewards. In order to complete the game objectives you must perform well on the stage while speedily wielding your weapons and satisfy your audience. You must also take down all the vicious beasts, pummeling enemies and all the other rivals. With 22 super stage acts, 50 different enemies, amazing stage tricks, cool visuals, great story and a wonderful gameplay, Foul Play is a marvelous game to play and enjoy.

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#6 Starwhal

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Starwhal is a Co-op, Fighting, Action, and Multiplayer video game developed and published by Breakfall for multiple platforms. The game takes place in the space environment and centers on retro graphics. You can take on the role of the space narwhal, and your aim is to battle against other players and be the last who successfully survived. It offers four players local Multiplayer mode and introduces more than ninety costumes, four different modes, and twenty-five areas. You can compete against friends in Multiplayer mode or can compete against AI-controlled characters in Single-player mode. You have to fight against other players and defeat them while avoiding a set of obstacles. It has a variety of levels, and each level offers challenging gameplay, traps, and obstacles. Each level has a specific time to complete it. As you advanced, the game becomes challenging. 90 Costumes, 32 Single-player Obstacles, Achievements, Radical Graphics, etc. are the prominent features of the game. Try it out, and you’ll enjoy it.

#7 Ultimate Chicken Horse

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Ultimate Chicken Horse is an Action, Side-scroll, Puzzle-Platform and Single-player and Multiplayer video game with party elements developed by Nvidia Lightspeed Studios. The game takes place in the challenging environment full of obstacles, deadly traps, and hurdles. There are more than nine levels, and each level has its unique set of traps. It has multiple characters such as Sheep, Horse, Chicken, and more. The player must select his favorite character and effort to reach the end of each level while overcoming obstacles and scoring the highest points. Each level has a unique location to explore and the player run, jump, and avoid his way through different levels to progress. Using level editor feature, the player design tough and complicated levels and placement deadly traps to make it unbeatable. The player requires to jump from platform to platform, avoid obstacles and reach the end of each level to become the master. Ultimate Chicken Horse includes prominent features such as a variety of Levels, Unique Game Flow, Online Play, Play as Animals, Cartoon Style Graphics, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

#8 Rocket Fist

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Rocket Fist is an Action, Arcade, Party and Multiplayer video game developed by Daniel Snd and published by Bitten Toast Games, Inc. for multiple platforms. The game focuses on arena-based gameplay where the player controls the robotic rocket while battling against other players. The player can battle against other players with a task to eliminate other players from the battlefield and score the points. During the gameplay, the player holds a single rocket fist at a time and can get one shot to throw the punch before having escape, dodge and hide to pick it up again. The game comes with easy to learn but hard to master gameplay. It has fast-paced gameplay with arena battles element. The Single-player adventure consists of six sectors and five different bosses. There are different levels of increasing, and the player must complete each one to advance through the game. Rocket Fist offers prominent features such as Fact-paced Gameplay, Single-player Adventure, Level Editor, Online Multiplayer Arena Battle, Random Power-Ups, and more. Try it out, and you’ll love it.

#9 De Mambo

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De Mambo focuses on Platform genre developed by The Dangerous Kitchen and published by Chorus Worldwide. The game supports both Single-player and Multiplayer modes and offers the challenging gameplay where up to four players can compete against each other while engaging in Mambo combat. During the gameplay, the player must control his character and struggle to defeat the other players to break the level. It takes place in procedurally generated environment, so the player finds the new environment each time he play. In Multiplayer mode, up to four players can compete against each other with a task to smash within time limit. It has two different modes such as Solo and Survival. In Solo mode, the player must complete a variety of levels while scoring the best points. In Survival mode, the player must fend off the invaders by reaching his personal space. With superb mechanics, addictive gameplay, and wonderful graphics, De Mambo is the best game to play.

#10 A Gummy’s Life

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A Gummy’s Life is an Indie, Action, Fighting and Local Multiplayer video game published and developed by EP Games. The game offers the similar gameplay to Gang Beasts and introduces the unimaginable creatures in the beautiful environment. Up to sixteen players can participate in a single match using the local Multiplayer mode and can battle against each other using special moves. It offers the mixture of fighting, physics and 3D environments, offering the addictive gameplay for all ages. It offers easy to play, but hard to master mechanics where the player must select his favorite gummy to participate in the battle against other players, friends or family members. It has tons of levels available to play and each level has its unique gameplay and mechanics. According to the story, the unimaginable creatures are invaded the beautiful city, spreading all over the land, even in the football stadium. A Gummy’s Life offers prominent features such as Three modes, New Characters, New Levels, Animations, Online Support, Competition Matches, and more.

#11 Dust: An Elysian Tale

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Dust: An Elysian Tale is a mix of Beat ‘em up, Action Role-playing and Metroidvania elements created by Humble Hearts and published by Microsoft Studios. It takes place in the fictional world populated by anthropomorphic creatures and offers the well-written story, following the protagonist, who finds himself in the forest meadow, approached by a floating word called the Blade of Ahrah. According to the story, the protagonist joins the Fidget, a small flying creature known as Nimbat, who serves as the guardian of sword and embarks on a quest to find out the answers. It offers the world of Falana, where the game is set and the gameplay is presented by side-scrolling plane. The player controls the main character and struggle to remember his past. The Blade and Ahrah is the main weapon of the character and he must follow the Fidget to explore the environment and complete a variety of objectives while battling against enemies. The player receives experience points for each killed enemy. With cool features, engaging gameplay, and immersive graphics, Dust: An Elysian Tale is the brilliant game to play.

#12 Party Panic

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Party Panic is a Crazy Local and Online Multiplayer Party video game developed and published by Everglow Interactive Inc. for multiple platforms. The game offers the smooth animations and takes place in the beautiful world where the players can compete against each other in more than thirty rapid fire mini-games, engage in new board game mode, race through Gauntlet, and take down each other for trophies. During the gameplay, the player can punch friends in his face, chase blasting chickens, run away from the stupid big whale, play football matches with his face, and can answer the crazy questions to experience the party gameplay. It introduces a board game, in which the player can take his turn to hit the dice and move his Goober (the character) across the board to gather the trophies. The game offers level-up system, enabling the player to raise up his abilities by earning the points. Party Panic includes core features such as Built-in Drinking Game, Leveling System, Silly Hats, Bots, Loveable Characters, Original Soundtracks, and more. Try it out, and you’ll like it.

#13 Megabyte Punch

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Megabyte Punch is a mix of Adventure, Platform, Beat ‘em up, and Action elements, created and published by Team Reptile. The player engages himself in beat ‘em up game type where he can build his fighter. During the gameplay, the player can travel through various environments, battle against other creatures to get various parts each part has its unique bonus and powers, like gun can be used for shooting, hips for thrust attack, and more. The player can customize his fighter using the unique abilities and can take part in tournament against other players from across the world in a destructible arena. It offers the computer world where the player must defend the Heartcore of his town against Valk Empire in six stunning levels each with four stages including a boss fight. There are over 150 parts available to collect and the game offers endless combination to customize the character. Megabyte Punch includes prominent features such as Chunky Stylish Visuals, 6 Unique Worlds, 150 Parts to Gather, Tournament Mode, and more. Try it out, and you’ll like it.

#14 Move or Die

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Move or Die is an Arcade, 2D Fast-paced Platform, Party and Action video game published and developed by Those Awesome Guys for multiple platforms. The game offers both Single-player and Local Multiplayer (supports up to four players) modes. It deals with constantly changing mechanics and lots of yelling. The game lets up to four players to compete against each other in the party game where rules change in every single stage. During the gameplay, players can slap their friends while playing together on the same device. The player can challenge other online players from across the globe or pretend to practice offline mode with AI (Artificial Intelligence) bots. The game rewards the player with XP points, which he can use to level, unlock exciting characters and modes. It offers easy to learn fast-paced gameplay, but hard to master mechanics. There are multiple modes such as Jump Shot, Rocket Run, Chainsaw Backstab, etc. and each mode has its unique level design and mechanics. Leveling-up System, Multiple Modes, 4-player Multiplayer, Daily Challenges, and more.

#15 River City Ransom: Underground

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River City Ransom: Underground is a Retro-style Beat ‘em up, Role-playing, Action, Single-player and Multiplayer video game developed and published by Conatus Creative Inc. It offers a thrilling story, in which after many years vanquishing Slick on the rooftop of the school, Ryan and Alex must take to the streets again. In the game, the player must assist the new crop of fighter to defeat the waves of River city, and remove their name in the sinister abducting plot. During the gameplay, the player will make money to unlock new moves, upgrades, and skills of the player in the sprawling city on the brink. The game introduces classic features such as more than Five-hundred Street Fighting Moves, Secrets Galore, Dozens of Weapons, and a bonus Arena Fighting Mode. There are ten heroes available from which the player selects his favorite one to explore more than 140 levels to complete the objectives with secrets and hazards. River City Ransom: Underground includes prominent features such as a New Chapter, 22 Shops, 140 Levels, Online Co-op, Arena Multiplayer Combat mode, and more.

#16 Gang Beasts

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Gang Beasts is a Fighting, Physics-based, Beat ‘em up and Multiplayer video game developed by Boneloaf. The game focuses on brutal melee combat with gelatinous characters. It takes place in the fictional Beef City known as Metropolis. Select your character to get into the world where you have to fight against other players to pull, grab, and force from window to win. There are over fourteen stages, and each stage offers exciting and funny gameplay. To win, you have to throw your foes into hazardous machinery by kicking and punching. The game unlocks other levels, as you fulfill the requirements. Immerse yourself in beat ‘em up party gameplay experience with a simple task to punching and kick against characters until they are the knock-out and finish them off using one of map hazards. With superb mechanics, addictive gameplay, and brilliant controls, If you want to take revenge from your mates then Gang Beasts is the best game that will satisfy your hunger for revenge with the crazy battle. Here are some similar games to Gang Beasts.

#17 Brawlhalla

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Brawlhalla is an Action and Fighting video game created by the Top Tier developer Blue Mammoth Games. Because of being an amazingly engaging 2D-Platform Fighter game, Brawlhalla allows you to be a Bad-ass Warrior and go fight against the others equally capable warriors and fighters like yourself, defeat the hardcore fighters in epic duels/combats and enjoy an immersive game-play experience. As shows the name, Brawlhalla is all about epic Brawls and hardcore Fighting Action. Brawlhalla basically consists of a huge Fighting Tournament in which you task is to engage yourself into epic brawls and fighting matches in order to defeat a number of hardcore fighters to earn the reputation, rewards and pleasure at the same time. The game offers nice and simple controls, amazing and special combinations of skills with just one additional button and allows you to enjoy Super Smash Bros inspired mechanics. With brilliant visuals, amazingly addictive game-play and all the wonderful stuff, Brawlhalla is a cool Action and Fighting video game to play. You’ll definitely enjoy playing it.

#18 TowerFall Ascension

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TowerFall Ascension is one of the best games of this specific genre. This brilliant Action, Fighting, Archery and Combat masterpiece allows you to enjoy a game-play inspired by the classics and takes you to a whole new level of entertainment plus the quality gaming. TowerFall Ascension lets you engage yourself in epic Duels and Versus matches, use your abilities and special skills to defeat your enemies/opponents and master all the techniques of the pros. TowerFall Ascension offers insane amounts of treasures to loot, loads of power-ups, and abilities to catch the arrows mid-air while fighting with the enemies, monsters and other players. With Co-Op quests, and Multiplayer Support, TowerFall Ascension offers over 120 unique game maps, 50 hardcore battles, cool power-ups, 4 main and more unlockable player characters, loads of new stuff to discover and an immersive game-play to enjoy.

#19 Castle Crashers

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Castle Crashers is a 2D Action-Adventure, RPG, Hack and Slash and Beat ‘em’ Up video game by The Behemoth. The game is set in a Fictitious Medieval Era Kingdom and lets you be the Ultimate Savior who frees the Kidnapped Princesses and kills the Evil Magician by the use of his bravery, Sword and intuition. The game takes place in a fictional Medieval Era in a Medieval Universe and it kicks off with the Four brave Knights attending a party, in King’s massive Castle where the evil dark Wizard arrives and steals the Mystical Gem and kidnaps the Princess. As the most Brave and courageous beings, The Kings sends the Knights to rescue the Princess and to retrieve the Gem. According to the storyline, your ultimate goal is to find and defeat the Dark Wizard along with his minions and monster legions. Now in order to complete the game objectives, you must gather your team, go hunt down the bizarre and brutal Cyclops, a strange cat-fish and all the aliens. With a very involving story, epic gameplay, loads of enemies and all the monster fighting fun, Castle Crashers is one amazing Action-RPG video game to play and enjoy.

#20 Skullgirls

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Skullgirls is a 2012’s Fantastic 2D Action and Fighting video game by Reverge Labs. The game revolves around an Artifact known as “Skull Heart” that grants wishes to Women and if a women with an impure heart wishes something, The Skull Heart transforms her into a Skullgirl. The ultimate purpose of a Skullgirl is to only fight others like herself and defeat them in order to survive. Skullgirls lets you be one of that girls and go fighting solo or in teams of 2 or 3 and knock out the other teams. The game mostly focuses on close combats and PVP fights against the rivals and allows you to make teams of Two or maximum three characters, knock down your opponent before your health totally depletes and earn points and reputation. With a very addictive and immersive game-play and enhanced mechanics, fluent animations and the brilliant online multiplayer feature (allows players to challenge other players from around the world), Skullgirls offers a fantastic fighting environment for all the hardcore gamers.