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Team up in Half-Life-inspired missions to fight computer-controlled enemies, solve puzzles, and reach objectives across maps.
Released 22 Jan 2016
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Revive Fallen Allies
Sven Co-op is a co-operative game originally based around Valve Software's Half-Life. In this game players must work together against computer controlled enemies and solve puzzles as a team.
Developed by Sven Co-op team · Published by Sven Co-op team
Sven Co-op is a cooperative first-person shooter based on Half-Life. Players take on missions together, facing computer-controlled enemies and solving puzzles as a team.
Combat uses weapons, monsters, and characters similar to Half-Life, with tougher difficulty suited to group play. Teammates can also support one another: a review describes using a medkit to heal or revive allies and friendly NPCs.
Missions are usually separate, though some span multiple maps or form a series. Players aim to reach the end or complete an objective; community-made maps and modifications provide additional scenarios.
Players often enjoy replaying Half-Life campaigns cooperatively, especially with friends, and appreciate the range of community-made maps and scenarios. Several describe the group combat and occasional mishaps as chaotic and funny; some also value being able to play without owning Half-Life. These are recurring themes in the supplied reviews, not universal experiences.
| Platforms | Windows, Linux |
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| Players | 1–64 |
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| Multiplayer | Sven Co-op supports single-player and multiplayer, with a primary focus on cooperative online play against computer-controlled enemies. Official features list Online Co-op and LAN Co-op, and store text describes team-based PvE puzzle-solving missions. Reviews indicate players can host listen or dedicated servers, use community servers, and play custom campaigns, survival/hardcore variants, and some PvP modes. |
| Multiplayer & mods | The game is moddable and heavily supported by community content. Reviews mention custom maps, campaigns, game modes, player models, skins, AMX Mod X plugins, AngelScript plugins, and dedicated/community servers. Mods can add or change multiplayer content substantially, including survival, RPG/XP, custom servers, PvP variants, and ports of other Half-Life mods. |
| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
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| Website | Official website |
