Abstract
- A number of upcoming co-op shooters (Arc Raiders, Exoborne, Venture Spectrum, Poisonous Commando) purpose to rival Helldivers 2.
- Arc Raiders and Exoborne give attention to tense extraction runs, loot, customizable gear, and high-mobility fight.
- Venture Spectrum and Poisonous Commando add paranoia, friendly-fire threat, horror components, and traditional co-op horde motion.
With the success of Helldivers 2, gamers are already fascinated with what could possibly be the following large cooperative shooter that can revolutionize the gaming world. Nevertheless, as Arrowhead has left the bar fairly excessive, there are only some attainable titles that would dispute Helldivers 2′s reign over co-op capturing enjoyable.
This checklist spotlights among the upcoming titles that would turn out to be the following Helldivers 2, in keeping with gameplay footage, suggestions on latest take a look at runs, and potential for on-line cooperative play.
Arc Raiders
Set in a post-apocalyptic world the place people have constructed their refuges underground, Arc Raiders will send players into dangerous missions to the floor, the place harmful machines and different Rogue Raiders can kill them at any given time. The sport is being developed by Embark Studios, and shall be printed by Nexon on October 30, 2025.
It has all of the qualities of a great third-person shooter, and from all we noticed by means of gameplay and pictures, it is going to be a ton of enjoyable. With the workforce behind it being veterans from DICE and EA, gamers ought to count on tons of motion in a world that’s dominated by vicious machines. So it has a combination of video games like Technology Zero, some cool aesthetics, and breathtaking situations. The mechanics appear to be fairly easy: Deploy, Loot, Extract, and shoot every little thing that strikes. However, Raiders even have skills that they’ll enhance, in addition to an arsenal of customizable weapons of their bases. The extra profitable extractions they carry out, the higher outfitted they would be the subsequent time they deploy.
Exoborne

Exoborne
- ESRB
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T For Teen // Violence, Blood
- Developer(s)
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Sharkmob AB
- Writer(s)
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Sharkmob AB
- Engine
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Unreal Engine
- Multiplayer
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On-line Multiplayer
Exoborne is a sport that has tons of inspiration from titles like Escape from Tarkov and Tom Clancy’s The Division 2, however with an aesthetic that reminds gamers of a specific sport now practically forgotten: Darkish Sector. Nonetheless, the mechanics of this sport push gamers into large sandbox arenas the place they might want to loot, shoot, and extract earlier than others steal all their treasured issues. Climate is an enormous factor on this sport, and for moments, it additionally seems to be like a multiplayer Simply Trigger, one thing actually cool since mobility and fight engagement are straight linked to the climate situations. Gamers can even use large towers hidden within the situation referred to as Stratus to change the climate situations, altering the gameplay of others, and utilizing it to their very own benefit.
The sport additionally has PvEvP components and tons of cool-looking weapons from SMGs to Snipers. Aiming shifts the angle from third particular person to first particular person, and the gameplay lately revealed that there is aerial fight, that means the gamers can hover within the air and shoot on the similar time when the climate situations name for it. It seems to be like an intense sport that would find yourself being extraordinarily aggressive within the close to future.
Venture Spectrum
Psychological Survival Horror And Workforce Co-Op Shooter

Project Spectrum
- Developer(s)
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Workforce Jade
- Writer(s)
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TiMi Studio Group
- Multiplayer
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On-line Multiplayer, On-line Co-Op
One other fascinating title that could possibly be the following large hit is Venture Spectrum, a sport developed by Workforce Jade, which showcased a teaser throughout Gamescom. It seems to be like a combination of Worry the Wolves, Escape from Tarkov, and F.E.A.R., the place notion performs a elementary function, tricking the gamers at any given time. It’s not simply Participant vs. Surroundings right here, because the worst enemy of this squad-based sport is what they carry with them to the match.
Pleasant hearth will play a elementary function, and if gamers let the worry overtake them, they may find yourself turning into the enemy as an alternative of an ally, or failing to acknowledge a teammate from an enemy and find yourself killing them by mistake. Some huge Phasmophobia vibes there, although in actuality, there usually are not too many particulars shared with the viewers, so gamers might want to wait to see if it is value all of the hype, as soon as extra gameplay is revealed sooner or later.
John Carpenter’s Poisonous Commando
And Superior Upcoming Zombie Horde Smasher
And at last, a sport that has been rumored for a very long time has revealed some extra gameplay: John Carpenter’s Poisonous Commando, a combination of Motion Shooter with co-op Horde-Preventing survival horror. It seems to be like a non secular successor to games like Left 4 Dead and the sadly failed Again 4 Blood, however gamers ought to count on quite a lot of gory motion and supernatural enemies, identical to people who seem within the traditional films from the 80s and early 90’s: Numerous rock, bullets, and troopers attempting to do their job as hordes from the underworld attempt to devour all of it.
The sport is ready for groups of 4 gamers, and can clearly have matchmaking for individuals who benefit from the randomness of enjoying with strangers. With an enormous pair of footwear to fill, John Carpenter’s Poisonous Commando couldn’t solely turn out to be the following large co-op hit after Helldivers 2, but additionally a standard vacation spot for individuals who come in search of a great zombie-killing sport. One thing followers have not seen in over a decade.