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[BossLackey]

I'm really in the mood for a multiplayer shooter, but something that isn't too competitive. Ideally it would be coop PVE or something, but there aren't a ton of those.

I keep coming back to Destiny 2, but I don't know if I want to start that grind-fest or not (it's not out of the question).

Please sir, can I have a recommendation?

 

[Nankatsu]

Division 2 if you haven't tried it before.

 

[Cornbread78]

Destiny 2 would be right up your ally for coop, PvE & PvP content

 

[Ogbert]

Yep. Division 2 is cool. Flawed, but strangely underrated. Zombie army 4 is good fun.

To be honest, if it’s an fps you’re after, there’s not much beyond D2 (unless you can stomach CoD or Overwatch). Don’t worry about the grind, it’s all very gentle. Although the new season is a bit shit and solar 3.0 kinda sucks.

 

[Punished Miku]

World War Z on Gamepass is better than I expected. Very casual third person Left 4 Dead vibes. Co-op.

 

[BossLackey]

Division 2 if you haven't tried it before.

I didn't even think of that. I played a biiiiit of the first one and was fun enough. I do remember 2 looking quite a bit better. Good call, I'll add it to the list.

 

[cormack12]

Division 2
Sniper Elite 5
Gears (Horde)
Rainbow 6 Extraction
Back 4 Blood
World War Z
Zombie Army 4

 

[BossLackey]

World War Z on Gamepass is better than I expected. Very casual third person Left 4 Dead vibes. Co-op.

Yeah I played that at launch. Was quite fun. They've added to it since then. I just might go back.

 

[Ogbert]

Also, consider rogue lites.

Ziggurat 2 and Gunfire Reborn could keep you busy.

 

[Punished Miku]

September 9th.

 

[DeepSpace5D]

Destiny 2 is indeed a grind fest if you want to get really good gear, but when it comes to shooting aliens with friends it’s still one of best online PVE experiences you can have.

There’s a few people in my clan that only play a few days here and there per month and they still enjoy it. It doesn’t have to be any more of a grind than you want it to be.

 

[cormack12]

Also games like alienation and thr ascent are worth a shout, even plants v zombies has good PvE. Aliens Fireteam Elite has another patch due soon as well.

And you can also try borderlands 3 co op?

 

[chixdiggit]

Remnant from the Ashes is really good PVE.

 

[FrozenFlame]

Insurgency Sandstorm has a PVE mode and it's free to play this weekend.

 

[ViolentP]

Remnant is great. If the community is active, Division 2. Back 4 Blood if you’re desperate.

Otherwise, BFV.

 

[Filben]

Outriders. Good story and story presentation, no MTX, lots of missions/quests, cool shooting and effects, good loot. Little to no grind necessary for main story and questing.

Deep Rock Galactic. Cool procedural dungeons, humorous, different classes.

 

[Guilty_AI]

Seconding Deep Rock Galactic.

Also, Risk of Rain 2.

 

[RAIDEN1]

I was initially going to say this:

 

[Esca]

Tiny tina wonderlands. If you like borderlands games you'll like this one.
It's just coop though

 

[BossLackey]

Remnant from the Ashes is really good PVE.

I completely forgot I had this. This might actually be the winner. I really liked it then got distracted.

 

[BadBurger]

Since everything else has been mentioned: If you have someone to start with, or is willing to create a new character and level up with you, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands. Once you get to about level 20 you'll be able to reliably find sessions online with others where the enemies won't be so high of a level that you won't feel useless (well, maybe about level 25).

And of course you can go it solo whenever you want.

 

[STARSBarry]

Sounds like Deep Rock Galagtic given the whole coop shooter thing...

 

[OverHeat]

The cycle

 

[Eddie-Griffin]

Orange Box.

 

[RadioactiveLobster]

It's PvPvE and is more on the competitive side but I cannot recommend Hunt: Showdown enough. There is a big even starting next week in the game as well.

If you do choose to join in on the fun, do the tutorials and find some friends to play with.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

OP, shoot me a PM if you want to play Operation Tango with me. I bought it, so it's free for you, and it's a lower stress coop. Not exactly a shooter though.

 

[FeldMonster]

I strongly recommend Warzone Firefight in Halo 5 and Frontier Defense in FitanFall 2 for Co-Op PVE experiences.

 

[Lupin25]

I would say Apex Legends by far imo.

 

[Krappadizzle]

Deep Rock Galactic.

Rock and Stone!

 

[The Alien]

Correct recommendation is 'Remanant: From The Ashes'

 

[Northeastmonk]

Isn’t Valorant still a thing? That game keeps popping up in my head and yet I haven’t ever played it. Wasn’t it very popular for a while or is still popular with Overwatch fans?

That’s not PVE. I hear some good things about Outriders.

 

[Sensates]

Division 2 and Outriders for the grind. Killing floor 2 or Chivalry 2 to kill time.

Rather sad Battleborn is no longer an option, but I still play Overwatch & Paladins casually. Can't stand Valorant.

 

[k_trout]

Generation Zero is my favourite fps atm

 

[MidGenRefresh]

It's also on GamePass.

 

[Kupfer]

World War Z on Gamepass is better than I expected. Very casual third person Left 4 Dead vibes. Co-op.

The muzzle flash occurs directly behind the chamber inside the gun and not at the end of the barrel.
Details like this drive me crazy!

@Topic:
DayZ
I know a lot of people don't like it, it had a messed up development history and now it's not what the fans (including me) were hoping for in a standalone, but it's still a great game and I come back every few months for a few days and have a blast. You can play it in a way that avoids most players. And it gets x-times better when you have buddies on your side.

There are PVE servers, but I personally don't find that exciting enough, but it might be a good place to start.

 

[Kiya's Guard]

 

[Punished Miku]

The muzzle flash occurs directly behind the chamber inside the gun and not at the end of the barrel.
Details like this drive me crazy!

@Topic:
DayZ
I know a lot of people don't like it, it had a messed up development history and now it's not what the fans (including me) were hoping for in a standalone, but it's still a great game and I come back every few months for a few days and have a blast. You can play it in a way that avoids most players. And it gets x-times better when you have buddies on your side.

There are PVE servers, but I personally don't find that exciting enough, but it might be a good place to start.

haha, can't unsee it now. That's funny.

 

[anthony2690]

It's also on GamePass.

Dude, my missus's car could do with a good power wash, come put your training to use! I'll even let you pay me £1 for the first three months for the privilege to power wash the car too

Spoiler

I'll never understand the appeal to simulate mundane/job related stuff, I use to know a guy who was a farmer and he would finish on the farm and go home and unwind by playing farming simulator, I'll never understand

 

[EverydayBeast]

Battlefield 2042 is better than anything out there gamers come up with reasons to not play it you have to respect dice, the player count, large maps, winning soundtrack in the end I rank it ahead of shooters like the division, laughable team fortress and gears of war.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Dude, my missus's car could do with a good power wash, come put your training to use! I'll even let you pay me £1 for the first three months for the privilege to power wash the car too

Spoiler

I'll never understand the appeal to simulate mundane/job related stuff, I use to know a guy who was a farmer and he would finish on the farm and go home and unwind by playing farming simulator, I'll never understand

Game must be doing something right. I think it's the second highest rated game this year on Steam. 97% positive out of 21,372 reviews.

 

[GymWolf]

Remnant from the ashes if you like dark soul with gun.

You can coop and it is pve.

Or deep rock galactic like someone else said.

 

[Wildebeest]

I did enjoy Remnant and recommend it if you want a story campaign. Deep Rock Galactic seems less aim based and more based on short replayable sessions. Escape from Tarkov is the game which is hot right now though. It is PvP, but you can play it coop just to loot stuff and make it out alive.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Not competitive as such but I do enjoy Gears Horde mode particularly with a good team of players