Alien Breed: Impact Bugs, corridors and a flamethrower

There is a separate online co-op mode built for two, across three maps made specifically for it. You and a partner work together against the alien horde, which is a different rhythm from the campaign: no repair jobs to babysit, just waves to survive and ground to cover. The online setup is straightforward, with quick match, game creation, friends lists and voice chat, so getting a session going takes minutes. If your usual co-op partner is bored of the same three shooters, this is a cheap evening of bug hunting with a friend.

The ship is littered with fallen comrades and lockers, and searching them is how you get rich. Hold the search, pocket the cash, then spend it in the shop on weapon and kit upgrades. That choice matters: a shotgun upgraded for damage plays very differently from a stock one, and the shop limits how much you can buy at once, so you decide what your loadout needs next rather than buying everything. Grenades and medkits are part of the kit too. It gives the run-and-gun loop a small tactical layer: the alien you skip might be guarding the credits that buy your next upgrade.

The setting is the Leopold, a spaceship that collides with a vast derelict vessel and starts falling apart, and the game makes good use of that. Machinery churns, systems explode, sparks fly, and aliens burst up through floors and walls rather than politely walking in. The story unfolds in comic-style panels between missions, with hidden logs scattered through the levels for anyone who wants more. The sound does a lot of the work: ambient hum, voice over and a sparse, well-timed score that keeps the corridors tense. It is atmospheric in a way that sticks with you, and the final chapter's setting is a highlight.