Left 4 Dead 2 is one of the best co-op games ever made for a group of four, and I say that from experience. The reason it missed the top ten is specifically the group size constraint. It is at its best with exactly four people in the co-op campaign, and LAN parties often have more than that. The versus mode handles larger numbers but shifts the feel considerably. Hardware-wise the Source engine is forgiving, though not as forgiving as 1.6 or UT2004. If your LAN group is reliably four people and enjoys co-op over competitive play, this arguably deserves a spot higher than tenth.

About Warzone 2100
At a glance
- Released
- April 10, 1999
- Platforms
- macOS, Linux, PC
- Genre
- Strategy
- Play modes
- Single Player, Multiplayer, Co-op
- Age rating
- ESRB T
- Time to beat
- 3 hours
- Multiplayer
- By platform
Screenshots
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How long to beat
Player-reported completion times for Warzone 2100.
- Typical
- 3hoursStory plus some extras
Multiplayer by platform
How Warzone 2100 supports playing with other people, broken down per platform.
| Platform | Local | Online | LAN | Split-screen | Co-op campaign | Drop-in/out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC | No | Yes, up to 10 players | No | No | No | No |
| Linux | No | Yes, up to 10 players | No | No | No | No |
| macOS | No | Yes, up to 10 players | No | No | No | No |
- Supported (a number is the player cap)
- Not supported
- Not documented for this platform
Age ratings
How rating boards around the world have classified Warzone 2100. Open a board for its content descriptors.
ESRBT
- Animated Blood and Gore
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Warzone 2100 has something OpenRA does not: a unit research and customisation system that adds a strategic layer between matches. You are not just building preset units, you are designing vehicles from component parts, which means two players can run very different armies from the same tech tree. That depth is interesting but it also means the learning curve is steeper than anything else in the strategy section of this list. For groups that want one serious RTS to sink into over a long evening, it earns its place. For casual rotation play, OpenRA is the safer bet. Both are genuinely free with solid LAN support, which is why both made the cut.
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