5 multiplayer games that aren't shooters

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Multiplayer games have always been an important aspect of gaming as a whole. Playing a singleplayer title alone, investing hours upon hours on exploring and doing quests in role-playing games or trying to best seemingly undefeatable bosses in Soulslikes is undeniably fun, but at times the same amount of fun and excitement can be felt while playing video games with a friend.

With the rising popularity of games like Call of Duty, Battlefield, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and obviously Fortnite, most multiplayer games in the modern gaming landscape tend to fall under the first-person or third-person shooter genre.

Although there's nothing wrong with such titles, the current market is over saturated with multiplayer shooter games. The scope of multiplayer games is not limited to just shooting friends and other players' virtual avatars in the face, but it can be more than that, and some quality games have perfectly demonstrated this capability.

Here are 5 of the best games that, despite featuring robust multiplayer gameplay systems, are not shooters.

Note: This article reflects the author's opinions.

It Takes Two is a fantastic puzzle-platformer game that is built exclusively to be played in co-op, either local or online. The game comes from the very eccentric Josef Fares and his talented development studio, Hazelight.

It takes Two sees players take control of a husband and wife duo who are going through a rough time in their relationship. They mistakenly get turned into tiny dolls by their daughter who is unhappy with her parents getting a divorce. It's a heartfelt tale about companionship and makes for a really great game to play with a close friend.

It Takes Two also comes with a friend's pass, which essentially allows one