Poppy Playtime Would Be Better With Online Multiplayer

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Although released as a single-player game, Poppy Playtime has the potential to be a great online multiplayer experience. As of now, the game is limited to just one chapter of content, with no options to play co-op alongside friends or other players. However, the possibility of introducing co-op within the game could prove to be a refreshing take on the multiplayer horror game genre, and easily garner success through its already massive fanbase and the growing online streaming community.

Poppy Playtime is a first-person survival horror game created by indie game developer MOB Games. The game sees the player take control of a former employee of Playtime Co. who revisits the company's abandoned toy factory, only to be pursued by the main antagonist Huggy Wuggy. The first chapter was released through Steam on October 12, 2021 and was met with viral success, leaving players to eagerly await the release of Poppy Playtime Chapter 2, which is rumored to be soon. Fans were also quick to point out the similarities between Poppy Playtime and Five Nights at Freddy's, as both are survival horror games that involve similar game mechanics and the player trying to escape from large cartoon characters come to life in a monstrous way.

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With the game's current concept, environment, and mechanics, Poppy Playtime has the capability of being made into an online multiplayer game. The abandoned factory map could easily be expanded into a larger game environment, potentially allowing two to four players to traverse the Playtime Co. factory alongside each other. The pre-existing puzzles within the game could be repurposed into tasks that can only be completed in co-op, with the ultimate goal of breaking out