Friendslop’ Happened: Why Clumsy Co-Op Games Took Over Steam in 2025

Do you have a free evening, a group of friends, and an urgent need for a dopamine spike? High chances that turns into a ‘friendslop’ game night 😉

In 2025, we noticed a wave of these low-priced co-op games flooding Steam. Even more interesting — four of them landed in the Top 10 premium games by copies sold.

Naturally, we had questions. So we did a deep dive 🤿

In the article we explore:
1️⃣ The origins of the ‘friendslop’ games and why they became trendy
2️⃣ Three main types of these games and their best examples to learn from
3️⃣ Why the low pricing strategy ($5–$10) allowed these games to spread across the audience so successfully

Read the full breakdown in our latest article!