The concept of free to play RPGs might sound a little weird, but sometimes it works. Etheria: Restart is an upcoming JRPG that draws inspiration from Genshin Impact and similar games and takes the fight to cyberspace. It will feature several modes, including a 2-player online co-op mode called "Phantom Theater." The PC version of Etheria: Restart launches on June 5.

It has been a while since we checked in on Warframe, the space ninja-themed free to play MMO from Digital Extremes. Well, a quick glance shows that not only is Warframe still going strong, but the developer has a new game called Soulframe in development as well. Many of us have played Warframe at some point over the years, but far fewer gamers have tried Dark Sector, the single-player action game that takes place earlier in the Warframe timeline. Well, Dark Sector is free on Steam from November 27-30, so now's a great time to grab it up.

Last year, River City Girls, WayForward's seminal beat 'em up RPG, arrived on mobile through the Crunchyroll Game Vault. That partnership was such a success that WayForward is bringing three more games to Crunchyroll's mobile app: Dawn of the Monsters, RWBY: Arrowfell, and Spidersaurs. This is cool news for mobile co-op fans because two of those three games support local co-op. Dawn of the Monsters is available right now, and the other titles are coming soon.

BROK the InvestiGator is a very unique title from COWCAT Games. The gameplay mostly consists of adventure elements as the hero solves mysteries in a futuristic world populated by humanoid animals. From time to time, however, beat 'em up-style fights break out between Brok and groups of assailants. The brawling mechanics will be the focus of the game's first DLC expansion, entitled "The Bar Brawl." Did we mention that both the main game and the upcoming DLC support 4-player local co-op?

Vampire Survivors is the king of its own roguelike subgenre, having inspired numerous imitators (such as the recently released Outer Terror). Gamers in know will recognize that Vampire Survivors was partially inspired by Konami's Castlevania series. While there hasn't been any Castlevania DLC just yet, we are getting a DLC release based on Contra in May, so that's something! Also, Poncle has announced that a PlayStation version of Vampire Survivors will finally, finally be released in the summer.

Vampire Survivors from Poncle is the little game that could. The $5 game continues to grow and grow, as evidenced by today's release of the Among Us-themed "Emergency Meeting" DLC. The $2.49 DLC adds a map set on an alien world, 9 playable characters, 15 weapons, and more! Naturally, the new map supports 4-player local co-op, making it a must-have all around.

Last month, Italian developer Poncle promised that Vampire Survivors would be getting a new mode called Adventures, and that mode has now been added to the Xbox and Steam versions of the game. That would be exciting enough, but the developer also announced that new Last of Us-themed DLC called "Emergency Meeting" will be released on December 18. Vampire hunters will be busy this month!

Genshin Impact continues to thrive even as its developer, HoYoVerse, puts out new games like Honkai: Star Trail and the upcoming Zenless Zone Zero. The new version 4.2 update is titles "Masquerade of the Guilty." It concludes Fontaine's main storyline, adds Furina and Charlotte as playable characters, and lots more.

It seems like just the other day that the free 'Whiteout' campaign was added to the Switch version of Vampire Survivors. Still, the team at Poncle isn't one to sit on its vampire-repelling laurels. They've already announced Adventures, a new game type that will be coming to Vampire Survivors in its next update. Three adventures will debut with said update, and they will support local co-op to boot.

Shortly before Halloween, Vampire Survivors got a big, free update on Xbox, Steam, and mobile. The Switch version of the update, however, experienced a last-minute delay. Thankfully, the update has finally arrived on the Switch, so up to four local players can now battle monsters (but no actual vampires) in the snowy Whiteout level, Nintendo-style.

Vampire Survivors is one of the best values in gaming. The "little $5 game that could" received a free co-op update not long ago, and now the free "Whiteout" update has come along as well. The addition of a new level, a new character, and other content will certainly give fans of the gothic Roguelike a reason to hop back into the game.