Co-Op Chaos

Bob & Aaron

Co-Op Chaos is a game / life balance podcast that dives into the challenges of being a functioning adult (parent, partner, professional, etc.) while also being a gamer. How do you navigate that? Hear our story, our challenges, and maybe come play a game with us. We love co-op games, and we embrace the chaos of life. We play games, talk about them, and talk about life.

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S2 · E1
Saturday · 1 hr 20 min
Once Chaos, Always Chaos!
SEASON 2!!!! Thank you to everyone that's made it this far, and to anyone just entering this game with us! So, you're human, but are you? Or were you? Or are you again? Or maybe you never were. Who knows, but this game is (was?) Once Human, an open world survival with some intriguing story, solid game play, and the mechanics you know and love about this particular genre. Amazingly, this game is free to play, with paid perks of course. Join us as we cozy up to this one and figure out what the f#@* is going on, learn how to fend off zombies and giant supernatural entities, and establish your territory with your buddies. Check out Co-Op Now, an amazing resource to find co-op games, learn all about them, and connect with other co-op players! Come to our Discord to find out how to join our dedicated Palworld server, hosted on Maximus Host, the best place for all your server needs! Here's all the ways to listen, watch, and connect with us - Our Website Discord Steam Curator Page Co-Op Now Page YouTube Spotify Apple Podcasts Instagram Email us!
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S1 · E46
August 16 · 58 min
Ascent, Descent, I'm the Guy with the Gun
Another late but great episode! We're kind of on break as we're both on vacation but we're still pushing this one out to you, the listener, because we love you. We'll be back in 2 weeks! Rise to the occasion, stand tall, climb to victory, and join us as we play through The Ascent, a top-down shooter with a great level of customization, but be prepared to look up how to get through the tutorial (or listen to where we got stuck). Come to our Discord to find out how to join our dedicated Palworld server! Come hang out on our Discord server and join our growing community of amazing gamers and friends, and follow us on Instagram! Check out our website! Check out the games we've played along with our reviews on our Steam Curator Page! Leave a comment or email us at coopchaospodcast@gmail.com. Don't be shy, come game with us!
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S1 · E45
August 8 · 56 min
Zombies Are What We Aim For
We drank a little Laterade again this week and we're dropping you the episode on Saturday. We just like to tease you a little, get you thirsty for more chaos. Do you like zombies? As much as we do? No you don't we'll fight you over it! But for real, who doesn't love taking out some undead monsters that want to eat you? It's integral to our survival! What about zombies partnered with 80s vibes and Synthwave music? Prepare your shelter and grab your favorite supplies for bartering in the apocalypse, and join us as try to survive SynthWaveZ, a survival, zombie, first person shooter with some neon, blood, and darkness. Come to our Discord to find out how to join our dedicated Palworld server! Come hang out on our Discord server and join our growing community of amazing gamers and friends, and follow us on Instagram! Check out our website! Check out the games we've played along with our reviews on our Steam Curator Page! Leave a comment or email us at coopchaospodcast@gmail.com. Don't be shy, come game with us!
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S1 · E44
July 31 · 1 hr 6 min
Flame-Broiled Space Bros
We love a space adventure, especially when we get to be little flame droppy guys that fight creepy monsters to save the Koroks. FOR THE KOROKS!! But they're not Koroks. More legally distinct intellectual properties! Keep chaotic and flame on with us as we play through Ember Knights, a roguelite 4-player co-op where you play as, you guessed it, ember knights. You're tasked with saving the universe, of course. It's polished, fun, top-down, and full of interesting story! Come hang out on our Discord server and join our growing community of amazing gamers and friends, and follow us on Instagram! Check out our website! Check out the games we've played along with our reviews on our Steam Curator Page! Leave a comment or email us at coopchaospodcast@gmail.com. Don't be shy, come game with us!
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S1 · E43
July 26 · 1 hr 56 min
I Captured a Legally Distinct PickleCheese in My Nudge Sphere
Sometimes a game totally feels like another game, and that's okay! No need for legal trouble. And this game is TOTALLY DISTINCT from any other franchise. Don't believe the hype. Well, maybe believe ours? Sorry for the late drop, but this guest-packed, critter-filled, thing-stuffed episode is about Palworld, a monster capture / companion game in an open world setting with base building, character customization, questing, crafting, and so much more. We're joined by our very dear friends Todd, Soap, and Milk as we pal around this wild world together. Come to our Discord to find out how to join our dedicated Palworld server! Come hang out on our Discord server and join our growing community of amazing gamers and friends, and follow us on Instagram! Check out our website! Check out the games we've played along with our reviews on our Steam Curator Page! Leave a comment or email us at coopchaospodcast@gmail.com. Don't be shy, come game with us!
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S1 · E42
July 18 · 45 min
Beans and Wieners with a Vengeance
Desperation strikes in the heart of the apocalypse. You and your closest friends must fight for your lives to save... the beer? A worthy cause. But also, you're all hot dogs. And Canadian. And the preferred currency in the new world order? Beans. Cans of beans. Join us while we slay together and stay together in Guntouchables, a top-down, shoot 'em up extractor with an intense amount of humor. Come hang out on our Discord server and join our growing community of amazing gamers and friends, and follow us on Instagram! Check out our website! Check out the games we've played along with our reviews on our Steam Curator Page! Leave a comment or email us at coopchaospodcast@gmail.com. Don't be shy, come game with us!
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S1 · E41
July 15 · 1 hr 51 min
Hello Hero Era! - Dispatch Spoilersode Pt. 2
WARNING! This is a very explicit episode. We try to keep it clean, but we couldn't for this amazing game. And that game is... Dispatch! MORE WARNING! This is another spoiler-heavy episode. We go very deep into the rest of the story, our choices, and how they impact the game. If you don't want to be spoiled, please feel free come back after you've played through Dispatch! Hit up the vending machine for some immortal snack cakes, get back to your workstation, and ready up for the conclusion of this special 2-part episode where Aaron and Bob go through every episode of AdHoc Studio's Dispatch, a game Bob and Aaron strongly enjoyed and fondly reflect on. A very strong spiritual successor of the original Telltale games. We talk through the choices we made, our favorite moments and dialog, and share so many laughs. This will be part 2 of 2 episodes. We cover episodes 4-8 of Dispatch in part 2. We hope you've loved this journey as much as we have! Come hang out on our Discord server and join our growing community of amazing gamers and friends, and follow us on Instagram! Check out our website! Check out the games we've played along with our reviews on our Steam Curator Page! Leave a comment or email us at coopchaospodcast@gmail.com. Don't be shy, come game with us!
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S1 · E40
July 9 · 1 hr 39 min
Goodbye Villain Era - Dispatch Spoilersode Pt. 1
WARNING! This is a very explicit episode. We try to keep it clean, but we couldn't for this amazing game. And that game is... Dispatch! MORE WARNING! This is a spoiler-heavy episode. We go very deep into the story, the choices, and how they impact the game. If you don't want to be spoiled, please feel free come back after you've played through Dispatch! Grab some mediocre coffee, throw on your headset, and lock in for this special episode where Aaron and Bob go through every episode of AdHoc Studio's Dispatch, a game Bob has mentioned passionately before. A very strong spiritual successor of the original Telltale games. We talk through the choices we made, our favorite moments and dialog, and share so many laughs. This will be part 1 of 2 episodes. We cover episodes 1-3 of Dispatch in part 1. Stay tuned for part 2 coming in the next few days where we wrap up covering episodes 4-8. Come hang out on our Discord server and join our growing community of amazing gamers and friends, and follow us on Instagram! Check out our website! Check out the games we've played along with our reviews on our Steam Curator Page! Leave a comment or email us at coopchaospodcast@gmail.com. Don't be shy, come game with us!
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S1 · E39
July 4 · 1 hr 9 min
The Millennial Kestrel
Do you like space? Do you like jumping? What about jumping in space? What about when you're being attacked by space miscreants? Or when you have to swim through radiation to get some parts to fix your ship? If you answered yes, what's wrong with you? Just kidding. Jump into Jump Space with us! We've been wanting to cover this one for awhile, so come hear our thoughts! We're joined by Casey AKA Diehard who we met (like so many others) through Super Earth Podcast! We did some jumping in the space, talk about the dad life, and share our preferences for Aaron's mythical Homewrecker Plus family pizza (and ice cream. and wings. and beer. and shark week!) night! Come hang out on our Discord server and join our growing community of amazing gamers and friends, and follow us on Instagram! Check out our website! Check out the games we've played along with our reviews on our Steam Curator Page! Leave a comment or email us at coopchaospodcast@gmail.com. Don't be shy, come game with us!
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S1 · E38
June 26 · 1 hr
Of Mice and Cheese
Sometimes you need a little cheese. Sometimes that need for cheese puts you to work, hard work that the greedy cheese president mouse guy wants you to suffer to acquire for his own power and wealth. And sometimes, we do it because. Cheese. What else do you need to know? We were super excited when indie developer Bubble Gun LLC from Tokyo approached us to demo and discuss their upcoming, Little Cheese Works! Join Aaron and I for this new experience and gouda amounts of fun. It's a great one to play with the kids, with your friends, or find some co-op strangers on the internet, for safety! We'll share an update when the release date is announced, but it's one to check out! Check out Maximus Host, our friend Todd's server hosting service for you dedicated server gaming needs! Super affordable, and he's added more games which means more dedicated fun for you! Come hang out on our Discord server and join our growing community of amazing gamers and friends, and follow us on Instagram! Check out our website! Check out the games we've played along with our reviews on our Steam Curator Page! Leave a comment or email us at coopchaospodcast@gmail.com. Don't be shy, come game with us!
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S1 · E37
June 20 · 1 hr 2 min
Nuts, Incorporated.
We went deep on this one. We went nuts. We dug things, we goblin'd stuff. We slaved away for the man. I feel like we've been in this situation before. Grab a laser gun and chip away at these walls with us as we mine our way through Goblin Company! This week, our old and glorious lifelong friend Todd suffered through the hard labor with us. Goblin Company is part mining sim, part fantasy/sci-fi action, part sandbox through making tracks for your mining carts, and we once again managed to turn a non-cozy game into a cozy game! Check out Maximus Host, Todd's server hosting service for you dedicated server gaming needs! Super affordable, and he's added more games to the roster since the last time he joined us. Come hang out on our Discord server and join our growing community of amazing gamers and friends, and follow us on Instagram! Check out our website! Check out the games we've played along with our reviews on our Steam Curator Page! Leave a comment or email us at coopchaospodcast@gmail.com. Don't be shy, come game with us!
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S1 · E36
June 12 · 1 hr
Saving Stuff, Hunting Thangs
It's the zombie apocalypse. A derpy, blocky zombie apocalypse. What weapon are you picking? Oh, wait. You only get a shotgun. Melee weapon? Nope. But you what you CAN have is vampires because, sure, why not? And you don't have a face and what are we even talking about? Come check out Hunt Zombies Together with us this week! It's a fun, very wallet and recession friendly first-person shooter / survive until you can't game. There's not a lot of frills or story, but it's a simple, easy to play game that can help you and 3 friends kill some time on a budget. Stay thirsty for our first No-Op bonus episode on Dispatch, where we'll be talking about our experiences doing a new playthrough! We'll cover our choices, what we like, what we would change, and some other thoughts. No date set yet, but it's just too good of a game despite not being co-op. We would be doing the world a huge disservice by not covering it. Come hang out on our Discord server and join our growing community of amazing gamers and friends, and follow us on Instagram! Check out our website! Check out the games we've played along with our reviews on our Steam Curator Page! Leave a comment or email us at coopchaospodcast@gmail.com. Don't be shy, come game with us!
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S1 · E35
June 5 · 59 min
Fishdivers 2: A Galactic Bromance
Fishing for the answer to your 4+ gaming woes? Stick with us while we play Fish Stick Protocol! This one we snagged in a bundle with Space Chaos, last week's GotW. Explore your lobby, invade some small dimensions? Planets? And collect goodies to dress up your love lair. One of the best parts, it's up to 8 players! A rare treat. Let us know what you think about some of our new ideas, like having an occasional "No-Op" single player game episode. Come hang out on our Discord server and join our growing community of amazing gamers and friends, and follow us on Instagram! Check out our website! Check out the games we've played along with our reviews on our Steam Curator Page! Leave a comment or email us at coopchaospodcast@gmail.com. Don't be shy, come game with us!
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S1 · E34
May 29 · 58 min
Llama Lockdown
The space Llamas made us do it. Or the space whale. Or the space space. Who knows! But we have to get things done for THE MAN. The space man. Join us as we suffer through this task sim, space themed, stress inducing adventure in Space Chaos. The game name is incredibly on brand. Come hang out on our Discord server and join our growing community of amazing gamers and friends, and follow us on Instagram! Check out our website! Check out the games we've played along with our reviews on our Steam Curator Page! Leave a comment or email us at coopchaospodcast@gmail.com. Don't be shy, come game with us!
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S1 · E33
May 22 · 1 hr 12 min
Bros Extract Bros from Backrooms
Prepare your pants for imminent bowel extraction! Because this very scary, ooky spooky horror extractor had us deliciously creeped out. And you will be too! When you get trapped in the Backrooms oooOOOooOOOooo spooky sounds. Join us as we play through Backrooms: Extractions! A different, better backrooms experience than the previous one we tried. This one is full of creepy goodness and we could actually figure out how to play the game. Come hang out on our Discord server and join our growing community of amazing gamers and friends, and follow us on Instagram! Check out our website! Check out the games we've played along with our reviews on our Steam Curator Page! Leave a comment or email us at coopchaospodcast@gmail.com. Don't be shy, come game with us!
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S1 · E32
May 14 · 1 hr 2 min
Paint Me Like One of Your Lonely Space Ninja Cats
Today, we're joined by one of our biggest fans, Nick (AKA The Lonely Cats). Big shoutout to Nick for always listening and commenting on our episodes. It was a great time having him as our tour guide through Warframe. This was a really fun, long-standing shooter with high customization, amazing style that holds up over time, and you're literally just space ninjas. Come hang out on our Discord server and join our growing community of amazing gamers and friends, and follow us on Instagram! Check out our website! Check out the games we've played along with our reviews on our Steam Curator Page! Leave a comment or email us at coopchaospodcast@gmail.com. Don't be shy, come game with us!
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S1 · E31
May 8 · 1 hr 51 min
Wrap It Before You Yap It
Open up your yap hole and cast some saucy spells with us as we play though YapYap, a 5 player extractor game full of action, a little suspense, and the actual use of your voice to cast spells! We're joined by Todd, Soap, and Milk since it's a rare treat to find a game for more than 4 players. If you haven't yet, check out Todd's game hosting server, Maximus Host, for all of your dedicated game server needs! It's affordable, pay-as-you-go, and continues to add new supported games. Once again, we're encouraging people to check out Co-Op Now, a really useful website for co-op gamers to connect, congregate, and organize their gaming experience! Check it out and see if you and your squad like it! Come hang out on our Discord server and join our growing community of amazing gamers and friends, and follow us on Instagram! Check out our website! Check out the games we've played along with our reviews on our Steam Curator Page! Leave a comment or email us at coopchaospodcast@gmail.com. Don't be shy, come game with us!
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S1 · E30
April 30 · 1 hr 35 min
Don't Haste the Player, Haste the Game
Make haste! Well, somebody did. Join us while we play Haste, a fun run-through, roguelite, anime-ish, tech-ish, fantasy-ish, ish-ish game full of running, adventure, running, fedora-wearing jackalopes, running, and running. Bob and Aaron share some recent food adventures, and Bob continues his ever-growing love of Dispatch. We also share some spicy and thought provoking theme questions! We made our debut on Reddit and quickly made some new friends. We connected with the mind behind Co-Op Now, a really useful website for co-op gamers to connect, congregate, and organize their gaming experience! Check it out and see if you and your squad like it! Come hang out on our Discord server and join our growing community of amazing gamers and friends, and follow us on Instagram! Check out our website! Check out the games we've played along with our reviews on our Steam Curator Page! Leave a comment or email us at coopchaospodcast@gmail.com. Don't be shy, come game with us!
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S1 · E29
April 23 · 1 hr 7 min
Nobody Shaves the Squirrel... Wait, What?
Grab your closest bro-op life mate for this 2 player co-op game, Nobody Saves the World. This fantasy top-down hack & slash game starts you off in the buff with the most grotesquely hollow eyes. You and your bro-op get to battle your way through dungeons to earn points (and pants hopefully?) to upgrade and gain new forms! A little bit of fantasy, a little-little bit of awkward horse love. We don't make the games, we just play them. Learn all about Bob's adventure playing through Dispatch. We know, it's not co-op. But Bob is enjoying it! Come hang out on our Discord server and join our growing community of amazing gamers and friends, and follow us on Instagram! Check out our website! Check out the games we've played along with our reviews on our Steam Curator Page! Leave a comment or email us at coopchaospodcast@gmail.com. Don't be shy, come game with us!
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S1 · E28
April 16 · 1 hr 11 min
Friends Don't Let Friends Probe Drunk
You're driving down a long, dark, secluded road at night and look down at the instrument panel only to realize that you're almost out of gas in spite of this full run-on sentence. Thankfully, the light of a gas station cuts across your field of view like a beacon in the fog. You fill up, pop in for a snack and a bathroom break. You wake up feeling like a rough night at the club hit you. BOOM! Creepy gas station aliens probed you! Today, we played Roadside Research, a retail seem met with alien research sim where you, basically... Read above. You get the full trauma of any past retail job you worked combined with the mystery of being poorly disguised aliens. Collect your data on the humans, and keep those toilets clean and shelves stocked! We used some additional sounds in this episode that were free-use, but we loved this one specific artist so much that we used his audio exclusively for it. Shoutout to BaDoink from freesound.org! We use freesound.org for a lot of the random sound effects we use across our episodes. Come hang out on our Discord server and join our growing community of amazing gamers and friends, and follow us on Instagram! Check out our website! Check out the games we've played along with our reviews on our Steam Curator Page! Leave a comment or email us at coopchaospodcast@gmail.com. Don't be shy, come game with us!
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