Sven Co-op
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| Developer(s) | Sven Co-op Team |
| Publisher(s) | Sven Co-op Team |
| Designer(s) | Daniel Fearon, David McDermott, Josh Polito |
| Engine | GoldSrc (heavily modified) Svengine (v 5.0+) |
| Platform(s) | Windows, Linux |
| Release | January 19, 1999 |
| Genre(s) | First-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Sven Co-op is a co-op variation of the 1998 first-person shooter Half-Life. The game, initially released as a mod in January 1999, and created by Daniel "Sven Viking" Fearon, enables players to play together on online servers to complete levels, many of which are based on the Half-Life universe but include other genres. In addition to the cooperative gameplay, Sven Co-op includes improvements from the original Half-Life, including improved artificial intelligence for both enemy and allied non-player characters.
Since its original release, the project has been overseen by David "Sniper" McDermott. In 2013, Valve, which owns the rights to the Half-Life series, gave the development team the rights to publish the modification as a standalone title on Steam, and further allowed them to distribute the maps and assets of Half-Life to support its release. The standalone release, representing version 5.0 of the mod, was released in January 2016.