We told you about Netease’s English-language launch of LifeAfter (Free) a couple of weeks ago, and talked about its surprisingly deep open-world zombie survival gameplay. LifeAfter does a great job of making you feel like you’re actually stuck in a zombie apocalypse scenario, and forces you to survive by making great use of any and all resources you’re able to find, and then using them in the extensive crafting system to make gear, weapons, and protective structures to keep those zombies (and other survivors, in fact) from getting to you. It’s great fun, but one aspect to LifeAfter that we didn’t touch on as much yet is its various cooperative multiplayer options.

One of those cool cooperative features is becoming a “roommate" with one of your in-game friends. This works similarly to how you might be roommates with someone in real life, as you’ll both live in the same building and will be able to share a variety of resources. A roommate can also harvest crops and even cook dinner for the other person, which is? kind of adorable" Having a roommate and performing various cooperative abilities will also contribute towards unlocking special in-game content for both players. In addition to rooming with a buddy, players can also set up or join Private Camps. This is similar to two roommates sharing a house but on a much bigger scale. A Private Camp is almost like its own little town with a Town Hall, a Weapon Store, a Furnitur...