Co-op online puzzle game prototype in Unreal 4.22

Part 1: Setup initial project, creation of a basic level and play with 2 players

In this series I will go through a cooperative game prototype in Unreal 4.

It will be a Coop Game between 2 characters, and both players have to play together and solve some simple puzzles.

A year ago, I had a simply fun idea, 2 players needs to cooperate to escape a room.
1 of the players is stuck in one room, the other one on the other one, both rooms are connected through a window (or similar), so items can be exchanged. There are puzzles and items you can collect. Solving and using those items is the goal to get out of the room.

In this series I will create a prototype with similar ideas but just an extract of that one.

I have been working on this idea for a while. I came across a lot of challenges because creating this as a multiplayer game is way more complicated.
You have to be aware of replicating logic on both sides!
But I do love a good challenge and keeps me going on. I am very stubborn so I keep trying until I can get the right answer and solve the riddle.

What can you find in this series?

• Two mini levels and…