There's a growing trend with the type of anonymous online gaming found in games like Journey and Demon/Dark Souls. I just recently found out about this cool little game called "Way" through the Let's Play by Deceased Crab (part 1, part 2), though it seems to have been around since at least 2011.

"Way" is a (forced) cooperative platforming'n'puzzle game where you can only make it through the game by getting help from a stranger on the internet. The trick is that you don't know who your partner is, and the game only allow you to communicate through avatar gestures, similar to those in LittleBigPlanet, where you can change your facial expression and point your arms independently of each other.

I recommend watching those videos, UNLESS you're the kind of person who likes going in blind of course.

Way homepage where you can download the alpha, or read more on the project page at CMU.

Is there a good word for this kind of multiplayer? Suggestions!