While there are plenty of games that deliver a terrific single-player experience, the best co-op games can offer unmatched levels of enjoyment. You and some friends can hop on a game together and make memories that would be impossible to have as a solo player. Co-op games also have a wide amount of replayability, as your experiences in one playthrough can be completely different from the next depending on who you’re playing with. These types of games are often the industry at its finest, and co-op titles are only improving as time goes on.
Below, you’ll find our picks for the best co-op games you can play right now, as well as links to tens of sub-genres of co-op games. This list is in no particular order and highlights games you can easily play with one to several extra people. You’ll find a wide range of genres, older and newer games, and plenty of different visual styles. This is not meant to represent the best of all time, but instead, top co-op games that are widely available to play in the modern day. Of course, you’ll still see some industry classics as well as top-rated titles.
- Co-op adventure games
- Co-op games on Game Pass
- Nintendo Switch Co-op games
- Cozy co-op games
- Four-player co-op games
- Free co-op games
- Co-op cooking games
- Upcoming co-op games
- New co-op games
- Funny co-op games
- Online co-op games
- Two-player co-op games
- Co-op horror games
- Xbox co-op games
- Open-world co-op games
- Steam co-op games
- Couch co-op games
- PC co-op games
- Co-op puzzle games
- Co-op story games
- Co-op card games
- Co-op games for couples
Portal 2
- Developer: Valve
- Release Date: April 18, 2011
- Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PS5, Xbox One, PS4, PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
- Co-Op Support: 2 Players
- Crossplay: Yes
Portal 2 is arguably one of the best overall games ever made, and while it can be played solo, it’s at its best in co-op. The co-op experience is entirely different from the single-player mode, giving you new puzzles, dialogue, and an entire campaign you can’t see by playing alone. The witty banter and hilarious hijinks present in the co-op campaign are worth the low price of entry in 2024, but don’t be fooled, as Portal 2 still has some extremely difficult puzzles that can give you and a friend a major headache.
Split Fiction
- Developer: Hazelight Studios
- Release Date: March 6, 2025
- Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
- Co-Op Support: 2 Players
- Crossplay: Yes
Nearly four years after its Game of the Year winner It Takes Two, Hazelight Studios is back with another cream-of-the-crop co-op game. This time it’s Split Fiction, which is another mandatory co-op game that sees you team up with a partner in split-screen mayhem. Just like It Takes Two, Split Fiction gives you a Friend’s Pass when you buy it, allowing you to invite a friend so they don’t have to purchase the game themselves. This can even be done with players on other platforms.
Split Fiction takes everything great from It Takes Two and cranks it up a notch. The two main characters are authors who get entangled in a tech company’s virtual reality experiment. You and a partner control them as they try to escape their new reality. Split Fiction mixes a plethora of genres together for its levels. You solve puzzles, engage in third-person combat, ride vehicles and dragons, platform through tight spaces, and much more.
While Split Fiction doesn’t have as many fun minigames as It Takes Two, the game has an overall more mature vibe to it. To top it off, the ending sequence is possibly one of the best in video games that makes your 10-12 hour campaign all worth it.
Monster Hunter (Wilds, World, and Rise)
- Developer: Capcom
- Release Date: February 28, 2025
- Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5
- Co-Op Support: 4 Players
- Crossplay: Yes
Monster Hunter Wilds is the latest monster-slaying game from Capcom. Right out of the gate, Wilds surpassed all expectations, garnering 8 million sales in its first week and surpassing over 1.3 million players on Steam. While the PC performance has left something to be desired, the gameplay is some of the best the Monster Hunter series has ever seen.
The core of Wilds is the same as all Monster Hunter games: You gear up with a massive weapon, explore a map, and kill monsters to collect parts used to create better weapons and armor. However, there’s been a plethora of additional content added to Wilds that makes it much more replayable. If you play Monster Hunter Wilds with up to three friends, they’ll be able to join you on hunts or quests to make hunting monsters more enjoyable and a team effort. Wilds offers over a dozen weapons to use, meaning you can design a party that utilizes different forms of weapons and abilities. While there are no synergized abilities between party members, one player can sit back with a huge bowgun to deal damage from afar while another player can use their greatsword and heavy armor to tank hits and smash a monster repeatedly up close. Skills from your armor can also play into team-centric strategies.
Monster Hunter Wilds offers hours and hours of content, but its predecessors are still extremely popular as well. If you’re on an older console or PC, you can check out Monster Hunter World, which is jam-packed with content and features similar gameplay to Wilds. If you’re limited to a Nintendo Switch, check out Monster Hunter Rise. Both games have solid player bases in 2025 and will keep you busy for hours.
Minecraft
- Developer: Mojang Studios
- Release Date: November 18, 2011
- Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Android, iOS
- Co-Op Support: Game mode dependent, up to 40 players
- Crossplay: Yes
Minecraft offers a co-op experience like no other game, allowing you and an entire server of players to do whatever you want. Whether that’s building a custom town fit to your exact specifications, playing minigames, or creating your own challenges to complete, there are few limits when it comes to Minecraft. You can go anywhere, build anything, and take part in everything the game has to offer with dozens of friends or random strangers. Xbox and PC players can get access to Minecraft on Game Pass.
Sea of Thieves
- Developer: Rare
- Release Date: March 20, 2018
- Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
- Co-Op Support: 4 Players
- Crossplay: Yes
Sea of Thieves was already one of the better co-op titles on the market, but it bolstered its status even more after the recent PS5 release. Now, you can party up with your friends on PS5, or any other available platform, and set sail on the open seas to look for treasure, complete quests, and get into open-water fights with other players. Sea of Thieves is continually receiving content updates in 2024, meaning there’s always something new to do for veterans of the game. However, if you’re a new player, then you and your friends have hours of content to experience in this open-world sandbox that lets you experience what being a pirate is really like. If you’re on Xbox or PC, you can play this on Game Pass.
Helldivers 2
- Developer: Arrowhead Game Studios
- Release Date: February 8, 2024
- Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5
- Co-Op Support: 4 Players
- Crossplay: Yes
Putting aside the recent controversy between Steam players and Sony, Helldivers 2 continues to be an excellent co-op experience. The game forces you to party up with a squad most of the time, so it’s a co-op game even if you don’t have any friends to play with. If you and a couple of friends are able to link up together, though, Helldivers 2 becomes one of the most enjoyable and engaging games in recent memory. You and your squad have to work as a unit to complete a set objective on an alien planet and you’re able to use a variety of weapons to accomplish that job. Not only that, but your squad’s efforts affect the world at large, as the entire Helldivers 2 player base is working to eradicate the hostile forces from each planet. Add in friendly fire that can make for a hilarious, chaotic experience, and it’s easy to see why Helldivers is such a great game to play with friends.
Stardew Valley
- Developer: Eric Barone
- Release Date: February 26, 2016
- Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, iOS, Android
- Co-Op Support: 8 Players
- Crossplay: No
Stardew Valley isn’t confined to just one genre, as it’s part farming simulator, part survival game, and part RPG. It’s also a wonderful co-op title, as you and up to three friends can join the same world and experience the entire game together. However, similar to how Minecraft works, you and your friends don’t have to be near each other at all times. You can develop your farm, go on adventures to find resources, head into town to meet people, and do whatever else completely solo. Of course, if you want, your friends can also come along and help you out. While Stardew Valley seems like a peaceful, cozy type of game, it can get fairly difficult in certain locations, so you’ll want some assistance if possible, and that’s where the co-op elements can come into play.
It Takes Two
- Developer: Hazelight Studios
- Release Date: March 25, 2021
- Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
- Co-Op Support: 2 Players
- Crossplay: No
It Takes Two offers perhaps the purest co-op experience that you can find a game, aside from Split Fiction. Only playable in co-op, the award-winning title from Hazelight Studios sees you take control of a girl’s doll. Your co-op partner takes control of the other doll, and you must work together to solve puzzles and overcome obstacles. Set against the backdrop of a rural house, the dolls are actually the girl’s parents, who are about to get divorced. You and your partner are working to ensure the parents stay together, and every trial and tribulation you face is about working in unity. While the story and gameplay are fantastic, there are also dozens of minigames you can play at any point as either one of the dolls.
Valheim
- Developer: Iron Gate Studio
- Release Date: February 2, 2021
- Platforms: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
- Co-Op Support: 10 Players
- Crossplay: Yes
One of the best survival games on the market, Valheim sees you wake up on an island after being banished by the Norse god Odin. Like any other survival game, your job from there is to scavenge for resources, build a shelter, and explore the world to find more resources so you can craft higher-tier items. The unique parts of Valheim are the randomly generated map with five distinct biomes, the bosses in each biome, and the striking art direction. All of this blends together for a remarkable experience that you can have with several friends on the same server. Valheim is a much better experience when you have friends to aid you on resource missions or when going up against a boss.
Baldur’s Gate 3
- Developer: Larian Studios
- Release Date: August 3, 2023
- Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
- Co-Op Support: 4 Players
- Crossplay: Yes
In addition to being our 2023 Game of the Year and one of our picks for the best RPGs in 2024, Baldur’s Gate 3 also features one of the stronger co-op experiences. BG3 is a massive RPG that lets you take control of a character who’s been trapped by a creature known as the Mind Flayer. Though the game’s story revolves around this plotline, there are dozens of unique questlines to experience that feature some of the best writing ever seen in a video game. The co-op mode in BG3 is essentially the same as single-player, but your party can now consist of additional player-made characters. You and up to three friends can travel the world together as a party and even control different companions in the party.
Vampire Survivors
- Developer: Poncle
- Release Date: December 17, 2021
- Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, iOS, Android
- Co-Op Support: 4 Players
- Crossplay: Yes
Vampire Survivors starts off slow, but after making some choices in-game, you can be swarmed by thousands of monsters and other enemies on an open battlefield. Your job is to survive using the weapons you have available, but you can also add couch co-op players to help you fend off the swarms following a free update released in 2023. Vampire Survivors is only available in couch co-op, so you can’t play with friends on another system, but this mode is absolutely fantastic if you’re looking for a family-friendly co-op experience.
Factorio
- Developer: Wube Software
- Release Date: August 14, 2020
- Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch
- Co-Op Support: 60-255 Players
- Crossplay: Yes
Factorio is another odd-looking game that allows you to construct and manage facilities to make more and more advanced items. It’s a simulation game at heart, but Factorio is surprisingly deep, as you have to design your factories in specific ways based on certain circumstances around you. For example, some enemies are looking to raid your factories, and you have to protect what’s yours or risk losing hours of progress. Factorio offers both couch co-op and online co-op, so you can play with whomever you’d like. The co-op experience in Factorio is all about finding places where you can contribute to the growth of the factories in the world, making it a truly team-oriented experience.
Left 4 Dead 2
- Developer: Valve
- Release Date: November 17, 2009
- Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, Xbox 360
- Co-Op Support: 4 Players
- Crossplay: No
Left 4 Dead 2 is one of the best co-op games of all time and was plenty of players’ first foray into co-op gaming. It’s a simple zombie apocalypse game on the surface, but as you look deeper, Left 4 Dead 2 is a game that you can get hundreds of hours out of, even in 2024. You and your friends can travel across a map of the Deep South in the United States where you’re simply looking to survive against hordes of zombies. On Xbox or PC, the game also added all the maps and characters from the first L4D, making the sequel a hub of all things related to one of the best zombie games ever made. And if you play on PC, there’s essentially limitless content thanks to a modding community that stays busy even all these years later.
Deep Rock Galactic
- Developer: Ghost Ship Games
- Release Date: February 28, 2018
- Platforms: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
- Co-Op Support: 4 Players
- Crossplay: Yes, but only between Xbox and PC
Designed around co-op play, Deep Rock Galactic allows you and three other players to take on hordes of aliens across procedurally generated caves. These caves feature fully destructible environments, where you can use strategy or brute force to deal with the enemies that are always surrounding you and your team. The FPS is considered a looter shooter where your party gets to pick specific classes that determine their unique abilities. It’s clearly inspired by Borderlands, so if you’re a fan of those games, Deep Rock Galactic is not a co-op shooter you and your friends should miss.
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- Developer: TT Games
- Release Date: April 5, 2022
- Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
- Co-Op Support: 2 Players
- Crossplay: No
Described as the first-ever open-world Star Wars game, The Skywalker Saga is a massive game and a must-play for any fan of the franchise. Set across all nine films of the Skywalker film saga, the game features over 300 characters and 23 unique planets to explore. You and another player in split-screen co-op can experience everything The Skywalker Saga has to offer, but some planets’ maps can get a little clunky when traversing them with another player. Overall, though, the co-op experience is terrific and lets you live out life as a Jedi.
Destiny 2
- Developer: Bungie
- Release Date: August 28, 2017
- Platforms: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
- Co-Op Support: 6 Players
- Crossplay: Yes
Destiny 2 is a fully co-op game that you can play with any friend, regardless of what platform they’re on. There’s plenty on offer to keep you and your friends busy, as you can go through the story quests and participate in raids (the real high point of the game), Dares of Eternity, Gambit, or PvP. There’s also new seasonal content and expansions arriving all the time, so you’ll always have something new to experience. Destiny 2 is part looter shooter, part RPG in 2024, but it offers enough variety in terms of activities that it can be whatever game you want. Even if you don’t have friends to play with, Bungie has introduced more in-game matchmaking options, such as the Fireteam Finder system, allowing you to team up with others to take on the game’s most challenging (and rewarding) activities. Best of all, the base game is available for free, letting you get a good taste for what the full experience is like.
Remnant 2
- Developer: Gunfire Games
- Release Date: July 25, 2023
- Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5
- Co-Op Support: 3 Players
- Crossplay: Yes
If you’re looking for a Souls-like experience that you can play in co-op, Remnant 2 is among your best options in 2024. While not as difficult as traditional games in the genre, Remnant 2 is still an incredibly hard game that you and your party will struggle to get through, no matter your skill level. The game sees you fight mobs of enemies and bosses across randomized maps, with an emphasis on ranged combat using guns in third-person. Loot and different paths are present regardless of what your map looks like, and it’s often rewarding to go off the beaten path to find a new item. You can use guns and melee weapons alike to defeat your opponents, and you’ll likely need to use everything at your disposal to get past some of the game’s bosses.
Grounded
- Developer: Obsidian Entertainment
- Release Date: July 28, 2020
- Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
- Co-Op Support: 4 Players
- Crossplay: Yes
Grounded is another survival game that you can experience with up to four players in co-op. You assume the role of a miniature character who has to fight and explore their way through an ordinary suburban backyard. Of course, with you being the size of a grain of sand, everything in the backyard is massive and presents different obstacles. You and your friends can scavenge for items to build a base, discover hidden areas, and fight several enemy types, including ants, spiders, and more. It’s available on Game Pass.
Risk of Rain 2
- Developer: Hopoo Games
- Release Date: March 28, 2019
- Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4
- Co-Op Support: 3 Players
- Crossplay: No
After you crash land on an alien planet in Risk of Rain 2, your main job is to survive and eventually reach the final boss. During this massive journey, you can encounter dozens of unique enemies, find loot that can be used to create new and powerful items, and master your character’s abilities. There are 11 classes available in Risk of Rain 2, meaning your party can consist of four unique characters. Each playthrough of Risk of Rain 2 is made different depending on what class you use, so there’s a ton of replayability if you want to see what each class has to offer.
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands
- Developer: Ubisoft Paris
- Release Date: February 3, 2017
- Platforms: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4
- Co-Op Support: 4 Players
- Crossplay: No
Ghost Recon Wildlands is a true co-op experience that relies on sheer strategy, teamwork, and will. You and three other players can team up to attempt to take down the cartel across a gigantic map. Every situation in Ghost Recon Wildlands calls for a different strategy, and if any one of your team members makes a mistake, it could spell the end for your squad. In addition to playing through the game’s story mode, you can also compete against other players in online multiplayer and take part in various multiplayer activities on the map. However, Ghost Recon Wildlands is at its best when you and a squad get together to complete objectives using the power of teamwork.
A Way Out
- Developer: Hazelight Studios
- Release Date: March 23, 2018
- Platforms: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4
- Co-Op Support: 2 Players
- Crossplay: No
The same developers who brought us It Takes Two first delivered A Way Out. The two games are extremely similar in that two people assume the role of a different character in split-screen co-op. Both characters are in the same world and controlled independently by either player. The game starts out with both characters in prison, having never met before. However, after some time, the characters meet and devise a plan to escape the prison. What follows is an endearing tale of the two men and how far they’ll go to ensure the other survives.
Palworld
- Developer: Pocket Pair
- Release Date: January 19, 2024
- Platforms: PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S
- Co-Op Support: 4 Players
- Crossplay: Yes
Palworld, while taking ideas from another successful franchise, is a blast to play and is only made better by having other players join you. It’s essentially a co-op, open-world Pokemon game with survival elements. You and up to three friends can join a world together and go through the entire game as a group. While you’re not able to battle your Pals against each other yet, that feature is seemingly coming soon with the Pal Arena. As we wait for that feature, you and your friends can build bases, catch different Pals, and discover a massive map separately or as a group.
Lethal Company
- Developer: Zeekerss
- Release Date: October 9, 2023
- Platforms: PC
- Co-Op Support: 4 Players
- Crossplay: No
Lethal Company came out of nowhere in late 2023, skyrocketing to the top of the Steam best-sellers list. The game is a co-op horror FPS that sees you and your party attempt to find resources across different lunar locations. You can then turn around and sell those resources to the company for currency. While the game sounds simple, it’s extremely entertaining, as you and your friends can get into all sorts of mischief as you’re scavenging the various maps. The horror elements of Lethal Company are solely based around the creatures you can discover, but these encounters can lead to some hilarious moments if you’re talking in real-time with your party.
Phasmophobia
- Developer: Kinetic Games
- Release Date: September 4, 2020
- Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5
- Co-Op Support: 4 Players
- Crossplay: Yes
Now, if you’re looking for more of a classic horror game experience, look no further than Phasmophobia. While it does have its funny moments as well, you won’t be laughing much as you hunt down ghosts across a wide variety of dark and mysterious locations. You and a team of up to three other players need to work together to find the paranormal activity that’s occurring in a location using various equipment. The graphics and sounds in Phasmophobia make for a chilling and psychological experience that you can share with your friends.
Overcooked 2
- Developer: Team17
- Release Date: August 7, 2018
- Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5
- Co-Op Support: 4 Players
- Crossplay: Yes, but only if all players have the All You Can Eat Edition
The final spot on the list goes to Overcooked 2, a cooking simulator that you can experience in couch co-op or online co-op with up to four players. You can play with or against other players to try and achieve the highest score possible in the multiplayer mode. Teamwork is the most important element of Overcooked 2; if one team member doesn’t do their job, it can ruin the entire flow of your cooking. This is not a relaxing experience, as the stress and tension can get fairly high, but it’s especially fulfilling to complete tasks and see your score improve.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
- Developer: Saber Interactive
- Release Date: September 9, 2024
- Platforms: PC, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5
- Co-Op Support: 3 Players
- Crossplay: Yes for single-player, No for PvP
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 turned out to be one of the best games of 2024. The sequel to the 2011 title of the same name, Space Marine 2 is a mix between a few different genres. It’s a third-person shooter that features single-player and multiplayer elements as well as full co-op support in both of those modes.
In the campaign, you and up to two other friends can join the Ultramarines and fight against waves and waves of alien enemies. You have access to six different classes, an arsenal of weapons, a variety of lethal abilities, and fully customizable armor. All of this allows you to create different builds that can complement whatever the rest of your party is using for maximum Tyranid destruction. There can be hundreds of alien enemies on your screen at the same time and while most of them are easy to kill, the sheer volume of enemies is both fantastic and overwhelming.
Sons of the Forest
- Developer: Endnight Games
- Release Date: February 23, 2023
- Platforms: PC
- Co-Op Support: 8 Players
- Crossplay: No
Sons of the Forest is a sequel to The Forest, which became a cult classic survival-horror game in the mid-late 2010s. Building off The Forest’s success, developer Endnight Games released Sons of the Forest, which is a new spin on the same formula.
Just like The Forest, Sons of the Forest starts you off on a mysterious island where you have very few resources available to you. You’re given some quest objectives to explore the island, forage for supplies, and discover the secrets of the island, which you alone don’t inhabit. Sons of the Forest features a few different companions, base building, and some of the best survival elements you’ll find in a game. Hiding behind all of that are some fairly intense horror sequences, however, so this game isn’t for those who don’t enjoy the occasional jump scare.
Co-op in Sons of the Forest allows you to have up to eight players in a session at the same time. Playing with friends makes the game much more enjoyable, as you’ll occasionally hear a friend scream due to a jump scare, but you can also create some incredible bases together and take on the island together.
Schedule I
Although still in early access and rough around the edges, Schedule I’s drug-dealing simulation makes for a great way to hang out with up to three friends. You can team up to min/max your way to producing as much as possible while also hiring NPC employees, managing your limited space, making deals, and generally goofing off, something made easy through the South Park-ish cartoon-style visuals. Exciting-sounding new features are on the way in future updates, but even in its present state, Schedule I is a fun way to spend your game night.
Elden Ring Nightreign
Just how much gas is left in the Elden Ring fuel tank, following a critically acclaimed game and expansion? Plenty, as Nightreign surprises you with clever tweaks under its hood. It’s still a From Software game at its core–from the challenging boss fights to the fascinating lore–but the emphasis on speed, aggression, and an engaging gameplay loop make this a thrilling new chapter in the Elden Ring saga.
Read our Elden Ring Nightrein review.
Arc Raiders
- Developer: Embark Studios
- Release Date: October 30, 2025
- Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S
- Co-Op Support: 3 Players
- Crossplay: Yes
Arc Raiders stormed out of the gate, taking the gaming world by storm near the end of 2025. It’s an extraction shooter with elements of both PvE and PvP, but you can mostly engage with one element fully if you wish. The game allows you to party up with two other players, and together, you’ll each set your loadout of weapons and items to bring with you as you drop into one of several different maps. Before heading out, you can accept quests from NPCs that you have to complete while on the map. However, your main job in any drop is to loot, survive AI and real enemies, and then extract from the map. Arc Raiders is a thrilling experience that hooks you in with its rewarding gameplay loop, but playing with friends is going to massively amplify your enjoyment.
Borderlands 4
- Developer: Gearbox Software
- Release Date: September 12, 2025
- Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2
- Co-Op Support: 4 Players
- Crossplay: Yes
The Borderlands franchise offers one of the best single-player experiences in gaming, and the newest title, Borderlands 4, is another action-packed title with hours of content. As with any other Borderlands game, you can play with up to four players in a party and go through the campaign and endgame together. Each player can pick one of the new characters in Borderlands 4, with the characters offering different abilities and traits that make them useful in combat or exploration. As a party, you can explore a giant map, complete main and side quests, and take on the endgame to secure the best loot in the galaxy.
