Best Co-Op Games
Games we have reviewed that are better with a friend, ranked by our own score out of 10.
Ranked from 60 published games reviews · 2 of 60 are free · newest review Oct 2026
- Ranked
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- 01Spelunky 2Spelunky 2 doesn't just expand on its legendary predecessor; it deepens the abyss, weighing risk against reward through procedurally generated punishm...9.7Outstanding
- 02MinecraftMore than a decade after its launch, Minecraft remains a platform for creativity and emergent gameplay that few games can match. It is less a simple g...9.7Outstanding
- 03TerrariaTerraria's sandbox design offers a seemingly endless adventure of crafting, combat, and exploration that has only grown richer with time. It remains a...9.7Outstanding
- 04Portal 2More than a decade on, Portal 2 remains the benchmark for first-person puzzle design, with a tightly paced campaign, the funniest script Valve has eve...9.6Outstanding
- 05Super Mario OdysseyNintendo took the 3D platformer, a genre it invented, and detonated it. Super Mario Odyssey is the rare sequel that makes everything before it feel ...9.5Outstanding
- 06N++N++ is the rarest kind of software—a decade-long obsession distilled into a perfect, punishing, and profoundly stylish physics sandbox. It stands amon...9.5Outstanding
- 07ZeroRangerZeroRanger is a radical, meta-textual game that proves the shoot 'em up genre is evolving. It's a demanding, philosophical journey wrapped in an orang...9.5Outstanding
- 08Enter the GungeonEnter the Gungeon pairs mechanical precision with a punishing difficulty curve that stays fair, thanks to a refined core combat loop and imaginative w...9.4Outstanding
- 09Split FictionHazelight has done it again — Split Fiction is a relentlessly inventive two-player adventure that refuses to reuse a good idea when it could inven...9.3Outstanding
- 10SatisfactorySatisfactory is less a game and more a voluntary second job as a logistics god. It is a monumental achievement in the simulation genre, offering a ter...9.3Outstanding
- 11CupheadCuphead is a monumental achievement, a game that defies modern conventions with its relentless difficulty and its 1930s animation aesthetic. It's a br...9.2Outstanding
- 12It Takes TwoHazelight Studios delivers a brilliant, wildly inventive, and mechanically diverse cooperative adventure that stands among the very best of its genre,...9.2Outstanding
- 13Chicory: A Colorful TaleChicory: A Colorful Tale masterfully uses a simple coloring-book mechanic to tell one of the most resonant stories about creativity and mental health ...9.2Outstanding
- 14Lethal CompanyLethal Company is a carefully built co-op horror game that leverages emergent gameplay, psychological dread, and brilliant sound design to create an u...9.0Outstanding
- 15Echo Point NovaEcho Point Nova is a sharp rejection of modern shooter bloat, trading cinematic pretensions for one of the most kinetic movement systems in recent mem...8.9Great
- 16PhasmophobiaPhasmophobia turns communication itself into a high-stakes gamble, and its voice-driven investigative horror remains one of the most distinctive desig...8.9Great
- 17Rayman LegendsMore than a decade after its September 2013 release, Rayman Legends remains one of the most generous and joyfully designed 2D platformers on Steam or ...8.8Great
- 18Streets of RogueStreets of Rogue is a standout achievement in systemic design, offering a remarkable level of player freedom that transforms the often-rigid roguelite...8.8Great
- 19Rabbit and SteelRabbit and Steel is an improbable, high-octane success that distills the complex choreography of MMORPG raiding into a tight, solo or co-op roguelike ...8.8Great
- 20Wilmot's WarehouseWilmot's Warehouse turns the mundane into something quietly remarkable — a puzzle game with simple rules that becomes a genuine exercise in personal...8.8Great
- 21Untitled Goose GameUntitled Goose Game turns petty vandalism into a genuine art form: a short, sharply designed comedy sandbox that earns its recommendation despite a ...8.8Great
- 22Donkey Kong BananzaNintendo EPD spent a decade teaching players to read level geometry, then built a game where you can delete it. Donkey Kong Bananza is a genuinely...8.7Great
- 23Mars First LogisticsMars First Logistics turns the mundane task of delivery into a high-stakes physics puzzle, and its tactile rover editor is the best reason to play. It...8.7Great
- 24A Hat in TimeA Hat in Time is a mechanically dense, fiercely inventive revival of the 3D collectathon—clearly recommended, with real reservations around its camera...8.7Great
- 25Risk of Rain 2Risk of Rain 2 is a strong, confident sequel that earns its reputation as one of the roguelite genre's best. Hopoo Games turned the simple act of surv...8.7Great
- 26V RisingV Rising is a confident genre-blend that turns the often-tedious survival loop into a high-stakes power fantasy. It's Valheim in a cape — a visceral, ...8.6Great
- 27The ForestThe Forest delivers an uncompromising, intensely atmospheric survival horror experience, where intelligent AI and a genuinely unsettling narrative g...8.6Great
- 28VVVVVVTerry Cavanagh's VVVVVV is a model of elegant game design, proving that mechanical purity, paired with intentional retro aesthetics, can forge a cha...8.6Great
- 29Halo: The Master Chief CollectionSix Halo campaigns, a huge multiplayer map library and a careful PC port make this a strong way to play the series' classic era. It took years of patc...8.5Great
- 30Fight'N RageFight'N Rage is a sharply designed beat 'em up: a three-button brawler with the depth of a fighting game and more unlockables than most full-priced re...8.5Great
- 31Just Shapes & BeatsBerzerk Studio stripped a bullet hell down to a single verb — dodge — and discovered that removing the gun made the music louder. It's a short, punish...8.5Great
- 32Overcooked! 2A ruthless, riotous co-op cooking sim that turns your living room into a shouting match — and that's high praise. Overcooked! 2 fixes nearly everythin...8.5Great
- 33Neverwinter NightsBeamdog's Enhanced Edition of Neverwinter Nights preserves a landmark RPG and revitalizes it as a near-endless ecosystem of Dungeons & Dragons content...8.5Great
- 34SpaceteamFew local party games use a room as well as Spaceteam does: it turns a group of phones into one panicking starship crew, and the design behind that is...8.4Great
- 35Door Kickers 2: Task Force NorthA superb real-time-with-pause tactics game and a sequel that fixes most of what its predecessor fumbled. Bring patience and a tolerance for restarts; ...8.4Great
- 36HuntdownHuntdown is a lesson in execution over invention — a cover-based arcade shooter built like a lost Contra sequel directed by John Carpenter. It's short...8.4Great
- 37Roots of PachaRoots of Pacha strips away the hyper-individualistic grind of traditional farming simulators, replacing it with a smart, cooperative prehistoric commu...8.4Great
- 38NecesseNecesse is a survival-sandbox hybrid that understands the value of a player's time, trading mindless clicking for meaningful management and high-stake...8.4Great
- 39Aaero2Aaero2 is a carefully built evolution of the rhythm-shooter formula, blending musical immersion with demanding combat in a package that clearly reward...8.4Great
- 40TowerFall AscensionTowerFall Ascension is one of the sharpest local multiplayer designs of the indie era — lean, readable, and built so that every loss makes sense. Its ...8.3Great
- 41PlateUp!PlateUp! takes the Overcooked formula, bolts on a roguelite spine and a genuinely deep automation sandbox, and ends up as one of the smartest co-op co...8.3Great
- 42Guacamelee! 2Drinkbox Studios delivers a sharply designed action-platformer that marries complex combat with punishing precision platforming. It refines rather tha...8.3Great
- 43Synthetik: Legion RisingSynthetik: Legion Rising is a study in mechanical depth that treats friction as a feature, not a flaw. It is a relentlessly punishing, deeply rewardin...8.3Great
- 44BarotraumaBarotrauma delivers a brutal, often hilarious co-op survival horror experience, forcing players to confront both Lovecraftian horrors and their own cr...8.3Great
- 45Children of MortaChildren of Morta weaves a poignant family saga into a roguelite action RPG, and its narrative depth and character dynamics set it apart within the ...8.3Great
- 46Cadence of HyruleA small Vancouver studio was handed the keys to Hyrule and built something Nintendo never would have — a rhythm roguelite where every sword swing ...8.2Great
- 47Salt and SanctuaryA two-person studio rebuilt Dark Souls on a 2D plane and, improbably, kept almost everything that mattered — the weight, the dread, the map that folds...8.2Great
- 48Slay the Spire 2Mega Crit has built a bigger, sharper, more generous version of the game that invented the modern deckbuilding roguelike — and then handed the keys to...8.2Great
- 49GroundedA shrunken-backyard survival game with real mechanical depth and an actual ending, Grounded earns a clear recommendation — with the mid-game grind and...8.2Great
- 50Escape SimulatorEscape Simulator nails the one thing every digital escape room has botched for two decades — the physical act of rummaging — and then hands you the ...8.2Great
- 51Streets of Rage 4Streets of Rage 4 is a superb genre revival, blending hand-drawn artistry with mechanical depth that puts it among the strongest modern brawlers — rec...8.2Great
- 52Toy TacticsKraken Empire's Toy Tactics reshapes real-time tactics with its formation-drawing mechanics and deep physics-based combat, delivering an accessible ...8.2Great
- 53Schedule IA near-solo-developed Early Access game that turns the grind of building a drug empire into one of the most compulsive management loops on Steam — rou...8.1Great
- 54HyperRogueHyperRogue is the rare indie that earns the word "original"—a roguelike built on hyperbolic geometry that will melt your spatial intuition before it t...8.1Great
- 55CATO: Buttered CatA daft internet meme becomes one of the smartest cooperative puzzle-platformers in recent memory. Team Woll builds an entire mechanical language aroun...8.1Great
- 56Gunfire RebornGunfire Reborn is a tight, satisfyingly chaotic roguelite shooter whose familiar loop is deepened by extensive build variety and strong elemental mech...8.1Great
- 57Zero-KZero-K is a bruisingly deep, physics-driven RTS that prioritizes mechanical complexity and tactical freedom over visual polish. It comes strongly reco...8.1Great
- 58EnshroudedEnshrouded is a survival-RPG hybrid that understands architectural freedom is just as important as a sharp sword, with building tools that stand among...8.1Great
- 59InkboundShiny Shoe's Inkbound is a thoughtfully crafted roguelike that innovates on turn-based combat, offering a rewarding strategic playground for solo an...8.1Great
- 60The Planet CrafterMiju Games' The Planet Crafter delivers a compelling terraforming loop, transforming a hostile rock into a verdant paradise through resource managem...8.1Great
How we chose the best co-op games
Cooperative play is a design claim about two people sharing one problem, so this list asks whether the game gives each of you something to do rather than doubling the same job. Our reviews weigh how a session handles a missing player, whether progression is shared or hoarded, the quality of matchmaking with strangers and how quickly a group can start. Campaigns with a guest mode, and games whose cooperative play is a versus mode, are excluded.
Ranking on this page is deliberately plain: each title is ordered by the score our review published, highest first, and a tie goes to the more recently reviewed product so a new verdict shows up straight away. Nothing is re-weighted for a store chart, a publisher or a release window, and no title is promoted for being well known. Price and platforms are read from each row rather than restated here, because they move.