If you’re looking for games to play with friends, the best co-op and two-player games are here.
Cooperation is the foundation of humanity. Without it, there would be no skyscrapers, no internet, and an unlimited supply of sausage rolls.
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we will be doomed
Working together undoubtedly defines humanity more than our differences, so dive into the best co-op games and give your fellow humans a helping hand.
back 4 brad
- Cooperation type: online.
- Platforms: PS4, PS5, Xbox, PC.
Team up with up to 3 friends to shoot zombies in the spiritual sequel to Left 4 Dead.
No two runs are the same thanks to an AI director and a card system that shuffles the situations that accompany each level.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite
- Cooperation type: online.
- Platforms: PS4, PS5, Xbox, PC.
If zombies aren’t your thing, team up with up to two companions to fight off a horde of Xenomorphs.
Pulse rifles, turrets, and oh my… in the walls.
dying light
- Cooperation type: online.
- Platforms: PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PC.
Yeah, it’s more of a zombie. sorry. But this time, at least it’s zombies and parkour.
Freerun through a crumbling open-world city from a first-person perspective. But be careful. At night you have to stay on your toes.
Borderlands 3
- Cooperation type: online.
- Platforms: PS4, PS5, Xbox, PC.
Invite your friends, turn off your brain and pull the trigger while numbers and loot pop from your enemies in a post-apocalyptic world.
It’s not the smartest game on this list, but it definitely has the most guns.
payday 2
- Cooperation type: online. P.
- Platforms: PS4, Xbox, PC.
Switch your brain back on for this. Payday 2 puts you and your companions in the shoes of a bank robbery crew, tasking you with pulling off an increasingly complex heist.
Whether you prefer gunfights, stealth, or a combination of the two, it’s up to you.
destiny 2
- Cooperation type: online.
- Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox, PC.
If the term “exotic helmet” excites you, Destiny 2 is the game for you and your companions.
It’s not much different mechanically than Borderlands 3, but there’s some real lore here to grit your teeth. There is also a beautiful skybox.
warframe
- Cooperation type: online.
- Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PC.
Imagine Destiny 2 going third person and playing as a space ninja who moves like a bullet. That’s Warframe.
It’s free too!
deep rock galactic
- Cooperation type: online.
- Platforms: Xbox, PC.
You play as a group of dwarves on a mission to unearth valuable materials from an alien dig site.
It’s a co-op game about risk and reward, and the deeper you go, the more loot you’ll have to win, but also the more dangerous waves of chitinous aliens.
Divinity: Original Sin 2
- Co-op types: online and local.
- Platforms: PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PC.
The closest RPG ever to Digital Dungeons & Dragons, Divinity: Original Sin 2 is a chaotic and deep RPG, especially with four players.
Work together or go it alone and compete for god status in this infinitely playable masterpiece.
Overcooked!all you can eat
- Co-op types: online and local.
- Platforms: PS4, PS5, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PC.
want to lose a friend? Invite them to a co-op session on Overcooked and never talk to them again.
Be prepared to shout at your buddy because he didn’t pass the fish fast enough.
gta online
- Cooperation type: online.
- Platforms: PS4, PS5, Xbox, PC.
A different life awaits in GTA Online if you avoid rocket launches from kids on motorcycles.
Team up with your friends and take on daring heists in the best co-op action video game.
escape route
- Co-op types: online and local.
- Platforms: PS4, Xbox, PC.
If bank robbery isn’t your thing, how about escaping from prison?
It’s rare to find a game with such variety. It’s a shootout one moment, a high-speed chase the next, and playing Connect Four in a hospital waiting room.
stardew valley
- Co-op types: online and local.
- Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PC, Mobile.
A great game to play with a partner, Stardew Valley gives you your own piece of land and the freedom to play. That’s the real power fantasy of 2022.
Whether you want to fight monsters in mines or build your own turnip empire, this cute pixel life sim has something for everyone.
sea of thieves
- Cooperation type: online.
- Platforms: Xbox, PC.
No other game on this list lets you skull five mugs of ale before spitting it all over your friend’s face.
It’s also a short list of games that let you shoot your friends (and their dogs) out of a cannon. Thanks to Sea of Thieves for making this entire list.
Mine Craft
- Co-op types: online and local.
- Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, PC, Mobile.
Create whatever you want and build your own blocky kingdom in the best sandbox game. Minecraft is for everyone.
Build your own railroad network, build castles, farms, mines and fend off nighttime monsters – all with your friends.
it takes two
- Co-op types: online and local.
- Platforms: PS5, PS4, Xbox, PC.
From the same developers who did A Way Out, it takes the concept of a pure co-op game with variety to another level.
Sure, it’s much more family-friendly, but once you get to Bits with the elephants, you forget about it.
Portal 2
- Co-op types: online and local.
- Platforms: PS3, Xbox 360, PC.
Portal 2 has a dedicated co-op campaign where you play as two robots instead of the co-op mode added to the main event.
Coop can also make portal-based puzzles more complicated and trap his allies in an infinite loop to keep them defeated forever.
Written by Kirk McKeand on behalf of GLHF.
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