My Favorite Couch Multiplayer Games

Here is a list of my personal favorite multiplayer games, specifically with local co-op, but will mention if these games have online co-op as well.

Overcooked 2

Platforms: All

Players: 2-4

Local co-op or Online co-op: Both

Chaotic cooking action! You feel like a professional chef and an idiot at the same time. Super fun and stressful game.

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

Platforms: All

Players: 2-4

Local co-op or Online co-op: Both

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime asks players to work together to pilot a pink spaceship through dangerous galaxies, running between guns, thrusters, and shields. This might be too tricky and challenging to play with just two people but definitely doable.

Cuphead

Platforms: All

Players: 2-4

Local co-op or Online co-op: Both

Unravel 2

Platforms: All

Players: 2-4

Local co-op or Online co-op: Both

You work together to solve puzzles in this platform adventure game. Many puzzle-solving games, but have to say this is a personal favorite. 

LEGO

Platforms: All

Players: 2

Local co-op or Online co-op: Local

Any and all of them, seriously. They never miss.

A Way Out

Platforms: All

Players: 2

Local co-op or Online co-op: Both

Castle Crashers

Platforms: All

Players: 2+

Local co-op or Online co-op: Both

A 2D side-scrolling hack-and-slash video game where...oh no! The princess is in another castle!

Human: Fall Flat

Platforms: All

Players: 2+

Local co-op or Online co-op: Both

Gang Beasts

Platforms: All

Players: 2+

Local co-op or Online co-op: Both

Classic beat-em-up party game with whacky mechanics 

It Takes Two

Platforms: All

Players: 2

Local co-op or Online co-op: Both

I mean if you haven't heard anything about this game by now.....cool! You will be in for a treat. I cannot recommend this game enough. It was an amazing ride from start to finish. From the animation and unique creativity to a touching story, it was difficult to not beat the game in one sitting.

Rocket League

Platforms: All

Players: 2+

Local co-op or Online co-op: Both

You are a race car with insane boosters hitting a giant ball trying to get it in the goal with other race cars. Yeah, I think that pretty much covers it.

Divinity Original Sin II

Platforms: All

Players: 2-4

Local co-op or Online co-op: Both

The critically acclaimed RPG turn-based combat with a compelling story. Please do yourself a favor and check it out if you have not!

Borderlands Franchisee

Platforms: All

Players: 2-4

Local co-op or Online co-op: Both

Journey to Savage Planet

Platforms: All

Players: 2-4

Local co-op or Online co-op: Both

Honestly, quite a fun adventure game to do with a partner. Explore a charming and hilariously chaotic alien world.

We Were Here Together

Platforms: All

Players: 2

Local co-op or Online co-op: Online only

The only game in my list that has no local. WWHT is a puzzle-solving adventure in which you and a partner must prove you can communicate and work together. Communication is KEY because you are separated throughout the puzzles and have to describe everything you are seeing/doing.

Escape Academy 

Platforms: All

Players: 2

Local co-op or Online co-op: Both

Just like WWH, but you are with your partner and it is more like your typical everyday escape room, only you are escaping death. A school where promising students train to become the ultimate Escape Room Master. DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?

The Forest

Platforms: PC and PlayStation 4

Players: 2

Local co-op or Online co-op: Both

The Forest is a survival horror video game on a remote heavily forested beautiful peninsula. A slight catch where you must fight off cannibalistic monsters.

A sequel is out for early access (as of Feb 23,2023) PC only. I have not had the opportunity to check it out yet.

Grounded

Platforms: Xbox and PC

Players: 1-4

Local co-op or Online co-op: Both

Another survival, action-adventure video game where you fight cannibalistic creatures in the form of a bug and/or insect. Grounded explores survival on a whole new level and sticks out in the creativity department.

Struggling

Platforms: All

Players: 2-4

Local co-op or Online co-op: Both

A little challenging game we got here! It is a physics-based co-op platformer with a twisted spin on teamwork. You have to work through solving puzzles together by controlling the arms of this....thing.

Far Cry

Platforms: All

Players: 2-4

Local co-op or Online co-op: Both

A frenetic FPS guarantees a fun time. The co-op will allow you to play the full main storyline and all the side content with a friend. Remember that whatever game session it is will garner the most benefits in advance, and certain perks and/or upgrades, etc., would be locked for your partner depending on their personal solo progress in the game. Regardless, this doesn't affect the overall gameplay. Their progress done in your sessions does save, so no worries there. 

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That's it for now! Will most likely update it in the future :). What is your favorite couch multiplayer game?