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Hand-built lists straight from the games database — always current, always playable.
Split-screen checks
Couch Co-op vs. Split-Screen: What's the Difference?
The terms get used as synonyms. We counted 1,275 couch co-op games — and fewer than half split the screen.
⛏️Minecraft Split Screen: PS5, Switch, Xbox or PC?
Yes on PlayStation, Xbox and Switch — up to four players. Not on PC. Plus the setting that saves you a subscription.
🪂Fortnite Split Screen: PS5 and Xbox Yes, Switch and PC No
Where Fortnite split-screen works, which modes support it, and what you need — straight from Epic’s help pages.
🌾Stardew Valley Split Screen: Switch, PC, PS5 and Xbox
Yes — up to four players on PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch 2, but only two on the original Switch. Plus the Joy-Con trap.
🚫No Split Screen: Elden Ring, GTA 5, Hogwarts Legacy & Co.
Nine hugely popular games people search “split screen” for — none of them has it. What each offers instead, and what to play together on one screen.
Our own counts
We Counted: How Split-Screen Quietly Disappeared
From 9.9 % to 2.3 % of released games. Our own count across three decades.
📊Who Still Makes Split-Screen Games?
We counted. The answer contradicts the obvious assumption — and names three studios.
🎮Which Console Is Best for Couch Co-op? We Counted
The honest answer has two halves — and the family console comes last in one of them.
🧟Horror Couch Co-op: The Best Scary Games for Two
82 horror games you can play together on one screen — most of them older than you think. Ranked, counted, explained.
Co-op & couch
The Best Couch Co-op Games 2026
Split-screen hits for shared evenings on the sofa — with player counts.
🔀The Best Crossplay Games 2026
PS5 with PC, Xbox with Switch — 50 hand-checked crossplay games, and the one platform that narrows the choice.
🗺️The Best Couch Co-op Adventures
Story-driven journeys you experience side by side.
🕹️The Best Couch Co-op Games 2010–2020
A decade of split-screen classics that still shine today.
🎮The Best Split-Screen Games on PS5
One PS5, two players, no second console needed.
💞The Best Co-op Games for Two
Exactly two players, one sofa — games built for a duo.
👨👩👧The Best Family Games on Switch
Games that work with kids in the room — and stay fun for the grown-ups.
🎄The Best Couch Games for Christmas
Four or more on one sofa — for the days when everyone is home.
🧒The Best Co-op Games for Kids
Age-rated for young players, and playable together on one screen.
🎉The Best Party Games for One Screen
Racing, sports, arcade — games you can explain in ten seconds.
🤝Play the Whole Campaign Together — Online
Same story, different living rooms: full campaigns you can finish together from afar.
🧵15 Games Like It Takes Two for Two Players
Finished It Takes Two and want the next one? 15 co-op games for two — sorted by how close they come, with platforms for Switch, PS5, Xbox and PC.
Games of the year & awards
The Best Games of the 2020s (So Far)
The decade's defining games, ranked by critics and players.
🏆Game of the Year 2022: The Best Games
Elden Ring's year — and nine more reasons 2022 was special.
🥇Game of the Year 2021: The Best Games
From It Takes Two to Forza Horizon 5 — the year's finest.
🏅Game of the Year 2023: The Best Games
Baldur's Gate 3, Zelda, Spider-Man — a year that refused to slow down.
🏆Game of the Year 2024: The Best Games
The year's finest, ranked by critics and players.
🥇Game of the Year 2025: The Best Games
Silksong, Expedition 33, Kingdom Come 2 — the year in full.
👑The Most Awarded Games of All Time
Not one jury — 3,364 outlets counted. The result is a different list than you expect.
Genres & recommendations
We Asked a Coffee Oracle What to Play Next
Our algorithm got a day off — cappuccino foam took over. The result: the coziest games ever made.
🌾Games Like Stardew Valley
Farms, small towns, slow days — the best cozy life sims besides the classic.
🐧Best Games with Native Linux Support
Native Linux builds — the safest bet for Steam Deck and desktop Linux.
🎰The 15 Best Roguelikes and Roguelites (2026)
Die, learn, start again: the 15 best-rated roguelikes out of 90 that meet our criteria — ranked, compared and explained.
⚔️The Best Soulslike Games
Hard, fair, unforgettable — the genre FromSoftware built.
🗺️The Best Metroidvania Games
One big map that opens up as you get stronger.
📖The Best Story-Rich Games
For evenings when you want to be told something.