💞 The Best Co-op Games for Two
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Some games are better with four. These are better with one other person. Every entry supports local co-op for exactly two players, which usually means the design assumes a partner rather than a crowd: shared puzzles, split tasks, one screen. Ideal for couples, siblings, or the friend who always visits on Thursdays.
How selective is this list?
15 of 345 games meet the criteria
- Release span
- 1979–2025
- Median year
- 2010
- from 2015 or later
- 27%
- Median rating
- 76/100
Counted live in the IGDB games database on this page’s last build.
- 1
Baldur's Gate III2023
95 / 100Role-playing (RPG)StrategyTurn-based strategy (TBS)🛋️ Split-screen up to 2 - 2
Super Mario Galaxy2007
94 / 100PlatformAdventure - 3
Super Mario Odyssey2017
93 / 100PlatformAdventure - 4
Super Mario Galaxy 22010
93 / 100PlatformAdventure - 5
Portal 22011
92 / 100PlatformPuzzleAdventure🛋️ Split-screen up to 2 - 6
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas2004
92 / 100ShooterRacingAdventure - 7
Figment 2: Creed Valley2023
91 / 100MusicPuzzleAdventure - 8
Donkey Kong Bananza2025
91 / 100PlatformAdventure - 9
ESPN NFL 2K52004
91 / 100SimulatorSport - 10
Ico2001
91 / 100PlatformPuzzleAdventure - 11
TimeSplitters 22002
91 / 100Shooter🛋️ Split-screen up to 4 - 12
Split Fiction2025
90 / 100PlatformPuzzleAdventure🛋️ Split-screen up to 2 - 13
Lemmings 2: The Tribes1993
89 / 100PuzzleSportStrategy - 14
It Takes Two2021
89 / 100PlatformPuzzleAdventure🛋️ Split-screen up to 2 - 15
Gears of War 32011
89 / 100Shooter🛋️ Split-screen up to 2