🧒 The Best Co-op Games for Kids

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Choosing a game for children usually means trusting a store page. This list does it differently: every entry carries a young-audience age rating from PEGI, ESRB or USK and supports split-screen, so a parent can play along instead of supervising. The ratings come from the official bodies, not from us.

How selective is this list?

15 of 247 games meet the criteria

Release span
1978–2025
Median year
2006
from 2015 or later
23%
Median rating
73/100

Counted live in the IGDB games database on this page’s last build.

  1. 1Cover of Super Smash Bros. Melee

    Super Smash Bros. Melee2001

    94 / 100FightingPlatform🛋️ Split-screen up to 4
  2. 2Cover of Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec

    Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec2001

    92 / 100RacingSimulator🛋️ Split-screen up to 6
  3. 3Cover of Portal 2

    Portal 22011

    92 / 100PlatformPuzzleAdventure🛋️ Split-screen up to 2
  4. 4Cover of Metropolis Street Racer

    Metropolis Street Racer2000

    90 / 100RacingSimulator🛋️ Split-screen up to 2
  5. 5Cover of Mario Kart 8

    Mario Kart 82014

    89 / 100RacingArcade🛋️ Split-screen up to 5
  6. 6Cover of We Love Katamari

    We Love Katamari2005

    89 / 100PuzzleAdventure🛋️ Split-screen up to 2
  7. 7Cover of Sonic the Hedgehog 2

    Sonic the Hedgehog 21992

    88 / 100Platform🛋️ Split-screen up to 2
  8. 8Cover of Burnout 3: Takedown

    Burnout 3: Takedown2004

    88 / 100Racing🛋️ Split-screen up to 2
  9. 9Cover of Spin Rhythm XD

    Spin Rhythm XD2023

    88 / 100MusicIndieArcade🛋️ Split-screen up to 4
  10. 10Cover of Bomberman '94

    Bomberman '941993

    88 / 100StrategyTactical🛋️ Split-screen up to 5
  11. 11Cover of TOCA World Touring Cars

    TOCA World Touring Cars2000

    87 / 100RacingSport🛋️ Split-screen
  12. 12Cover of WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!

    WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!2003

    87 / 100Arcade🛋️ Split-screen up to 2
  13. 13Cover of Katamari Damacy

    Katamari Damacy2004

    86 / 100PuzzleAdventure🛋️ Split-screen up to 2
  14. 14Cover of Pikmin 4

    Pikmin 42023

    86 / 100Real Time Strategy (RTS)StrategyAdventure🛋️ Split-screen up to 2
  15. 15Cover of Kirby's Return to Dream Land

    Kirby's Return to Dream Land2011

    86 / 100PlatformAdventure🛋️ Split-screen up to 4

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