🎄 The Best Couch Games for Christmas

The living room is full, everyone has eaten too much, and someone suggests a game. This list is built for exactly that moment: every entry seats at least four people in front of one screen, no second console and no online accounts required. Verified against the games database, sorted by rating.

1. 1

   Super Smash Bros. Melee2001

   94 / 100FightingPlatform🛋️ Split-screen up to 4
2. 2

   Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec2001

   92 / 100RacingSimulator🛋️ Split-screen up to 6
3. 3

   Unreal Tournament1999

   92 / 100Shooter🛋️ Split-screen up to 4
4. 4

   TimeSplitters 22002

   91 / 100Shooter🛋️ Split-screen up to 4
5. 5

   Divinity: Original Sin II2017

   89 / 100Role-playing (RPG)StrategyAdventure🛋️ Split-screen up to 4
6. 6

   Mario Kart 82014

   89 / 100RacingArcade🛋️ Split-screen up to 5
7. 7

   Halo 32007

   88 / 100Shooter🛋️ Split-screen up to 4
8. 8

   GoldenEye 0071997

   87 / 100Shooter🛋️ Split-screen up to 4
9. 9

   Kirby's Return to Dream Land2011

   86 / 100PlatformAdventure🛋️ Split-screen up to 4
10. 10

    Animal Crossing: New Horizons2020

    86 / 100Simulator🛋️ Split-screen up to 4
11. 11

    Star Fox 641997

    86 / 100Shooter🛋️ Split-screen up to 4
12. 12

    Banjo-Tooie2000

    86 / 100PlatformQuiz/TriviaAdventure🛋️ Split-screen up to 4
13. 13

    F-Zero GX2003

    85 / 100Racing🛋️ Split-screen up to 4
14. 14

    Rocket League2015

    85 / 100RacingSportIndie🛋️ Split-screen up to 8
15. 15

    Halo: Combat Evolved2001

    85 / 100Shooter🛋️ Split-screen up to 4