🎄 The Best Couch Games for Christmas

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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.

How selective is this list?

15 of 99 games meet the criteria

Release span
1989–2025
Median year
2005
from 2015 or later
17%
Median rating
76/100

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 Unreal Tournament

    Unreal Tournament1999

    92 / 100Shooter🛋️ Split-screen up to 4
  4. 4Cover of TimeSplitters 2

    TimeSplitters 22002

    91 / 100Shooter🛋️ Split-screen up to 4
  5. 5Cover of Divinity: Original Sin II

    Divinity: Original Sin II2017

    89 / 100Role-playing (RPG)StrategyAdventure🛋️ Split-screen up to 4
  6. 6Cover of Mario Kart 8

    Mario Kart 82014

    89 / 100RacingArcade🛋️ Split-screen up to 5
  7. 7Cover of Halo 3

    Halo 32007

    88 / 100Shooter🛋️ Split-screen up to 4
  8. 8Cover of Bomberman '94

    Bomberman '941993

    88 / 100StrategyTactical🛋️ Split-screen up to 5
  9. 9Cover of GoldenEye 007

    GoldenEye 0071997

    87 / 100Shooter🛋️ Split-screen up to 4
  10. 10Cover of Kirby's Return to Dream Land

    Kirby's Return to Dream Land2011

    86 / 100PlatformAdventure🛋️ Split-screen up to 4
  11. 11Cover of Star Fox 64

    Star Fox 641997

    86 / 100Shooter🛋️ Split-screen up to 4
  12. 12Cover of Animal Crossing: New Horizons

    Animal Crossing: New Horizons2020

    86 / 100Simulator🛋️ Split-screen up to 4
  13. 13Cover of Banjo-Tooie

    Banjo-Tooie2000

    86 / 100PlatformQuiz/TriviaAdventure🛋️ Split-screen up to 4
  14. 14Cover of F-Zero GX

    F-Zero GX2003

    85 / 100Racing🛋️ Split-screen up to 4
  15. 15Cover of Rocket League

    Rocket League2015

    85 / 100RacingSportIndie🛋️ Split-screen up to 8

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