Some of probably the most memorable gaming experiences contain working collectively to realize a aim with family and friends, and for those who primarily play on Xbox One or Series X|S, there are many nice co-op Xbox video games you’ll be able to play with others. To provide help to dig by all of them and discover the titles most price your time, we have rounded up the 25 finest Xbox co-op video games. All of the video games on this record are playable on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One, and a few are even accessible on Xbox Game Pass.Whether you are searching for a recreation to play on-line with mates or one thing mild and enjoyable to take pleasure in on the sofa together with your companion, we expect you may discover one thing that stands out on this record. From reside service video games like Sea of Thieves and Destiny 2 to lovingly crafted platformers akin to It Takes Two and Unravel 2, there is no scarcity of rewarding co-op video games on Xbox, no matter which genres you are into. We’ve organized the record in alphabetical order and can proceed to replace it as extra wonderful co-op video games are launched for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One.
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Supports: 2-player native and on-line multiplayerHazelight Studios is the uncommon developer that wholly embraces co-op in terms of recreation design. Its debut title, A Way Out, can solely be performed cooperatively, both split-screen or on-line. A Way Out places gamers within the roles of two convicts who plan and execute a jail escape. Though every participant is commonly performing completely different duties, the aims you full inevitably assist your companion make progress, and vice versa. It’s a beautiful expertise that actually emphasizes teamwork, and since the 2 roles are completely different, you’ll be able to run by it a second time and swap characters. In addition to forcing puzzle, stealth, and taking pictures gameplay, A Way Out is bolstered by sturdy writing and performances that actually connect you to the plight of those troubled males. A Way Out is an EA Play title, so Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can play it with out shopping for. It additionally has a buddy move that permits a good friend to play with you on-line while not having to purchase their very own copy of the sport.See our A Way Out evaluate.
Supports: 4-player native and on-line multiplayerBorderlands: The Handsome Collection is among the finest picks for first-person shooter followers who need to play with mates or household. While many shooters do not supply co-op campaigns (offline or on-line), the Borderlands franchise is good for co-op, and it even helps four-player split-screen. Borderlands: The Handsome Collection comes with Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, two superior loot shooters crammed with intense gunfights, a dizzying quantity of loot, and off-the-wall humor that retains issues lighthearted. You may additionally go for Borderlands 3, however we picked the Handsome Collection because of the sheer number of content material supplied within the package deal.See our Borderlands: The Handsome Collection evaluate.
Supports: 4-player native and on-line multiplayerCastle Crashers is an Xbox Live Arcade traditional and one of many first indie video games that actually took off on the service for Xbox 360. While it held up fairly effectively, the remastered model is even higher thanks to higher textures and body charge. In Castle Crashers, you and as much as three mates play as knights on a journey to avoid wasting princesses from an evil wizard. The story is not what stands out (it is relatively generic); Castle Crashers has wonderful hack-and-slash gameplay and a leveling system that improves your talents the additional you progress by the enemy-packed levels. It has nice cartoon visuals, a lighthearted tone, and all kinds of enemies and managers to slay. If you want motion video games that really feel like they belong in an arcade, Castle Crashers is a stable choose.
Supports: 2-player native multiplayerStudioMDHR’s Cuphead is basically a playable 1930s cartoon crammed with genuine animations, colourful characters, and a jazzy soundtrack that sizzles and pops to move you again in time. In addition to being completely beautiful, Cuphead has tremendously designed boss battles, tight controls, and a assorted assortment of weapons and perks that change the way in which you method every battle. Cuphead and his brother Mugman want to acquire soul contracts to provide the satan after playing away their lives. Playing Cuphead cooperatively can get chaotic, however tackling the bosses and run-and-gun ranges with a good friend will be extraordinarily rewarding. The solely draw back with Cuphead is that two-player co-op is proscribed to native multiplayer.See our Cuphead evaluate.
Supports: 6-player on-line multiplayerAs a reside service recreation with a vibrant group, it is no shock that Destiny 2 has discovered its method onto this record. Bungie’s much-improved sequel has an enormous quantity of content material, nearly all of which is tailor-made towards on-line co-op with mates and random Guardians roaming the universe. Teaming up with mates makes Destiny 2’s later recreation challenges way more doable and, most significantly, extra enjoyable. Although Destiny 2 is just a few years previous, it nonetheless receives constant updates and new content material. With quite a few meaty expansions accessible already and a number of extra on the way in which within the subsequent couple of years, Destiny 2 will stay the most effective reside service co-op video games for some time. A good portion of the sport, together with the bottom marketing campaign, is free-to-play, and Xbox Game Pass subscribers have entry to all of Destiny 2’s growth content material.See our Destiny 2 Beyond Light evaluate.
Supports: 4-player native and on-line multiplayerOne of the very best trendy action-RPGs, Diablo 3 has withstood the take a look at of time. Though historically regarded as a PC recreation, Diablo 3 performs terribly effectively with a controller, giving it a distinct, extra energetic really feel whereas mowing down and dodging demons with a collection of class-specific talents. The class system makes Diablo 3 even higher as a co-op recreation, as you and your trio of teammates can steadiness one another out with a spread of distinctive talents. The entirety of Diablo 3 together with its wealth of endgame content material will be performed cooperatively. Everything from the expansive loot and sophistication techniques to the fight and lore makes Diablo 3 a must-play for action-RPG followers who’re searching for one thing that’s always participating however not too mechanically intensive.See our Diablo 3: Eternal Collection evaluate.
Supports: 2-player native and 4-player on-line multiplayerDivinity: Original Sin 2’s Definitive Edition has made its method onto virtually each video games finest record we have revealed. It’s not all too shocking since we awarded it a uncommon 10/10 in our Divinity: Original Sin 2 evaluate, however it’s a testomony to simply how breathtaking and unique of a recreation it really is. Divinity: Original Sin 2 is an old-school CRPG for a brand new age, full with a spacious and detailed open world, a meticulously crafted turn-based fight system with near-endless layers, and colourful characters that draw you into its winding story. Online co-op helps as much as 4 gamers, whereas native co-op is two-player solely. Divinity: Original Sin 2 is brimming with dozens upon dozens of hours of superior content material, and it is much more satisfying while you play with mates.See our Divinity: Original Sin 2 evaluate.
Supports: 2-player native and 6-player on-line multiplayerDon’t Starve Together takes the well-designed action-survival basis of the unique recreation and provides the power to play it cooperatively both on-line or split-screen. In Don’t Starve Together, your job is just to outlive. By day, you collect assets and fortify your base, however at night time you must defend your self in opposition to waves of enemies. It’s a satisfying loop, and because of randomly generated environments, every run feels distinctive. Outside of the principle survival mode, Don’t Starve Together has two different modes that provide much less demanding takes on the gameplay.
Supports: 2-player native and on-line multiplayerEven although two mainline Gears of War video games launched on Xbox One, we’re recommending Gears of War: Ultimate Edition. A lovely remaster of the primary entry within the sequence, Gears of War: Ultimate Edition’s marketing campaign holds up remarkably effectively all these years later. It options the very best, most grounded story within the sequence, and every of the prolonged ranges has intricately designed setpieces that assist showcase the finely tuned third-person shooter gameplay. It’s additionally simply fairly cool to return to the sport that popularized the “cover” shooter. Gears of War: Ultimate Edition helps two-player native and on-line co-op and is obtainable to play free of charge for Game Pass subscribers.See our Gears of War: Ultimate Edition evaluate.
Supports: 8-player on-line multiplayerGrand Theft Auto Online is among the hottest on-line multiplayer video games round. Grand Theft Auto Online permits you to create a personality and full aims and get into random shenanigans throughout San Andreas. While you may make your individual enjoyable, there are devoted missions and a narrative that takes place earlier than the occasions of Grand Theft Auto 5 that is designed to be performed cooperatively with mates. Whether you need to full elaborate and difficult heists with mates or just see what sort of bother you’ll be able to fire up, Grand Theft Auto Online is an expansive cooperative expertise that may be your hangout spot to unwind at night time. It comes free with Grand Theft Auto 5, which is obtainable on Xbox Game Pass. A standalone model of Grand Theft Auto Online is within the works, too.See our Grand Theft Auto Online evaluate.
Supports: 2-player native and 4-player on-line multiplayerHalo: The Master Chief Collection could possibly be described as the final word cooperative first-person shooter for Xbox. The compilation comes with the primary 4 mainline Halo video games in addition to Halo 3: ODST and Halo Reach. All six video games characteristic campaigns that may be performed cooperatively both on-line or split-screen. You actually cannot go flawed right here, as a number of of the very best FPS video games ever made are featured on this assortment. In addition to the campaigns, you’ll be able to be part of up with mates to attempt to survive in Firefight, a horde mode featured in ODST and Reach. Halo: The Master Chief Collection is obtainable to play free of charge for those who’re a Game Pass subscriber.See our Halo: The Master Chief Collection evaluate.
Supports: 2-player native and on-line multiplayerDeveloped by the group behind A Way Out, It Takes Two can be solely a cooperative recreation. As you’ll be able to in all probability guess by the title, you and a companion work collectively to resolve puzzles and full platforming sequences throughout an intricately designed world crammed with creativity and surprise. When Rose learns her mother and father are splitting up, she consults her guide about relationships whereas holding dolls resembling her mother and father. As her tears hit the dolls, her mother and father’ minds transplant into the toys. Playing as both Cody or May, you and your companion journey in and across the house–which now appears fairly large–in search of Rose. It Takes Two has some severely nice platforming sequences, boss battles, and puzzles, and so they typically require teamwork to make progress. Though It Takes Two offers with a heavy subject material, it has a whole lot of coronary heart and humor baked into the narrative. You can play it split-screen both regionally or on-line; for those who’re enjoying on-line, you and your companion solely want one copy of the sport.See our It Takes Two evaluate.
Supports: 2-player native multiplayerLego Marvel Collection is a superb choose for households searching for a lighthearted and breezy cooperative expertise. It accommodates three Lego Marvel video games: Lego Marvel’s Avengers, Lego Marvel Super Heroes, and Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2. Each recreation helps native co-op for 2 gamers and allows you to take management of an enormous number of Marvel heroes. Traveller’s Tales’ Lego video games have an awesome pick-up-and-play vibe to them, with easy mechanics which might be nice for younger kids studying the ropes.
Supports: 4-player native multiplayerAlong with having a very cool title and lovable bunnies, Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is a deftly crafted house shooter with a tactical bent. This frantic sofa co-op journey calls for communication together with your teammates to seek out success. Together, you pilot a uniquely designed neon spaceship in an try to avoid wasting bunnies from the Anti-Love–terrible beings who hate love for some cause. The ship is supplied with turrets, lasers, shields, and extra; the problem right here is that you must be occupied with each offense and protection and make quick choices. Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime’s vivid, eye-catching visuals and abundance of attraction assist bolster its stable gameplay loop.
Supports: 4-player native and 8-player on-line multiplayerMinecraft is ubiquitous at this level. If you are studying this record, there’s in all probability a great likelihood you’ve got already tried the sandbox sim sooner or later over the previous decade. Regardless, it is price mentioning Minecraft right here, because it helps split-screen native or on-line multiplayer for as much as 4 gamers. Creating Minecraft worlds alone is enjoyable, however placing the items collectively alongside family and friends will be an much more thrilling expertise. Minecraft is a superb choose for households and has fairly stable instructional worth together with being pleasing. It’s additionally accessible on Game Pass.See our Minecraft evaluate.
Supports: 4-player native and on-line multiplayerMinecraft Dungeons may aptly be described as Diablo with out the blood and demonic ambiance. Although it options the look and acquainted trappings of Minecraft, you do not really have to be a giant Minecraft fan to dive deep into Minecraft Dungeons. It’s an action-RPG performed from an isometric perspective and is crammed with loot and hordes of baddies to cut down. The fight system is pretty simple however stays contemporary all through because of the wealth of customization options, cool ranges, and extensive number of enemies. You can play Minecraft Dungeons with as much as 4 gamers regionally or on-line, and it is accessible to play free of charge for Game Pass subscribers.See our Minecraft Dungeons evaluate.
Supports: 4-player on-line multiplayerMonster Hunter World was a breakthrough recreation for Capcom. While the sequence has at all times been well-liked in Japan, it had a devoted however comparatively small fanbase within the US. Monster Hunter World modified that en path to turning into one of the crucial well-liked video games in 2018. Monster Hunter World follows the identical primary formulation seen in all video games within the sequence. You play as a hunter tasked with monitoring and slaying (or capturing) difficult monsters. World ushers in additional detailed graphics and monster animations together with seamless environments which might be a pleasure to discover. Monster Hunter World’s fight system is uniquely rigorous and forces gamers to actually get to know their talents in addition to their prey. The huge Iceborne growth provides an extra prolonged marketing campaign and heaps of superior endgame content material. It’s straightforward to sink lots of of hours into Monster Hunter World. Though playable solo, Monster Hunter World is primarily a web based co-op recreation for as much as 4 hunters. Monster Hunter World is obtainable on Game Pass, however you must purchase the Iceborne growth individually.See our Monster Hunter World and Iceborne evaluate.
Supports: 4-player native and on-line multiplayerOvercooked: All You Can Eat compiles two stellar cooking video games (in addition to a bunch of DLC) in a single superior package deal. Although it is correct to name them cooking video games, neither recreation affords a leisurely expertise the place you get to cease and admire your dishes. Played from a top-down perspective, Overcooked is a frantic cooking sim that calls for fast wits and the power to remain calm within the kitchen. Each degree asks you and as much as three mates to organize dishes for hungry patrons. Sounds easy sufficient, proper? Not fairly. You solely have a brief period of time to make your meals, and the kitchens themselves are dynamically designed to provide mayhem. Anyone can bounce into Overcooked’s fast-paced cooking motion because of a simplistic management scheme, however gathering elements and getting ready dishes requires teamwork and stable communication expertise. The All You Can Eat bundle is chock-full of hilarious enjoyable whether or not you are enjoying on-line or on the identical sofa with mates.See our Overcooked evaluate and Overcooked 2 evaluate.
Supports: 4-player native multiplayerRayman Legends is among the finest side-scrolling platformers on Xbox. Featuring greater than 120 distinctive ranges, a catchy soundtrack, and a beautiful visible design, Rayman Legends affords a strong platforming expertise that may be performed alongside three mates. In addition to sturdy platforming sequences, Rayman Legends has a bevy of nice puzzles and a great deal of secrets and techniques to uncover.See our Rayman Legends evaluate.
Supports: 4-player on-line multiplayerSea of Thieves permits you to and your folks reside out your pirate goals. Sailing the excessive seas seeking treasure is an expertise tailored for co-op. The shared universe of Sea of Thieves implies that you and your folks are adventuring in murky waters; you by no means know when one other group will assault and attempt to steal your loot. While Sea of Thieves has cartoonish visuals and a comparatively humorous tone, it is a deeply engrossing expertise crammed with a plethora of actions. Rare has made nice strides with Sea of Thieves because it initially launched in 2018, and now it is completely full of thrilling missions and actions to finish. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers can play Sea of Thieves free of charge.See our Sea of Thieves evaluate.
Supports: 4-player native multiplayerSpelunky really initially launched on Xbox 360, however backwards compatibility has saved this contemporary roguelike traditional alive ever since. In Spelunky, you play as an adventurer navigating by hazardous tunnels seeking treasure. 16 mainline ranges are break up throughout 4 distinct worlds. While this does not sound like a ton of content material, Spelunky is brutally difficult. Each time you die, you must begin from the start. To preserve issues contemporary, all the ranges are procedurally generated, so the format of the tunnels in addition to their perilous obstacles and enemies modifications with every run. Spelunky is a kind of video games you actually need to play to actually respect it. The platforming mechanics have a singular really feel to them that takes a while to grasp. Spelunky’s loop is devilishly enjoyable; earlier than lengthy, you may be scouring Spelunky’s mysterious ranges to uncover its bounty of secrets and techniques. When you play cooperatively, you’ll be able to deliver your teammates again from the useless, which is sort of useful in a recreation the place you must begin over when everybody meets their bloody finish.See our Spelunky evaluate.
Supports: 4-player native and on-line multiplayerStardew Valley’s current 1.5 replace added split-screen co-op for as much as 4 gamers, so now you’ll be able to play the unimaginable farming sim with mates on the identical sofa in addition to on-line. If you’ve gotten performed Stardew Valley earlier than, the multiplayer mode is sort of equivalent. You and your folks can are inclined to your farm, construct relationships with NPCs, discover the mines, and easily take pleasure in one another’s firm. Though Stardew Valley began out as a Harvest Moon clone, it wound up turning into the most effective simulation video games ever made. Oozing with attraction and primarily countless replay worth, Stardew Valley is a perfect co-op recreation for these searching for a extra tranquil expertise.See our Stardew Valley evaluate.
Supports: 4-player native and 2-player on-line multiplayerStreets of Rage 4, the primary entry within the traditional beat-’em-up franchise in additional than 25 years, feels each refreshing and nostalgic all of sudden. It performs nearly precisely like its old-school predecessors, giving it an genuine really feel that takes you again to the glory days of the style. But video games like Streets of Rage 4 aren’t all too frequent these days, so it is a pleasure to return to such a enjoyable, simple fashion of motion recreation. Streets of Rage 4 does have trendy visuals and extra elaborate animations, which helps give it a decidedly new vibe. It would not overstay its welcome both. With simply 12 essential ranges and 4 secret retro ranges, Streets of Rage 4 is the proper recreation to play over the course of a weekend. Like different video games within the sequence, it is higher performed with mates on the sofa. Streets of Rage 4 helps four-player native co-op and two-player on-line co-op, and Game Pass subscribers can test it out free of charge.See our Streets of Rage 4 evaluate.
Supports: 4-player on-line multiplayerMuch like Destiny 2, The Division 2 is an always-online shooter designed to be performed alongside mates. A 3rd-person cowl shooter at coronary heart, The Division 2 locations you within the position of an agent making an attempt to quell civil unrest in Washington, DC. While the post-pandemic world is a tad disconcerting given current occasions, The Division 2 has a very sturdy loop that focuses on loot and enhancing your agent’s construct. The prolonged mainline story is crammed with participating missions and a ton of aspect content material. When the credit roll, you continue to have lots to do because of a severe quantity of difficult endgame content material. If you seize the Warlords of New York Edition, you may additionally get the superb growth set in New York City. The Division 2 options on-line co-op for as much as 4 gamers for essential missions, whereas some raids help as much as eight gamers.See our The Division 2 evaluate.
Supports: 2-player native multiplayerUnravel 2 is an enthralling platformer starring two yarn creatures who’re tied collectively. The premise itself alerts that Unravel 2’s platforming challenges require teamwork, and fortunately this mechanic works extremely effectively as you attempt to cross harmful gaps or clear up puzzles. Unravel 2’s serene world is beautiful to behold, and the nice nature and tone of your journey makes this a calming platforming expertise. Unravel 2’s co-op is proscribed to native play, which makes this an awesome recreation to play together with your companion or children. As an EA Play title, you’ll be able to play Unravel 2 free of charge for those who’re a Game Pass Ultimate subscriber.See our Unravel 2 evaluate.