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Best short co-op games

For when you finally find a night to play together — but don't have all evening.

Co-op games where a single session runs 60 minutes or less — for when you and a friend finally find a night that works but don't have all evening. Some are local, some are online, some are both. Each one is designed around short loops: a level, a run, a round. You sit down together, actually finish something, and call it a good night.

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
60 min
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · 2024
The Shadow of the Erdtree is a fully-fledged expansion that features an all-new story set in the Land of Shadow. It adds a whole new map with 70 new weapons, ten new shields, 39 new Talismans, 14 new sorceries, 28 new incantations, 20 new Spirit Ashes, 25 New Ashes of War, 30 new armour sets, and new consumables and craftables.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 97
Elden Ring
Elden Ring
60 min
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · 2022
Elden Ring is an action RPG developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, released in February 2022. Directed by Hidetaka Miyazaki, with world-building contributions from novelist George R. R. Martin, the game features an expansive open world called the Lands Between. Players assume the role of a customisable character known as the Tarnished, who must explore this world, battle formidable enemies, and seek to restore the Elden Ring to become the Elden Lord. The game builds on the challenging gameplay mechanics familiar from the Dark Souls series but introduces a more open-ended structure with vast exploration, dynamic weather, and a day-night cycle. It offers deep lore, complex characters, and an interconnected world filled with secrets, dungeons, and powerful bosses.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 97
Super Mario Odyssey
Super Mario Odyssey
30 min
Platform, Adventure · 2017
Explore incredible places far from the Mushroom Kingdom as you join Mario and his new ally Cappy on a massive, globe-trotting 3D adventure. Use amazing new abilities, like the power to capture and control objects, animals, and enemies to collect Power Moons so you can power up the Odyssey airship and save Princess Peach from Bowser’s wedding plans!
Nintendo Switch 2Nintendo Switch
metacritic score: 97
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
30 min
Platform · 2023
The next evolution of 2D side-scrolling Super Mario Bros. games is headed to Nintendo Switch! When you touch a Wonder Flower in the game, the wonders of the world unlock – pipes could come alive, hordes of enemies may appear, characters might change their looks, for example – transforming the gameplay in unpredictable ways. Excitement and different surprises await in each course. Super Mario Bros. Wonder features Princess Peach, Princess Daisy and Yoshi as playable characters, in addition to familiar characters like Mario, Luigi and Toad.
Nintendo Switch
metacritic score: 95
Satisfactory
Satisfactory
60 min
Simulation · 2024
Satisfactory is an FPS open-world factory building sim. You play as an engineer on an alien planet tasked to complete ‘Project Assembly’ - a massive machine for a mysterious purpose. Conquer nature, build multi-story factories, and automate to satisfaction!
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 5Xbox Series X|S
metacritic score: 95
Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2
45 min
Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · 2018
Red Dead Redemption 2 is the epic tale of outlaw Arthur Morgan and the infamous Van der Linde gang, on the run across America at the dawn of the modern age.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 94
Monster Hunter: World
Monster Hunter: World
60 min
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · 2018
Welcome to a new world! Take on the role of a hunter and slay ferocious monsters in a living, breathing ecosystem where you can use the landscape and its diverse inhabitants to get the upper hand. Hunt alone or in co-op with up to three other players, and use materials collected from fallen foes to craft new gear and take on even bigger, badder beasts!
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 93
Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut
Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut
60 min
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · 2021
Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut Includes: - Full game. - Iki Island expansion: New story, mini-games, enemy types and more. - Legends online co-op mode. - Digital mini art book by Dark Horse. - Director’s commentary: The creative team sits down with a renowned Japanese historian to look at the world of Ghost of Tsushima and how it compares to the real-life events that inspired it. - One Technique Point. - Charm of Hachiman’s Favour. - Hero of Tsushima Skin Set: Golden Mask, Sword Kit, Horse, Saddle.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 92
Demon's Souls
Demon's Souls
45 min
Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure · 2020
Entirely rebuilt from the ground up and masterfully enhanced, Demon's Souls is a remake of the 2009 release that introduces the horrors of a fog-laden, dark fantasy land to a whole new generation of gamers. Those who’ve faced its trials and tribulations before, can once again challenge the darkness in stunning visual quality with incredible performance. The remake features improved graphics and animations, sound and lighting tweaks and a reimagining of many of the visual, musical and mechanical aspects of the original game.
PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 92
Split Fiction
Split Fiction
45 min
Platform, Puzzle, Adventure · 2025
Split Fiction is a 2025 cooperative multiplayer game. It follows two writers, Mio Hudson and Zoe Foster, as they become trapped in their imaginations.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 5Xbox Series X|S
metacritic score: 92
Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley
45 min
Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Adventure, Indie · 2016
Stardew Valley is an open-ended country-life RPG! You’ve inherited your grandfather’s old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home? It won’t be easy. Ever since Joja Corporation came to town, the old ways of life have all but disappeared. The community center, once the town’s most vibrant hub of activity, now lies in shambles. But the valley seems full of opportunity. With a little dedication, you might just be the one to restore Stardew Valley to greatness!
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation Vita
metacritic score: 91
Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration
Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration
60 min
Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · 2016
Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration includes the critically acclaimed Rise of the Tomb Raider. With over 50 hours of gameplay and all-new content created to celebrate 20 years of the iconic Lara Croft. In the critically acclaimed Tomb Raider, Lara Croft was forged into a true survivor, but she glimpsed a deeper, secret world.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation VR
metacritic score: 91
Vampire Survivors
Vampire Survivors
15 min
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie, Arcade · 2022
Mow thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 91
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
45 min
Platform, Adventure · 2021
The Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury game features the same lively co-op gameplay, creative levels and power-ups as the original game, but with added improvements. In the Super Mario 3D World part of the game, characters move faster and the dash powers up more quickly. Both adventures support the newly added Snapshot Mode, pause the action to get the perfect shot, apply filters, and decorate with stamps!
Nintendo Switch 2Nintendo Switch
metacritic score: 91
Nex Machina
Nex Machina
15 min
Shooter, Indie, Arcade · 2017
From the collaboration between Housemarque (Resogun, Alienation, Matterfall), and Robotron and Smash TV legendary creator Eugene Jarvis comes Nex Machina, an explosive arcade experience created with competition in mind.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4
metacritic score: 91
Absolum
Absolum
30 min
Fighting, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie · 2025
Crafted with passion by the dream team that redefined side-scrolling beat 'em ups, Absolum mixes top-of-the-class combat action with modern roguelite elements, bringing all the vibes of the fantasy arcade hits of the past into an immersive adventure set in the original world of Talamh.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 90
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
30 min
Simulator · 2020
Escape to a deserted island and create your own paradise as you explore, create, and customize in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Your island getaway has a wealth of natural resources that can be used to craft everything from tools to creature comforts. You can hunt down insects at the crack of dawn, decorate your paradise throughout the day, or enjoy sunset on the beach while fishing in the ocean. The time of day and season match real life, so each day on your island is a chance to check in and find new surprises all year round.
Nintendo Switch
metacritic score: 90
It Takes Two
It Takes Two
45 min
Platform, Puzzle, Adventure · 2021
Embark on the craziest journey of your life in It Takes Two, a genre-bending platform adventure created purely for co-op. Invite a friend to join for free with Friend’s Pass and work together across a huge variety of gleefully disruptive gameplay challenges. Play as the clashing couple Cody and May, two humans turned into dolls by a magic spell. Together, trapped in a fantastical world where the unpredictable hides around every corner, they are reluctantly challenged with saving their fractured relationship.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 90
Diablo IV
Diablo IV
45 min
Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · 2023
Endless demons to slaughter. Deep customization through Talents, Skill Points, Runes, and Legendary loot. Randomized dungeons contained in a dynamic open world. Survive and conquer darkness—or succumb to the shadows.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 90
Devil May Cry 5
Devil May Cry 5
45 min
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure · 2019
Devil May Cry 5 is a brand-new entry in the legendary over-the-top action series Devil May Cry. The game features three playable characters, each with a radically different stylish combat play style as they take on the city overrun with demons. Developed with Capcom’s in-house proprietary RE engine, the series continues to achieve new heights in fidelity with graphics that utilize photorealistic character designs and stunning lighting and environmental effects.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 90
Shovel Knight
Shovel Knight
30 min
Platformer · 2014
Shovel Knight is a sweeping classic action adventure game with awesome gameplay, memorable characters, and an 8-bit retro aesthetic. It's a hot mashup of new and old! You play as the eponymous Shovel Knight, a small knight with a huge quest. Shovel Knight has come to this land with two goals: to defeat the evil Enchantress and quest for his lost beloved. He wields a Shovel Blade: a multipurpose weapon whose techniques have now been lost to the ages. Always honest and helpful, Shovel Knight is a shining example of the code of Shovelry: Slash Mercilessly and Dig Tirelessly! But, between Shovel Knight and his beloved stands a cadre of villainous knights. These terrible foes, known as The Order of No Quarter, have been dispatched to prevent Shovel Knight from reaching the Enchantress, and will pursue their mission at any cost. If you love games with perfect platforming, beautiful art, infectious music, crazy bosses, humor and levity, and real heart… Shovel Knight is for you!
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 3PlayStation 4
metacritic score: 89
Astral Chain
Astral Chain
60 min
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure · 2019
Astral Chain is a stylish action game that blends fast-paced combat with investigation elements. Players fight alongside a controllable companion called a Legion, using coordinated attacks, restraints, and abilities to overcome enemies and solve environmental challenges. The game mixes high-energy battles with exploration and light detective work, offering varied gameplay and a strong focus on fluid, dual-character combat.
Nintendo Switch
metacritic score: 89
Tetris Effect: Connected
Tetris Effect: Connected
15 min
Music, Puzzle, Indie, Arcade · 2020
Tetris Effect: Connected adds an all-new robust multiplayer expansion to the huge variety of addictive and innovative single-player modes that Tetris Effect is known for. Connect and play with or against each other in all-new modes like "Zone Battle," which shakes up traditional 1-on-1 Tetris gameplay via the time-stopping Zone mechanic, or try the innovative co-op of "Connected" mode, where up to three players can literally connect their Tetris playfields together and play as one, as they work together to take down a series of increasingly-challenging CPU-controlled bosses.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation VR2PlayStation 4
metacritic score: 89
Cult of the Lamb
Cult of the Lamb
30 min
Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie · 2022
Cult of the Lamb casts players in the role of a possessed lamb saved from annihilation by an ominous stranger, and must repay their debt by building a loyal following in his name. Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland worshippers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 89
Titanfall 2
Titanfall 2
60 min
Shooter, Adventure · 2016
Titanfall 2 will deliver a crafted experience that explores the unique bond between man and machine. Playable offline, the single player campaign in Titanfall 2 will let fans step out onto the Frontier as a Militia rifleman with aspirations of becoming an elite Pilot. Stranded behind enemy lines and facing overwhelming odds, players must team up with a veteran Titan to uphold a mission they were never meant to carry out.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 89
Titanfall 2 (campaign)
Titanfall 2 (campaign)
45 min
Action · 2016
Titanfall 2 will deliver a crafted experience that explores the unique bond between man and machine. Playable offline, the single player campaign in Titanfall 2 will let fans step out onto the Frontier as a Militia rifleman with aspirations of becoming an elite Pilot. Stranded behind enemy lines and facing overwhelming odds, players must team up with a veteran Titan to uphold a mission they were never meant to carry out.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 89
Sea of Stars
Sea of Stars
60 min
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie · 2023
Sea of Stars is a turn-based RPG inspired by the classics. Promising the Sabotage touch in every system, Sea of Stars aims to modernize the classic RPG in terms of turn-based combat, storytelling, exploration and interactions with the environment, while still offering a hearty slice of nostalgia and good old, simple fun.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 89
Wildermyth
Wildermyth
45 min
RPG · 2021
Wildermyth is a character-driven, procedurally-generated tactical RPG. Lead a band of unique heroes as they grow from a reluctant farmers into legendary fighters. Battle threats lurking in the Yondering Lands and discover secrets that the land has to offer.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 89
V Rising
V Rising
60 min
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · 2024
Awaken as a vampire. Hunt for blood in nearby settlements to regain your strength and evade the scorching sun to survive. Raise your castle and thrive in an ever-changing open world full of mystery. Gain allies online and conquer the land of the living.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 89
Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics
Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics
15 min
Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Arcade · 2024
The legendary crossover hits are back! The action-packed lineup consisting of seven unique titles, is full of heavy hitters like X-MEN VS. STREET FIGHTER, and MARVEL vs. CAPCOM 2 New Age of Heroes. The collection also includes the rare beat 'em up game, THE PUNISHER.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 89
Dungeon of the Endless
Dungeon of the Endless
45 min
Strategy · 2023
Endless Dungeon is a Rogue-lite Tactical Action game, set in the award-winning Endless universe. Recruit a team of shipwrecked heroes, plunge into a long-abandoned space station, and protect your crystal against never-ending waves of monsters… or die trying, get reloaded, and try again.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 89
Luigi's Mansion 3
Luigi's Mansion 3
45 min
Adventure · 2019
Luigi embarks on a dream vacation with Mario and friends upon receiving an invitation to a luxurious hotel. However, his dream quickly becomes a nightmare when King Boo reveals everything had been a ploy to capture Mario and friends. With the assistance of Professor E. Gadd once again, the reluctant and cowardly hero Luigi traverses up and down treacherous floors of the now-ominous hotel on a quest to save them.
Nintendo Switch
metacritic score: 89
Overcooked! All You Can Eat
Overcooked! All You Can Eat
30 min
Simulator, Strategy, Indie · 2020
Hold onto your chef hats and prepare your appetite for an XXL portion of Overcooked magic! Overcooked, Overcooked 2 and every morsel of additional content released for both games are being blended together and remastered from the ground up in Overcooked! All You Can Eat.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 89
Crypt of the NecroDancer
Crypt of the NecroDancer
30 min
Music, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie · 2015
Crypt of the NecroDancer is a hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Can you survive this deadly dungeon of dance, slay the NecroDancer, and recapture your still beating heart? Or will you be a slave to the rhythm for all eternity?
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation Vita
metacritic score: 88
Helldivers 2
Helldivers 2
45 min
Shooter, Tactical · 2024
The Galaxy’s Last Line of Offence. Enlist in the Helldivers and join the fight for freedom across a hostile galaxy in a fast, frantic, and ferocious third-person shooter.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 5Xbox Series X|S
metacritic score: 88
Gears 5
Gears 5
60 min
Shooter, Adventure · 2019
From one of gaming’s most acclaimed sagas, Gears is bigger than ever, with five thrilling modes and the deepest campaign yet. With all-out war descending, Kait Diaz breaks away to uncover her connection to the enemy and discovers the true danger to Sera – herself.
PC (Microsoft Windows)Xbox Series X|SXbox One
metacritic score: 88
Halo Infinite
Halo Infinite
60 min
Shooter, Adventure · 2021
The Master Chief returns in Halo Infinite – the next chapter of the legendary franchise. When all hope is lost and humanity’s fate hangs in the balance, the Master Chief is ready to confront the most ruthless foe he’s ever faced. Step inside the armor of humanity’s greatest hero to experience an epic adventure and explore the massive scale of the Halo ring.
PC (Microsoft Windows)Xbox Series X|SXbox One
metacritic score: 88
Bloodborne: The Old Hunters
Bloodborne: The Old Hunters
60 min
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · 2015
The Old Hunters is the first Expansion for Bloodborne. It features all-new locations, bosses, weapons, and armour. Set in a nightmare world where hunters from the past are trapped forever, explore brand new stages full of dangers, rewards and deadly beasts to overcome. You’ll find multiple new outfits and weapons to add to your arsenal as well as additional magic to wield and add more variety to your combat strategy. With new story details, learn the tale of hunters who once made Yharnam their hunting grounds, meet new NPCs, and discover another side of the history and world of Bloodborne.
PlayStation 4
metacritic score: 88
Spiritfarer
Spiritfarer
30 min
Simulation · 2020
Spiritfarer is a cozy management game about dying. You play Stella, ferrymaster to the deceased, a Spiritfarer. Build a boat to explore the world, then befriend and care for spirits before finally releasing them into the afterlife. Farm, mine, fish, harvest, cook, and craft your way across mystical seas. Join the adventure as Daffodil the cat, in two-player cooperative play. Spend relaxing quality time with your spirit passengers, create lasting memories, and, ultimately, learn how to say goodbye to your cherished friends. What will you leave behind?
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 88
As Dusk Falls
As Dusk Falls
60 min
Point-and-click, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · 2022
As Dusk Falls is an original interactive drama from INTERIOR/NIGHT that explores the entangled lives of two families across thirty years. Starting in 1998 with a robbery-gone-wrong in small town Arizona, the choices you make have a powerful impact on the characters’ lives in this uncompromising story of betrayal, sacrifice and resilience. Drive the lives and relationships of multiple characters in a decades-spanning story told across two intense books.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 88
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
45 min
Platform, Adventure · 2022
Join Kirby in an unforgettable journey through a mysterious world in a delightful 3D platforming adventure. Take control of the powerful pink puffball, Kirby, and move around freely in 3D stages as you discover a mysterious world with abandoned structures from a past civilization - like a shopping mall?! Copy enemies’ abilities like Sword and Ice and use them to attack and explore your surroundings! What journey awaits Kirby? Take a deep breath and get ready for an unforgettable adventure!
Nintendo Switch
metacritic score: 88
Sonic Mania Plus
Sonic Mania Plus
30 min
Platform · 2018
Sonic Mania Plus is an updated version of Sonic Mania that includes the Encore DLC. Digital versions of Sonic Mania on all platforms can be upgraded to Sonic Mania Plus by purchasing the Encore DLC separately. Plus is also available as a physical release and marks the first time any version of Sonic Mania was available on physical media. Released for Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and Switch, in addition to including the complete version of Sonic Mania Plus on a disc/cartridge it also comes packaged with a reversible cover with alternate box art, an art book and a holographic outer sleeve.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 87
Wasteland 3
Wasteland 3
60 min
Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Adventure · 2020
As the sole survivor of Team November, a Ranger squad dispatched to the icy Colorado wastes, you find this is a land of buried secrets, lost technology, fearsome lunatics, and deadly factions. No one here has ever heard of the Desert Rangers. Your reputation is yours to build from scratch, and your choices may save this land or doom it. With a renewed focus on macro-reactivity, you'll be picking between warring factions, deciding whether locations are destroyed or saved, and making other far reaching decisions that have a marked impact on the shape of your world.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 87
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
30 min
Fighting, Platform · 2018
Legendary game worlds and fighters collide in the ultimate showdown—a new entry in the Super Smash Bros. series for the Nintendo Switch system! New fighters, like Inkling from the Splatoon series and Ridley from the Metroid series, make their Super Smash Bros. series debut alongside every Super Smash Bros. fighter in the series…EVER! Faster combat, new items, new attacks, new defensive options, and more will keep the battle raging whether you’re at home or on the go.
Nintendo Switch
metacritic score: 87
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
45 min
Shooter · 2023
By combining FromSoftware’s longstanding expertise in mech games and their signature robust gameplay, Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon will be a new action experience.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 87
Spelunky 2
Spelunky 2
30 min
Platform, Adventure, Indie · 2020
Spelunky 2 builds upon the unique, randomized challenges that made the original a roguelike classic, offering a huge adventure designed to satisfy players old and new. Meet the next generation of explorers as they find themselves on the Moon, searching for treasure and missing family.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 87
Cuphead
Cuphead
30 min
Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade · 2017
Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional cel animation (hand drawn & hand inked!), watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings. Play as Cuphead or Mugman (in single player or co-op) as you traverse strange worlds, acquire new weapons, learn powerful super moves, and discover hidden secrets. Cuphead is all action, all the time.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 87
Rise of the Tomb Raider
Rise of the Tomb Raider
60 min
Shooter, Adventure · 2015
Join Lara Croft on her first great tomb raiding expedition as she seeks to discover the secret of immortality. Featuring high-octane action set in the most beautiful and hostile environments on earth, Rise of the Tomb Raider delivers cinematic survival action-adventure.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation VR
metacritic score: 87
Starbound
Starbound
45 min
Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie · 2016
You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below and gather the resources you need to repair your ship and set off to explore the vast, infinite universe… In Starbound, you create your own story - there’s no wrong way to play! You may choose to save the universe from the forces that destroyed your home, uncovering greater galactic mysteries in the process, or you may wish to forego a heroic journey entirely in favor of colonizing uncharted planets.
PC (Microsoft Windows)Xbox Series X|SXbox One
metacritic score: 87
Risk of Rain 2
Risk of Rain 2
30 min
Shooter, Adventure, Indie · 2020
The classic multiplayer roguelike, Risk of Rain, returns with an extra dimension and more challenging action. No run will ever be the same with randomized stages, enemies, bosses, and items. Play solo, or team up with up to four friends to fight your way through hordes of monsters, unlock new loot, and find a way to escape the planet.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 87
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin
60 min
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · 2015
Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin is an enhanced edition of Dark Souls II, released in April 2015 by FromSoftware and Bandai Namco Entertainment. This version includes updated graphics, improved performance, and all previously released DLC expansions (Crown of the Sunken King, Crown of the Old Iron King, and Crown of the Ivory King). It also features rebalanced gameplay, new enemy placements, additional NPCs, and expanded lore,
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 3PlayStation 4
metacritic score: 87
Dark Souls: Remastered
Dark Souls: Remastered
60 min
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · 2018
Dark Souls Remastered is a remastered version of the original game Dark Souls. The updated version of the game features graphical enhancements, an expanded online mode, and the Artorias of the Abyss DLC.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 87
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered
60 min
Shooter · 2016
One of the most critically-acclaimed games in history. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is back, remastered in true high-definition, featuring enhanced textures, rendering, high-dynamic range lighting, and much more to bring a new generation experience to fans.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 87
Doom
Doom
45 min
Shooter · 2016
Developed by id software, the studio that pioneered the first-person shooter genre and created multiplayer Deathmatch, Doom returns as a brutally fun and challenging modern-day shooter experience. Relentless demons, impossibly destructive guns, and fast, fluid movement provide the foundation for intense, first-person combat – whether you’re obliterating demon hordes through the depths of Hell in the single-player campaign, or competing against your friends in numerous multiplayer modes. Expand your gameplay experience using Doom SnapMap game editor to easily create, play, and share your content with the world.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 87
Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course
Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course
30 min
Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie, Arcade · 2022
In Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course, Cuphead and Mugman are joined by Ms. Chalice for a DLC add-on adventure on a brand new island! With new weapons, new charms, and Ms. Chalice's brand new abilities, take on a new cast of multi-faceted, screen-filling bosses to assist Chef Saltbaker in Cuphead's final challenging quest.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 87
Nobody Saves the World
Nobody Saves the World
30 min
Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie · 2022
Nobody Saves the World is an action role-playing game played from a top-down perspective. The game can be played solo or in a cooperative multiplayer mode. In the game, the player controls a blank-state character named Nobody, who is equipped with a wand.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 86
Arise: A Simple Story
Arise: A Simple Story
45 min
Platform, Adventure, Indie · 2019
Set out on an emotional journey through the bittersweet lives of two people where memories come alive and time bends to your will. Lose yourself in moments of happiness and overcome every hardship as you relive your life’s story. A story of joy and sorrow. A simple story.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 86
Dark Souls III
Dark Souls III
60 min
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · 2016
Dark Souls III is an action role-playing game developed by FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Released in March 2016, it is the fourth entry in the Souls series and the final instalment in the Dark Souls trilogy. Set in the decaying kingdom of Lothric, players take on the role of the "Ashen One," an undead warrior tasked with rekindling the First Flame to prevent the world from falling into darkness. The game features challenging combat, intricate level design, and a deep, lore-rich narrative.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 86
Pikmin 3 Deluxe
Pikmin 3 Deluxe
60 min
Real Time Strategy (RTS), Adventure · 2020
Prepare yourselves, brave explorers, and set-off for the lush planet PNF-404! This new version for Nintendo Switch features multiple difficulty modes, new side-story missions featuring Olimar and Louie, and all the DLC from the original release.
Nintendo Switch
metacritic score: 86
Factorio (early game)
Factorio (early game)
45 min
Simulation · 2020
You will be mining resources, researching technologies, building infrastructure, automating production and fighting enemies. Use your imagination to design your factory, combine simple elements into ingenious structures, apply management skills to keep it working and finally protect it from the creatures who don't really like you.
PC (Microsoft Windows)Nintendo Switch 2Nintendo Switch
metacritic score: 86
Jagged Alliance 3
Jagged Alliance 3
60 min
Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical · 2023
The country of Grand Chien is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and the paramilitary force known as "the Legion" seizes control. Hire mercenaries, meet interesting characters, and fight in tactically deep turn-based combat in this true successor to a beloved franchise.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 86
Full Metal Furies
Full Metal Furies
45 min
Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie · 2018
Defend the free world from tyrannical titans in FULL METAL FURIES – a team-based brawler where cooperation is the key to victory. An abstruse allegorical action adventure about atonement, allusions, and alliteration awaits all at an alternate age around Athens’ ashes. FULL METAL FURIES will challenge you to think like a team, and to rethink what a brawler could be.
PC (Microsoft Windows)Xbox OneNintendo Switch
metacritic score: 86
Capcom Fighting Collection 2
Capcom Fighting Collection 2
15 min
Fighting, Arcade · 2025
Capcom's newest fighting collection hits the stage! Choose from fan-favorite games like Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001 and Project Justice to 3D action games like Power Stone and Power Stone 2 in this collection of eight classic fighting games! Each game in the collection can be played online or co-op! Get back in the ring and duke it out in battles that everyone rumored, but no one believed! Whether it's with a rival new or old, give it your all and strive for victory!
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 86
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2
Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2
15 min
Shooter · 2016
The battle for suburbia grows to crazy new heights in Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2! In this hilarious, action-packed shooter, zombie leader Dr. Zomboss has strengthened his horde and rebuilt suburbia as a zombie utopia. But hope remains, because for the first time the plants are taking the offensive in an all-out attack to reclaim their turf. Play as the plants in the all-new 24-player Herbal Assault mode, or choose your side in 4-player co-op or Solo Play!
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 85
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
45 min
Platform, Adventure · 2023
The tough puff Kirby is back for a 4-player* platforming adventure. Copy enemies’ abilities and use their power to attack with a sword, wield a whip, and float with a parasol. You can also laser blast with the new Mecha Copy Ability that makes a series debut! The extra muscle will be handy in finding missing pieces for Magolor’s ship, which crash landed on Planet Popstar. Float and fight along with friends on the same system, where each player can control another Kirby or one of Kirby’s iconic friends like King Dedede, Meta Knight, and Bandana Waddle Dee.
Nintendo Switch
metacritic score: 85
Marvel Cosmic Invasion
Marvel Cosmic Invasion
30 min
Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie, Arcade · 2025
Marvel Cosmic Invasion is a side-scrolling beat 'em up featuring 15 playable Marvel heroes. Designed in the style of classic 1990s arcade brawlers, the game allows players to switch between two characters mid-battle using the Cosmic Swap mechanic. Each hero brings unique abilities and team-up attacks, with additional upgrades and rewards becoming available as players progress.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 85
Wargroove
Wargroove
45 min
Strategy, Turn-based strategy (TBS), Tactical, Indie · 2019
Wargroove is a turn-based strategy game for up to 4 players, in which each player takes control of an army and its commander unit to wage war on their enemies! Wargroove is extremely easy to pickup, with accessibility at the forefront of its design, and very difficult to master, with deep gameplay mechanics that complement strategic play.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 85
Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Sackboy: A Big Adventure
45 min
Platform, Adventure · 2020
Iconic PlayStation hero, Sackboy returns in an all-new 3D adventure with a deeply immersive and expressive control scheme. Players can go on this epic platforming journey solo-style, or they can team up with friends for collaborative, chaotic multiplayer fun.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 85
Super Mario 3D All-Stars
Super Mario 3D All-Stars
45 min
Platform, Adventure · 2020
Discover three of Mario’s grandest 3D adventures with Super Mario 3D All-Stars on Nintendo Switch! This special bundle includes Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine and Super Mario Galaxy, all optimized for Nintendo Switch with updated HD graphics, Joy-Con controls, as well as a music player featuring the epic soundtracks from all three games!
Nintendo Switch
metacritic score: 85
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
30 min
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Indie, Arcade · 2022
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge is a side-scrolling beat 'em up developed by Tribute Games and published by DotEmu. Inspired by the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series, the game pays homage to classic TMNT titles like Turtles in Time, featuring retro-inspired pixel art and dynamic combat. Players control Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, Raphael, or other allies, each with unique abilities, as they battle through various levels to thwart Shredder and Krang's plans to conquer New York City. The game supports solo play or co-op for up to six players, blending nostalgic design with modern gameplay mechanics.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 85
Sonic Mania
Sonic Mania
30 min
Platform, Adventure · 2017
Experience the ultimate celebration of past and future in Sonic Mania! Re-live the Sonic of the past with an exciting new twist on classic zones while fighting against new bosses and Dr. Eggman’s evil robot army. Go head to-head with players in Competition Mode or play in Co-Op Mode with a friend.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 85
Salt and Sanctuary
Salt and Sanctuary
45 min
Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie · 2016
Salt and Sanctuary is a 2D action role-playing game developed by Ska Studios and released in 2016. It combines side-scrolling combat with mechanics inspired by action RPGs, including stamina management and character builds. Players explore a dark, interconnected world filled with hostile enemies and challenging bosses. Progression is based on skill trees, equipment upgrades, and exploration-driven discovery.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation Vita
metacritic score: 85
Dragon Quest Builders 2
Dragon Quest Builders 2
60 min
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · 2018
Dragon Quest Builders 2 is a block-building role-playing game with a charming campaign and a robust multiplayer building mode that supports up to four players online. Create your customized character, team-up with your fearless friend Malroth, gather the skills required to become a full-fledged builder, and combat the Children of Hargon, a vile cult that worships destruction! Then, take your builder online and join your friends to collaborate and create something truly magnificent. Don’t let the name fool you, despite the 2, this is a completely standalone experience featuring new characters, an expansive world, unlimited building combinations, and a storyline that’s sure to satisfy longtime fans and newcomers alike!
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 85
Remnant II
Remnant II
60 min
Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · 2023
Remnant II is the sequel to the best-selling game Remnant: From the Ashes that pits survivors of humanity against new deadly creatures and god-like bosses across terrifying worlds. Play solo or co-op with two other friends to explore the depths of the unknown to stop an evil from destroying reality itself. To succeed, players will need to rely on their own skills and those of their team to overcome the toughest challenges and to stave off humanity’s extinction.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 5Xbox Series X|S
metacritic score: 84
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
30 min
Platform, Puzzle · 2018
Captain Toad stars in his own puzzling quest on the Nintendo Switch system! Our stubby hero must dodge dangers and track treasures across many trap-filled courses. Survive smoldering volcanoes, hazardous steam engines, haunted houses, and even new courses based on the Super Mario Odyssey game! Luckily, a second player can join in by tossing turnips at enemies.
Nintendo Switch 2Nintendo Switch
metacritic score: 84
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection
60 min
Shooter, Role-playing (RPG) · 2015
Borderlands: The Handsome Collection is a compilation of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel! for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, along with all of their accompanying downloadable content, enhanced local multiplayer, and the ability to transfer save data from their respective PlayStation 3/Vita and Xbox 360 versions.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 84
House Flipper 2
House Flipper 2
60 min
Simulator, Indie · 2023
It's time to dust off your hammer - House Flipper is back in a brand-new fashion! Buy and renovate run-down houses! Or maybe you want to build new ones? Now you can! Start as a rookie Flipper and make a fortune by helping out the community of the charming town of Pinnacove.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 5Xbox Series X|S
metacritic score: 84
Helldivers
Helldivers
45 min
Shooter · 2015
Helldivers is a topdown shooter set in a satirical dystopian future where mankind is ruled by a managed democracy. You are part of the Helldivers – the spearhead of humanity’s defense against the perpetual alien threat on Super Earth. With up to four player co-op missions, working together as a team is vital, whether calling in strikes or placing weapons, each action must be totally synchronized to achieve the objectives. This isn’t just a four player co-op game; it’s a co-op game that relies on the global efforts of the entire Helldivers community!
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 3PlayStation 4
metacritic score: 84
Halo 5: Guardians
Halo 5: Guardians
60 min
Shooter · 2015
Halo 5: Guardians delivers epic multiplayer experiences that span multiple modes, full-featured level building tools, and another chapter in the Master Chief saga. The Master Chief saga continues, with solo and up to 4-player cooperative experience that spans three worlds. A mysterious and unstoppable force threatens the galaxy. The Spartans of Fireteam Osiris and Blue Team must embark on a journey that will change the course of history and the future of mankind.
Xbox One
metacritic score: 84
Far Cry 5
Far Cry 5
60 min
Shooter, Adventure · 2018
Welcome to Hope County, Montana, land of the free and the brave, but also home to a fanatical doomsday cult known as The Project at Eden’s Gate that is threatening the community's freedom. Stand up to the cult’s leader, Joseph Seed and the Heralds, and spark the fires of resistance that will liberate the besieged community. In this expansive world, your limits and creativity will be tested against the biggest and most ruthless baddest enemy Far Cry has ever seen. It’ll be wild and it’ll get weird, but as long as you keep your wits about you, the residents of Hope County can rest assured knowing you’re their beacon of hope.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 84
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
30 min
Platform · 2019
New Super Mario Bros. U including New Super Luigi U. for the Nintendo Switch!
Nintendo Switch 2Nintendo Switch
metacritic score: 83
The Bug Butcher
The Bug Butcher
15 min
Shooter, Indie, Arcade · 2016
The Bug Butcher is an action-packed 2D side scrolling shoot em up game where peril comes from above. The core mechanics hold old ties from the classic arcade shooter "Super Pang" where you shoot vertically, but with modern day twists. You are Harry, a brash and tenacious exterminator who has a knack for decimating bugs. Harry's current assignment takes him to an infested futuristic research facility on a distant planet. The surviving and dwindling number of scientists employed him for his slaughtering skills.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 83
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
30 min
Shooter, Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie, Arcade · 2015
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is a frantic 1- or 4-player couch co-op action space shooter set in a massive neon battleship. Only through teamwork can you triumph over the evil forces of Anti-Love, rescue kidnapped space-bunnies, and avoid a vacuumy demise. Deep space is a dangerous place, but you don’t have to face it alone!
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 83
N++
N++
15 min
Platform, Puzzle, Indie, Arcade · 2015
N++ is a fast-paced, action-packed platformer set in the distant future. You play as a ninja, darting through obstacles, narrowly evading a slew of inadvertently homicidal enemy robots and collecting gold in a minimalist, sci-fi world. N++ is all about smooth physics, deftly controlling the speed and inertia of the character, and the awesome feeling of fluidly moving through each level.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 83
Ashen
Ashen
60 min
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie · 2018
Set in a sprawling open world, Ashen is a tight, 3rd person, skill-based action RPG about guiding your wanderer through a newly lit world. Fight alongside others, forge friendships and defeat the creatures of shadow determined to cast the world back into darkness. Explore mysterious dungeons, fight epic bosses and explore diverse regions filled with gorgeous vistas and mythical creatures. Meet characters along the way who will join you on your journey and turn your home into a lively town. In this new era of light, you must protect the Ashen and destroy the hungering shadows once and for all.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 83
The Quarry
The Quarry
60 min
Adventure · 2022
It's late summer in the remote forests of upstate New York, and the teen counselors of Hackett's Quarry have the camp to themselves for one final night. That means no kids, no adults, and no rules. In this thrilling cinematic tale, you control the fates of all nine camp counselors as their party plans unravel into an unpredictable night of horror. With life-or-death decisions around every turn, the choices you make will determine how the story unfolds.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 83
Gears of War 4
Gears of War 4
60 min
Shooter · 2016
A new saga begins for one of the most acclaimed video game franchises in history. After narrowly escaping an attack on their village, JD Fenix and his friends, Kait and Del, must rescue the ones they love and discover the source of a monstrous new enemy.
PC (Microsoft Windows)Xbox One
metacritic score: 83
Blaster Master Zero
Blaster Master Zero
30 min
Shooter, Platform, Adventure, Indie · 2017
A loose reboot of the original Blaster Master by Inti Creates, utilizing elements from the original game, the "Worlds of Power" novelization, and the original Japanese version.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox Series X|S
metacritic score: 83
Granblue Fantasy: Relink
Granblue Fantasy: Relink
45 min
Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure · 2024
A grand adventure in the skies awaits! Form a party of four from a diverse roster of skyfarers and slash—or shoot or hex—your way to victory against treacherous foes in this action RPG. Take on quests solo or with the help of others in up to 4-player co-op play!
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 83
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
60 min
Shooter · 2024
Developed by Treyarch and Raven, Black Ops 6 is a spy action thriller set in the early 90s, a period of transition and upheaval in global politics, characterized by the end of the Cold War and the rise of the United States as a single superpower. With a mind-bending narrative, and unbound by the rules of engagement, this is signature Black Ops. The Black Ops 6 Campaign provides dynamic moment-to-moment gameplay that includes a variety of play spaces with blockbuster set pieces and action-packed moments, high-stakes heists, and cloak-and-dagger spy activity. In a best-in-class Multiplayer experience, players will test their skills across 16 new maps at launch, including 12 core 6v6 maps and 4 Strike maps that can be played 2v2 or 6v6. Black Ops 6 also marks the epic return of Round-Based Zombies, the fan-favorite mode where players will take down hordes of the undead in two brand-new maps at launch. Post-launch, players can look forward to even more exciting maps and groundbreaking experiences dropping into both Multiplayer and Zombies.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 83
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
45 min
Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Tactical, Adventure · 2017
This is the story of an unexpected encounter between Mario and the irreverent Rabbids. The Mushroom Kingdom has been torn apart by a mysterious vortex, transporting the Rabbids into the once-peaceful area, splintering this beloved land. To bring order back to the Kingdom, Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Yoshi team up with Rabbids heroes in a journey through four different worlds.
Nintendo Switch
metacritic score: 83
Children of Morta
Children of Morta
30 min
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie · 2019
Children of Morta is a narrative driven hack and slash roguelike. Take on the role of a member of the Bergson family, the Guardians of Mount Morta, as you fight desperately against the Corruption. Experience not only what it means to be a hero, but to be part of a family that bears the weight of the mountain together.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 83
Streets of Rage 4
Streets of Rage 4
30 min
Fighting, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Indie, Arcade · 2020
Streets of Rage 4 is a side-scrolling beat 'em up that continues the series following the original trilogy. Players fight through Wood Oak City using a mix of returning and new characters, each with their own combat styles and special moves. The game builds on the classic formula with new mechanics while maintaining the responsive, straightforward action the series is known for. Featuring hand-drawn visuals from the team behind Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap, it supports both solo and cooperative play locally or online across multiple difficulty levels.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 83
Enter the Gungeon
Enter the Gungeon
30 min
Shooter, Adventure, Indie, Arcade · 2016
Enter the Gungeon is a gunfight dungeon crawler following a band of regretful misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past. Select a hero and battle your way to the bot¬tom of the Gungeon by surviving a challenging and evolving series of floors filled with the dangerously adorable Gundead and fearsome Gungeon bosses armed to the teeth. Gather precious loot, discover hidden secrets, and chat with opportunistic merchants and shopkeepers to purchase powerful items to gain an edge.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 82
Assault Android Cactus
Assault Android Cactus
15 min
Shooter, Indie, Arcade · 2015
"Assault Android Cactus is a manic twin stick arena shooter for the PC with screens full of enemies, buckets of bullets and high scoring combo chains! Take on the role of Cactus, an enthusiastic police android, who responds to a stranded space freighter only to discover it under siege by its malfunctioning robot workers. Cut off from the outside and in over her head, Cactus and the androids she recruits along the way battle through the crippled Genki Star to reach the brain of the ship and put things right before it's too late."
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation Vita
metacritic score: 82
Huntdown
Huntdown
15 min
Shooter, Platform, Indie, Arcade · 2020
Challenge yourself in this hard-boiled arcade shooter. Choose from 3 different bounty hunters in this classic arcade setup. Run, jump and take cover in a futuristic city environment. Haul bullets at your enemies with a great variety of guns. Keep your cool while planning your advancement as objects around you shatter into pieces from explosions and bullets that whistle over your head. Kill the minions, then go after their leaders. Collect your bounty. Make a healthy living — by making living unhealthy.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 82
Untitled Goose Game
Untitled Goose Game
30 min
Puzzle, Simulator, Adventure, Indie · 2019
It's a lovely morning in the village and you are a horrible goose. Untitled Goose Game is a slapstick-stealth-sandbox, where you are a goose let loose on an unsuspecting village. Make your way around town, from peoples' back gardens to the high street shops to the village green, setting up pranks, stealing hats, honking a lot, and generally ruining everyone’s day.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 82
Box Boy! + Box Girl!
Box Boy! + Box Girl!
15 min
Platform, Puzzle · 2019
"The fan-favorite puzzle series is back for the first time on Nintendo Switch with a brand new game! In addition to 270 new levels, two players can work as a team to solve puzzles in a new co-op mode. As a bonus, players who complete the game can access a new adventure starring Qudy."
Nintendo Switch
metacritic score: 82
Splatoon 3
Splatoon 3
15 min
Shooter, Platform · 2022
Enter the Splatlands, a sun-scorched desert inhabited by battle-hardened Inklings and Octolings. Splatsville, the city of chaos, is the adrenaline-fueled heart of this dusty wasteland. Even in this desolate environment, Turf War reigns supreme and battles rage in new stages located in the surrounding wilds. Dynamic new moves help these fighters dodge attacks and cover more ground, along with a new bow-shaped weapon to sling ink.
Nintendo Switch 2Nintendo Switch
metacritic score: 82
Deep Rock Galactic
Deep Rock Galactic
30 min
Shooter, Adventure, Indie · 2020
Deep Rock Galactic is a first-person co-operative sci-fi shooter for up to 4 players, featuring fully procedural and destructible environments to explore, mine, and explode your way through to reach your objectives. As a team of veteran dwarven space miners, you must take on perilous missions for the interplanetary mining corporation Deep Rock Galactic and go where no-one else dares, into the deepest, most dangerous cave systems of the most hostile planet ever discovered.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 82
Hitman 2
Hitman 2
60 min
Shooter, Tactical, Adventure · 2018
Travel the globe and track your targets across exotic sandbox locations in Hitman 2. From sun-drenched streets to dark and dangerous rainforests, nowhere is safe from the world’s most creative assassin, Agent 47 in the ultimate spy thriller story.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 82
Overcooked!
Overcooked!
15 min
Simulator, Indie, Arcade · 2016
Overcooked! is a co-op cooking game for 1-4 players. Working as a team, you and your fellow chefs must prepare, cook and serve up a variety of tasty orders before the baying customers storm out. Take part in an epic journey across the Onion Kingdom and tackle an increasingly challenging and bizarre gauntlet of kitchens which will push your skills of co-operation and co-ordination to the very limits.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 82
Splatoon 2
Splatoon 2
15 min
Shooter, Platform · 2017
Splatoon 2 is a multiplayer third-person shooter in which players control characters known as Inklings and use colored ink to attack opponents and clear goals. Inklings can alternate between humanoid form, during which they can fire ink with their weapons, and squid form, which allows them to swim through ink of their own color in order to move quickly and replenish ink supplies.
Nintendo Switch
metacritic score: 82
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
30 min
Puzzle, Adventure · 2022
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is a third-person action-adventure with an open world hub. Unlike previous Lego games in which players had to advance through the story in a linear order, players can now choose to start the game from any of the main Skywalker Saga episodes and complete them in any order they wish. Each episode has their own hub filled with planets featured prominently in each respective film that can be visited and explored. Each episode will have five story missions each, a total of 45 levels. Combat has also been revamped, such as lightsaber fights now involving a variety of combos with light attacks, heavy attacks, and Force moves, and blaster characters having an over-the-shoulder camera angle featured in many third-person shooter games. Random encounters will also happen in the game's hub. For example, an Imperial Star Destroyer will suddenly jump out of hyperspace and send a fleet of TIE Fighters after the player. Players can choose to engage in dogfights with them or continue onward to progress the story. The game will have more than 200 playable characters, though TT Games has said that number will change.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 82
Dying Light: The Beast
Dying Light: The Beast
60 min
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · 2025
Dying Light: The Beast Restored Land is a new enhanced version of the game that includes the base game, all previously released updates and the premiere Restored Land content in one package. This includes Legend Levels, New Game+, Ray Tracing, Nightmare Mode, dozens of new brutal finishers, hundreds of parkour and gameplay improvements, and numerous visual and audio enhancements - delivering new ways to experience the apocalypse.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 82
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
45 min
Platform, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · 2019
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is a gothic horror action side-scrolling RPG set in 19th century England. A paranormal force has summoned a demon-infested castle, revealing crystal shards infused with tremendous magical power. Play as Miriam, an orphan scarred by an alchemist's curse which slowly crystallizes her body. To save humanity, and herself in the process, Miriam must fight through the castle and defeat the summoner, Gebel. Collect, craft and unlock a vast array of weapons, equipment and loot to defeat the countless minions and bosses of hell that await!
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 82
Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring the Legend of Zelda
Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring the Legend of Zelda
30 min
Music, Adventure · 2019
Cadence of Hyrule: Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda is a rhythmic action-adventure game where you can enjoy the gameplay of Crypt of the NecroDancer in the setting of The Legend of Zelda series. As Link - or even as Princess Zelda - you'll explore the randomly generated overworld and procedurally generated dungeons on a quest to save Hyrule. Every beat of each remixed Legend of Zelda tune is a chance to move, attack, defend, and more, so stay one step ahead of each enemy and boss… or face the music.
Nintendo Switch
metacritic score: 82
Wild Hearts
Wild Hearts
60 min
Adventure · 2023
Prepare for an epic adventure set in a fantasy world inspired by feudal Japan. Developed by Omega Force, the Japanese studio behind Dynasty Warriors, in partnership with Electronic Arts.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 5Xbox Series X|S
metacritic score: 82
Dragon Quest Heroes II
Dragon Quest Heroes II
45 min
Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · 2016
"DRAGON QUEST HEROES II is a hack-and-slash, field-roaming Action RPG that sends players on a new adventure to restore order in a once peaceful world filled with hordes of monsters and battles of epic proportions. Up to 4 players can band together in cooperative multiplayer to conquer swarms of enemies and defeat challenging boss monsters. There is also a cast of many playable characters each with unique moves and abilities – including a host of familiar faces from the DRAGON QUEST series and four brand new heroes that must team up to defeat an unknown threat looming over the Seven Realms!"
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 3PlayStation 4
metacritic score: 82
The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor
The Metronomicon: Slay the Dance Floor
15 min
Music, Role-playing (RPG), Indie · 2016
Packing in a fully-fledged story mode with a colourful cast of musically-empowered heroes and villains, The Metronomicon sees you take control a party of eight newly graduated masters of the "rhythmic combat arts" to wage musical warfare against a multitude of dance-mongering fiends. By switching between four concurrent hero-controlled tracks on-the-fly, you'll select and activate a wide array of abilities and spells, buffs and nukes, with your performance and timing all-important in ensuring the effectiveness of your moves. In the RPG spirit, you'll need to improve your characters' stats, hunt down powerful equipment, and combine a multitude of newly-learned abilities - switching between tanking, healing, buffing, and damage-dealing classes as required in real time.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 82
Guitar Hero Live
Guitar Hero Live
15 min
Music · 2015
Guitar Hero Live is a music game that served as a reboot of the Guitar Hero franchise, being the first new entry in the series since Warriors of Rock in 2010. Guitar Hero Live introduced major changes to the core gameplay and experience of the Guitar Hero franchise, including a revamped guitar controller with a new, 6-button layout, a new in-game presentation style that utilizes full motion video, simulating a real-world concert setting from the perspective of the guitarist, and a new Guitar Hero TV mode to encompass multiplayer and curated playlists in the style of television music channels.
PlayStation 3PlayStation 4Xbox 360
metacritic score: 81
Splatoon
Splatoon
15 min
Shooter, Platform · 2015
Splatoon is primarily a team-based third-person shooter which is playable by up to eight players in 4-vs-4 matches, although the game also features a single-player campaign. Players control characters called Inklings, wich can change between human form and squid form. Transforming into a squid allows players to swim through ink of their own color, even up walls and through grates, hiding from the enemy and replenishing their ink supply in the process.
Wii U
metacritic score: 81
Unravel Two
Unravel Two
30 min
Platform, Puzzle, Adventure · 2018
Unravel Two is the sequel to the 2015 puzzle platforming game Unravel. In the game there are two Yarny's (made out of yarn) which can be controlled by one player, though the game can also be played in co-op. Together the Yarny's explore area's and solve the puzzles within them.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 81
Watch Dogs: Legion
Watch Dogs: Legion
60 min
Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · 2020
In Watch Dogs: Legion, near future London is facing its downfall... Unless you do something about it. Build a resistance, fight back, and give the city back to the people. It's time to rise up.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 81
Borderlands 3
Borderlands 3
60 min
Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · 2019
The original shooter-looter returns, packing bazillions of guns and a mayhem-fueled adventure! Blast through new worlds and enemies as one of four new Vault Hunters. Play solo or with friends to take on insane enemies, score loads of loot and save your home from the most ruthless cult leaders in the galaxy.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 81
Dying Light: The Following
Dying Light: The Following
60 min
Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · 2016
Dying Light: The Following is a massive expansion to Dying Light and the untold chapter of Kyle Crane’s story. Take to a vast new area that will transform your Dying Light experience through new game mechanics, environments and challenges on top of the established core of what made Dying Light a break away success for millions of players around the globe.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 81
Star Wars: Squadrons
Star Wars: Squadrons
30 min
Shooter, Simulator · 2020
Master the art of starfighter combat in the authentic piloting experience STAR WARS: Squadrons. Buckle up, feel the adrenaline of first-person multiplayer space dogfights alongside your squadron, and learn what it means to be a pilot in a thrilling STAR WARS single-player campaign.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation VR
metacritic score: 81
Killing Floor 2
Killing Floor 2
45 min
Shooter · 2016
In Killing Floor 2 players descend into Europe where the Zed outbreak has quickly spread and gained unstoppable momentum. Just one month after the conclusion of the events in the original Killing Floor, the clones are everywhere and civilization is in disarray; governments have collapsed, and military forces are gone.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 81
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
30 min
Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Adventure, Indie · 2023
A cozy life sim/adventure hybrid featuring Hello Kitty and Friends. Create a unique, Sanrio-style original avatar and befriend iconic Sanrio characters like Kuromi, Badtz-Maru, Cinnamoroll, Chococat, and Aggretsuko. Share gifts, complete quests, and take part in island activities to deepen your bonds. Spruce up cabins to attract new visitors from among Hello Kitty’s many friends. Create a stylish wardrobe all your own, solve mysterious puzzles, cook delectable recipes, collect friendly critters, and fish, and explore the island solo or with a friend to unearth the many secrets of a massive in-game world.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 81
Disney Infinity 3.0
Disney Infinity 3.0
30 min
Adventure · 2015
Disney Infinity 3.0 Edition now welcomes Star Wars to the ever-growing collection of Marvel, Disney and Disney•Pixar characters, stories and worlds. Together new heroes can join forces with characters from previous editions and embark on adventures as big as your imagination in the 3.0 Toy Box!
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 3PlayStation 4
metacritic score: 81
Warhammer: Vermintide 2
Warhammer: Vermintide 2
45 min
Shooter, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Indie · 2018
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is the sequel to the critically acclaimed Vermintide. It's time for players to return to the memorable first-person co-op experience with intense world class melee action.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 81
Samurai Shodown
Samurai Shodown
15 min
Fighting · 2019
"A brand new title from SNK! A new Samurai Shodown is on the horizon! Since its birth in 1993, the Samurai Shodown series has been known as the premier weapon based versus fighting games, and was essential in cultivating the weapon based fighting game genre. As the first new release in the series in more than 10 years, Samurai Shodown is aiming to yet again push boundaries and deliver some serious samurai action! Developed using Unreal Engine 4 and utilizing a unique brushstroke graphical style to match the Japanese roots of the series, Haohmaru, Nakoruru, Galford and a whole cast of other popular characters will battle once again for victory!"
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox Series X|S
metacritic score: 81
Watch Dogs 2
Watch Dogs 2
60 min
Shooter, Adventure · 2016
Explore a massive and dynamic open world offering an incredible variety of gameplay possibilities. Hack your way through traffic while you engage in dangerous car chases through the winding streets of San Francisco, traverse the rooftops of the colorful and vibrant neighborhoods of Oakland, and infiltrate the cutting-edge offices of Silicon Valley companies. There are many secrets to uncover in the birthplace of the tech revolution.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 81
Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour
Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour
30 min
Shooter, Puzzle, Adventure · 2016
Frag like it’s 1996 – this time with even more asses to kick! Join the world’s greatest action hero in Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour as he saves Earth once again, kicking alien ass and saving babes across the globe along the way.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 81
Sniper Elite 5
Sniper Elite 5
60 min
Shooter, Simulator, Adventure · 2022
The latest instalment in the award-winning series, Sniper Elite 5 offers unparalleled sniping, tactical third-person combat and an enhanced kill cam. Fight your way across the most immersive maps yet, with many real-world locations captured in stunning detail, and an improved traversal system that lets you explore more of them than ever before. France, 1944 – As part of a covert US Rangers operation to weaken the Atlantikwall fortifications along the coast of Brittany, elite marksman Karl Fairburne makes contact with the French Resistance. Soon they uncover a secret Nazi project that threatens to end the war before the Allies can even invade Europe: Operation Kraken.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 81
WarioWare: Get It Together!
WarioWare: Get It Together!
15 min
Arcade · 2021
Take on over 200 quick and quirky microgames - lightning-fast minigames filled with frantic fun - solo or with a friend! When his latest harebrained business scheme goes awry, Wario must use his signature style (and smell) to fix it. How? By playing a twisted collection microgames of course! From assembling a robot to pulling out a statue's armpit hair, the WarioWare: Get It Together! game is a comedic, cooperative microgame mashup.
Nintendo Switch
metacritic score: 81
Journey to the Savage Planet
Journey to the Savage Planet
45 min
Shooter, Adventure · 2020
Onward To Adventure In this colorful, co-op adventure game you play as the newest recruit to Kindred Aerospace. Dropped onto an uncharted planet with little equipment, you must determine if this planet is fit for human habitation but perhaps you are not the first to set foot here…
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 80
Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted
Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted
30 min
Strategy · 2025
The classic Plants vs. Zombies returns in glorious HD! DANG! After years in Crazy Dave’s attic, the original battle between Plants and Zombies is back — bigger, brighter, and crazier than ever before! Experience the game that started it all, now remastered with upscaled HD graphics and packed with new secrets to uncover. Revisit the epic backyard standoffs you remember, this time with new levels, fresh twists, and 15 years of never-before-seen franchise history at your fingertips. Relive the glory days of peashooters, sunflowers, and brain-hungry chaos! Rejoin the ultimate garden defense and experience the backyard brawl that started a phenomenon — now back for a new era!
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 80
Resident Evil Revelations Collection
Resident Evil Revelations Collection
60 min
Shooter, Adventure · 2017
A bundle containing Resident Evil Revelations on a game card and download codes for the Resident Evil Revelations 2 episodes. Includes all previously released DLC for the games.
Nintendo Switch
metacritic score: 80
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
60 min
Shooter · 2019
Prepare to go dark, Modern Warfare is back! The stakes have never been higher as players take on the role of lethal Tier One operators in a heart-racing saga that will affect the global balance of power. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare engulfs fans in an incredibly raw, gritty, provocative narrative that brings unrivaled intensity and shines a light on the changing nature of modern war. Players will be thrust into an immersive narrative spanning the entire game. Experience the ultimate online playground with classic multiplayer or squad-up and play cooperatively in a collection of elite operations, accessible to all skill levels.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 80
Overcooked! 2
Overcooked! 2
15 min
Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Indie, Arcade · 2018
Overcooked returns with a brand-new helping of chaotic cooking action! Journey back to the Onion Kingdom and assemble your team of chefs in classic couch co-op or online play for up to four players. Hold onto your aprons… it’s time to save the world again!
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 80
Diablo II: Resurrected
Diablo II: Resurrected
60 min
Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure · 2021
Diablo II: Resurrected breathes new life into Blizzard Entertainment’s acclaimed ARPG and its expansion, Diablo II: Lord of Destruction, from beginning to end. Return to fight for Sanctuary and discover the fate of the mysterious Dark Wanderer rebuilt in all-new 3D graphics, brand-new cinematics, remastered audio… and the same classic Diablo II gameplay you remember.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 80
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
45 min
Role-playing (RPG), Simulator, Strategy, Tactical, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · 2022
Prepare for a different story set in the same universe as Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Shez, a mercenary whose team was decimated by Byleth in battle, joins the military academy of Garreg Mach Monastery and becomes a student in one of three classes, each including students from one of the three nations of the continent of Fódlan. Like in Three Houses, the game allows players to decide which class to join, leading to different story paths and playable characters.
Nintendo Switch
metacritic score: 80
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
45 min
Strategy, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · 2020
See Hyrule 100 years before the Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild game and experience the events of the Great Calamity. Join the struggle that brought Hyrule to its knees. Learn more about Zelda, the four Champions, the King of Hyrule and more through dramatic cutscenes as they try to save the kingdom from Calamity. The Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity game is the only way to see firsthand what happened 100 years ago. Battle hordes of Hyrule’s most formidable foes. From barbaric Bokoblins to towering Lynels, menacing monsters have emerged in droves. In addition to Link and Zelda, take control of characters like the four Champions and a young Impa. Use their distinct abilities to carve through hundreds of enemies to save Hyrule from the impending Calamity.
Nintendo Switch
metacritic score: 80
PowerWash Simulator
PowerWash Simulator
45 min
Simulation · 2022
Release the Pressure with PowerWash Simulator! Wash away your worries with the soothing sounds of high-pressure water. Fire up your power washer and blast away every speck of dirt and grime you can find, all with the simple satisfaction of power-washing to a sparkling finish.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
metacritic score: 77
Broforce
Broforce
30 min
Action · 2015
When evil threatens the world, the world calls on Broforce - an under-funded, over-powered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force. Brace your loins with up to four players to run ‘n’ gun as dozens of different bros and eliminate the opposing terrorist forces that threaten our way of life. Unleash scores of unique weapons and set off incredible chain reactions of fire, napalm, and limbs in the name of freedom.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4Xbox One
metacritic score: 72
Gunfire Reborn
Gunfire Reborn
45 min
Roguelite · 2021
Gunfire Reborn is a level-based adventure game featuring FPS, roguelite and RPG. Players can control heroes with various abilities to experience diverse Build gameplay, use various weapons to explore procedurally-generated levels. You can play the game alone, or join 4-player coop.
PC (Microsoft Windows)PlayStation 4PlayStation 5
Common questions

What counts as a “short” co-op game?

On this list, short means a single session runs 60 minutes or less. That might be one level, one run, a few rounds, or a natural stopping point designed into the game. The goal is that you can sit down together, actually finish something, and still have time to wind down before midnight.

Is local co-op or online co-op better for short sessions?

Both have advantages. Local co-op removes latency and setup friction — you just hand over a controller. Online co-op means you can play with someone in a different city, which opens up the scheduling a lot. This list includes both. Check individual game pages for specifics on what modes are supported.

We only have 45 minutes. Can we actually finish something?

Yes — that's exactly what this list is for. A single Overcooked level takes 5 minutes. A Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime level runs 20–30 minutes. Many of these are designed in self-contained chunks. Pick one, decide on a session length before you start, and stick to it. The best co-op games reward short sessions — they're not meant to be marathons.