2 Player Games on Switch
The top 2 player games on Switch are Bloons TD 6, Portal 2 and The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth. Of the top 5, 2 have crossplay.
Top 5: Bloons TD 6, Portal 2, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth, Risk of Rain 2 and Vampire Survivors.
Split screen for two
Both of you play on one screen, so one console and one copy are enough.
Start with: Bloons TD 6, Portal 2, The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth and Risk of Rain 2.
Bloons TD 6
2–4 online
Up to 4 on one screen with a single copy.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Bloons TD 6: View game →Portal 2
Our pick
2 online2 on one screen
One copy is enough to play together online.
You need voice chat to play.
PC · Switch
Portal 2: View game →The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
2 on one screen
Up to 2 on one screen with a single copy.
Same screen only, no online play.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth: View game →Risk of Rain 2
2–4 online
Up to 2 on one screen with a single copy.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Risk of Rain 2: View game →Vampire Survivors
2–4 online4 on one screen
One copy is enough to play together online.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Vampire Survivors: View game →Mario Party Superstars
2–4 online4 on one screen
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
2–4 online4 on one screen
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
4 on one screen
Up to 4 on one screen with a single copy.
Same screen only, no online play.
Switch
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe: View game →Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
2 on one screen
Up to 2 on one screen with a single copy.
Same screen only, no online play.
Switch
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze: View game →Donkey Kong Bananza
Our pick
2 online2 on one screen
Super Mario Maker 2
2–4 online4 on one screen
Super Mario Odyssey
Our pick
2 on one screen
Diablo III
2–4 online4 on one screen
Up to 4 on one screen with a single copy.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Diablo III: View game →MLB The Show 26
2–3 online2 on one screenCrossplay
Cuphead
2 on one screen
Up to 2 on one screen with a single copy.
Same screen only, no online play.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Cuphead: View game →Cult of the Lamb
2 on one screen
Up to 2 on one screen with a single copy.
Same screen only, no online play.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Cult of the Lamb: View game →Borderlands 3
2 online2 on one screenCrossplay
Stick Fight: The Game
2–4 online4 on one screen
One copy is enough to play together online.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Stick Fight: The Game: View game →It Takes Two
2 online2 on one screenCrossplay
One copy is enough to play together online.
You need voice chat to play.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
It Takes Two: View game →Castle Crashers
2–4 online4 on one screen
One copy is enough to play together online.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Castle Crashers: View game →Enter the Gungeon
2 on one screen
Up to 2 on one screen with a single copy.
Same screen only, no online play.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Enter the Gungeon: View game →Brotato
4 on one screen
Up to 4 on one screen with a single copy.
Same screen only, no online play.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Brotato: View game →LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
2 on one screen
Up to 2 on one screen with a single copy.
Same screen only, no online play.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga: View game →Split Fiction
Our pick
2 online2 on one screenCrossplay
Made for two, online
Each of you plays from home, and the game is built so two cover everything without waiting for a third.
Start with: We Were Here.
We Were Here
Free2 onlineCrossplay
Free, so nobody in the group pays to join.
You need voice chat to play.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
We Were Here: View game →
Versus and small group games for two
1v1 duels, and games for up to four that work just as well as a pair, so a third friend can join later.
Start with: Borderlands 2, Divinity: Original Sin 2 and Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero.
Borderlands 2
2–4 online2 on one screen
Up to 4 on one screen with a single copy.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Borderlands 2: View game →Divinity: Original Sin 2
Our pick
2–4 online2 on one screen
One copy is enough to play together online.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Divinity: Original Sin 2: View game →Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero
2 online2 on one screen
One copy is enough to play together online.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero: View game →Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4
2 online2 on one screen
One copy is enough to play together online.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4: View game →Apex Legends
Free2–3 onlineCrossplay
Free, so nobody in the group pays to join.
Demanding for someone who barely plays.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch 2
Apex Legends: View game →Elden Ring
Our pick
2–3 online
Up to 3 online in the same match.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch 2
Elden Ring: View game →Warframe
Free2–4 onlineCrossplay
Payday 2
2–4 online
Up to 4 online in the same match.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Payday 2: View game →Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
2–4 online
Up to 4 online in the same match.
Each player needs their own copy.
Switch
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: View game →Pokémon Sword and Shield
2–4 online
Up to 4 online in the same match.
Each player needs their own copy.
Switch
Pokémon Sword and Shield: View game →Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
2–4 online
Up to 4 online in the same match.
Each player needs their own copy.
Switch
Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate: View game →Dying Light
2–4 online
Up to 4 online in the same match.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Dying Light: View game →Astroneer
2–4 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC and PlayStation.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Astroneer: View game →Dark Souls Remastered
2–4 online
Up to 4 online in the same match.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Dark Souls Remastered: View game →Escape the Backrooms
2–4 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch.
You need voice chat to play.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch 2
Escape the Backrooms: View game →Grounded
2–4 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Grounded: View game →Gunfire Reborn
2–4 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC and Xbox.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Gunfire Reborn: View game →Content Warning
2–4 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch.
You need voice chat to play.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Content Warning: View game →Monster Hunter Rise
2–4 online
Up to 4 online in the same match.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Monster Hunter Rise: View game →Remnant: From the Ashes
2–3 online
Up to 3 online in the same match.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Remnant: From the Ashes: View game →RuneScape: Dragonwilds
2–4 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch 2
RuneScape: Dragonwilds: View game →SnowRunner
2–4 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
SnowRunner: View game →Wartales
2–4 online
Up to 4 online in the same match.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · Xbox · Switch
Wartales: View game →World War Z
2–4 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
World War Z: View game →
The games that suit this kind of group best come first. Inside each block they're ordered by Steam player reviews, and games that aren't on Steam sit among the most played.
Only on Switch
These 10 are on the list and don't come out on any other system family.
Mario Party Superstars
2–4 online4 on one screen
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
2–4 online4 on one screen
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
4 on one screen
Up to 4 on one screen with a single copy.
Same screen only, no online play.
Switch
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe: View game →Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
2 on one screen
Up to 2 on one screen with a single copy.
Same screen only, no online play.
Switch
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze: View game →Donkey Kong Bananza
Our pick
2 online2 on one screen
Super Mario Maker 2
2–4 online4 on one screen
Super Mario Odyssey
Our pick
2 online2 on one screen
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
2–4 online
Up to 4 online in the same match.
Each player needs their own copy.
Switch
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: View game →Pokémon Sword and Shield
2–4 online
Up to 4 online in the same match.
Each player needs their own copy.
Switch
Pokémon Sword and Shield: View game →Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
2–4 online
Up to 4 online in the same match.
Each player needs their own copy.
Switch
Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate: View game →