3 Player Games on Steam & PC
The top 3 player games on PC are Remnant II, Elden Ring Nightreign and Space Marine 2. Of the top 5, 3 have crossplay.
Top 5: Remnant II, Elden Ring Nightreign, Space Marine 2, Elden Ring and Aliens: Fireteam Elite.
3 player co-op games
Capped at three or built for a squad of three, so nobody sits out and no stranger takes a fourth seat.
Start with: Remnant II, Elden Ring Nightreign, Space Marine 2, Elden Ring and Aliens: Fireteam Elite.
Remnant II
2–3 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Remnant II: View game →Elden Ring Nightreign
2–3 online
Up to 3 online in the same match.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Elden Ring Nightreign: View game →Space Marine 2
2–12 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Space Marine 2: 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 →Aliens: Fireteam Elite
2–3 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Aliens: Fireteam Elite: View game →Outriders
2–3 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Outriders: View game →Dead Island 2
2–3 online
Up to 3 online in the same match.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Dead Island 2: 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 →Nioh 2
2–3 online
Up to 3 online in the same match.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS5
Nioh 2: View game →Shift At Midnight
2–3 online
Up to 3 online in the same match.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · Xbox
Shift At Midnight: View game →Helldivers 2
2–4 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Helldivers 2: View game →Baldur's Gate 3
Our pick
2–4 onlineCrossplay
Phasmophobia
2–4 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
You need voice chat to play.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Phasmophobia: View game →Warframe
Free2–4 onlineCrossplay
Lethal Company
2–4 online
Left 4 Dead 2
2–4 online
Schedule I
2–4 online
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 →Deep Rock Galactic
2–4 online
Up to 4 online in the same match.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Deep Rock Galactic: 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 →Sea of Thieves
2–4 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
You need voice chat to play.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Sea of Thieves: View game →Peak
2–4 online
Satisfactory
2–4 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PlayStation and Xbox.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Satisfactory: View game →Monster Hunter: World
Our pick
2–4 online
Up to 4 online in the same match.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox
Monster Hunter: World: View game →
3 player games on one screen
Few games fit three on one TV, and these do with a controller each, so nobody waits for a turn.
Start with: Trine 2: Complete Story, For The King, Sea of Stars: Sunset Edition and Gears 5.
Trine 2: Complete Story
2–3 online3 on one screen
One copy is enough to play together online.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Trine 2: Complete Story: View game →For The King
2–3 online3 on one screen
One copy is enough to play together online.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
For The King: View game →Sea of Stars: Sunset Edition
3 on one screen
Up to 3 on one screen with a single copy.
Same screen only, no online play.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Sea of Stars: Sunset Edition: View game →Gears 5
2–10 online3 on one screenCrossplay
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 →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 →Borderlands 2
2–4 online
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 →Diablo III
2–4 online
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 →Borderlands 3
2–4 onlineCrossplay
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 →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 →Broforce
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
Broforce: View game →Chained Together
2–4 online4 on one screen
One copy is enough to play together online.
You need voice chat to play.
PC
Chained Together: View game →Overcooked! 2
2–4 online4 on one screen
One copy is enough to play together online.
You need voice chat to play.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Overcooked! 2: View game →PlateUp!
2–4 online4 on one screen
One copy is enough to play together online.
You need voice chat to play.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
PlateUp!: View game →Nuclear Throne
4 on one screen
Up to 4 on one screen with a single copy.
Same screen only, no online play.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Nuclear Throne: View game →Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
4 on one screen
Up to 4 on one screen with a single copy.
You need voice chat to play.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes: View game →Minecraft Dungeons
2–4 online4 on one screenCrossplay
Crossplay between PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Minecraft Dungeons: View game →Streets of Rage 4
2 online4 on one screen
One copy is enough to play together online.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Streets of Rage 4: View game →Goat Simulator 3
2–4 online4 on one screen
Up to 4 on one screen with a single copy.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Goat Simulator 3: View game →Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
4 on one screen
Up to 4 on one screen with a single copy.
Same screen only, no online play.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime: View game →Sackboy: A Big Adventure
2–4 online4 on one screen
Up to 4 on one screen with a single copy.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS5
Sackboy: A Big Adventure: View game →Overcooked! All You Can Eat
2–4 online4 on one screenCrossplay
One copy is enough to play together online.
You need voice chat to play.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Overcooked! All You Can Eat: View game →Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy
2–4 online4 on one screenCrossplay
One copy is enough to play together online.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy: View game →
3 player versus games
Matches are played in teams of three, so your trio is one full squad against other players.
Start with: ARC Raiders, The Finals, Hunt: Showdown 1896, Rocket League and Apex Legends.
ARC Raiders
2–3 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
ARC Raiders: View game →The Finals
Free2–12 onlineCrossplay
Free, so nobody in the group pays to join.
Demanding for someone who barely plays.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
The Finals: View game →Hunt: Showdown 1896
2–3 online
Up to 3 online in the same match.
You need voice chat to play.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Hunt: Showdown 1896: View game →Rocket League
Free2–8 online4 on one screenCrossplay
Free, so nobody in the group pays to join.
Demanding for someone who barely plays.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Rocket League: 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 →Naraka: Bladepoint
Free2–3 onlineCrossplay
Free, so nobody in the group pays to join.
Demanding for someone who barely plays.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Naraka: Bladepoint: View game →Marathon
2–3 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
You need voice chat to play.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Marathon: View game →PUBG: Battlegrounds
Free2–4 onlineCrossplay
Free, so nobody in the group pays to join.
Demanding for someone who barely plays.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
PUBG: Battlegrounds: View game →College Football 27
2–3 online4 on one screenCrossplay
Delta Force
Free2–4 onlineCrossplay
Free, so nobody in the group pays to join.
Demanding for someone who barely plays.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Delta Force: View game →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 →Buckshot Roulette
2–4 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC and Xbox.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC · Xbox
Buckshot Roulette: View game →Enlisted
Free2–4 onlineCrossplay
Liar's Bar
2–4 online
Ultimate Chicken Horse
2–4 online4 on one screenCrossplay
One copy is enough to play together online.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Ultimate Chicken Horse: View game →Steep
2–4 online
Up to 4 online in the same match.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox
Steep: View game →Eternal Return
Free2–4 online
Free, so nobody in the group pays to join.
Demanding for someone who barely plays.
PC
Eternal Return: View game →Counter-Strike 2
Free2–10 online
Free, so nobody in the group pays to join.
You need voice chat to play.
PC
Counter-Strike 2: View game →Dota 2
Our pick
Free2–10 online
Rainbow Six Siege
Free2–10 onlineCrossplay
Free, so nobody in the group pays to join.
You need voice chat to play.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Rainbow Six Siege: View game →Team Fortress 2
Our pick
Free2–24 online
Garry's Mod
2–64 online
Rust
2–8 onlineCrossplay
War Thunder
Free2–32 onlineCrossplay
Free, so nobody in the group pays to join.
Demanding for someone who barely plays.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
War Thunder: 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 PC
These 64 are on the list and don't come out on any other system family.
Lethal Company
2–4 online
Left 4 Dead 2
2–4 online
Schedule I
2–4 online
Peak
2–4 online
Slay the Spire 2
2–4 online
Last Epoch
2–4 online
Total War: WARHAMMER II
2–4 online
Up to 4 online in the same match.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC
Total War: WARHAMMER II: View game →Cry of Fear
Free2–4 online
Free, so nobody in the group pays to join.
Demanding for someone who barely plays.
PC
Cry of Fear: View game →GTFO
2–4 online
Devour
2–4 online
Chained Together
2–4 online4 on one screen
One copy is enough to play together online.
You need voice chat to play.
PC
Chained Together: View game →Liar's Bar
2–4 online
Eternal Return
Free2–4 online
Free, so nobody in the group pays to join.
Demanding for someone who barely plays.
PC
Eternal Return: View game →Demonologist
2–4 online
Counter-Strike 2
Free2–10 online
Free, so nobody in the group pays to join.
You need voice chat to play.
PC
Counter-Strike 2: View game →Dota 2
Our pick
Free2–10 online
Team Fortress 2
Our pick
Free2–24 online
Garry's Mod
2–64 online
Unturned
Free2–24 online
Project Zomboid
2–32 online4 on one screen
One copy is enough to play together online.
Demanding for someone who barely plays.
PC
Project Zomboid: View game →Euro Truck Simulator 2
2–8 online
R.E.P.O.
2–6 online
Hearts of Iron IV
2–32 online
Sons Of The Forest
2–8 online
Arma 3
2–64 online
League of Legends
Free2–10 online
Free, so nobody in the group pays to join.
Demanding for someone who barely plays.
PC
League of Legends: View game →Teamfight Tactics
Free2–8 online
Minecraft: Java Edition
Our pick
2–11 online
Up to 11 online in the same match.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC
Minecraft: Java Edition: View game →World of Warcraft
2–30 online
Hearthstone
Free2–8 online
StarCraft II
Our pick
Free2–8 online
Free, so nobody in the group pays to join.
Demanding for someone who barely plays.
PC
StarCraft II: View game →Hytale
2–10 online
Muck
Free2–8 online
American Truck Simulator
2–8 online
SCP: Secret Laboratory
Free2–40 online
Free, so nobody in the group pays to join.
You need voice chat to play.
PC
SCP: Secret Laboratory: View game →Squad
2–100 online
Civilization V
Our pick
2–6 online8 on one screen
The Isle
2–10 online
Total War: WARHAMMER III
2–8 online
Up to 8 online in the same match.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC
Total War: WARHAMMER III: View game →Star Wars: The Old Republic
Free2–16 online
Wardogs
2–33 online
Scrap Mechanic
2–5 online
Europa Universalis IV
2–32 online
Up to 32 online in the same match.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC
Europa Universalis IV: View game →Counter-Strike: Source
2–32 online
Up to 32 online in the same match.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC
Counter-Strike: Source: View game →Counter-Strike
2–32 online
Call of Duty: World at War
2–18 online
Up to 18 online in the same match.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC
Call of Duty: World at War: View game →Total War: Rome II
2–8 online
No More Room in Hell
Free2–8 online
Free, so nobody in the group pays to join.
Demanding for someone who barely plays.
PC
No More Room in Hell: View game →Barotrauma
2–16 online
Company of Heroes 2
2–8 online
Up to 8 online in the same match.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC
Company of Heroes 2: View game →