4 Player Games on Switch
The top 4 player games on Switch are Warframe, Bloons TD 6 and Payday 2. Of the top 5, 1 is free and 3 have crossplay.
Top 5: Warframe, Bloons TD 6, Payday 2, Risk of Rain 2 and Vampire Survivors.
4 player co-op games online
Most of these are built around a squad of four, so nobody sits out a match and each of you has a job.
Start with: Warframe, Payday 2, Risk of Rain 2 and Pokémon Scarlet and Violet.
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 →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 →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 →Divinity: Original Sin 2
Our pick
2–4 online
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 →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 →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 →Shape of Dreams
2–4 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch 2
Shape of Dreams: View game →One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4
2–4 online
Up to 2 on one screen with a single copy.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 4: View game →Zombie Army 4: Dead War
2–4 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC and PlayStation.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Zombie Army 4: Dead War: View game →Terraria
2–8 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
Terraria: View game →Dead by Daylight
2–5 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Dead by Daylight: View game →
4 player games on one screen
Four on one TV with a controller each, without buying more copies or consoles.
Start with: Bloons TD 6, Vampire Survivors, Borderlands 2 and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury.
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 →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 →Super Mario Maker 2
2–4 online4 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 →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 →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 →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 →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 →Moving Out 2
2–4 online4 on one screenCrossplay
Stardew Valley
2–8 online4 on one screen
One copy is enough to play together online.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Stardew Valley: View game →Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Our pick
2–12 online4 on one screen
Luigi's Mansion 3
2–8 online8 on one screen
Minecraft (Bedrock Edition)
2–10 online4 on one screenCrossplay
Crossplay between PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Minecraft (Bedrock Edition): View game →
4 player versus games
Short matches the four of you play against each other or two against two, easy to start between other games.
Start with: Mario Party Superstars, Stick Fight: The Game, Ultimate Chicken Horse and Among Us.
Mario Party Superstars
2–4 online4 on one screen
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 →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 →Among Us
4–15 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch.
You need voice chat to play.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Among Us: View game →Brawlhalla
Free2–8 online8 on one screenCrossplay
DayZ
2–60 online
Up to 60 online in the same match.
You need voice chat to play.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch 2
DayZ: View game →Overwatch
Free2–12 onlineCrossplay
Free, so nobody in the group pays to join.
Demanding for someone who barely plays.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Overwatch: View game →Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Our pick
2–12 online4 on one screen
Mario Kart World
2–24 online4 on one screen
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Our pick
2–8 online8 on one screen
Super Mario Party Jamboree
2–8 online4 on one screen
Pokémon Unite
Free2–10 online
Fortnite
Free2–16 onlineCrossplay
Free, so nobody in the group pays to join.
Demanding for someone who barely plays.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Fortnite: 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 →Fall Guys
Free2–40 onlineCrossplay
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled
2–8 online4 on one screen
Up to 4 on one screen with a single copy.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled: View game →Civilization VI
8 on one screen
One copy is enough to play together online.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Civilization VI: View game →Meccha Chameleon
2–10 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC and Switch.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC · Switch 2
Meccha Chameleon: View game →Golf With Your Friends
2–12 online12 on one screen
One copy is enough to play together online.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Golf With Your Friends: View game →Guilty Gear Strive
2–8 onlineCrossplay
One copy is enough to play together online.
Demanding for someone who barely plays.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Guilty Gear Strive: View game →EA Sports FC 26
2–11 online4 on one screenCrossplay
Dragon Ball FighterZ
2–8 online
One copy is enough to play together online.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Dragon Ball FighterZ: View game →Mortal Kombat 11
2–8 onlineCrossplay
One copy is enough to play together online.
Demanding for someone who barely plays.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Mortal Kombat 11: View game →Gang Beasts
2–8 online4 on one screenCrossplay
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 15 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 →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 →Super Mario Maker 2
2–4 online4 on one screen
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 →Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Our pick
2–12 online4 on one screen
Mario Kart World
2–24 online4 on one screen
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Our pick
2–8 online8 on one screen
Super Mario Party Jamboree
2–8 online4 on one screen
Splatoon 3
2–8 online
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Our pick
2–12 online4 on one screen
Luigi's Mansion 3
2–8 online8 on one screen
Pokémon Unite
Free2–10 online