Co-op Adventure Games
Co-op adventure and puzzle games, from games made for two to open worlds for a small group, with puzzles you can only solve together.
- games
- 25
- split screen
- 19
- crossplay
- 5
- free
- 0
Top 25 co-op adventure games
Red Dead Redemption 2
In Red Dead Online each of you creates an Old West outlaw and rides the map doing missions, hunting and fighting gangs. Roles like bounty hunter and trader each have their own progression.
2–7 online
No Man's Sky
You fly ships through a procedurally generated galaxy, landing on planets to mine resources, catalog wildlife and build bases. You can fly from space down to any planet's surface with no loading screens.
2–32 onlineCrossplay
Portal 2
Two robots, each with a gun that opens two linked portals, solve test chambers that need all four portals combined. The co-op campaign is separate from the single-player story.
2–2 online · 2 on one screen
Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition
Together you crew a pirate ship, raising sails, steering, firing cannons and patching the hull while hunting treasure to sell at outposts. Other crews share the sea and can sink you to steal your loot.
2–4 onlineCrossplay
PEAK
Scouts stranded on an island after a plane crash climb a mountain through several biomes to reach the summit. Hunger, injuries and weight shrink your stamina bar, and the map changes every day.
2–4 online
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
You run and jump through Mario levels, dodging enemies until you reach the flagpole. Each level hides a Wonder Flower that changes the rules when touched, making pipes move or transforming your character.
2–4 online · 4 on one screen
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Mario, Luigi, Peach and Toad, each with different abilities, clear short 3D levels. The Super Bell turns you into a cat that climbs walls, and the game tracks who scored the most points.
2–4 online · 4 on one screen
New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe
Together you clear Mario levels, jumping on enemies and collecting coins until you reach the flagpole. Everyone shares one screen and can bounce off or carry each other, and it includes New Super Luigi U.
4 on one screen
Luigi's Mansion 3
Luigi works through the floors of a haunted hotel, vacuuming up ghosts and solving puzzles to rescue Mario and his friends. The second player controls Gooigi, a goo double who slips through bars and spikes.
2–8 online · 8 on one screen
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
Donkey Kong crosses levels of vines, mine carts and rocket barrels to take back his island, frozen over by viking animals. The second player is Diddy, Dixie or Cranky, each with a special jump.
2 on one screen
Donkey Kong Bananza
Donkey Kong digs down through underground layers, smashing almost all the terrain in search of Banandium Gems. The second player fires blasts of Pauline's voice to break terrain and hit enemies.
2 on one screen
Super Mario Maker 2
You build Mario levels with parts from five games in the series and upload them for others to play. With friends you play community-made levels, cooperating or racing to finish first.
2–4 online · 4 on one screen
Super Mario Odyssey
Mario travels through open 3D kingdoms collecting moons that fuel his ship. He throws his cap, Cappy, to take control of enemies and objects, and the second player controls Cappy.
2 on one screen
Far Cry 5
As deputies in Hope County, Montana, you dismantle an armed cult by liberating outposts, rescuing hostages and destroying cult property in any order. Only the host keeps story progress.
2–2 online
Cuphead
Cuphead and Mugman, who shoot from their fingers, go through a string of multi-phase boss fights plus a few run-and-gun levels. Everything is hand-drawn in the style of 1930s cartoons.
2–2 online · 2 on one screen
It Takes Two
Cody and May, a couple heading for divorce turned into dolls, cross their house through platforming and puzzles to become human again. Each level hands the two of you different, complementary abilities.
2–2 online · 2 on one screen
Castle Crashers
The goal is to rescue four princesses kidnapped by a wizard, fighting as knights with swords and magic through barbarians, thieves and bosses. You level up and unlock weapons and animal pets that give bonuses.
2–4 online · 4 on one screen
Human Fall Flat
Wobbly figures solve physics puzzles in floating levels by climbing, carrying objects, pulling levers and driving vehicles to reach the exit. Each arm is controlled separately to grab things.
2–8 online · 2 on one screen
Red Dead Online
You create an outlaw in the Old West of 1898 and ride an open world with missions, hunting, robberies and showdowns against other players. You advance in roles like bounty hunter, trader, collector or moonshiner.
2–7 online
Split Fiction
Mio and Zoe, two writers trapped in a machine that simulates their stories, cross levels that alternate between science fiction and fantasy. Each level gives the two of you different abilities.
2–2 online · 2 on one screenCrossplay
Broforce
Parodies of action movie heroes shoot through levels where nearly all the terrain can be destroyed, killing terrorists and aliens. Every time you rescue a prisoner, you switch to a random character.
2–4 online · 4 on one screen
Chained Together
Chained to each other, you have to climb out of hell by jumping across platforms, timing every jump because the chain drags you along. Outside beginner mode there are no checkpoints.
2–4 online · 2 on one screen
Resident Evil 5
Agents Chris Redfield and Sheva Alomar investigate a bioweapon in Africa and fight villagers infected by a parasite. Ammo and healing herbs are split between your two inventories.
2–2 online · 2 on one screen
Ultimate Chicken Horse
Before each round, everyone places a platform or trap in the level, then you all race to the goal. Reaching it scores points, but if everyone makes it nobody scores.
2–4 online · 4 on one screenCrossplay
REANIMAL
A brother and sister cross an island on foot and by boat to rescue their missing friends, hiding and running from creatures. Both players share one camera, with no split screen.
2–2 online · 2 on one screenCrossplay
Best on one screen
- 1Portal 22–2 online
- 2Super Mario Bros. Wonder2–4 online
- 3Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury2–4 online
- 4New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe4 on one screen
- 5Luigi's Mansion 32–8 online
Best with crossplay
- 1No Man's Sky2–32 online
- 2Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition2–4 online
- 3Split Fiction2–2 online
- 4Ultimate Chicken Horse2–4 online
- 5REANIMAL2–2 online
Best for 6+ players
- 1Red Dead Redemption 22–7 online
- 2No Man's Sky2–32 online
- 3Luigi's Mansion 32–8 online
- 4Human Fall Flat2–8 online
- 5Red Dead Online2–7 online
About these co-op adventure games
Most can be played in split screen, so they work for a couple on one couch, and few of them take more than four players.
25 games are on this list. Of these, 5 have crossplay (No Man's Sky ranks highest among them), and none of them is free. You can play 19 of them on one screen, and Portal 2 is the highest ranked of those. The most common online cap is 4 players, in 9 games, and 3 games fit 8 players or more.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best co-op adventure games?
Going by player reviews, the top five are Red Dead Redemption 2, No Man's Sky, Portal 2, Sea of Thieves: 2026 Edition and PEAK.
How many players can play these games together?
The most common cap is 4 players online, in 9 of the 25 games. For bigger groups, 3 of them fit 8 or more, like No Man's Sky, Luigi's Mansion 3 and Human Fall Flat.
Do these games have crossplay?
5 of the 25 do, and the most common combination is PC + PS5 + PS4 + Xbox Series + Xbox One + Switch 2 + Mac, with 1 games.
Can we play any of them on one screen?
Yes, 19 have split screen or shared-screen play, like Portal 2, Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, and 19 of the 25 work with a single copy for the whole group.
How do we choose what to play as a group?
Send the group a free CoopGames poll. Each person takes about 30 seconds to answer, anonymously, and the app drops every game that someone can't play on their platform or that doesn't fit your group size. You vote on what's left, and the app looks for a time when you can all play.
Let your group vote on what to play
Send the group a poll link. Each person answers in 30 seconds, and you vote only among the games all of you can play.
























