Co-op Adventure & Puzzle Games on Switch
The top co-op adventure games on Switch are No Man's Sky, Portal 2 and Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Of the top 5, 1 has crossplay.
Top 5: No Man's Sky, Portal 2, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury and New Super Mario Bros. U Deluxe.
Co-op adventure games made for two
Two players with different abilities who need each other to get through every level.
Start with: Portal 2, Luigi's Mansion 3, It Takes Two and LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.
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 →Luigi's Mansion 3
2–8 online8 on one screen
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 →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
Resident Evil 5
2 online2 on one screen
Up to 2 on one screen with a single copy.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Resident Evil 5: View game →Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition
2 on one screen
Up to 2 on one screen with a single copy.
Same screen only, no online play.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition: View game →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 →Untitled Goose Game
2 on one screen
Up to 2 on one screen with a single copy.
Same screen only, no online play.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Untitled Goose Game: View game →Reanimal
2 online2 on one screenCrossplay
Unravel Two
2 on one screen
Up to 2 on one screen with a single copy.
Same screen only, no online play.
PC · PS4 · Xbox · Switch
Unravel Two: View game →
Open-world co-op adventures
A big world to explore together at your own pace, from the Old West to the open sea.
Start with: No Man's Sky.
No Man's Sky
2–8 onlineCrossplay
Crossplay between PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch.
Each player needs their own copy.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
No Man's Sky: View game →
Co-op platformers and physics puzzles
Jump, climb and solve physics puzzles as a group, almost always on one screen.
Start with: Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Our pick
2–12 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
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 →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 →Human Fall Flat
2–8 online2 on one screenCrossplay
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 →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 →PICO PARK
2–8 online8 on one screen
Up to 8 on one screen with a single copy.
No crossplay: everyone needs the same platform.
PC · Switch
PICO PARK: View game →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 →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 →
Games are ordered by their Steam player reviews, and games that aren't on Steam (Nintendo, Riot, console-only games) sit among the most played.
Only on Switch
These 8 are on the list and don't come out on any other system family.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Our pick
2–12 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 →Luigi's Mansion 3
2–8 online8 on one screen
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