Co-op Games on Switch

Top 50 co-op games on Switch

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   Terraria

   In a world made of blocks, you dig for ore, craft weapons and armor and build houses for NPCs. Progress comes from beating bosses, and one switches the world to Hardmode with new enemies.

   2–8 online · 4 on one screen

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   Stardew Valley

   You inherit a run-down farm and get it going by planting crops, raising animals, fishing and mining. Everyone shares the same farm, and you choose whether money is pooled or separate.

   2–8 online · 4 on one screen

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   Warframe

   You control warriors called warframes, each with its own abilities, in short missions against enemy factions across the solar system. The parts you earn are used to build new warframes and weapons.

   2–4 onlineCrossplayFree

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   Valheim

   In a randomly generated purgatory, you play Vikings who build houses and ships, craft gear and defeat each biome's boss. Each boss you beat unlocks the materials needed for the next biome.

   2–10 onlineCrossplay

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   ARK: Survival Evolved

   You wake up on an island full of dinosaurs, gather resources, build bases and level up. Nearly every creature can be tamed to ride, fight alongside you or gather resources.

   2–10 online · 2 on one screenCrossplay

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   Bloons TD 6

   The goal is to pop waves of balloons before they reach the end of a track, placing monkeys and other towers along it. Each tower has three upgrade paths, and cash is split between players.

   2–4 online · 4 on one screen

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   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

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   PAYDAY 2

   Masked robbers hit banks, jewelry stores and vaults, haul out bags of loot and hold off waves of police until they escape. Many heists can also be completed in stealth without tripping the alarm.

   2–4 online

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   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

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    The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

    You descend through randomly generated basements, shooting tears at monsters room by room until the floor's boss. Items you pick up stack and change how your shots behave.

    2–4 online · 4 on one screen

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    Risk of Rain 2

    Each stage is cleared by shooting monsters, opening chests with the gold they drop and activating a teleporter that summons the boss. Items stack without limit, and difficulty rises with elapsed time.

    2–4 online

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    Vampire Survivors

    Characters attack on their own and you only move them to dodge thousands of monsters for 30 minutes. Each level-up lets you pick weapons and upgrades, and certain combinations evolve them.

    2–4 online · 4 on one screen

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    Borderlands 2

    On the planet Pandora, Vault Hunters shoot bandits, robots and creatures to stop Handsome Jack. Guns are randomly generated with different stats and effects.

    2–4 online

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    Factorio

    You crash on a planet and build an automated factory from mines, conveyor belts, robotic arms and trains to launch a rocket. The factory's pollution provokes attacks from the native bugs.

    2–64 onlineCrossplay

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    Splatoon 3

    You play characters who shoot ink and turn into squid or octopus to swim through it. In Turf War the team that inks more ground wins, and Salmon Run has you fighting waves of Salmonids.

    2–8 online

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

    As trainers, you explore the open world of Paldea, catching Pokémon and following three storylines in any order. In Union Circle you share one map, and Tera Raid Battles pit you against a Terastallized Pokémon.

    2–4 online

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    Pokémon Sword and Shield

    Trainers cross the Galar region, catching Pokémon and beating gym leaders to become Champion. With friends you join Max Raid Battles against a giant Pokémon, trade and battle.

    2–4 online

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    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

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    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

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    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

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    Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate

    Quests send hunters to bring down giant monsters and craft better weapons and armor from their parts. There are fourteen weapon types and six Hunting Styles that change your moves.

    2–4 online

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    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

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    Fortnite

    You drop from a flying bus onto an island, find weapons and fight until one team is left, building walls and ramps for cover. It also includes LEGO Fortnite, Fortnite Festival and player-made islands.

    2–16 online · 2 on one screenCrossplayFree

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    Minecraft (Bedrock Edition)

    In a randomly generated world of blocks, you mine resources, craft tools, build anything you want and fend off monsters at night. Bedrock is the edition for consoles, phones and Windows, with a map store.

    2–10 online · 4 on one screenCrossplay

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    Diablo III: Eternal Collection

    You pick a class, such as Barbarian or Necromancer, and clear dungeons killing demons by the hundreds to find better gear. Adventure Mode has you running randomly generated rifts on ever-higher difficulties.

    2–4 online · 4 on one screen

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    Fall Guys

    Dozens of players control little characters that run, jump and grab through rounds of obstacle races, survival and team games. Each round eliminates part of the field until someone wins the final.

    2–4 onlineCrossplayFree

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    Dying Light

    In the city of Harran, you get around by parkour over rooftops and walls and fight zombies with melee weapons you craft and upgrade. At night, much faster infected come out and chase players down.

    2–4 online

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    Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition

    The fantasy campaign has turn-based combat and dialogue choices, and you play it with characters you create who wield forbidden magic. Elements combine on the battlefield, such as electrifying water or igniting oil.

    2–4 online · 2 on one screen

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    Don't Starve Together

    Survival in the wilderness means gathering food and materials, crafting tools and setting up a base before winter. You manage hunger, health and sanity, and each character has their own perks and drawbacks.

    2–6 online

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    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

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    Cult of the Lamb

    Running an animal cult means building the village, feeding and preaching to your followers, and going on crusades through random dungeons to kill four bishops. Followers can be put to work, married or sacrificed.

    2–2 online · 2 on one screen

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    Borderlands 3

    Vault Hunters cross several planets, shooting bandits, robots and creatures to stop the Calypso Twins and their cult. Guns are randomly generated, and each hunter has their own skills.

    2–4 online · 2 on one screenCrossplay

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    ASTRONEER

    Astronauts explore several planets, dig and reshape the terrain with a tool to extract resources, and build bases with printers, vehicles and automated machines. Oxygen reaches you through tethers run from the base.

    2–4 onlineCrossplay

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    DARK SOULS: REMASTERED

    Lordran is a ruined kingdom where you fight undead and bosses in melee and every swing costs stamina. Dying sends you back to the last bonfire and drops the souls you level up with.

    2–4 online

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    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

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    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

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    Escape the Backrooms

    You explore levels of the Backrooms, the empty halls and rooms from the internet legend, looking for the exit while avoiding the entities that hunt you. Voice chat is proximity-based.

    2–4 onlineCrossplay

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    Grounded

    Shrunk to the size of an ant in a backyard, you play teenagers who build bases from grass and fight spiders and insects. Weapons and armor are crafted from parts of the bugs you kill.

    2–4 onlineCrossplay

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    Gunfire Reborn

    You pick an animal hero with their own skills and shoot through randomized levels, collecting guns and scrolls with effects until you reach each zone's boss. Permanent talents carry over after you die.

    2–4 onlineCrossplay

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    MONSTER HUNTER RISE

    Hunters track and kill giant monsters to craft weapons and armor from their parts. The Wirebug, a silk-spinning insect, lets you climb walls, launch through the air and ride monsters.

    2–4 online

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    Brotato

    Each of you controls a potato that carries up to six weapons at once and fires automatically at waves of aliens. Between waves you spend collected materials on weapons and items in the shop.

    4 on one screen

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    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

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    Green Hell

    In the Amazon rainforest, you survive by hunting, finding water, lighting fires and building shelters. You have to watch your sanity, balance proteins, fats and carbs, and inspect your body for wounds, parasites and leeches.

    2–4 online

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    Remnant: From the Ashes

    A ruined Earth and other worlds are overrun by the Root, and you cross them mixing guns and melee against creatures and bosses. Maps and bosses are randomly generated for each campaign.

    2–3 online

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    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

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    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

There are 10 more in the catalog, and the poll counts them too when it filters by what your group can play.