Free, co-op, against the game
Best Free Co-op Games: Steam, PC, PS5 and Xbox
The top free co-op games are Warframe, Path of Exile and Where Winds Meet. Of the top 5, all are free and 4 have crossplay.
Top 5: Warframe, Path of Exile, Where Winds Meet, Guild Wars 2 and Once Human.
Free co-op games to keep playing for months
MMOs and RPGs where the group keeps progressing together, and none costs anything to start.
Start with: Warframe, Path of Exile, Where Winds Meet, Guild Wars 2 and Once Human.
Warframe
Free2–4 onlineCrossplay
Squads of up to 4 run missions together on PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch, with crossplay between all of them.
The first hours are menus and unlocks that nobody explains well.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Warframe: View game →Path of Exile
Free2–6 online
A party clears maps and bosses together in a loot RPG with no price to start.
PC and console players can't party together, and the skill tree is huge.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Path of Exile: View game →Where Winds Meet
Free2–10 onlineCrossplay
An open-world martial arts RPG you can play in a group, with crossplay between PC, PS5 and Xbox.
Group play is only part of the game: the rest is single-player.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Where Winds Meet: View game →Guild Wars 2
Free2–5 online
A free MMO where a party of 5 runs dungeons and events, with no monthly fee.
The expansions are paid.
PC
Guild Wars 2: View game →Once Human
Free2–4 onlineCrossplay
Squads of up to 4 build a base and survive together on PC, PS5 and Xbox, with crossplay.
PC and console servers are tagged separately, so check the server before inviting friends.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Once Human: View game →Star Wars: The Old Republic
Free2–16 online
A Star Wars MMO where friends group up for story missions and raids of up to 16.
Free accounts have limits on group content.
PC
Star Wars: The Old Republic: View game →Genshin Impact
Free2–4 onlineCrossplay
Up to 4 explore its open world and run domains together, with crossplay between PC, PS5 and Xbox.
Co-op unlocks at Adventure Rank 16 for everyone in the group, and the story is played solo.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Genshin Impact: View game →Aniimo
Free2–4 onlineCrossplay
An open-world creature-collecting game for up to 4, with crossplay between PC, PS5 and Xbox.
It's new, and 74% of its Steam reviews are positive.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Aniimo: View game →Old School RuneScape
Free2–8 online
The older, simpler version of RuneScape, where a group does quests and bosses together.
Free accounts only get part of the game, and the graphics are deliberately old.
PC
Old School RuneScape: View game →RuneScape
Free2–5 online
An MMO with a modern interface where friends level skills and do quests together.
Free accounts only get part of the game.
PC
RuneScape: View game →Destiny 2
Free2–12 onlineCrossplay
Fireteams of up to 6 run strikes and raids, with crossplay between PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
Its last content update came out on June 9, 2026. It stays playable, but nothing new is coming.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Destiny 2: View game →
Free co-op survival and horror games
Zombies and monsters on servers of up to 24, and most of them run on a modest PC.
Start with: Unturned, Muck, No More Room in Hell and Cry of Fear.
Unturned
Free2–24 online
Zombie survival in a blocky world, with 24-player servers by default.
The look is basic.
PC
Unturned: View game →Muck
Free2–8 online
A group gathers, builds and fights bosses on an island to survive its nights.
PC only, with no crossplay.
PC
Muck: View game →No More Room in Hell
Free2–8 online
Up to 8 survive zombie objective maps and try to reach the extraction point.
PC only, and it's an old Source engine game.
PC
No More Room in Hell: View game →Cry of Fear
Free2–4 online
A horror campaign you can play in co-op with up to 4.
PC only, and it started as a Half-Life mod, so it has rough edges.
PC
Cry of Fear: View game →
Free co-op games for two or a quick night
For a group of two, or for one evening when nobody wants to commit to a long game.
Start with: We Were Here, StarCraft II, Fortnite, Roblox and Fall Guys.
We Were Here
Free2 onlineCrossplay
Two players in separate areas solve puzzles over voice chat, with crossplay between platforms.
Only the first game is free; the sequels are paid.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
We Were Here: View game →StarCraft II
Our pick
Free2–8 online
Its co-op missions pair two commanders against the AI, and the base game costs nothing.
Only Raynor, Kerrigan and Artanis are free in full; the other commanders stop at level 5. PC and Mac only.
PC
StarCraft II: View game →Fortnite
Free2–16 online2 on one screenCrossplay
Duos and squads queue together from PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch, and it costs nothing.
Mostly squads against other players. The co-op against the game is Save the World, which is not on the original Switch or mobile.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Fortnite: View game →Roblox
Free2–99 onlineCrossplay
Thousands of player-made worlds, and many of them are co-op, on PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
Quality changes a lot from one world to the next.
PC · PS5 · Xbox
Roblox: View game →Fall Guys
Free2–40 onlineCrossplay
Party rounds for up to 40, and its team modes let a group play on the same side.
Most modes are everyone against everyone, and you need an Epic account.
PC · PS5 · Xbox · Switch
Fall Guys: View game →Teamfight Tactics
Free2–8 online
Its Double Up mode puts two friends on one team with a shared health bar, and they can send champions to help each other.
PC only, and the rules take a few games to learn.
PC
Teamfight Tactics: View game →
Free co-op, by how you play
On different platforms
Warframe and Fortnite have crossplay between PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Switch, and Where Winds Meet and Once Human between PC, PS5 and Xbox. Guild Wars 2 and Unturned are PC only.
On a modest PC
Unturned, Old School RuneScape and No More Room in Hell are old or light games that run on almost any PC.
Just the two of you
We Were Here is made for exactly two, StarCraft II pairs two commanders in its co-op missions and Teamfight Tactics lets two share a board in Double Up.
All free multiplayer games
The free multiplayer list also has the competitive ones, like Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2 and Valorant, which are not co-op and are left out here.