Xbox Game Pass co-op games
Updated November 2, 2026
The best co-op games on Xbox Game Pass to start with are It Takes Two if two of you play, Sea of Thieves for four, and Gears 5 if you want to finish a campaign on the couch. Below are 35 games, with console or PC, split screen, online players and crossplay.
What are the best co-op games on Xbox Game Pass?
They run from the easiest to recommend to the ones that ask for more time or a group that already plays. Everyone needs the game on their own account, through Game Pass or bought.
Xbox
2 online2 on one screen
Crossplay: Partly
It's in Game Pass on Xbox, not in PC Game Pass.
Two people, on one screen or online, and every level gives each of you a different ability, so neither can carry the other. It's the one to start with if only two of you play.
XboxPC
4 online
Crossplay: Yes
No split screen: everyone needs their own screen.
A pirate ship needs a crew, so one steers, one handles the sails, one fires the cannons and up to four sail together. Other crews share the sea and can sink you for your loot.
XboxPC
10 online3 on one screen
Crossplay: Yes
Three can play the campaign on one screen, and up to five hold a base against waves in Horde. The pick for a shooter you finish together on the couch.
XboxPC
4 online2 on one screen
Crossplay: Yes
Four play the campaign together online, or two on a split screen on console, and a squad of four can join Horde Siege, where three squads defend a city. Newer than Gears 5 and built around the same cover shooting.
Xbox
8 online2 on one screen
It's the 2006 original, so it looks and controls like its era.
The first Gears of War, from the original Xbox 360 and playable through backward compatibility. Two play the whole campaign together, on one screen or online, so it's the short, old-school way to share a Gears story.
XboxPC
4 online4 on one screen
Crossplay: No
Four cook against the clock in kitchens that move, split or catch fire, and you end up shouting orders across the room. A session fits in an hour, so it suits a group where not everyone plays often.
XboxPC
4 online4 on one screen
Crossplay: No
The Xbox store lists two on one screen; Steam lists four.
A silly open world of jobs, pranks and chaos where everyone plays a wobbly character. Up to four play online and you can split the work or just wreck the town together.
Xbox
2 online2 on one screen
Crossplay: No
It's in Game Pass on Xbox, not in PC Game Pass.
Made for exactly two and always on a split screen, even online. Many scenes need each of you doing something different at once, like one distracting a guard while the other steals.
XboxPC
2 online2 on one screen
Crossplay: Partly
A side-scrolling brawler with roguelike runs, built for two. You can play on one screen or online, and online works across PC and Xbox Series.
XboxPC
4 online
Crossplay: Yes
No split screen: everyone needs their own screen.
Shrunk to the size of an ant in a backyard, up to four build bases out of grass and fight spiders and bugs. Weapons and armor are crafted from parts of what you hunt.
XboxPC
3 online
Crossplay: Yes
No split screen: everyone needs their own screen.
Up to three travel between worlds invaded by the Root, mixing guns and melee. Worlds and bosses change from one campaign to the next, so a second run with the same group plays differently.
XboxPC
16 online4 on one screen
Crossplay: Yes
Six Halo games with their campaigns and multiplayer in one package, and up to four share a screen. It also has Firefight, a waves mode, and Forge, a map editor.
XboxPC
8 online4 on one screen
Crossplay: No
Consoles take 4 online instead of 8.
Up to eight share one farm online, and four fit on one screen. You choose whether the money is shared or separate, and the farm keeps growing from one session to the next.
XboxPC
12 online
Crossplay: Yes
No split screen: everyone needs their own screen.
Operations is the co-op mode, with classes that each have their own abilities, in missions that run alongside the campaign against Tyranid swarms. The same game also has a competitive side.
XboxPC
4 online4 on one screen
Crossplay: Yes
Four load furniture into a truck before time runs out, and the big pieces need two to carry. Furniture can be thrown out of windows.
XboxPC
4 online
Crossplay: Yes
No split screen: everyone needs their own screen.
Up to three friends visit the host's valley to fish, mine and water plants. There's no combat, so it fits a group where some play a lot less than the rest.
XboxPC
10 online4 on one screen
Crossplay: Yes
A random block world where you mine, craft, build whatever you want and fight monsters at night. Up to ten play online and four on one screen on consoles.
XboxPC
4 online4 on one screen
Crossplay: No
Characters attack on their own and you only move to dodge thousands of monsters for 30 minutes. Up to four play together, online or on one screen, and the weapons you pick combine into stronger ones.
XboxPC
4 online
Crossplay: Yes
No split screen: everyone needs their own screen.
Four convicts recruited by the Inquisition drop into a Warhammer 40,000 hive city to clear hordes of heretics and mutants. Each mission alternates melee and firearms.
Xbox
2 on one screen
It's in Game Pass on Xbox, not in PC Game Pass. Same screen only, no online.
Two yarn creatures tied by a thread hold each other up and build bridges so the other can cross. Co-op is for two on one screen, with no online play.
XboxPC
6 online2 on one screen
Crossplay: Partly
You split one cleaning job and leave it shining wall by wall, up to six online or two on one screen. There's no timer and no way to fail.
Which survival and building co-op games are on Game Pass?
These are games to come back to for weeks with the same group. All of them are online, with no split screen.
XboxPC
4 online
Crossplay: Yes
No split screen: everyone needs their own screen.
A park instead of a backyard, with a bigger base to build and ant and spider eggs you hatch for mounts. Up to four.
XboxPC
6 online
Crossplay: Yes
No split screen: everyone needs their own screen.
Up to six scientists trapped in an underground lab invaded by creatures from other dimensions. You build the base and the weapons out of office furniture and equipment, and each picks a science specialty.
XboxPC
32 online
Crossplay: Yes
No split screen: everyone needs their own screen.
You catch creatures called Pals in an open world and use them to fight, ride and work at your base, where they chop, mine and cook on their own. Up to 32 can share a server.
XboxPC
4 online
Crossplay: Partly
No split screen: everyone needs their own screen.
Astronauts who dig and shape the terrain with a single tool to get resources, then build bases with printers, vehicles and automatic machines. Up to four, and oxygen reaches you through cables laid from the base.
XboxPC
10 online
Crossplay: Partly
Consoles take 8 online instead of 10. No split screen: everyone needs their own screen.
You arrive on a lifeless planet and make it habitable with machines that generate heat, pressure and oxygen, until blue sky, lakes and animals appear. Up to ten can play together.
Which multiplayer games on Game Pass are good to play with friends?
For when the group wants to play on a team against others, or against each other, instead of against the game. For more co-op on the console, see co-op games on Xbox.
XboxPC
8 online4 on one screen
Crossplay: Yes
Rocket LeagueFree
Soccer with cars that jump, boost and fly, in an enclosed field where cars can drive up the walls. Matches are short, up to eight play, and four fit on one screen.
XboxPC
8 online4 on one screen
Crossplay: Yes
Asphalt LegendsFree
Free arcade racing for two to eight online, with crossplay on every platform it's on. Up to four share a screen, so it also works for a quick race on the couch.
XboxPC
12 online
Crossplay: Yes
No split screen: everyone needs their own screen.
More than 550 cars on an open map of Japan, with Tokyo and mountain roads. In a convoy you drive the map together and enter events as a group.
XboxPC
24 online4 on one screen
Crossplay: Yes
Halo InfiniteFree
Two teams of Spartans with rechargeable shields in modes like Slayer and Capture the Flag, with weapons and gear picked up from the map. Up to 24 play online, so a squad of friends fits easily.
XboxPC
8 online
Crossplay: Yes
No split screen: everyone needs their own screen.
Each player picks a medieval civilization, gathers resources and builds an army across four ages, and you can team up against the AI. Up to eight play.
XboxPC
15 online
Crossplay: Yes
No split screen: everyone needs their own screen.
Crewmates do tasks on a ship while impostors kill and sabotage unseen, and everyone votes after a body is reported. It needs at least four and takes up to 15, so it works with a big group.
XboxPC
8 online8 on one screen
Crossplay: Yes
BrawlhallaFree
Platform fighting where you win by knocking rivals off the screen, and they fly farther the more damage they carry. Up to eight play online, and eight can share a screen.
XboxPC
8 online4 on one screen
Crossplay: Partly
Jelly characters who punch, grab and lift each other to throw the rest off the stage. Each hand is controlled separately, up to eight play online and four on one screen.
XboxPC
10 online
Crossplay: Yes
No split screen: everyone needs their own screen.
Soccer where each player controls a single footballer and aims passes and shots by hand. There are no fouls or offsides, and the walls around the pitch make the ball bounce.
Which Game Pass games have split screen?
| On one screen | Games in Game Pass |
|---|---|
| 2 players | A Way Out, Absolum, ARK: Survival Ascended, Call of Duty, Child of Light, Diablo IV, Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, F1 25, Fortnite, Gears of War, Gears of War 2, Gears of War 3, Gears of War 4, Gears of War: E-Day, Human Fall Flat, It Takes Two, Kingdom Two Crowns, Mortal Kombat 1, Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare 2, PowerWash Simulator 2, Star Wars Battlefront II, Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, Unravel Two, Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage |
| 3 players | Gears 5 |
| 4 players | Asphalt Legends, Brotato, Chained Beasts, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, EA Sports FC 26, Gang Beasts, Goat Simulator 3, Halo Infinite, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Minecraft (Bedrock Edition), Minecraft Dungeons, Moving Out 2, Overcooked! 2, PBA Pro Bowling 2026, PlateUp!, Rayman Legends, Rocket League, Stardew Valley, Terraria, Trials Rising, Vampire Survivors, Wobbly Life |
| 8 players | Brawlhalla, Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era |
The list comes from our catalog and builds itself from the Game Pass list. On PC, split screen is often console only, and each game's page says so. More in split screen games on Xbox.
