Cooperative (co-op) 2021 — top best games in the Cooperative (co-op) genre

It Takes Two - a game in the Cooperative (co-op) genre

Arcade, Adventure, Online, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 26 March 2021

Players: 9.3/10

Metacritic: 87/100

It Takes Two is a co-op platformer where you and your friends become toys. At the center of the game are two dissimilar heroes Cody and May, who were turned into...

The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes

Interactive movie, Third-person view, Horror, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Adventure

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4 → 22 October 2021

Players: 7.2/10

The Dark Pictures: House of Ashes is the third game in The Dark Pictures series. The game will take place in the Middle East, and the heroes will be American...

Little Nightmares 2

Arcade, Adventure, Horror, Platformer, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 → 11 February 2021

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Little Nightmares 2 is a continuation of the horror platformer with quest elements. This time a co-op has appeared in the game and the two of you will have to...

Rust

Action, Adventure, Online, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Crafting

Game released: PC, Mac, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 8 February 2018

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 66/100

Rust has come a difficult path from the alpha version of another DayZ clone in 2013 to an independent survival simulator. The basics of the game are standard for...

Tom Clancy's The Division 2

Action, Shooter, Online, MMO, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op), Open world

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Stadia, PlayStation 5 → 15 March 2019

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 83/100

The game continues the storyline related to the spread of the "dollar flu" virus. It turned out that the quarantine zone in New York did not hold, and the disease...

Returnal

Shooter, Futurism (Future), Third-person view, Roguelike, Science fiction, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 5, PC → 30 April 2021

Players: 8.2/10

Metacritic: 86/100

Selene's spaceship crashes on a hostile planet. The girl goes to explore the ruins of an ancient civilization filled with monsters and tries to survive. Each time...

Hobo: Tough Life

Role-playing game, Simulation, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world

Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One → 13 April 2021

Players: 8.6/10

A survival simulator where you can experience the essence of the life of a homeless person and try on this difficult role. The events of the game take place in the...

Among Us

Science fiction, Action, Arcade, Isometric, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 16 November 2018

Players: 7.5/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Among Us is a casual multiplayer online game focused on social deduction. It is a simplified and fast-paced version of "Mafia": from 4 to 10 players try to survive...

Remnant: From The Ashes

Shooter, Adventure, Horror, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch → 20 August 2019

Players: 7.9/10

Metacritic: 77/100

Cooperative game from the creators of Darksiders 3, set on a post-apocalyptic Earth. The world has been taken over by terrifying monsters from another dimension...

Escape Simulator

Logic, Puzzle, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Adventure

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux → 19 October 2021

Players: 10/10

Escape Simulator is an adventure puzzle game with a first-person view. Alone or together with a friend, you can go explore mysterious rooms in which many riddles...

We Were Here Together

Arcade, Adventure, First-person view, Puzzle, Indie, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 10 October 2019

Players: 7.7/10

A story about two companions trapped within the icy walls of an ancient citadel, where every room oozes mystery and the joker's laughter echoes through the gloomy...

Outriders

Action, Shooter, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 1 April 2021

Players: 9/10

Metacritic: 73/100

Outriders is a 3-player co-op shooter with a first-person view in a sci-fi setting. The action takes place on the planet Inok, where people arrive in search of a...

Icarus

Action, Online, First-person view, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Cooperative (co-op), Survival, Open world

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 3 December 2021

Players: 7.8/10

Metacritic: 70/100

Cooperative action with survival elements from the creator of DayZ, where a group of prospectors lands on the dangerous planet Icarus in search of rare resources...

Puyo Puyo Tetris 2

Arcade, Logic, Puzzle, Match-3 (Three in a row), Online, Cooperative (co-op), Side view

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch → 24 March 2021

Metacritic: 79/100

Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 is a combination of two popular puzzle games where you have to challenge your opponent. As in the first part, the task is simple: you need to...

GTFO

Action, Horror, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: PC → 10 December 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 78/100

GTFO is a hardcore cooperative first-person action horror game for up to four players. The gameplay is based on first-person cooperative battles for up to four...

Back 4 Blood

Online, Action, Shooter, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5 → 12 October 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 76/100

Back 4 Blood is an exciting co-op first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. In the game you will find yourself in...

Left to Survive

Shooter, Online, Third-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Free game, Cooperative (co-op), Zombies

Game released: Android, iOS, PC → 20 September 2018

Players: 5.9/10

Free multiplayer shooter in the setting of a zombie apocalypse. Players try to survive in a world of the living dead, using rifles, grenades, shotguns and...

World War Z

Online, Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Post-apocalyptic, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 16 April 2019

Players: 7.1/10

Metacritic: 70/100

World War Z — a cooperative shooter with horror elements and a first-person view, created based on the film "World War Z". The cooperative campaign is designed for...

Haven

Role-playing game, Adventure, Third-person view, Futurism (Future), Anime / Manga, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 3 December 2020

Players: 9.2/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Haven is an atmospheric third-person adventure where you take control of the characters Yu and Kay, who have been exiled to a mysterious planet called the Source...

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

Arcade, Platformer, Action, Third-person view, Mario Game, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 12 February 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Metacritic: 89/100

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury — deluxe version Super Mario 3D World, which was originally released on Wii U. An exciting adventure awaits you with support...

My Little Universe

Cooperative (co-op), Online, Top-down view, Arcade, Survival, Dungeons, Action, Open world

Game released: PC, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 5 October 2023

Players: 8/10

A vibrant co-op game in which gamers travel through nine mystical worlds. There you can hunt for treasures in caves, pass challenges and fight opponents. You can...

F.E.A.R. 3

Action, Shooter, Horror, First-person view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 → 24 June 2011

Players: 8.4/10

Metacritic: 74/100

F.E.A.R. 3 is a continuation of a dynamic shooter with a first-person view and horror elements. Alma is in position and the fear level rises as you and your...

Ghost of Tsushima: Legends

Action, Stealth, Fantasy / Medieval, Third-person view, DLC, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 16 October 2020

Players: 8.5/10

Ghost of Tsushima: Legends is a co-op mode for the dynamic stealth action game Ghost of Tsushima. The mode will allow you to play as one of the legendary warriors...

Huntdown

Arcade, Shooter, Platformer, Futurism (Future), Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android → 12 May 2020

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 85/100

Huntdown is an arcade side-scrolling pixel shooter with platforming elements in a sci-fi setting. You will go to a dark world of the future, where the police have...

EMERGENCY

Isometric, Strategy, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Business / Management, Tactics

Game released: PC, iOS, Android, Nintendo Switch → 15 August 2023

Players: 10/10

The player controls a team of rescuers and helps city residents during disasters. Here you may encounter fires, injured civilians, criminals, electrical accidents...

Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Slasher

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 22 June 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 56/100

Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance is a cooperative action role-playing game with a third-person view in the fantasy universe of Dungeons & Dragons. The game will...

Devour

Horror, Cooperative (co-op), Online, Action, First-person view

Game released: PC, Mac → 28 January 2021

Players: 7.8/10

Devour is a first-person cooperative action-horror game with survival elements for 1-4 players. Together with other players, you will have to work together against...

Monster Hunter Rise

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy, Action, Open world, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op), Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch, PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S → 26 March 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 87/100

The action takes place 50 years after the great disaster. The hunters are faced with a new and terrifying monster that is ready to plunge everything around into...

We Were Here

Horror, First-person view, Puzzle, Logic, Free game, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch → 3 February 2017

Players: 8.8/10

An atmospheric co-op adventure where two strangers find themselves separated by the walls of an ancient castle amidst the Antarctic ice. One is trapped in a...

War Mongrels

Historical, Action, Strategy, Tactics, Adventure, Isometric, Cooperative (co-op), Stealth

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S → 19 October 2021

Players: 9.8/10

War Mongrels is an isometric real-time tactical strategy game set on the Eastern Front. The main characters are two Wehrmacht soldiers who decide to desert and join...

Journey to the Savage Planet

Adventure, First-person view, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Action, Comedy, Exploration, Open world

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Stadia, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S → 28 January 2020

Players: 8.9/10

Metacritic: 75/100

A vibrant action adventure in an open world. At the direction of the Kindred Aerospace corporation, the hero is sent to a distant planet. He will have to explore...

In Silence

Horror, Online, Cooperative (co-op), Adventure, Third-person view, Action, Stealth

Game released: PC, Mac → 30 October 2021

Players: 6.8/10

In Silence is an atmospheric psychological action-horror game with a first-person view, designed for cooperative playthrough. One player takes on the role of a...

Aliens: Fireteam Elite

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Third-person view, Horror, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S → 24 August 2021

Players: 7/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a third-person cooperative shooter set in the sci-fi Alien universe. The game follows a team of three as they fight hordes of xenomorphs...

Godfall

Role-playing game, Third-person view, Fantasy / Medieval, Slasher, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PlayStation 5, PC, PlayStation 4 → 12 November 2020

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 60/100

Godfall is a multiplayer dynamic loot-slasher game with a third-person view in a fantasy setting. In the game, together with your friends, you will try on the role...

Secret Neighbor

Action, Adventure, Horror, First-person view, Indie, Free game, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC, Xbox One, Stadia, PlayStation 4, iOS, Nintendo Switch → 24 October 2019

Players: 6.9/10

Secret Neighbor is a free-to-play cooperative action-horror game with a first-person view set in the Hello Neighbor universe. The events of the game take place...

Demeo

Virtual Reality (VR), Card game, Role-playing game, Fantasy / Medieval, Tactics, Indie, Turn-based, Cooperative (co-op), First-person view

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5 → 15 December 2022

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 82/100

Demeo is a card role-playing game with turn-based combat from a first-person view in a fantasy setting for virtual reality devices HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Valve...

PICO PARK

Action, Arcade, Side view, Platformer, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle, Indie

Game released: PC, Nintendo Switch → 7 May 2021

Players: 6.3/10

PICO PARK is a fun multiplayer puzzle platformer with action elements and a side view. In the game you need to collect all the keys in the level and get to the...

Wobby Life

Action, Simulation, Third-person view, Sandbox, Cooperative (co-op), Open world

Game released: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One → 18 September 2025

Players: 6.9/10

A vibrant co-op game where players explore a vast open world, encountering new quests and secrets every day. Over a hundred unique professions, from pizza delivery...

Gunfire Reborn

Shooter, First-person view, Roguelike, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Procedural generation

Game released: PC, iOS, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 → 18 November 2021

Players: 8/10

Metacritic: 75/100

Co-op shooter for up to four people. Players take on the role of heroes with unique abilities and go with friends to explore vast locations created at random. At...

Just Die Already

Arcade, Action, Third-person view, Indie, Simulation, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch → 20 May 2021

Players: 10/10

Just Die Already is an exciting third-person arcade sandbox from the creators of Goat Simulator. The game tells the story of retirees trying to secure a spot in a...

Cooperative (co-op)

Best Games in the Cooperative (co-op) genre of 2021 (Game released)