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

Little Nightmares 2 - a game in the Cooperative (co-op) genre

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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...

Secret Neighbor

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 26 August 2021

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...

World War Z

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 November 2021

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...

Monster Hunter Rise

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 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...

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...

Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon

Top-down view, Puzzle, Fantasy / Medieval, Logic, Match-3 (Three in a row), Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 December 2021

Metacritic: 84/100

Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon is an adventure puzzle game with roguelike elements in the Shovel Knight series. The game features 10 characters, a story mode and...

EMERGENCY

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 April 2021

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...

Haven

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 February 2021

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...

Overcooked! All You Can Eat

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 March 2021

Metacritic: 86/100

Overcooked! All You Can Eat is a cooperative management strategy with an isometric camera view. It features remastered versions of Overcooked and Overcooked 2...

Danger Scavenger

Arcade, Action, Shooter, Isometric, Cyberpunk, Indie, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 25 March 2021

Players: 7.3/10

Danger Scavenger is a dynamic arcade shooter with an isometric camera view in a cyberpunk setting. Deadly effective, highly skilled, invisible to indifferent...

Dungeon Defenders: Awakened

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 August 2021

Players: 7.2/10

Metacritic: 74/100

Dungeon Defenders: Awakened is a cooperative action role-playing game with a third-person view and tower defense elements in a fantasy setting. The game continues...

Kitaria Fables

Adventure, Role-playing game, Action, Slasher, Fantasy / Medieval, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 September 2021

Players: 8.5/10

Metacritic: 69/100

Kitaria Fables is an action-adventure role-playing game with management elements in a fantasy setting. In the game you will go to an amazing world, which is...

Earth Defense Force: World Brothers

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 24 December 2020

Metacritic: 72/100

Earth Defense Force: World Brothers is a whirlwind cooperative action game with a third-person view in the sci-fi universe of Earth Defense Force. The events of the...

Tunche

Arcade, Side view, Action, Adventure, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Role-playing game, Slasher

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 November 2021

Metacritic: 68/100

Tunche is a side-scrolling action-RPG slasher game with co-op for up to four people. The game is based on an ancient legend of Peruvian folklore and will delight...

Mayhem Brawler

Arcade, Action, Fighting, Side view, Cooperative (co-op), Comics, Mysticism / Supernatural

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 August 2021

Mayhem Brawler — a fresh take on 90s side-scrolling beat 'em ups, influenced by the success of Streets of Rage 4. You will be able to choose one of three heroes...

Asterix & Obelix: Slap them All!

Arcade, Action, Online, Comics, Beat them all, Side view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 2 December 2021

Players: 6.5/10

Metacritic: 64/100

Asterix & Obelix: Slap them All! — a classic beat 'em up with a side view, based on the comic book "The Adventures of Asterix and Obelix". The main opponents...

Infinite Tanks WW2

Tanks, Action, Third-person view, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 June 2021

Players: 6/10

Infinite Tanks WW2 is a tank action game with a third-person view. This game brings an innovative, never-before-seen approach to World War II tank battles. The game...

Thea 2: The Shattering

Strategy, Isometric, Fantasy / Medieval, Turn-based, Role-playing game, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 19 August 2021

Thea 2: The Shattering is a continuation of a unique turn-based strategy with elements of 4X strategy, survival, RPG and card game in the world of Slavic mythology...

Knights & Guns

Indie, Action, Side view, Mysticism / Supernatural, Cooperative (co-op), Shooter, Arcade

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2021

Knights & Guns is a side-scrolling arcade shooter inspired by the best representatives of the "shoot 'em up" genre: Metal Slug, Pang, Mushihimesama , and...

Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos

Role-playing game, Online, Action, Adventure, Top-down view, Roguelike, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 February 2021

Players: 10/10

Metacritic: 78/100

Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos is a top-down cooperative RPG adventure for up to four players. You will find a colorful roguelike with procedurally generated...

Black Widow: Recharged

Arcade, Action, Top-down view, Shooter, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 October 2021

Black Widow: Recharged is a re-release of the cult classic twin-stick shooter starring Spider. In the game you have to defend your web from the onslaught of...

Embr

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 September 2021

Players: 5.5/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Embr is a first-person co-op action game where you become the best firefighter you can hire. Alone or together with your comrades, you will go to conquer burning...

Bonkies

Arcade, Indie, Cooperative (co-op), Puzzle, Side view, Futurism (Future)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 January 2021

Metacritic: 76/100

Bonkies is a fun side-scrolling co-op arcade puzzle game in a sci-fi setting, designed for up to 4 people to play together. Each player takes control of a highly...

RICO: London

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 9 September 2021

RICO: London is a continuation of the cooperative arcade shooter with a first-person view and procedural level generation. This time you have to go to London on New...

Cricket 22

Simulation, Sports game, Third-person view, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 1 December 2021

The gamer plays cricket, which features Ashes, Big Bash, Hundred and other competitions. You can also enter the international battlefield with fully licensed teams...

Sword of the Necromancer

Indie, Role-playing game, Action, Fantasy / Medieval, Adventure, Cooperative (co-op), Top-down view

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2021

Metacritic: 64/100

Sword of the Necromancer is an action RPG with roguelike elements where you can revive dead enemies to fight on your side. The main character acquired this ability...

Fisti-Fluffs

Simulation, Action, Arcade, Isometric, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 23 September 2021

Fisti-Fluffs is an arcade simulator with an isometric view. It's an adorable (and yes, goofy) physics-based party game where you fight other cats and destroy the...

Just Dance 2022

Music game, Arcade, Action, Simulation, Cooperative (co-op), Board / Group Game, Online

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 4 November 2021

Players: 9.1/10

Metacritic: 72/100

Just Dance 2022 is a musical arcade simulator with cooperative elements. As with previous installments in the franchise, players will have to mimic the choreography...

PAW Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 13 August 2021

Players: 5.5/10

PAW Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls is a multi-player co-op action adventure. Big city — big adventures. When Ryder and the PAW Patrol learn that Mayor...

Colossus Down

Cooperative (co-op), Indie, Side view, Arcade, Fighting

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 28 January 2021

Players: 10/10

Colossus Down is a juicy side-scrolling fighting game about a girl named Nika and her fight against everything uncool. For her own purposes, she even assembled a...

Centipede: Recharged

Arcade, Shooter, Top-down view, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 September 2021

Metacritic: 74/100

Centipede: Recharged is a re-release of the classic arcade game with a top-down view and local co-op. The game features vibrant graphics for modern 16:9 screens, as...

Bang-On Balls: Chronicles

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

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 3 March 2021

Players: 5.7/10

A vibrant cooperative game in which gamers travel through worlds inspired by different settings. At locations you can fight with opponents and destroy environmental...

Just Die Already

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

Game released: 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...

Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania

Arcade, Third-person view, Platformer, Puzzle, Logic, Board / Group Game, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 5 October 2021

Metacritic: 76/100

Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania is a remaster of the exciting third-person arcade game in the Super Monkey Ball series. Expect 300 recreated labyrinth levels (from...

WarioWare: Get It Together!

Arcade, Side view, Board / Group Game, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 10 September 2021

Players: 7.7/10

Metacritic: 76/100

WarioWare: Get It Together! — a fascinating arcade collection of mini-games in the WarioWare series. You have to help Wario and his friends escape from the...

B.Ark

Action, Shooter, Futurism (Future), Side view, Online, Cooperative (co-op)

Game released: Nintendo Switch → 29 July 2021

Bark is a side-scrolling co-op family shooter about furry astronauts battling an army of robots. In the game, you can choose from a variety of spaceships controlled...

Cooperative (co-op)

Best Games in the Cooperative (co-op) genre of 2021 for Nintendo Switch