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Video games can feel difficult to approach if you did not grow up with them. Not because they are impossible to understand, but because many of them assume habits regular players take for granted: how to use a controller, move a camera, read a menu, follow a quest, or recover from a mistake. This list is for adults who want a clear and respectful starting point. It may be useful if your partner plays and you want to try something with them, if you bought a console for your child and want to understand the medium better, or if you have simply decided to give games a proper chance.

The best co-op games of 2026 on PC, PS5, Xbox and Switch: shooters, survival games, horror, RPGs and two-player co-op over the network and on one screen. 280+ games to play with friends. In short, the best co-op games right now are It Takes Two, Minecraft, Helldivers 2, Baldur's Gate 3, GTA Online and Stardew Valley. The full list is broken down by genre — shooters, survival, horror, RPGs, two-player games and more — below.

Looking for the best games for girls in 2026 across PC, consoles, and smartphones? We picked safe, fun titles for daughters aged 6 to 12 — every game ESRB-rated E or E10+, with no alcohol, gambling, or chat with strangers.

The top 31 PS4 and PS5 games with local co-op on a single console: split-screen, two gamepads, no internet required. Play together on the couch. One TV, two gamepads—no internet required. We've compiled this list specifically for this format: games with full local co-op on PS4 and PS5 that you can jump right in and play together. It's not just "there's multiplayer"—every game in this selection supports split-screen or shared screen play directly on a single console. Many also feature online play, but that's not the focus here. The key is couch co-op, live communication, and a shared screen that makes every victory and every failure truly shared. The list is divided by genre—use the table of contents to jump to the section you need. Where the console version has exclusive features compared to the PC version, we'll detail those separately.