Co-op / PvE
Horror Co-op Games
Scary games where the group works together, with stress, communication and player-count details made clear.
Recommended games.
Chosen for this specific way to play.
01A cooperative third-person zombie shooter built around enormous swarms, class roles and globe-spanning campaign episodes.
- Supports playing cooperatively with your group.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
02PC / PS5 / Xbox Series
Phasmophobia
A four-player online cooperative psychological horror game about identifying ghosts using investigation equipment and teamwork.
- Supports playing cooperatively with your group.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
03A cooperative survival crafting game set in a research facility overrun by paranormal threats and hostile forces.
- Gathering and crafting create practical jobs to share.
- Supports playing cooperatively with your group.
Worth knowingThe controls ask more from new players.
04A cooperative wilderness survival sandbox about gathering resources, crafting, fighting and surviving seasonal threats.
- Gathering and crafting create practical jobs to share.
- Supports playing cooperatively with your group.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
05An open-world zombie action game combining first-person parkour, survival combat, crafting and a cooperative campaign.
- Gathering and crafting create practical jobs to share.
- Supports playing cooperatively with your group.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
06An open-world zombie action RPG centered on parkour, melee combat, exploration and cooperative story play.
- Gathering and crafting create practical jobs to share.
- Supports playing cooperatively with your group.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
07PC
Grounded
A backyard survival adventure about crafting gear, building bases and battling insects at miniature scale.
- Gathering and crafting create practical jobs to share.
- Supports playing cooperatively with your group.
08PC
GTFO
A demanding four-player cooperative horror shooter where stealth, scarce resources and precise coordination are essential.
- Supports playing cooperatively with your group.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
09A four-player cooperative zombie FPS built around dynamic hordes, tightly paced campaigns and complementary teamwork.
- Supports playing cooperatively with your group.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
010A cooperative zombie FPS built around four-survivor campaigns, dynamic hordes and complementary teamwork.
- Supports playing cooperatively with your group.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
011A detailed isometric zombie survival sandbox focused on scavenging, long-term preparation and inevitable risk.
- Scavenging gives the group a risky objective on every run.
- Gathering and crafting create practical jobs to share.
- Supports playing cooperatively with your group.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
012A two-character action-horror campaign built around cooperative combat, shared resources and weapon upgrades.
- Supports playing cooperatively with your group.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
013A first-person survival horror game about building shelter, exploring caves and surviving a hostile island.
- Gathering and crafting create practical jobs to share.
- Supports playing cooperatively with your group.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
014A first-person survival horror game about building shelter, exploring a hostile peninsula and uncovering what happened there.
- Gathering and crafting create practical jobs to share.
- Supports playing cooperatively with your group.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
015A co-op horror game about scavenging dangerous abandoned moons to meet a company quota.
- Scavenging gives the group a risky objective on every run.
- Each run turns a shared quota into a clear group goal.
- Supports playing cooperatively with your group.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
016PC
R.E.P.O.
An online co-op horror game about extracting physics-based valuables while avoiding monsters.
- Supports playing cooperatively with your group.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
How we choose
Selection criteria
Support is only the start. The list also considers whether each game is a good experience for this exact intent.
- Verified co-op support
- A genuinely scary mood
- Clear group and lobby requirements
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