Play setup
Online Multiplayer Games
Games built for groups playing from different places, with lobby and platform details made clear.
Recommended games.
Chosen for this specific way to play.
01A light-hearted physics puzzle-platformer where players wobble through open-ended levels, manipulating objects and solving traversal problems.
- Built for an online group session.
02PC / xbox one / Xbox Series
Party Animals
A physics-based multiplayer party brawler where players fight, cooperate and compete in chaotic objective-driven arenas.
- Built for an online group session.
03A 4–8-player online and local party game mixing a competitive board mode with destructive minigames.
- Built for an online group session.
04PC / ps4 / PS5 / xbox one / Xbox Series / switch
Rocket League
A competitive vehicle-soccer game where teams use boost, aerial control and positioning to score goals in short matches.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
05PC / ps4 / PS5 / xbox one / Xbox Series / switch
Moving Out 2
A chaotic cooperative moving game about carrying furniture through obstacle-filled levels, now with local and cross-play online co-op.
- Built for an online group session.
06A free-to-play tactical FPS combining large-scale warfare with an extraction mode built around squads, loot and objectives.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
07PC
PlateUp!
A restaurant management roguelite with local and online cooperative cooking.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
08PC
Terraria
A 2D sandbox adventure focused on exploration, combat, crafting and building.
- Build shared projects in an open-ended world.
- Gathering and crafting create practical jobs to share.
- Built for an online group session.
09PC / mac / linux / ps4 / xbox one / switch / switch 2
Stardew Valley
A farming and life simulation RPG with optional multiplayer, persistent shared farms and platform-specific player limits.
- Build and improve a shared farm at your own pace.
- Gathering and crafting create practical jobs to share.
- Built for an online group session.
010PC / Xbox Series / PS5
Sea of Thieves
An online pirate adventure built around sailing, exploration, treasure hunting, PvE and PvP.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
011PC / Xbox Series / PS5 / switch 2
Valheim
A cooperative Viking survival game centered on exploration, building, crafting and bosses.
- Build shared projects in an open-ended world.
- Gathering and crafting create practical jobs to share.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
012A precise team-based tactical FPS centered on economy decisions, objective rounds and mechanical mastery.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
013An asymmetric horror game where one killer hunts four survivors repairing objectives and attempting escape.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
014A colorful multiplayer obstacle-course party game built around short elimination rounds and physical comedy.
- Built for an online group session.
015A slapstick physics brawler where gelatinous fighters grapple, punch and throw each other from hazardous arenas.
- Built for an online group session.
016A social mini-golf game with simultaneous online play, themed courses and optional chaotic modifiers.
- Built for an online group session.
017A cooperative wave-survival shooter about class synergy, weapon upgrades and fighting increasingly dangerous mutant hordes.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
018PC / ps4 / xbox one / switch
Overcooked! 2
A chaotic cooking game supporting local and online cooperative play for up to four players.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
019PC
PAYDAY 2
A four-player cooperative heist shooter with stealth and loud approaches, varied objectives and extensive build customization.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
020A competitive 2D fighting game with modern accessibility options, precise neutral play and deep character mastery.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
021PC
TEKKEN 8
A 3D fighting game centered on close-range movement, character-specific combos and aggressive competitive play.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
022A competitive party platformer where players build a shared obstacle course while trying to be the ones who finish it.
- Built for an online group session.
023A minimalist roguelite about surviving escalating enemy swarms while combining automatic weapons into overwhelming builds.
- Built for an online group session.
024PC
Warframe
A free cooperative online action game built around fluid movement, shooting, melee combat and deep equipment builds.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
025A four-player cooperative action game blending brutal melee combat and gunplay against overwhelming science-fiction hordes.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
026A four-player cooperative action game focused on visceral first-person melee combat against dense enemy hordes.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
027A cooperative third-person zombie shooter built around enormous swarms, class roles and globe-spanning campaign episodes.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
028A hardcore PvPvE extraction shooter about hunting monsters and rival players, claiming a bounty, and escaping alive with what you earned.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
029PC / xbox one / Xbox Series / ps4 / PS5
Deep Rock Galactic
A 1–4 player cooperative FPS about dwarven miners completing missions in procedurally generated destructible caves.
- Distinct classes reward teammates who combine their strengths.
- Work through clear mission objectives as a team.
- Built for an online group session.
030PC / mac / PS5 / Xbox Series
Baldur's Gate 3
A story-driven party RPG with online multiplayer, split-screen co-op and full cross-play.
- Make dialogue and story choices together.
- Turn-based party tactics leave room to plan each move together.
- Built for an online group session.
031An open-world crime management simulation with optional online co-op.
- Built for an online group session.
032PC / mac / linux / Xbox Series / PS5 / switch / mobile
Minecraft
A sandbox building and survival game whose multiplayer behavior differs materially between Java and Bedrock editions.
- Build shared projects in an open-ended world.
- Gathering and crafting create practical jobs to share.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingExpect a little setup before everyone is playing.
033PC / PS5 / Xbox Series
Phasmophobia
A four-player online cooperative psychological horror game about identifying ghosts using investigation equipment and teamwork.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
034A cooperative survival crafting game set in a research facility overrun by paranormal threats and hostile forces.
- Gathering and crafting create practical jobs to share.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingThe controls ask more from new players.
035A definitive edition of the classic historical real-time strategy game with extensive campaigns and competitive multiplayer.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
036A historical real-time strategy game about growing settlements, advancing through ages and commanding armies.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
037A dinosaur survival sandbox about taming creatures, building fortified bases and progressing through dangerous worlds.
- Gathering and crafting create practical jobs to share.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
038A cooperative looter shooter combining character skill trees, a long campaign and an enormous stream of randomized weapons.
- Built for an online group session.
039A cooperative looter shooter with fluid gunplay, distinct character builds and a campaign spanning several planets.
- Built for an online group session.
040A mining sandbox adventure where players build an underground base, farm, craft, explore and defeat bosses.
- Build and improve a shared farm at your own pace.
- Gathering and crafting create practical jobs to share.
- Built for an online group session.
041A character-driven grand strategy game about guiding a medieval dynasty through politics, relationships, intrigue and war.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingThe controls ask more from new players.
042A first-person zombie action RPG with detailed melee combat, character builds and three-player online cooperative play.
- Gathering and crafting create practical jobs to share.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
043An online action RPG about building a character, clearing dungeons and collecting increasingly powerful equipment in a dark open world.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
044A party-based fantasy RPG with systemic exploration, consequential choices and tactical turn-based combat for up to four players.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingThe controls ask more from new players.
045A cooperative wilderness survival sandbox about gathering resources, crafting, fighting and surviving seasonal threats.
- Gathering and crafting create practical jobs to share.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
046An open-world zombie action game combining first-person parkour, survival combat, crafting and a cooperative campaign.
- Gathering and crafting create practical jobs to share.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
047An open-world zombie action RPG centered on parkour, melee combat, exploration and cooperative story play.
- Gathering and crafting create practical jobs to share.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
048An open-world action RPG built around exploration, demanding combat, flexible character builds and imposing boss fights.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
049A cooperative survival action RPG about exploring a ruined fantasy world, crafting equipment and building elaborate bases.
- Gathering and crafting create practical jobs to share.
- Built for an online group session.
050PC
Factorio
A deep automation game about designing factories, managing logistics and scaling production from raw ore to rockets.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
051An accessible open-world racing game set in Britain with dynamic seasons, hundreds of cars and seamless social events.
- Built for an online group session.
052An accessible open-world racing game with hundreds of cars, varied events and seamless social play.
- Built for an online group session.
053PC
Grounded
A backyard survival adventure about crafting gear, building bases and battling insects at miniature scale.
- Gathering and crafting create practical jobs to share.
- Built for an online group session.
054PC
GTFO
A demanding four-player cooperative horror shooter where stealth, scarce resources and precise coordination are essential.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
055A collection of classic science-fiction shooters offering multiple campaigns, cooperative play and competitive multiplayer.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
056A detailed World War II grand strategy game about national planning, production, logistics, diplomacy and military operations.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
057A four-player cooperative zombie FPS built around dynamic hordes, tightly paced campaigns and complementary teamwork.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
058A cooperative zombie FPS built around four-survivor campaigns, dynamic hordes and complementary teamwork.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
059A hunting action RPG about tracking large monsters, mastering distinct weapons and crafting equipment from their parts.
- Gathering and crafting create practical jobs to share.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
060A demanding action RPG with stance-based combat, deep character builds, abundant loot and online cooperative expeditions.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
061A vast procedural space sandbox about exploring planets, upgrading equipment, building bases and travelling together.
- Gathering and crafting create practical jobs to share.
- Built for an online group session.
062PC
Palworld
An open-world survival game combining creature collection, combat, crafting, base building and production work.
- Gathering and crafting create practical jobs to share.
- Built for an online group session.
063A free online action RPG known for intricate character builds, a vast passive tree, item crafting and extensive endgame systems.
- Gathering and crafting create practical jobs to share.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
064An online action RPG with deliberate combat, flexible character builds, item-driven progression and a demanding endgame.
- Gathering and crafting create practical jobs to share.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
065A relaxing first-person simulation about methodically cleaning detailed environments alone or with online friends.
- Built for an online group session.
066A 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.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
067PC
Raft
An ocean survival adventure where players scavenge debris, expand a raft and explore story islands together.
- Gathering and crafting create practical jobs to share.
- Built for an online group session.
068A methodical tactical FPS about planning and executing high-risk police operations with careful team coordination.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
069A cinematic western action adventure with a richly simulated open world, a long story campaign and a separate online mode.
- Built for an online group session.
070A challenging cooperative action RPG combining third-person gunplay, character builds and procedurally assembled worlds.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
071A challenging cooperative action RPG combining third-person gunplay, boss fights and procedurally assembled worlds.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
072A two-character action-horror campaign built around cooperative combat, shared resources and weapon upgrades.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
073A fast cooperative roguelike shooter where escalating enemy pressure meets powerful randomized item combinations.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
074A first-person factory-building game about automating production chains across a large alien world.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingThe controls ask more from new players.
075A turn-based 4X strategy game about building a civilization through exploration, research, diplomacy and war.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingThe controls ask more from new players.
076A first-person survival horror game about building shelter, exploring caves and surviving a hostile island.
- Gathering and crafting create practical jobs to share.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
077A science-fiction grand strategy game about exploring a procedural galaxy, developing an empire and meeting alien civilizations.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingThe controls ask more from new players.
078A 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.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
079An open-world tactical shooter about dismantling a cartel through reconnaissance, stealth and coordinated combat.
- Built for an online group session.
080A fantasy strategy game combining turn-based empire management with massive real-time tactical battles.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
081A colorful fantasy puzzle platformer where up to four players combine distinct character abilities to cross inventive levels.
- Built for an online group session.
082PC
V Rising
A vampire survival action RPG about gathering resources, building a castle and defeating bosses to unlock new powers.
- Gathering and crafting create practical jobs to share.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
083A two-player online puzzle adventure where separated partners must communicate incomplete information to escape a mysterious castle.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingThe controls ask more from new players.
084PC / PS5 / Xbox Series
Helldivers 2
An online squad shooter for up to four players focused on cooperative missions, friendly fire and a shared galactic war.
- Work through clear mission objectives as a team.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
085PC / mac / linux
Portal 2
A first-person puzzle game with a separate two-player cooperative campaign built around coordinated portal mechanics.
- Built for an online group session.
086A 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.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
087PC
R.E.P.O.
An online co-op horror game about extracting physics-based valuables while avoiding monsters.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
088PC
PEAK
A cooperative climbing adventure about surviving a dangerous ascent on a mysterious island.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
089PC / ps4 / PS5 / xbox one / Xbox Series / switch
It Takes Two
A co-op-only action-adventure built around two players solving varied platforming, puzzle and action challenges together.
- Cooperative puzzles make both players part of each solution.
- Different abilities give each player a distinct role.
- Built for an online group session.
090PC / PS5 / Xbox Series / switch 2
Split Fiction
A co-op-only action-adventure for two players that alternates between sci-fi and fantasy worlds.
- Different abilities give each player a distinct role.
- Built for an online group session.
091PC / ps4 / xbox one
A Way Out
A co-op-only cinematic action-adventure about two prisoners whose stories and gameplay are designed around two players.
- Built for an online group session.
092A hardcore extraction FPS where players raid, fight, loot and attempt to extract with their gear.
- Built for an online group session.
Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.
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- Clear player ranges
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