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Games with verified split-screen support, separated from shared-screen and other local multiplayer formats.

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Official key art for Human: Fall Flat.01

A light-hearted physics puzzle-platformer where players wobble through open-ended levels, manipulating objects and solving traversal problems.

2-8 playersCouchOnlineLocal
physics manipulationplatformingpuzzlesexploration
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Why it fits
  • A balanced match across your selected preferences.
Official key art for Party Animals.02

PC / xbox one / Xbox Series

7.8WTG

Party Animals

A physics-based multiplayer party brawler where players fight, cooperate and compete in chaotic objective-driven arenas.

2-8 playersCouchOnlineLocalCrossplay
physics fightinggrabbingthrowingminigames
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Why it fits
  • A balanced match across your selected preferences.
Official key art for Pummel Party.03

PC

8.0WTG

Pummel Party

A 4–8-player online and local party game mixing a competitive board mode with destructive minigames.

1-8 playersOnlineLocal
board movementitemsminigamesplayer interference
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Why it fits
  • A balanced match across your selected preferences.
Official key art for Rocket League.04

PC / ps4 / PS5 / xbox one / Xbox Series / switch

9.2WTGWTG awardEditor's Love Child

Rocket League

A competitive vehicle-soccer game where teams use boost, aerial control and positioning to score goals in short matches.

Player count variesCouchOnlineLocalCrossplay
drivingboostaerial controlpositioning
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Why it fits
  • A balanced match across your selected preferences.

Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.

Official key art for Moving Out 2.05

PC / ps4 / PS5 / xbox one / Xbox Series / switch

7.4WTG

Moving Out 2

A chaotic cooperative moving game about carrying furniture through obstacle-filled levels, now with local and cross-play online co-op.

2-4 playersCouchOnlineLocalCrossplay
carryingthrowingcoordinationobstacle solving
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Why it fits
  • A balanced match across your selected preferences.
A gameplay scene from PlateUp!.06

PC

8.3WTG

PlateUp!

A restaurant management roguelite with local and online cooperative cooking.

1-4 playersCouchOnlineLocal
funnychaoticstrategiccouple
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Why it fits
  • A balanced match across your selected preferences.

Worth knowingCan get intense when the group is under pressure.

A gameplay scene from Stardew Valley.07

PC / mac / linux / ps4 / xbox one / switch / switch 2

9.2WTG

Stardew Valley

A farming and life simulation RPG with optional multiplayer, persistent shared farms and platform-specific player limits.

2-8 playersCouchOnlineLocalCrossplay
cozychillwholesomecouple
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Why it fits
  • Build and improve a shared farm at your own pace.
  • Gathering and crafting create practical jobs to share.
A gameplay scene from Baldur's Gate 3.08

PC / mac / PS5 / Xbox Series

9.4WTG

Baldur's Gate 3

A story-driven party RPG with online multiplayer, split-screen co-op and full cross-play.

1-2 playersCouchOnlineLocalCrossplay
story heavyadventurousstrategiccouple
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Why it fits
  • Make dialogue and story choices together.
  • Turn-based party tactics leave room to plan each move together.
A gameplay scene from Minecraft.09

PC / mac / linux / Xbox Series / PS5 / switch / mobile

9.3WTG

Minecraft

A sandbox building and survival game whose multiplayer behavior differs materially between Java and Bedrock editions.

2-4 playersCouchOnlineLocalCrossplay
chillcreativeadventurouscozy
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Why it fits
  • Build shared projects in an open-ended world.
  • Gathering and crafting create practical jobs to share.

Worth knowingExpect a little setup before everyone is playing.

A gameplay scene from Portal 2.010

PC / mac / linux

9.7WTGWTG awardWhatToGenius

Portal 2

A first-person puzzle game with a separate two-player cooperative campaign built around coordinated portal mechanics.

2 playersCouchOnlineLocal
cleverfunnychillpuzzle
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Why it fits
  • A balanced match across your selected preferences.
A gameplay scene from It Takes Two.011

PC / ps4 / PS5 / xbox one / Xbox Series / switch

8.8WTG

It Takes Two

A co-op-only action-adventure built around two players solving varied platforming, puzzle and action challenges together.

2 playersCouchOnlineLocal
funnywholesomeadventurouschaotic
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Why it fits
  • Cooperative puzzles make both players part of each solution.
  • Different abilities give each player a distinct role.
A gameplay scene from Split Fiction.012

PC / PS5 / Xbox Series / switch 2

8.9WTG

Split Fiction

A co-op-only action-adventure for two players that alternates between sci-fi and fantasy worlds.

2 playersCouchOnlineLocalCrossplay
adventurousintensefunnychaotic
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Why it fits
  • Different abilities give each player a distinct role.
A gameplay scene from A Way Out.013

PC / ps4 / xbox one

8.2WTG

A Way Out

A co-op-only cinematic action-adventure about two prisoners whose stories and gameplay are designed around two players.

2 playersCouchOnlineLocal
cinematictensestory heavycouple
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Why it fits
  • A balanced match across your selected preferences.

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.

  1. Verified split-screen support
  2. Clear local player counts
  3. No confusion with shared-screen play

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