Best Two-Player Games

“Exclusively designed as a critically acclaimed co-op adventure requiring exactly two players with innovative puzzles and a compelling story.”

Embark on the craziest journey of your life in It Takes Two. Invite a friend to join for free with Friend’s Pass and work together across a huge variety of gleefully disruptive gameplay challenges. Winner of GAME OF THE YEAR at the Game Awards 2021.

“Iconic puzzle-platformer with a legendary two-player co-op campaign featuring clever cooperative mechanics and unmatched humor.”

The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

“Narrative-driven exclusively two-player co-op experience focused on prison escape with split-screen gameplay and emotional storytelling.”

A Way Out is an exclusively co-op adventure where you play the role of one of two prisoners making their daring escape from prison.

“High-tension asymmetric co-op where one defuses a bomb while the other reads the manual, perfect for two.”

Find yourself trapped alone in a room with a ticking time bomb. Your friends have the manual to defuse it, but they can't see the bomb, so you're going to have to talk it out – fast!

“Beat-em-up adventure with excellent online and local co-op for two players smashing through levels.”

Hack, slash, and smash your way to victory in this award winning 2D arcade adventure from The Behemoth!

“Chaotic cooking co-op that shines in two-player teamwork with online and local support.”

Overcooked returns with a brand-new helping of chaotic cooking action! Journey back to the Onion Kingdom and assemble your team of chefs in classic couch co-op or online play for up to four players. Hold onto your aprons… it’s time to save the world again!

“Run-and-gun platformer with intense local co-op boss battles and hand-drawn 1930s cartoon aesthetics.”

Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.

“Precision archery combat game excelling in two-player local versus and co-op modes with pixel art charm.”

TowerFall Ascension is the definitive version of the hit archery combat game. Inspired by classics from the golden age of couch multiplayer, it's a 4-player local party game centering around hilarious, intense versus matches. The core mechanics are simple and accessible, but hard to master and combat is fierce.

“Fast-paced two-player fencing tug-of-war with pixel graphics and flying worms for intense duels.”

Nidhogg is the epic award-winning game of fencing tug-of-war complete with flying giant worms.

“Co-op spaceship management game where two players coordinate stations in chaotic neon space battles.”

Explore a neon galaxy in your very own battleship in this 1- to 4-player couch co-op adventure.

“Iconic co-op zombie shooter for 2-4 players with excellent replayability and 1M+ positive reviews.”

Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 (L4D2) is the highly anticipated sequel to the award-winning Left 4 Dead, the #1 co-op game of 2008. This co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

“Charming two-player local co-op puzzle-platformer emphasizing tight cooperation in a gravity-flipping world.”

ibb & obb is a two player cooperative game set in a puzzle filled world where gravity goes both up and down. You can only succeed by working closely together. Find a friend for some true local co-op couch fun or match up online.

“Uncompromising wilderness survival co-op for multiple players with incredible depth and 526k reviews.”

Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.

“Hilarious platformer with strong local and online co-op, level editor, and comedic storytelling.”

Welcome to BattleBlock Theater! You’ve got no where to go but up...on stage. Play single player or co-op to free your friends and save Hatty Hattington! Jump, solve and battle your way through a mysterious theater inhabited by highly technological felines.

“Excellent 1-4 player co-op FPS with dwarven space miners, procedural caves, and 370k positive reviews.”

Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!

“Physics-based puzzle platformer with beautiful local and online co-op for two heroes.”

Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.

“Beautiful co-op platformer where two yarn characters build bonds through puzzle-solving and exploration.”

When you cut ties to the past, new bonds form. Build relationships with other Yarnys in local co-op or as a single player, fostering friendship and support as you journey together.

“Minimalist cooperative two-player puzzle platformer designed to foster communication and collaboration.”

With You is a cooperative two-player puzzle-playground. It's a tiny game that hopes to inspire couples to connect, communicate, and collaborate.

“2D co-op platformer centered on puzzle-solving through synchronized teamwork with a friend.”

The Two of Us is a 2D Co-op Platformer that has a strong emphasis on working together. You will be greeted with various puzzle levels where you must work in conjunction with your friend to navigate the level.

“Hilarious physics-based co-op platformer for up to 8 players with 222k positive reviews.”

Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.

“Asymmetric two-player co-op puzzle game requiring communication as each sees only half the picture.”

You and your friend are trapped in a mystical world. As time ebbs away you must solve increasingly complex puzzles to escape. Cooperation is key as neither of you have the full picture! Play on two devices, local or remotely, all you need is a voice connection.

“Two-player co-op escape room puzzle game with excellent communication-based gameplay.”

Lost in a frozen wasteland and split up from your partner inside an abandoned castle, the only possession you have left is a walkie-talkie with a familiar voice on the other end. Can the two of you find your way out in time?

“Beloved farming RPG with excellent multiplayer support and 982k positive reviews.”

You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?

“Sandbox adventure with robust multiplayer for 2-8 players and 1.5M positive reviews.”

Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

“Oceanic survival co-op game for 2+ players with 366k positive reviews.”

Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!

“Mind-bending split-screen co-op platformer where players hop between screen halves to solve puzzles.”

DYO is a mind-bending cooperative platformer for one or two players where you can hop between two halves of a split screen.

“Viking-themed survival co-op for 1-10 players with 527k positive reviews.”

A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!

“Online co-op first-person puzzle game relying on voice communication to navigate labyrinths together.”

Tvö is an online cooperative puzzle game where two players must use their wits and communication skills to find a way into the heart of the labyrinth. This game can be played using our in-game voice chat or a third-party option.

“First-person survival horror with excellent co-op for 2-4 players and 480k positive reviews.”

First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.

“Physics-based couch/online fighting game with 124k positive reviews.”

Stick Fight is a physics-based couch/online fighting game where you battle it out as the iconic stick figures from the golden age of the internet.

A precision co-op platformer where the only obstacle is falling. Bring a friend along and work together as you face the brutal challenges that await you both on this climb! Can you both make it Two the Top?

Conquer territory solo or beat your friends in multiplayer mode with up to 4 players!

Two Cubes is an Online Co-Op platformer where players can only touch their colour! The game requires 2 players who own the game to play!

Soulbound is a 2D PvP platformer where one player races as a ninja while the other possesses enemies to try and steal their body. Dash, slash, and slide to maintain control of the ninja and leave your opponent in the dust in this fast-paced showdown!

Biped 2 is a coop action adventure game with a strong focus on moment-to-moment collaboration alone or between 2 or 4 players.

Perfect Partner is a party game where 2 players work closely to compete with other penguins! The road to the championship is full of mini-games, win them to collect furniture and decorate your own island! Sometimes your worst enemy is in the same boat!

A couch/online game where you battle your friends with unique and wild abilities. There are many choices such as a shrink ray, creating black holes, stopping time and attaching a rocket engine to the stage to send it flying. Choose a combination that synergizes well to win the round!

Compete for the top scores in this combination of two classic arcade games, or fight your friends to prove who has the longest SnOut!

Join a friend in this free-to-play online multiplayer PvP game with insane 2D physics. Select from several unique game modes, such as Free-for-all, Racing mode, and Target mode. Note: both players must have a Steam account to play.

The best flying disc game of all time is back, with amazing hand-drawn graphics, crazy new moves, gameplay mechanics and awesome characters and stages! New update brings new playable characters, new training mode, full crossplay support and more.

Two Brothers is an Action Adventure game that features a classic Gameboy aesthetic. Roy Guarder, inventor, scientist, and philosopher, is on an expedition to discover the origins of life. This quest has brought him to "The Cursed Lands," a stretch of land so dangerous and shrouded in mystery that it hasn't been explored in over...

Past Synergy is a 2 player co-op game that tests you and your friend's synergy. Divide the ability and roles between you and your friend to overcome the obstacles in a cave.

Ballistic Tanks is the best tank game you've played since the 80's. Battle in exhilarating local multiplayer, or challenge yourself in an intense solo/co-op arcade mode. Play 5 game modes in over 50 maps; and destroy your enemies in a frenzy of bullets, lasers, and explosions!

Dead Drop is a tense two-player game of espionage and deception, where one player has to blend into a crowd and mimic AI movement to avoid detection from the other player.

Samurai GUNN is a lightning-fast Bushido brawler for 2 to 4 players. Each samurai is armed with a sword and gunn, with only 3 bullets to a life. Strategy and quick reflexes are the key to deflecting bullets and sending your opponents’ heads rolling.

In "Pixel With Your Friends" you have to restore artworks pixel by pixel for a museum. You can color the artworks alone or together with a friend online!

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Ninza is a free multiplayer game like no other! Instead of directly attacking your opponents, you crush them by pushing pieces of the level. Embrace chaos and dive into an entirely new level of frenzied and creative gameplay, where the environment itself becomes both your weapon and your enemy.

Between Two Castles - Digital Edition brings the delightful experience of the original board game to your computer! Build unique procedural castles, make strategies and play online with your friends!

A FEW QUICK MATCHES is a fast-paced, 1-4 player platform fighter that lets you bring old-school stick battles to life! play with your friends locally, or challenge players online in this flash-inspired spectacle!

Dive into the heart of ancient Japan in Two Strikes, a 2D combat extravaganza with breathtaking hand-drawn animations. As a fearless samurai, warrior monk, or daring outlaw, engage in electrifying duels where every strike can be your last.

Astro Duel 2 is a sci-fi combat game combining top-down space dog fights with up-close platforming action. Whether versus or co-op, battle through space and on foot at the same time! Strike within the fully-destructible arenas or just nuke ‘em from orbit.

A 2D party platformer where you fight with a hat! Throw your hat to attack, defend and bait opponents. But watch out! If someone jumps on your hat... you die!

Twilight Struggle is a two-player game where players play as either the US or USSR during the Cold War. Using actual events from history, players must plan out their strategies in order to obtain world dominance. Play Twilight Struggle and change the course of history.

The rules are simple. Reach the other side and kill anyone that stands in your way. Deftly parry and rend their throats, riddle their bowels with arrows, or squish their brains between your toes. The wurm cares not for chivalry.

The You Quiz is a multiplayer game where the questions are about you! Be the King and judge your friends' answers about yourself. Or be a Courtier, guess their quirks, tastes, and dreams. Invite up to 7 friends for free using the Friend's Pass!

a two-player platform-fighter splattered with neon, kinetic movement, and just a sprinkle of bullet time.

Fetch some friends for fun, fast online multiplayer. One of you is the baddie! Everybody else is trying to find the baddie. The baddie is invisible. At least, most of the time...

Play the classic board game, Axis & Allies 1942 2nd Edition! Act as WWII powers in a turn-based strategy game that fits your screen and schedule— get notified on your turn and command armies at your own pace! Team up with friends, challenge the world’s top players, or go solo vs. A.I.

Warm up your boomerang throwing skills in the free duel mode of Bämeräng, the fast paced boomerang fighting game. Fight for the favor of the goddess in an outlandish, colorful world in this local multiplayer game.