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Best Games For 2 People

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  1. #1 A Way Out

    Exclusively designed as a 2-player co-op adventure where two prisoners must work together to escape.

    100% match
    Very Positive88% of 95,524 reviews2020
    Developer: Hazelight StudiosPublisher: Electronic Arts
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 6.1hMean: 7.8h≥1hr: 91%

    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.

  2. #2 It Takes Two

    Purpose-built 2-player co-op platformer-puzzler emphasizing gleefully disruptive challenges for exactly two players.

    99% match
    Overwhelmingly Positive95% of 252,857 reviews2021
    Developer: Hazelight StudiosPublisher: Electronic Arts
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 13.4hMean: 20.5h≥1hr: 95%

    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.

  3. #3 Portal 2

    Iconic 2-player co-op campaign with puzzle design tailored for two friends collaborating in first-person.

    99% match
    Overwhelmingly Positive99% of 454,679 reviews2011
    Developer: Valve
    Platforms: Windows, Linux
    Median: 9.0hMean: 29.6h≥1hr: 92%

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

  4. #4 The Two of Us

    2D co-op platformer with strong emphasis on two players working together through puzzle levels.

    98% match
    Very Positive85% of 5,499 reviews2021
    Developer: Flow State Games
    Platforms: Windows

    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.

  5. #5 Two Cubes

    Online co-op platformer strictly requiring two players who own the game, with color-based mechanics.

    98% match
    Very Positive97% of 134 reviews2023
    Developer: RomboPublisher: Team Rombo
    Platforms: Windows

    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!

  6. #6 DYO

    Mind-bending cooperative platformer for exactly two players using split-screen hopping.

    97% match
    Overwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,823 reviews2018
    Developer: Team DYO
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 48mMean: 6.9h≥1hr: 44%

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

  7. #7 Tvö

    Online cooperative puzzle game designed for two players using wits and voice communication.

    97% match
    Mostly Positive71% of 593 reviews2022
    Developer: Artless GalleryPublisher: Umbra Evolution
    Platforms: Windows

    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.

  8. #8 How 2 Escape

    Asymmetrical 2-player escape simulation requiring cooperation on separate devices.

    96% match
    Mostly Positive72% of 790 reviews2023
    Developer: Breakfirst GamesPublisher: Maximum Entertainment
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.9hMean: 5.5h≥1hr: 73%

    How 2 Escape is an escape-simulation game where two players will need to cooperate on asymmetrical gameplay and devices. "Talk together. Help each other." will be your new motto to survive in How 2 Escape.

  9. #9 With You

    Cooperative two-player puzzle-playground focused on couples connecting and collaborating.

    96% match
    Very Positive89% of 2,783 reviews2022
    Developer: Carol MertzPublisher: Insatiable Cycle
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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

  10. #10 Two the Top

    Precision co-op platformer where two players climb together facing brutal challenges.

    95% match
    Very Positive97% of 69 reviews2025
    Developer: James Sutton
    Platforms: Windows

    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?

  11. #11 Dead Drop

    Tense two-player espionage game of deception with one blending into crowds.

    95% match
    Very Positive81% of 151 reviews2017
    Developer: Ethan WaitePublisher: Volens Nolens Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.5hMean: 5.6h≥1hr: 96%

    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.

  12. #12 Try To Drive

    Unique 2-player co-op controlling a single bike to overcome challenges together.

    94% match
    Mostly Positive73% of 184 reviews2025
    Developer: Red Core Games
    Platforms: Windows

    Become a true team in this unique co-op game for two! Take control of a single bike and overcome the toughest challenges to reach the peak. Jump, maneuver - Are you ready to prove you can conquer any height?

  13. #13 Unravel Two

    Local co-op platformer-puzzler fostering friendship between two Yarnys.

    94% match
    Mostly Positive79% of 8,465 reviews2020
    Developer: Coldwood InteractivePublisher: Electronic Arts
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.2hMean: 5.3h≥1hr: 76%

    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.

  14. #14 Biped

    Co-op action adventure with moment-to-moment collaboration between two players.

    93% match
    Very Positive85% of 10,641 reviews2020
    Developer: NEXT Studios
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.7hMean: 4.2h≥1hr: 81%

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

  15. #15 We Were Here

    2-player co-op escape-room puzzle using walkie-talkie communication in a castle.

    92% match
    Very Positive90% of 31,810 reviews2017
    Developer: Total Mayhem Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 1.7hMean: 2.3h≥1hr: 79%

    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?

  16. #16 Tick Tock: A Tale for Two

    Co-op puzzle game strictly for two players on separate devices solving complex puzzles.

    92% match
    Very Positive86% of 11,601 reviews2019
    Developer: Other Tales Interactive
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 2.2hMean: 2.4h≥1hr: 89%

    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.

  17. #17 Cuphead

    Challenging local co-op run-and-gun platformer focused on boss battles for two.

    91% match
    Overwhelmingly Positive96% of 204,928 reviews2017
    Developer: Studio MDHR Entertainment Inc.
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 7.1hMean: 23.0h≥1hr: 89%

    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.

  18. #18 Parallel Experiment

    2-player co-op puzzle where each detective has only half the puzzle pieces.

    91% match
    Very Positive84% of 600 reviews2025
    Developer: Eleven Puzzles
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 6.2hMean: 6.0h≥1hr: 94%

    Two detectives, one deadly experiment, a race against time. Each player only has one half of the puzzle. In this 2-player co-op puzzle game you can survive the parallel experiment only by working together.

  19. #19 Together in Between

    First-person 2-player adventure-puzzle in different dimensions within a magic book.

    90% match
    Mixed61% of 310 reviews2024
    Developer: Vellichor Games
    Platforms: Windows

    Together in Between is a first-person adventure-puzzle game. You have been imprisoned in a magic book with your partner, in the same place but in different dimensions. Will you be able to overcome the Wizard-King's puzzles, and see your partner again?

  20. #20 Degrees of Separation

    Puzzle platformer with cooperation built into every move for two contrasting souls.

    90% match
    Very Positive81% of 1,259 reviews2019
    Developer: MoondropPublisher: Maximum Entertainment
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.1hMean: 5.4h≥1hr: 88%

    Degrees of Separation is a puzzle platformer where cooperation is built into every move. Two contrasting souls, Ember and Rime, fall in love, but are separated by an enigmatic force, and must use their powers to progress through a spectacular world of fantasy and adventure.

  21. #21 Biped 2

    Co-op action adventure emphasizing collaboration between 2 players primarily.

    89% match
    Mixed65% of 650 reviews2025
    Developer: META Publishing
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.2hMean: 4.2h≥1hr: 74%

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

  22. #22 How 2 Escape: Lost Submarine

    2-player co-op puzzle on two devices with unique roles to solve challenges.

    89% match
    Very Positive88% of 176 reviews2025
    Developer: Breakfirst GamesPublisher: Maximum Entertainment
    Platforms: Windows

    Team up with a friend to reach a lost submarine and prevent the outbreak of war. Work together on two devices to solve increasingly challenging puzzles, where each of you has your own unique role to play. 2 players: 1 buys the game, the other uses the free Companion App

  23. #23 Fireboy & Watergirl: Elements

    Classic 2-player local co-op puzzle-platformer exploring elemental temples.

    88% match
    Very Positive87% of 1,094 reviews2019
    Developer: Oslo Albet
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 54mMean: 5.1h≥1hr: 48%

    Help Fireboy and Watergirl explore the 7 Elemental temples!

  24. #24 Palallel

    2D cooperative puzzle platformer where players can't see each other but exchange objects.

    88% match
    Very Positive96% of 52 reviews2022
    Developer: GoatApe
    Platforms: Windows

    Palallel is a 2D cooperative puzzle platformer for two players. You are stuck in a board where you can’t see your partner. You need to exchange objects, trigger mechanisms, and more to escape. Challenge your communication !

  25. #25 Kinduo

    Local co-op puzzle platformer for two elemental friends overcoming obstacles together.

    87% match
    Very Positive96% of 100 reviews2021
    Developer: Nibb Games
    Platforms: Windows

    Kinduo is a local cooperative game where two elemental friends overcome obstacles to return to their island, push boxes, use electricity to connect objects, break ice blocks, blow things up and more in this cute and colorful co-op game!

  26. #26 Past Synergy

    2-player co-op platformer testing synergy by dividing abilities and roles.

    86% match
    Very Positive85% of 61 reviews2022
    Developer: Acetate123
    Platforms: Windows

    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.

  27. #27 Two Climbers

    Online co-op platformer for two climbers requiring separate copies to journey together.

    86% match
    Very Positive100% of 51 reviews2024
    Developer: RomboPublisher: Team Rombo
    Platforms: Windows

    Two Climbers embark on a journey to climb Mount Teawok, TOGETHER! This adventure requires Two Separate copies to play!

  28. #28 Hand In Hand

    Split-screen local co-op platformer controlling two heroes in an ethnic world.

    85% match
    Very Positive93% of 94 reviews2023
    Developer: MaxMediaPublisher: Games Harbor
    Platforms: Windows

    An atmospheric platformer with puzzle elements and split screen, where the player takes control of two characters at once. Immerse yourself in the ethnic world of two heroes, solve puzzles and overcome obstacles together, explore the fairy forest and other locations, help each other.

  29. #29 Bleep Bloop

    Light-hearted local co-op puzzle game about two characters helping each other.

    85% match
    Very Positive90% of 59 reviews2019
    Developer: Ludipe & FriendsPublisher: Zerouno Games
    Platforms: Windows

    Meet Bleep and Bloop as they help each other overcome all the challenges that stand in their way. A light-hearted and playful puzzle game about working together.

  30. #30 All For Nought - Tic Tac Toe

    Classic minimalist 2-player local multiplayer tic-tac-toe board game.

    84% match
    Very Positive86% of 66 reviews2020
    Developer: CarloCGC
    Platforms: Windows

    Classic Tic Tac Toe / Noughts & Crosses game with a minimalist style.

  31. #31 SnOut 2
    84% match
    Very Positive90% of 50 reviews2022
    Developer: Aarjvark
    Platforms: Windows

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

  32. #32 Paper io 2
    83% match
    Very Positive85% of 85 reviews2024
    Developer: VOODOOPublisher: QubicGames
    Platforms: Windows

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

  33. #33 Duel of games
    83% match
    Very Positive97% of 76 reviews2024
    Developer: 理工互助会
    Platforms: Windows

    In the real world, the Game of the Year is about who is more fun to play,while in the gaming world,the Game of the Year is about who can fight better.In order to compete for the title of Game of the Year,games transform into fighters and engage in combat.Duel of classic game protagonists,pvp/pve/eve

  34. #34 Pixel With Your Friends
    82% match
    Very Positive100% of 82 reviews2024
    Developer: SkyCat Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

    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!

  35. #35 Catch a Lover
    82% match
    Mixed56% of 404 reviews2017
    Developer: Toxic Dog
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.3hMean: 4.7h≥1hr: 81%

    Catch a Lover - a multiplayer game for 2-4 players in which one plays the role of the husband, who needs to catch wife's lover. Lover at the same time, should do everything to find a way out of the house.

  36. #36 Deduce Together
    81% match
    Mixed70% of 216 reviews2024
    Developer: PushForward
    Platforms: Windows, Mac

    Players throw questions at an AI and deduce the correct answers in this competitive multiplayer game. Compete based on your accuracy rate. Have fun with friends while testing your deductive skills and aim to become the ultimate knowledge champion!

  37. #37 Recoiled
    81% match
    Very Positive88% of 50 reviews2021
    Developer: Felix Situ
    Platforms: Windows

    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.

  38. #38 Deducto 2
    80% match
    Very Positive91% of 536 reviews2023
    Developer: Red Fox Studios
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.6hMean: 8.1h≥1hr: 74%

    A fun sus-like game where you backstab your co-workers and get mad at your co-workers for backstabbing you. (up to 16 players)

  39. #40 am i the baddie?
    79% match
    Very Positive87% of 52 reviews2021
    Developer: Distant Pixel, LLC
    Platforms: Windows

    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...

  40. #41 Twilight Struggle
    78% match
    Very Positive87% of 2,925 reviews2016
    Developer: Playdek, Inc.
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 1.8hMean: 14.4h≥1hr: 62%

    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.

  41. #42 Power of Love
    78% match
    Mixed69% of 161 reviews2015
    Developer: Yang Sun
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 3.3hMean: 4.1h≥1hr: 94%

    This is a novel puzzle game. It creatively asks you to control two people simultaneously. The game consists of three chapters and the levels become more and more difficult. Its a perfect game to exercise your brain.

  42. #43 Two Strikes
    77% match
    Very Positive93% of 261 reviews2025
    Developer: Retro ReactorPublisher: Entalto Publishing
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.8hMean: 2.1h≥1hr: 58%

    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.

  43. #44 Kemono Mahjong
    77% match
    Very Positive90% of 146 reviews2021
    Developer: Cyberdog Software
    Platforms: Windows, Linux

    Riichi Mahjong - A fun, strategic variant of the classic multiplayer game!

  44. #45 Perfect Partner
    76% match
    Very Positive82% of 124 reviews2023
    Developer: RD Studio
    Platforms: Windows, Mac

    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!

  45. #46 UNO
    76% match
    Mostly Positive71% of 53,647 reviews2017
    Developer: Ubisoft Entertainment
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 4.2hMean: 14.0h≥1hr: 85%

    UNO™ is the iconic card game reimagined with a large variety of gameplay and customization options. Play solo or with friends, personalize your experience from rules to cosmetics, and try the Happy Hour!

  46. #47 Zen Chess: Mate in Two
    75% match
    Very Positive84% of 120 reviews2019
    Developer: Minimol Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac

    Zen Chess: Mate in Two is a minimalist chess puzzle game. Solve mate-in-two problems in a beautifully designed chess board.

  47. #48 Two Brothers
    75% match
    Mostly Negative32% of 193 reviews2013
    Developer: Ackk Studios
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 12mMean: 7.2h≥1hr: 20%

    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...

  48. #49 12 orbits
    74% match
    Very Positive88% of 293 reviews2016
    Developer: Roman Uhlig
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 2.5hMean: 4.4h≥1hr: 81%

    12 orbits is the only local multiplayer game for 2-12 people at once, no matter what you play on. A single keyboard, touchscreen or controller will do.

  49. #50 Draw & Guess
    74% match
    Very Positive84% of 34,726 reviews2021
    Developer: Acureus
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 6.3hMean: 21.0h≥1hr: 92%

    An online party game of drawing and guessing for up to 16 players with a variety of modes. Bring out the best (or worst) of your drawing and guessing skills!

  50. #51 LiMiT's Escape Room Games
    73% match
    Mixed69% of 129 reviews2022
    Developer: Marco Hirschfeld
    Platforms: Windows

    Try to solve the puzzles of the 2 levels (apartment and office) alone or with your friends to escape from the rooms. Both levels are designed for 1 to 1.5 hours of play each. Can you beat this time?

  51. #52 Ninza
    72% match
    Very Positive96% of 95 reviews2024
    Developer: Klakmioch
    Platforms: Windows

    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.

  52. #53 A Few Quick Matches
    72% match
    Very Positive85% of 2,470 reviews2025
    Developer: Studio Bidou
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 1.2hMean: 4.3h≥1hr: 53%

    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!

  53. #54 King of the Hat
    71% match
    Very Positive98% of 173 reviews2023
    Developer: Hat Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac

    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!

  54. #55 UNI
    71% match
    Mixed60% of 437 reviews2019
    Developer: Game Museum
    Platforms: Windows

    This consists of 40 mini-games that you can enjoy together. You can have a happy time with your friends and family. However, sometimes you may have to prepare for the destruction of friendship.

  55. #56 The Jackbox Party Pack 9
    70% match
    Very Positive83% of 783 reviews2022
    Developer: Jackbox Games, Inc.
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
    Median: 2.9hMean: 5.9h≥1hr: 79%

    Save your next party! 5 new games in 1 Party Pack: the trivia bluff-off Fibbage 4, the team test Quixort, the joke auction Junktopia, the silly guessfest Nonsensory and the reality TV game Roomerang.

  56. #57 Khan VS Kahn
    70% match
    Mixed60% of 299 reviews2019
    Developer: Black Potion
    Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

    Khan VS Kahn is a turn-based strategy game where two races compete over one city by achieving one of the 5 victory types Find out how to play and find the secret ending or challenge a friend in a 1v1 Duel. You can use your enemy's building, but be careful, he can use yours!

  57. #58 ABRACA - Imagic Games
    69% match
    Mostly Positive76% of 50 reviews2016
    Developer: Ankama StudioPublisher: Ankama Games
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 12mMean: 6.2h≥1hr: 27%

    Imagi is the country where fairy tale characters live, with its bad guys and damsels in distress. So much so that becoming prince charming is a treacherous path where the gloves really come off! Two, three or four players all pretend to be princes who must survive a series of challenges!

  58. #59 VR The Diner Duo
    69% match
    Very Positive95% of 434 reviews2016
    Developer: Whirlybird Games
    Platforms: Windows
    Median: 2.3hMean: 3.7h≥1hr: 76%

    You are a chef in VR who need to satisfy your customers in a limited amount of time. Share the experience with a friend in local multiplayer mode. Chaotic levels are waiting for you!

  59. #60 Town of Salem 2
    68% match
    Mostly Positive71% of 8,726 reviews2023
    Developer: BlankMediaGames LLCPublisher: Digital Bandidos
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 1.4hMean: 27.6h≥1hr: 59%

    A multiplayer online social deduction game for 7–15 players. Use deception, strategy, and teamwork to find the truth—or get away with murder.

  60. #61 ROUNDS
    68% match
    Overwhelmingly Positive95% of 41,537 reviews2021
    Developer: Landfall
    Platforms: Windows, Mac
    Median: 4.5hMean: 12.0h≥1hr: 80%

    Rounds is a 1v1 rogue-lite shooter where each round gets more intense. The losing player of each round unlocks clever upgrades to create a better build to counter their opponent.

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