The best local co-op games to play in 2026

Playing couch co-op with a partner, friend, or family member is at its best when a game requires cooperation rather than simple local multiplayer. This list focuses on two-player cooperative experiences and deliberately skips perennial picks like It Takes Two, Overcooked 2, and Stardew Valley to highlight some lesser-known gems.

Standouts include Moving Out 2, which swaps frantic kitchen chaos for ragdoll-packed furniture removal that lets players share tasks more easily; Split Fiction, where two authors get trapped in their respective sci-fi and fantasy stories; and Lego Voyagers, a serene, puzzle-driven journey in which players control tiny Lego bricks and work together through a handcrafted world.

Other recommendations range from the sprawling, turn-based RPG Divinity: Original Sin 2 to the romantic exploration of Haven, the cute-but-violent Cult of the Lamb with its mix of dungeon-crawling and cult management, and the yarn-tethered cooperation of Unravel Two.

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