Best Couch Co-Op Games Included in XBOX Game Pass in 2024: Handpicked and Regularly Updated

Microsoft’s XBOX Game Pass is a subscription that grants access to many great games for a monthly fee. In addition to their own productions like “Halo: The Master Chief Collection” and “Gears 5”, several well-known titles from third-party developers and a lot of indie games are included as well. The selection has grown significantly in the last few years and the service is therefore often referred to as “the Netflix for games”.

You can subscribe to XBOX Game Pass for PC or for XBOX Series X/S and XBOX One. If you want to play on both platforms, there is another offer called XBOX Game Pass Ultimate. This includes EA Play, which gives you access to even more games like “FIFA”, “Madden NFL”, etc. In addition, you can use Microsoft’s game streaming service for Android/iOS and get XBOX Live Gold, which lets you play online against your friends on your XBOX.

Although many games still need to be purchased regularly from the Microsoft Store, the XBOX Game Pass includes a number of great couch co-op games. We’ve created a list to make it easier for you to find them. Have fun with our favorite local multiplayer games that are available with your subscription!

Please note: Our list is focused on XBOX Game Pass Ultimate and therefore includes games from EA Play.

Scroll down to find some great games. ↓

Last edited: 03.11.2024

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Screenshot of: SpiderHeck

SpiderHeck

Take control of a spider, grab a laser sword and duke it out with your friends in epic battles.

2 3 4 Co-Op Competitive

Available for Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, XBOX Series X/S, XBOX One, Nintendo Switch

Screenshot of: Rubber Bandits

Rubber Bandits

A perfect heist is difficult to pull off, but here you also have to duke it out with your friends.

2 3 4 Co-Op Competitive

Available for Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, XBOX Series X/S, XBOX One

Screenshot of: Human: Fall Flat

Human: Fall Flat

Enter floating dream worlds and solve physics puzzles in an incredibly wobbly body.

2 Co-Op

Available for Windows, macOS, XBOX Series X/S, XBOX One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch

Screenshot of: Unravel Two

Unravel Two

Guide two wool figures through a miniature world and use an elastic thread to solve puzzles.

2 Co-Op

Available for Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, XBOX Series X/S, XBOX One, Nintendo Switch

Screenshot of: PHOGS!

PHOGS!

Become an elastic, but cuddly dog with two heads and run through colorful worlds full of puzzles.

2 Co-Op

Available for Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, XBOX Series X/S, XBOX One, Nintendo Switch

Screenshot of: Enter the Gungeon

Enter the Gungeon

Shoot your way through randomly generated rooms and try to dodge a lot of enemy bullets.

2 Co-Op

Available for Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, XBOX Series X/S, XBOX One, Nintendo Switch

About us

Great couch co-op games are hard to find? Not anymore!

We love couch co-op games. Nothing beats the joy of sitting in the same room, playing some fun games and experiencing the reactions of your friends first hand—especially during a pandemic, when you’re more often at home with your partner, family members or roommates. Sure, online multiplayer modes can be fun, too, but couch co-op has always been the best type of multiplayer games for us.

If you are like us, you play local multiplayer games on a regular basis, either with your kids or your friends. Every platform has some couch co-op classics, like “Mario Kart 8 Deluxe” and “Super Mario Party” on Nintendo Switch or “Sackboy: A Big Adventure” on PS5. While these couch co-op games can be played over and over again, you may want to try something new from time to time. So, where do you find interesting, new titles? Sometimes you get great recommendations from friends, but most of the time you need to do your own research.

Most game stores like Steam, PlayStation/Microsoft Store or Nintendo eShop offer categories for local multiplayer games. However, they either feature just a handful of new games or list thousands of entries. Websites for couch co-op games do exist, but they try to list them all, even the not-so-good ones. Gaming related blogs and magazines write about couch co-op games from time to time, but it’s not their main subject. You probably don’t want to search on the internet for hours and hunt for hidden gems. You want to find great, new games without the hassle. That’s why we’ve came up with the idea for Couch Co-Op Favorites.

We create lists with handpicked couch co-op games—filterable by platform, player number and relevant features. On this website you can quickly find new games which have been tested by people like you. Save time on researching, spend more time with friends and family.

We love couch co-op games

We are a group of friends from Northern Germany. We have a deep passion for couch co-op games and did a lot of research on the subject in our student days. We don’t know all titles, but we certainly know a lot of excellent games for different platforms and audiences. We regularly play games, but we still identify as casual gamers. We believe that not every gaming related site needs to look like it has been made for stereotypical gamers. That’s why we’ve decided to and make this site look friendly and approchable.

Our mission is simple: We want to bring joy to people looking for good couch co-op games and we want to support indie developers, too.

We personally test every game

All games listed here are handpicked by us. We’re not paid by developers to feature their games. Developers may send us their games for free, but this doesn’t influence our opinon about these games. If we list a game, we genuinely like it. It’s that simple. No ads, no affiliate links, just good games.

Are you working on a couch co-op game?

If you’re working on a couch co-op game, feel free to send us a short email with a link to your press kit and a few codes. To be able to test a game properly, we use multiple platforms (PC and at least one console, if possible). Currently, we prefer to test on Steam (Windows/Ubuntu) and on Nintendo Switch (EU/Germany). Please understand that we cannot publish a review for every game. As our time is limited, we are unable to test any betas or games in “Early Access”. Additionally, we priotize games which are available on multiple platforms (not Steam only).

If you’re not sure wether your game is “good enough” or if you haven't been feeling very confident lately, please consider reaching out anyway. We are regular people, just like you, and we try to answer every email!

Know a great game or found a typo?

Regardless of whether you’re an (indie) game developer or a fan of couch co-op games, we’d be happy to hear from you. Feel free to send us an email or start a conversation on Twitter! 😊 🎮

Write us: hello@couchcoopfavorites.com

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