With the multitude of games present in the Xbox Game Pass, we end up scrolling through the list in search of the rare pearl, without necessarily succeeding in setting our sights on a specific title, as with streaming film catalogs.
You will therefore find in this article a list of cooperative games which should make your life easier, if you want to play with several people on a sofa around your screen. Whether it's a festive (or even fun) evening with friends, a weekend with your nephew or the desire to share a video game experience with your other half, look no further, our guide is here to help you find the right match for you.
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Best Xbox Game Pass Coop Games – Party Games
No need to be a video game pro or to be in full possession of your means, these little games called Party Games are ideal for all occasions. The ease of approach is often summed up in a few keys and we spare you the lengthy introductions, just one objective: immediate fun for everyone!
Totally Reliable Delivery Service
Have you always dreamed of being a post office worker and having foam limbs? Totally Reliable Delivery Service responds to this unspoken dream, offering to make deliveries with many crazy tools and gadgets in order to carry out your hilarious quest with friends.
Golf With Your Friends
This is the kind of game you don't think about often enough at a Party Games evening. Golf With Your Friends is not only fun, but it is also quite rewarding in its gameplay. Nothing better than using a shortcut that only you could see to screw up your friends, thus reversing the outcome of the game.
Human Fall Flat
Even though it was released a few years ago now, Human Fall Flat remains an essential game to discover for fans of wacky and often very funny experiences. The game is playable in co-op and will therefore require you to use ingenuity to solve numerous puzzles and progress in this unique adventure.
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Overcooked 2
Here's a friendly exercise to enjoy with family or friends: cooking. If making sushi and washing dishes doesn't scare you, rush to Overcooked 2. Playable with four people on the same screen, this cooking game risks raising eyebrows if you yell a little too much “but go do the dishes &%$#@§!!!” or even “where are the cut tomatoes?”. We're here to have fun, we said.
Gang Beasts
Gang Beasts is an eight-player fighting game that can feel like a drunken late-night brawl. A true benchmark with its physics and crazy animations, Gang Beasts is probably the game to play if you have scores to settle with a friend who is too arrogant, if you can't really do it.
SpiderHeck
Released on September 19, 2022, SpiderHeck is a 2D space spider fighting game playable with up to four people on the same screen. Very easy to access and at the same time technical, the gameplay is enjoyable and slashing your friends by recalling your lightsaber, like Luke SpiderWalker, will make you fall under the spell of this little indie nugget.
Best Xbox Game Pass Coop games – Arcade games
A few buttons on the controller and good reflexes are enough, coupled with the characteristic bad faith necessary to play these games with others! Whether in co-op or head-to-head, here are the best arcade experiences currently available in Xbox Game Pass. .
Mortal Kombat 11
Xbox Game Pass is full of fighting games such as Killer Instinct, Injustice 2 and Totally Accurate Battle Simulator, but also and above all Mortal Kombat 11.
The penultimate episode of this cult franchise remains very popular with players today and will be perfect for your evenings with friends. With his famous fatalitiesthe game is ultra-brutal and allows you to find emblematic characters who will certainly bring back memories to the most nostalgic among us.
FIFA 23
Obviously, what would a top couch or coop game be without the presence of a football game? For players who have not yet tried hitting the ball with two players, know that a game of FIFA is always a good opportunity to see your friend turn red and insult the referee with all the names. An experience that will generally speak to almost everyone.
If EA Sports FC 24 should join the service very soon, you can still take advantage of FIFA 23 to play a few matches!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
We could have offered you Battletoads, which uses the same principle of Beat Them All in 2D, but it is this little nostalgic gem that wins. The quality and care put into this Shredder's Revenge is evident. All that’s left to do is share a pizza and shout “Cowabunga!”
Best Xbox Game Pass Coop Games – Narrative Games
Do you want a more detailed experience, which will take you on a cooperative journey? Explore an atypical universe accompanied by your amazing partner during several gaming sessions? Because yes, it's not just versus fighting or sports simulations that offer playing for two (or more), here is a selection of games that will allow you to escape with others.
It Takes Two
A true revelation of 2021, It Takes Two was crowned GOTY of last year! Taking up the gameplay bases of A Way Out, It Takes Two goes further and offers an explosive adventure full of humor and inventiveness, sprinkled with very successful asymmetrical two-player cooperative gameplay. Although the game doesn't invent anything, everything it offers is very well executed and promises you an unforgettable quest with your adventure companion.
A Way Out
Prison Break fans will be delighted! This prison escape is signed by the dads of It Takes Two and already laid the foundations for the future success of the studio. With its unique gameplay for two players in real time, the adventure is gripping, all wrapped up in a well-written story and endearing characters.
As Dusk Falls
This original adventure developed by Interior/Night allows you to embark on a captivating story and play it cooperatively. At crucial moments, both players are probed so that a consensus is established. A very interesting system which allows the two players not to kill each other to save one character or the other… Positive point, it is possible to play it via your smartphone, which allows you to interact up to eight at a time.
Battletoads
Battletoads is a very good romp to play in cooperation with two friends. If you don't know the Rare franchise, colorful characters and an action-packed adventure await you, and we can only advise you to embark on this new opus with your friends!
Unravel 2
If you want to spend a pleasant evening without difficulty with your friend who has difficulty with a controller, then Unravel 2 may well please you! This cute and unpretentious little adventure is designed for two players. You will have to constantly help each other so as not to lose too much wool, but fortunately for the most casual players, the checkpoints are legion.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection
How to close this selection without talking about the Master Chief Collection, a veritable encyclopedia of the Halo saga which brings together almost all of the campaigns in the series. Playable in split screen, unlike Halo Infinite, it will be the opportunity to experience or relive these legendary adventures which have shaped the world of single-player FPS. And if you feel like it, the multiplayer part is also playable in cooperation. What more ?
Don’t hesitate to share your coop favorites and suggestions with us in the comments!