Best 2025 Video Games for co-op experience

#1 Split Fiction
4.8

Co-op experience was the strongest consensus point, repeatedly described as excellent, accessible, communicative, and central to the fun.

Pros: puzzle design, level design

Cons: exploration quality, side character depth

#2 Arc Raiders
4.7

Co-op was repeatedly praised as a major strength, especially with friends or impromptu allies, though team play also makes raids more aggressive.

Pros: frame rate stability, platform-specific feature support

Cons: voice acting, writing quality

#3 Capcom Fighting Collection 2
4.5

Co-op earns positive notes from Power Stone 2’s cooperative arcade mode and boss fights.

Pros: emotional impact, sound design

Cons: cross-play support, boss design

#4 Donkey Kong Bananza
4.5

Co-op experience was framed as a light helper-style mode, strongest for a parent and child rather than equal adult play.

Pros: gameplay mechanics, world interactivity

Cons: economy and resource balance, enemy variety

#6 Lego Voyagers
4.4

Co-op was the central strength overall, with reviewers praising teamwork, shared problem-solving, Friend Pass access, and two-player bonding.

Pros: writing quality, checkpoint system

Cons: menu usability, user interface design

#7 Absolum
4.4

Co-op was usually praised as fun and easy to access, though reviewers wanted more than two players and noted balance limits.

Pros: mission design, world interactivity

Cons: quest design, endgame content

#8 Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment
4.4

Co-op was viewed positively overall, with split-screen and two-player play considered smooth or valid despite 30 fps and pauses.

Pros: animation quality, multiplayer design

Cons: save system reliability, companion AI

#9 Elden Ring Nightreign
4.3

Co-op experience was the clearest strength when played with friends, but reviewers repeatedly warned that it declines with randoms or solo play.

Pros: emotional impact, visual effects quality

Cons: crash stability, cross-play support

#10 Borderlands 4
4.3

Co-op experience is generally praised as fun and central, though one review warns that bugs and progression issues can undermine group play.

Pros: sandbox freedom, art direction

Cons: polish, save system reliability

#11 Battlefield 6
4.3

co-op and squad play were praised when teams communicated, revived, and coordinated roles.

Pros: haptic feedback integration, performance optimization

Cons: pacing, microtransaction impact

#12 Monster Hunter Wilds
3.8

Co-op was enjoyable overall, but reviewers noted story restrictions, unclear early setup, and uneven friction around playing together.

Pros: art direction, cross-play support

Cons: dialogue quality, monetization fairness

#13 Little Nightmares III
3.1

Co-op experience was heavily discussed and mixed: several reviewers enjoyed shared puzzle tension, but many felt co-op was underused, burdensome, or tension-draining.

Pros: load times, haptic feedback integration

Cons: save system reliability, aiming precision