With the multitude of games present in the Xbox Game Pass, we arrive by 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. Here is a list of cooperative games that should make your life easier, you who want to play with others on a sofa around your screen. Whether it’s a festive (even bibitive) 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 shoe that suits you.
Best Xbox Game Pass Co-op 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 summarized in a few keys and you are spared the lengthy introductions, a single objective: immediate fun for everyone.
Totally Reliable Delivery Service
Have you always dreamed of being employed at the post office and having foam limbs? Totally Reliable Delivery Service fulfills this unacknowledged dream, offering to make deliveries with many crazy tools and gadgets to complete your hilarious quest with friends.
Golf With Your Friends
This is the kind of game you never think of often enough at a Party Games night. Golf With Your Friends is not only fun but on top of that it is quite rewarding in its gameplay. Nothing better than using a shortcut that only you might see to put the mash to your friends, thus reversing the outcome of the game.
Worms W.M.D.
An essential classic, the Worms saga has improved over the years to give us today the crème de la crème of small earthworms. With its vast content, its fun and demanding gameplay, there is no doubt that Worms Mass Destruction is one of the flagship Party Games of Xbox Game Pass. There’s certainly nothing more satisfying than blasting your opponent with a swirling bazooka blast.
Overcooked 2
Here is a friendly exercise to enjoy with family or friends: cooking. If chaining sushi and washing the dishes doesn’t scare you, rush to Overcooked 2 urgently. Playable with four players on the same screen, this cooking game risks making your neighbors wince if you yell a little too much “but go do the dishes &%$#@§!!!” or “where are the cut tomatoes?”. We’re here to have fun, we said.
Gang Beasts
Gang Beasts is a fighting game for up to eight players that can feel like a drunken late-night brawl. A true reference with its crazy physics and animations, Gang Beasts is probably the game to play if you have a score to settle with an overly arrogant friend, if you can’t really do it.
SpiderHeck
Released on September 19, 2022, SpiderHeck is a 2D space spider-fighting game that can be played by up to four people on the same screen. Very easy to access and at the same time technical, the gameplay is enjoyable and cutting your friends by recalling your lightsaber, such as Luke SpiderWalker, will make you fall under the spell of this little indie nugget.
Best Xbox Game Pass Coop Games – The 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 co-op or head-to-head, here are the best arcade experiences out there right now.
Dragon Ball FighterZ
We might have told you regarding Mortal Kombat 11, Injustice 2 or even Killer Instinct, all very good fighting games and all present in the Game Pass, but it is Dragon Ball FightersZ that wins our heart vote. Offering an auto-combo system that allows you to perform sequences as impressive as they are devastating without getting a thumb cramp, the game has the advantage of coupling the cult manga license with a rendering as impressive as it is explosive.
FIFA 22
Of course, what would a top couch or coop game be without the presence of one of the many iterations of FIFA? For players who have not yet tried to hit the ball with two, know that a game of FIFA is always a good opportunity to see your friend turn red and insult the referee of all names. An experience that will generally speak to almost everyone.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles : Shredder’s Revenge
We might have offered you Battletoads, which uses the same principle of Beat Them All in 2D, but it is this nostalgic little gem that wins. The quality and care taken in this Shredder’s Revenge is obvious. All that’s left is to share a pizza and shout “Cowabunga!”
Best Xbox Game Pass Co-op Games – The Narrative Games
Do you want a more worked experience, which will make you travel in cooperation? Explore an atypical universe while being accompanied by your shock partner during several gaming sessions? Because yes, it’s not just versus fighting or sports simulations that offer two (or more) to play, 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 the gameplay basics of A Way Out, It Takes Two goes further and offers an explosive adventure full of humor and inventiveness, sprinkled with a very successful asymmetrical two-player cooperative gameplay. Although the game does not 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 captivating, 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, the two players are polled so that a consensus can be established. A very interesting system that allows the two players not to kill each other to save one character or the other… On the positive side, it is possible to play it via your smartphone, which allows you to interact up to eight at a time.
The Ascent
A spectacular and sublime shooter, The Ascent is an excellent choice for players who enjoy cooperative gameplay with a heavy layer of action and customization. Released in average condition, the game has largely rectified the situation today and it would be sad to miss out on a title that might make you fall in love with its superb cyberpunk universe.
Unravel 2
If you want to spend a pleasant evening without difficulty with your friend who has trouble 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 help each other constantly so as not to lose too much wool, but fortunately for the most casual players, checkpoints are legion.
Nobody Saves the World
Very old-school, the latest delirium from the creators of the Guacamelee saga! ensures many hours of frenetic cooperation for two. In the shoes of an incontinent snail, an over-armed robot, a bodybuilder worthy of Schwarzenegger or one of the many other more or less traditional classes revisited for the occasion, it is with pleasure that we knock out hordes of enemies in a completely hysterical ballet.
Halo : The Master Chief Collection
How to close this selection without mentioning the Master Chief Collection, a veritable encyclopedia of the Halo saga which includes almost all of the campaigns in the series. Playable in split screen, unlike Halo Infinite, it will be an opportunity to live or relive these legendary adventures that have shaped the world of single player FPS. And if you feel like it, the multiplayer part is also playable in cooperation. What more ?
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