Top Cooperative Games of 2025 to Play with Friends and Family
Published on December 24, 2025, by Eric Frederiksen and edited by Andrew Hayward in Decrypt, this list highlights the best cooperative games of 2025. All featured titles are traditional Web2 games with no crypto or blockchain elements, designed to bring friends and family together for shared gaming experiences.
ARC Raiders is a PvPvE extraction shooter tailored for two players working cooperatively against robotic enemies. Borderlands 4 supports up to four players and introduces weapon customization with brand synergies, addressing UI issues from its predecessor while maintaining strong loot progression.
Donkey Kong Bananza integrates cooperative play into its core gameplay, allowing one player to control Donkey Kong and the other to control Odd Rock. Despite the absence of a rate limiter that can simplify boss fights, this dynamic adds humorous chaos.
Elden Ring Nightreign offers a co-op Souls-like experience with pre-built characters. Teams of up to three have three in-game days to defeat bosses, focusing exclusively on cooperative play with no PvP elements.
Peak, available on PC, is a climbing and survival game for four players (with mods enabling more), set on a desert island featuring five distinct biomes. Its unpredictable mountaineering challenges have made it popular for livestreams.
R.E.P.O. on PC involves up to five players coordinating to loot valuables across various locations while battling monsters. The game balances stealth, combat, and noise management, requiring players to communicate via proximity chat.
RV There Yet? is a PC title for up to three players navigating hazardous routes back to the highway in a fragile RV, facing dangers like bears and chasms, with options for customizing hats and cosmetics.
Finally, Split Fiction spans PC, PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Switch 2, developed by Hazelight Studios. It features a cooperative narrative where two authors are trapped inside a machine. This approximately 14-hour experience removes the need for both players to own a copy, enabling a partner to play through a cross-download feature linked to the owner's copy.
