Want to share your gaming adventures with friends on PS5? The console is packed with great cooperative games! In this article, we've compiled a short list of the most popular best PS5 co-op games. We've got 10 nuggets for you to enjoy with your loved ones!
| 🎮 GAMES | ⚔️ PLAYERS | ⭐ METACRITIC |
|---|---|---|
| 🐉 Baldur's Gate 3 | 1 to 2 players | 96/100 |
| 🎭 Split Fiction | 2 players | 91/100 |
| 👩❤️👨 It Takes Two | 2 players coop-mod | 88/100 |
| 💥 Helldivers 2 | Up to 5 players with PS Plus (connection required) | 82/100 |
| 🧵 Sackboy: A Big Adventure | 1 to 4 players | 79/100 |
| 🌄 Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons Remake | 2 players coop-mod | 79/100 |
| ⚓ Ship of Fools | 1 to 2 players | 77/100 |
| 🧟 Dying Light 2 Stay Human | Up to 4 players with PS Plus (connection required) | 76/100 |
| 👾 Nobody Saves The World | 1 to 2 players | 76/100 |
| 🛰️ Heavenly Bodies | 1 to 4 players | 75/100 |
📌 This ranking is based on players' ratings and appreciations on Metacritic.
1. Baldur's Gate 3
📌 Metacritic score : 96/100
📌 How many players? 1 to 2 players
Baldur's Gate 3 is a RPG set in a fantasy world inspired by Dungeons & Dragons. Your character is infected by a parasite and you need to find a way to get rid of it! To do so, you'll need to complete quests and explore the game's vast world. Each of your choices, battles and interactions influences the course of the story. The game thus offers a a multitude of possible endings !
the co-op mode lets you explore the world with friends and complete quests together. Cooperation and coordination are essential to progress, but players can take on different quests as required. Baldur's Gate 3 also features a social dynamic close to a tabletop role-playing game. For example, when dialoguing with NPCs, you can vote for a common answer.
2. Split Fiction
📌 Metacritic score : 91/100
📌 How many players? 2 players
Split Fiction is an action-adventure game that played by two in co-op mode. You each play the role of Mio and Zoe, two authors trapped in universes simulated from their own ideas. Mio is trapped in an SF world and Zoe in a fantasy universe. Both must cooperating to escape the simulation !
The game takes place in split-screen mode, as Mio and Zoe must coordinate their actions during fights and the like. The two characters complement each other, and you can't move forward unless you do it together! Split Fiction can be played online or localit's up to you.
3. It Takes Two
📌 Metacritic score : 88/100
📌 How many players? 2 players coop-mod
It Takes Two is a cooperative adventure game for two. Players take on the role of May and Cody, a couple who are on the verge of divorce, but who are still together. transformed into miniature dolls by their daughter Rose. Under the guidance of a therapist, the two must take on varied and original challenges to reverse the spell and regain human form. On the program: action, platform, puzzles... there's something for everyone!
Characters have additional capacities forcing them to work in perfect coordination to advance in the game. Added to this is a rich and deep history, focusing on a couple's difficulties and reconciliation. What if May and Cody's relationship could be saved?
4. Helldivers 2
📌 Metacritic score : 82/100
📌 How many players? Up to 5 players with PS Plus (connection required)
Helldivers 2 is a TPS with a focus on multiplayer cooperation. The story takes place in a futuristic universe where humanity is governed by Super-Earth. You and your friends play as Helldiversthe regime's loyal and powerful soldiers, to the many and varied missions exterminate enemy creatures and robots, extract precious resources for Super-Earth, rescue units and citizens, escort convoys...
Helldivers 2 is played in team of 4 players You'll need to work closely together to fight and complete missions. Coordination is essential, because you can hurt your own allies! Visit demanding, tactical gameplay is perfect if you like tough team challenges.
5. Sackboy: A Big Adventure
📌 Metacritic score : 79/100
📌 How many players? 1 to 4 players
Sackboy: A Big Adventure is a 3D platform game which follows the wild adventures of Sackboy, the iconic little woolly hero of the LittleBigPlanet games. The villainous Vex has kidnapped his friends and wants to turn the world into a nightmarish place. To stop him, Sackboy must meeting challengescomplete missions and navigate increasingly difficult levels. All this in a a fairy-tale world of color where the decorations appear to be handmade from fabric, wood, plastic or cardboard.
the multiplayer cooperative mode allows 4 players to share the same adventure online or locally. The game features levels specially dedicated to cooperation, with obstacles and puzzles that can only be overcome or solved by several players. Are you up to the challenge?
6. Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons Remake
📌 Metacritic score : 79/100
📌 How many players? 2 players coop-mod
Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons Remake is a remastered version of the famous narrative adventure game. The story is both beautiful and touching: two brothers embark on a perilous journey to find their way home. find the Elixir of Lifea mysterious remedy that could cure their gravely ill father. To do this, the duo must overcome countless dangers in a fantastic world populated byincredible creatures.
Cooperative mode lets you share the adventure on a same screen locally (the screen is not split in two). Each player takes on the role of a brother, and each possesses abilities that are essential for progress in the game. Mutual aid is therefore essential to progress and overcome obstacles!
7. Ship of Fools
📌 Metacritic score : 77/100
📌 How many players? 1 to 2 players
Ship of Fools is a roguelite cooperative game set in a captivating aquatic universe, but threatened by theAquapocalypse. You take on the role of the Fools, intrepid little characters who attempt toprevent the end of the world. Aboard your ship, you'll have to battle hordes of sea monsters. Prepare for thrilling sea expeditions ! As your adventures unfold, you'll unlock new treasures and weapons to fight ever more powerful enemies.
Co-op mode is played in pairs, locally or online. Both players share the same ship and must coordinate in real time to pilot the boat while fighting the monsters. Recharging weapons, repairing damage, recovering artifacts... every action is essential to survive and win the game!
8. Dying Light 2 Stay Human
📌 Metacritic score : 76/100
📌 How many players? Up to 4 players with PS Plus
Dying Light 2 Stay Human is a action-adventure game set in a world ravaged by the zombie apocalypse. The story follows Aiden, a survival specialist and movement in undead-infested areas. The character searches for his missing sister while battling the zombie infection that is eating away at him. In the course of your adventures, you'll have to making decisive choices for the story.
the cooperative mode allows you to play the single-player campaign with up to three other players. You can explore, fight and meeting challenges together. You can also vote together on the narrative choice. And if someone dies, players can also reanimate each other!
9. Nobody Saves The World
📌 Metacritic score : 76/100
📌 How many players? 1 to 2 players
Nobody Saves The World is a action-RPG which gives you the chance to play the role of an unusual hero: thanks to a magic wand, "Nobody" can be transformed into a "hero". fifteen different characters each with its own skills and gameplay.
In a world threatened by Calamity, your mission is to find artifacts to fight the plague. Co-op mode lets you two players on the same screen and team up to save the world!
10. Heavenly Bodies
📌 Metacritic score : 75/100
📌 How many players? 1 to 4 players
Heavenly Bodies is a space simulation and skill game in which you play the role of an astronaut on a mission to a deserted space station. You'll have to accomplish various maintenance tasks and scientific experimentsall within you moving in weightlessness. In addition to your missions, you'll also have to learn how to manage your body precisely in the vacuum of space.
the local cooperative mode is as fun as it is chaotic: you can four-player. Each player controls an astronaut, and all must complete missions in the station's cramped space! Visit communication is essential to make sure everything runs smoothly, but it's not always easy.
All you have to do is pick titles from these suggestions! Which of these PS5 co-op games can't wait to try it out with your friends? You can tell us all about it in the comments!
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