10 best co-op games to immerse yourself in the cyber world together

1. It Takes Two

• Year of issue: 2021
• Walkthrough: from 10 hours
• Platforms: Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S

Jozef Fares, head of the studio that released It Takes Two, promised to pay anyone who gets bored with this game. For a boring gaming experience, users could get $1,000, but Fares hardly had to spend even a cent. Each level involves new mechanics: skate, fly, throw nails, swim, turn into plants, jump frogs, ride spiders. The heroes will visit the most unexpected locations: from a medieval city to a space station. And in each you want to get lost in order to consider everything in detail. Mini-games were also included in the script - racing, shooting gallery and other familiar genres. Lamp music in the background helps to plunge into a fabulous setting. It is very difficult to tear yourself away from the screen - get ready to sacrifice sleep.

With visual softness, the plot is quite prosaic, and in some places cruel: there are scenes that are quite capable of making gamers cry. Users will have to get used to the role of Cody and May - spouses who are about to receive a divorce certificate. This news greatly traumatizes the daughter of the main characters, and the girl asks for a magic book to help her parents become friends again. At the behest of a powerful volume, Cody and May turn into little self-made men and go on a big journey - back to their daughter and harmony in the family.

2. Overcooked

• Year of issue: 2016
• Walkthrough: from 7 hours
• Platforms: Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, Nintendo Switch

At first glance, this is a cozy and cute platformer for those who like to keep a farm and move pebbles on their phone. But the illusion will not last long. Already at the second level, players are waiting for a chef's test of the level of Chef Ramsay. Cafe in the vent volcano or lunch during a zombie apocalypse - these are the scenery offered by the creators of the project. You need to cook quickly, because a real Armageddon is coming, led by a spaghetti monster. To save the world, aspiring chefs will go through a difficult training and experience for themselves what a hellish kitchen is.

Overcooked has only one serious drawback - the cooperative mode can jeopardize relationships and friendships. To prevent this from happening, when approaching the gamepads, remember: dinner can burn out, but not your feelings for your partner.

3. Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

• Year of issue: 2013
• Walkthrough: from 3 hours
• Platforms: Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch

If your soul mate categorically denies gaming and calls games soulless shooters, then Brothers: The Tale of Two Sons (another project by Jozef Fares) will be the best counterargument. Minimal drawing of details, meager gameplay, elementary puzzles - the technical side may raise questions, but they are forgotten against the backdrop of the plot and the masterfully crafted atmosphere.

Two brothers go on a journey to get medicine for a seriously ill father. At first, the world is favorable to the boys, but the landscapes of medieval fantasy will gradually move from associations with the sunny Shire to "game of the throne" moods. After the ending, your skeptical soul mate will probably admit that games can be art too.

Formally, Brothers: The Tale of Two Sons is designed for a single passage, but there are life hacks on the network that will help you share the fun for two and arrange a local team building.

4. cuphead

• Year of issue: 2017
• Walkthrough: from 10 hours
• Platforms: Windows, macOS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

Hellish hardcore in the case of this game is not a metaphor. Cuphead is a challenging arcade game about desperate guys who challenged the devil himself. At the first level, the heroes, Cups and Mugs, enter the battle with an onion from the underworld and a carrot, which violently scatters bombs in all directions. And soon this garden action will seem like just a warm-up for children.

The graphics will plunge some users into childhood: the drawing refers to old-school cartoons about Mickey Mouse and Betty Boop. Younger gamers won't unlock fond memories. But there will be no time to be sad about this - if you stop running and shooting for even a second, you will have to start the level again. This game will not add romance to the evening, but Cups and Mugs will become the best companions if you want to spend your leisure time together with a twinkle.

5. Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince

• Year of issue: 2019
• Walkthrough: from 10 hours
• Platforms: Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

A cozy adventure with simple puzzles in the scenery of a fairy-tale world. Bright colors and friendly landscapes - just what you need for a session relaxation in a partner company. In the story, a thief archer, a cowardly mage, and a knight who lives by the motto "Dementia and Courage!" must save Prince Selius from himself. The fact is that the royal offspring has tremendous power - it embodies nightmares into reality. But the guy cannot control this ability, so the magic skill takes over the mind of the unfortunate. The trinity of the main characters will have a glorious journey through the snow-capped mountains, flower kingdoms and foggy forests.

6. Portal 2

• Year of issue: 2011
• Walkthrough: from 8 hours
• Platforms: Linux, MS Windows, macOS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360

Option for those who love puzzles and logic puzzles. The plot of the cooperative mode of Portal 2 is tied to two robots that "awakened" in a science center with labyrinths of rooms and laboratories. They explore the mysteries of their technological prison, moving through the territory with the help of special portals.

Portal 2 is a case in which real player relationships are taken care of. Robots resolve any disputes with the help of Rock-Paper-Scissors. And you can react to the failure of a friend with friendly hugs or a chuckle from your on-screen ward. Mechanics like this bring resentment to the playing field and keep users positive vibes. And the tension from difficult puzzles is relieved by GLaDOS' caustic comments. That is the name of the control system of the scientific center, and it will not let you forget who the real big brain is here.

7. a way out

• Year of issue: 2018
• Walkthrough: from 6 hours
• Platforms: Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One

Again a game from Jozef Fares, in which, like in the previous two, the director's past of the creator is well felt. A Way Out turns players into spectators and impresses not only with the gameplay and graphics, but with the depth of the plot and the psychology of the characters. Vincent and Leo went to jail. Escape from behind bars and return to loving families - this is the main task of the criminal duet.

In parallel with the main story, users are entertained by mini-games, and their difficulty is suitable even for beginners. Here you will often have to discuss which way to go: to solve problems with cunning and intelligence, as Vincent wants, or quickly and aggressively according to Leo's methods. Negotiate and seek compromises - this A Way Out seems to teach even bitter rivals. And the finale, as in the case of A Tale of Two Sons, will be an excellent occasion for an interesting post-game discussion.

8. Rayman Legends

• Year of issue: 2013
• Walkthrough: from 10 hours
• Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Stadia

Classic arcade: run, jump, beat the villains. Rayman Legends is made for fun. There is nothing to think about and cry about. You won't have to suffer over impassable bosses either. The game is somewhat reminiscent of a series of the Mario universe, which, by the way, can also be played together. If you want to plunge into childhood and smile at juicy details and funny monsters, choose Rayman Legends.

9. Haven

• Year of issue: 2020
• Walkthrough: from 9 hours
• Platforms: Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox X/S, Nintendo Switch

She is a tough mechanic and is able to lift even a rusty tin can into the air. He is a nature lover, research biologist and culinary specialist. They are a selflessly happy couple on an uninhabited planet lost in outer space. Also, Yu and Kei are fugitives who left their native utopia to be together against the will of Yu's domineering mother. The planet on which the characters landed, at first seems like a paradise for cozy evenings alone with a soul mate. Mountains, endless fields, blue skies - why not spend eternity here. But it soon turns out that Kei and Yu are not the first who liked the lamp reclusive world.

Haven balances on the brink of cloying, but this plot is saved from the sugar abyss by the unexpected realism of the main couple. Kei and Yu are yesterday's teenagers who abruptly and forcedly began to live together. This brought hot scenes all around the ship to the game. And also - funny everyday conflicts and serious dialogues in which the characters doubt themselves and their global decisions.

10. LEGO games

• Year of issue: since 2005
• Walkthrough: from 9–10 hours
• Platforms: macOS, Windows, Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Nintendo

Jack Sparrow and Elizabeth Swann, Batman and Harley Quinn, Gandalf and Legolas. The LEGO series is a great opportunity to feel like a hero of your favorite franchise. The number of universes that were reassembled into constructors, impressive. And the cooperative mode here will not make you quarrel over the passage: users play together, but retain much more autonomy than, for example, in Haven, Portal 2 or It Takes Two. Each plot is not devoid of humor and maintains interest in itself with achievements and character upgrades. Also, LEGO projects are always well developed in the visual part, so quests in the world of colorful plastic will not get bored quickly.