Team Up and Jump into the Most Fun Multiplayer Games of the Year
Online gaming keeps changing, but co-op games are still a top way for friends to hang out, compete a bit, and check out virtual worlds together. In 2025, game makers have really upped their game – giving us rad, engaging, and community-centered co-op stuff that can make playing alone seem boring.
Whether you want some crazy action, puzzle-solving times, or just to chill with your friends, this year’s co-op games bring something for everyone. Here’s a list of the best ones to play with friends in 2025—across PC, console, and cloud gaming systems.
1. Helldivers
Helldivers 2 is now one of 2025’s most-played co-op games because of its big Galactic War addition. This fast shooter lets you and three friends team up and beat alien takeovers on planets that are made up as you go.
Galactic War Gets Bigger
Platform: PS5, PC
Genre: Third-Person Shooter
The updated game has more areas, smarter alien enemies, and cross-platform play. With wild missions, friendly fire, and plans you make as you play, Helldivers 2 makes you talk to each other, work together, and keep a sense of humor.
Why it’s great:
Smart gameplay with jokes
Different missions keep it interesting
Good matchmaking and ways to change things
2. Palworld (Full Game is Here)
Platform: PC, Xbox Series X/S
Genre: Open-World Survival / Creature Collection
After getting super popular when it wasn’t even done, Palworld put out its full version in 2025 with better co-op stuff. It’s like Pokémon meets Minecraft—with guns. Now, players can build huge bases, make stuff, and fight other groups together in a big, sandbox world.
The cool thing about Palworld is how it mixes crazy stuff with a lot to do. You grab creatures (“Pals”), give them jobs, and use them to fight as you survive in a world that’s chaotic but cool.
Why it’s great:
Up to 16 players on servers
Making things, seeing the world, and fighting all in one game
Funny and unique gameplay
3. Lethal Company
Platform: PC
Genre: Horror / Comedy / Sci-fi
This scary and funny indie co-op game has gotten even more popular in 2025 with maps, tools, and monsters. You and your friends are like scavengers for some mystery company, checking out scary moons to grab scrap—all while dodging alien creeps.
Lethal Company is good at making fear fun. The quick scares, voice chat that’s close by, and funny team fails have made it a hit with streamers and co-op lovers.
Why it’s great:
Good mix of scary and funny
New maps every time
Worth playing again and again, with stories that just happen
4. It Takes Two: Super Edition
Platform: PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC, Nintendo Switch
Genre: Puzzle / Platformer
First out in 2021, It Takes Two got a cool Super Edition re-release with updated looks, new little games, and more story for 2025. This game for two players is still seen as one of the best co-op experiences of the last 10 years.
You and someone else have to get through a world that stands for a couple’s feelings. With puzzles that make you think, unique gameplay, and a story that’s sweet (and funny), It Takes Two is still one you should play.
Why it’s great:
Needs real teamwork
A lot of different gameplay
Looks great and touches your heart
5. Among Us 2
Platform: All major platforms
Genre: Social Deduction / Party Game
Out in early 2025, Among Us 2 is back with the hit party game but with better graphics, voice chat, and roles that do more. This one has new maps, jobs, and ways to change your character while keeping the same gameplay of lies and figuring things out.
The game is good for both casual players and people who really like to plan. With up to 20 players and more lively impostor roles, it’s a perfect virtual party game.
Why it’s great:
Crossplay and easy to get into
Laughs, drama, and tricks
6. Ark 2
Platform: PC, Xbox Series X/S
Genre: Survival / Action /
Ark 2, with Vin Diesel, finally came out as a full game in 2025, and it’s a survival game made for playing together. In a world from a long time ago but with tech from the future, players have to make things, build, fight, and tame dinosaurs together.
This one’s better than the first with smooth gameplay, smarter AI, and a story campaign that you can play by yourself or with friends. It’s good for groups who like long games and survival stories.
Why it’s great:
Weather and areas that change
Taming dinosaurs and big boss fights
Lets you have private servers and act out roles
7. Deep Rock Galactic: Rogue Core
Platform: PC, PS5, Xbox
Genre: FPS / Roguelike
The Deep Rock Galactic series is back but roguelike. You and your friends are space dwarves going through alien caves with loot, monsters, and crazy stuff. Rogue Core adds missions that are made up each time, class upgrades, and things that stay with you as you play.
It’s an entertaining game to play for a short time or a long time, and it has shooting, mining, and exploring.
Why it’s great:
Roguelike stuff
Crazy co-op and getting resources
Lines you’ll remember and team stuff
8. Phantom Heist
Platform: PC, PS5, Xbox
Genre: Tactical / Stealth
New out in 2025, Phantom Heist lets you plan and do robberies with your friends. Think Payday meets Hitman. Every mission lets you do different things: be sneaky, hack, or just shoot.
Talking and working together is key as you deal with jobs, ways to escape, and AI security that gets harder. It’s one of the best tactical co-op times of the year.
Why it’s great:
Gameplay that needs planning and being sneaky
Heists you can play again with different ways to win
Looks cool and feels real
9. Minecraft Legends (2025 Gets Better)
Platform: All major platforms
Genre: Action Strategy
Minecraft Legends is still getting better as a game that’s part strategy and part adventuring. The 2025 changes add new areas, boss fights, and better co-op campaign choices, so players can build and fight together.
Legends combines the creativity of Minecraft with real-time battle plans for when you’re building big defences or going into Piglin land.
Why it’s great:
Works on different platforms
Lots of creativity and updates
Easy for all ages
10. Valheim: Lost Worlds
Platform: PC, Xbox, PS5
Genre: Survival RPG
Valheim is still one of the best Viking co-op games. The 2025 Lost Worlds adds new bosses, magic, and better ways to build bases.
With up to 10 players each server, it’s good for friends who like making things, seeing new places, and beating gods together in a Norse world.
These games have more than just to be fun; they bring you closer together. Now that digital social life is important, co-op games bring fun, teamwork, and wins you share. So get your headset, gather your friends, and jump into one of these fun times.