Most played retro co-op games

Old-school looks and shared sessions tie together these most played retro co-op games. Stardew Valley lets you divide farm work and seasons with friends, Terraria has you exploring caves, crafting gear and raising a town as a team, and Castle Crashers® keeps four of you fighting through a cartoon kingdom. Expect simple controls, joint goals and runs you can jump into together night after night.

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1. Stardew Valley

   

   Inherit a run-down farm and rebuild it with 1-7 co-op friends online. You plant, water, fish, mine, cook, and split the chores however you like, then sell the harvest together. It is relaxed, open-ended country life with plenty to do side by side.

   98%98% of 904,427 Steam reviews are positive38.1KPlayers online now: 38,133$14.99

2. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

   

   A randomly generated action shooter where you and a friend clear basement rooms together in 2-player local co-op. You grab bizarre treasures, mutate into strange new forms, and fight droves of creatures and bosses. Chaotic, darkly funny, and different every run, it is made for co-op friends sharing one screen.

   96%96% of 425,828 Steam reviews are positive34.9KPlayers online now: 34,904$14.99

3. Left 4 Dead 2

   

   Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative horror shooter set in the zombie apocalypse, taking you and three co-op friends from Savannah to New Orleans through cities, swamps and cemeteries. Four survivors, hordes of infected, melee weapons from axe to frying pan, and five campaigns that change every run. Straightforward to join, chaotic to survive, built for laughing together while everything goes wrong.

   97%97% of 825,847 Steam reviews are positive18.6KPlayers online now: 18,579$9.99

4. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

   

   Build a medieval town with co-op friends, raise an army from dozens of civilizations, then hold the line together or test each other in multiplayer. A polished remake of a classic strategy game with hundreds of hours of campaigns, social quick matches, and remastered sights and music.

   94%94% of 160,462 Steam reviews are positive18.2KPlayers online now: 18,234

5. Terraria

   

   A 2D sandbox where co-op friends dig deep caverns, fight bosses, and build a shared town for mysterious allies. One of you mines, one decorates, everyone dies to the next big foe, then you craft better gear and go again. Random worlds and free updates keep it fresh.

   97%97% of 1,250,384 Steam reviews are positive31.1KPlayers online now: 31,114$9.99

6. Unturned

   

   Unturned is a free blocky zombie survival sandbox that is best treated as a group project with co-op friends. You scavenge towns for supplies, build a fortified base, then roll out together for airdrops and deadzones. Or skip the friendship part and raid each other.

   91%91% of 565,128 Steam reviews are positive19.3KPlayers online now: 19,263Free

7. Factorio

   

   Factorio is a co-op game about building automated factories on an alien planet, from chopping trees by hand to running solar fields, oil refineries and robot workforces. With co-op friends you split the work, argue about iron shortages, then defend the whole machine empire from the locals together.

   97%97% of 197,445 Steam reviews are positive17.1KPlayers online now: 17,147$35

8. Brotato

   

   Brotato is a top-down arena shooter where you are a potato holding up to 6 auto-firing weapons against waves of aliens. Runs last under 30 minutes, builds change every time, and up to 4 co-op friends can survive together on one screen. Easy to start, hard to put down.

   95%95% of 113,548 Steam reviews are positive14.5KPlayers online now: 14,549$2.49

9. Don't Starve Together

   

   Don't Starve Together drops you and your co-op friends into a strange wilderness where hunger, darkness and odd creatures want you dead. You gather, craft, farm, build and fight your way through the seasons, splitting jobs or stubbornly going solo. It is hard, funny and endlessly replayable.

   94%94% of 378,680 Steam reviews are positive17.1KPlayers online now: 17,137$14.99

10. IdleOn - The Incremental MMO

    

    An idle MMO where your 11 heroes keep fighting while you are gone. Log back in, spend the loot, tune builds, unlock odd classes from Divine Knight to Bubonic Conjuror, and slowly master skills like Cooking and Sailing alongside thousands of other idle schemers.

    76%76% of 30,237 Steam reviews are positive9.7KPlayers online now: 9,697Free

11. Core Keeper

    

    Core Keeper is a 1-8 player mining sandbox set in a vast underground cavern. You and co-op friends mine, build a shared base, fight legendary Titans, farm, fish, cook, and slowly uncover the mystery of the ancient Core. Easy to join, easy to split up jobs, and full of small discoveries along the way.

    92%92% of 51,222 Steam reviews are positive6.6KPlayers online now: 6,593$19.99

12. GrandChase

    

    GrandChase is a free side-scrolling action RPG where you and co-op friends clear dungeons and raids across the world of Aernas. Pick from 25 anime-style characters, build your skills, dress them up, then team up or face off in 3v3 PvP.

    66%66% of 26,299 Steam reviews are positive3.3KPlayers online now: 3,344Free

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