It’s no secret that the best gaming moments happen when you’re teamed up with a friend. While single-player games have their own charm, the co-op games on PS5 are perfect when your friends visit your place to relax and have some fun. Thankfully, the PlayStation has a huge inventory of co-op games. But not all of them are as good as the best co-op games on PS5 we’ve listed in our guide below!
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A spin-off of the Borderlands franchise, Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands has a medieval setting, as you’re basically playing through a DND campaign set up by the titular character. Even though this game is a spin-off, it still comes equipped with the staples of the Borderlands franchise, including stylish graphics, the best looter shooter formula in the industry, and plenty of quippy one-liners.
The game is also equipped with a full playable campaign and split-screen play with up to four players on the PS5. While you sacrifice a bit of visual fidelity by enabling split screen, you can enjoy a fully fledged AAA game from start to finish playing on your couch with a friend, which is something that has become exceedingly rare in the modern console era.
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While it was marketed as a single-player game, to us, it feels like Nobody Saves the World was designed to be a co-op experience in the vein of classic arcade games. You are a nobody who can transform into many different forms, and you have to defeat waves of enemies through various dungeons.
The best part is that dungeons can frankly get extremely difficult when playing on your own, and having a partner in the trenches with you can help lessen that burden. The only downside to co-op in Nobody is that players can only edit their character one at a time, leaving a lot of time spent in menus. And you kind of have to constantly edit your character’s build to make it as efficient for the dungeons ahead as possible.
Despite these flaws, Nobody has a fun and witty story with a rewarding gameplay loop that left us wanting to go back and make more progress every night.
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When LittleBigPlanet first debuted as a franchise, it was all about players creating levels for others to enjoy. However, in this latest entry, the focus is on 3D platforming levels created by developer Sumo Digital. We loved this new take on the franchise, and playing through A Big Adventure reminded us of Super Mario 3D World, another excellent co-op game we enjoyed a lot.
Sackboy: A Big Adventure can be played in single-player, but figuring out the puzzles and exploring these worlds with a friend made the game a more enjoyable experience for us.
Additionally, there are hidden co-op exclusive sections littered around the game that could be a range of challenges, from chaotic minigames to brain teasers for you and your companion to figure out.
Sackboy doesn’t tell a deep story, but it’s a very polished platformer and keeps things refreshing with different gimmicks to keep everyone entertained across its 10-hour campaign.
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For those craving a nostalgic experience of the PS2 era, Destroy All Humans 2 Reprobed might be the best game to fill that void. A crude, over-the-top open world experience has you playing as an alien named Crypto, who finds himself in the middle of a world-ending plot during the 1970s, where he has to travel to fictional versions of San Francisco, London, and Soviet Russia to save the Earth so he can dominate it.
The game has both free roam and every story mission available to play in split-screen co-op. While the state of the co-op in Destroy All Humans doesn’t best occupy the screen real estate of your TV, this story-based game can set up hilarious moments for you to play with your friends as you use your out-of-this-world arsenal to wreak havoc across the six playscapes in the game.
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Chicory: A Colorful Tale is one of our favourite and best co-op games on the PS5. Tasked with a charming painting mechanic, Chicory has you exploring a world that has become a blank canvas, and you need to bring the colour back.
Your options are limitless with the painting mechanic, leading things to quickly go off the rails, and this is especially fun with two players as your creativity runs wild while exploring the world.
Chicory is also a game with a deep story that left us curious to see where it would take our characters next. Your protagonist is adorable and lifts everyone’s spirits, improving the lives of people around them while unfolding the central mystery. Player 2 is sometimes left with less to do, but this is a wholesome game from start to finish. It was a breath of fresh air with the out-of-the-box approach to game design.
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The Quarry is a Choose Your Own Adventure-style horror game in the vein of B-style movies. Nine Camp counsellors have their last day of summer quickly turn into a nightmare as they stumble upon horrific creatures at Hackett’s Quarry summer camp.
Your choices matter in The Quarry, as one wrong move can lead to any of the main characters dying. It’s even possible to have all of them die before finishing the game. You can also set which players control which characters, leading to times when you can chide your partner for making a choice that ended up hurting the characters.
We highly recommend The Quarry to anyone interested in horror-style games, and especially if you like the idea of gaining the power to control who lives and who dies based on your actions.
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We’ve reached the top of the list of best co-op games on PS5! It Takes Two has co-op built into the fabric of the game which means it’s impossible to play it without another person.
In this game, you play as Cody or May as they are working through a divorce, but a wish their daughter makes has the couple shrunk down to the size of dolls. They must work together to get back to their daughter while working out their relationship problems.
You must have strong communication skills with your partner to overcome the various puzzles the game throws your way, as each player is equipped with abilities that the other does not have. The game also barrels players through a variety of different genres over the course of its 12-hour journey.
This keeps the game constantly fresh as you move through different set pieces and gameplay elements without anything overstaying its welcome. After becoming a smash success, It Takes Two fully shows that co-op gaming, albeit small, packs a big punch and has a lot of soul.
| Game | Rating | Release Date | Developer | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiny Tina's Wonderlands | 8.3/10 | March 25th, 2022 | Gearbox Software | 2K |
| Nobody Saves the World | 8.5/10 | April 14th, 2022 | DrinkBox Studios | DrinkBox Studios |
| Sackboy: A Big Adventure | 8.9/10 | November 12th, 2020 | Sumo Digital | Sony Interactive Entertainment |
| Destroy All Humans 2 | 9.1/10 | August 30th, 2022 | Black Forest Games | THQ Nordic |
| Chicory | 9.2/10 | June 10th, 2021 | Wishes Unlimited | Finji |
| The Quarry | 9.3/10 | June 10th, 2022 | Supermassive Games | 2K |
| It Takes Two | 9.8/10 | March 26th, 2021 | Hazelight Studios | Electronic Arts |
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