Our co-op data
270 games, 81 on PS5, 154 on Xbox Series X|S, 42 on Switch 2, 173 on Switch, 205 on PC (Steam). Last full check: Oct 18, 2026. 78 candidate games were left out because no store listed local, Remote Play or online co-op for them.
Sources
- Xbox: Microsoft's display catalog for the Microsoft Store (xbox.com store), and the Game Pass "All Console Games" list.
- Nintendo: the product page on nintendo.com/us/store for each Switch and Switch 2 version.
- PlayStation: the concept page on store.playstation.com, and PlayStation's PS Plus games list.
- Steam: Steam store data through the Steam Web API, linked to each game's store.steampowered.com page. Steam data is shown "as is", as Valve's Steam Web API Terms of Use ask; CouchCoopDesk is not endorsed by or affiliated with Valve.
We read one page at a time with a pause between requests and keep facts (numbers, labels, dates, prices); we never copy store descriptions or reviews. Game pages show the official key art and screenshots from one store listing, drawn from that store's own image server through our image optimizer (nothing is re-hosted as our own), each with a credit naming the publisher and the store. Trailers are the publisher's or the platform's official YouTube videos, loaded only when you press play. Every game page names its store pages and the day each was checked.
What each field means
- Players on one console
- Xbox: the store's local co-op range, or local multiplayer when no co-op range is given. Nintendo: "Single system" under No. of players. PlayStation: the number of players on the concept page (the store does not say co-op or versus). Steam lists no count, only the Shared/Split Screen categories.
- Online players
- Xbox online co-op or online multiplayer range; Nintendo "Online"; PlayStation network players (with "PS Plus required" when the store says so); Steam Online Co-op / Online PvP categories.
- Shared/split screen label
- A store label on Xbox ("Shared/split screen") and Steam ("Shared/Split Screen"). Neither store separates split-screen from shared screen.
- One Joy-Con each
- Set when a nintendo.com description says one Joy-Con per player is enough (for example "pass a Joy-Con to a friend"). Nintendo has no controller field, so a game without the tag may still work that way; the game page says when the store does not say.
- Split-screen / shared screen / drop-in / co-op campaign
- Set only when a store's own description uses those words. We keep the yes/no, not the text.
- Crossplay
- Xbox cross-platform co-op or multiplayer label; Steam Cross-Platform Multiplayer. PlayStation and Nintendo pages have no such field.
- Remote Play Together, Steam Deck
- Steam category and Valve's Steam Deck rating (Verified, Playable, Unsupported, Unknown).
- ESRB rating
- As each store lists it. The game summary uses the strictest rating any store shows.
- Regular price
- The price outside a sale on the check date, in US dollars: Xbox catalog price, nintendo.com regular price, the PlayStation Store's base price on its Add to Cart button, and Steam's US price before discount. We do not track deals. When a store page shows no regular price (a free game, a catalog-only listing, a game not yet on sale) the game page says "Price not shown".
- Subscription
- In Microsoft's Game Pass "All Console Games" list or PlayStation's PS Plus games list on the check date.
Role notes and how we rate them
48 games have a "How to split the roles" section for two players at different skill levels. Each line in it points to a numbered source (an official store page, manual or developer page first, then wikis and guides) with the day it was read. Roles are split by skill and experience, never by gender. When the only source is the store listing, the section says "Based on the store listing only".
Skill-gap friendly (1 to 5)
- 5
- Official character or seat that cannot cause a fail: takes no damage, or its losses never end the run (e.g. Yoshi and Nabbit in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Gooigi in Luigi's Mansion 3).
- 4
- Official help aimed at a weaker or newer player: assist or beginner mode, a support seat, a way to carry or rescue a partner, or a game built for young children. No sourced invulnerability.
- 3
- General help only: a difficulty choice, drop-in/drop-out, quick respawn, per-player settings or turn-based pace. Both players still face the same core challenge.
- 2
- Little help: no assist found or only minor aids; both players must aim, time jumps or handle physics about equally well.
- 1
- Both players must be equally skilled: one player's mistake resets both and no assist exists.
Easy to coordinate (1 to 3, higher is easier)
- 3
- Easy: you can mostly play side by side; little talking needed.
- 2
- Medium: regular hand-offs, timed moves together or shared decisions.
- 1
- Hard: constant talking, or one player sees or knows what the other needs.
Both scales run the same way: a higher number is easier for a mixed pair. The finder's "Good for mixed skill levels" filter keeps games rated 4 or 5, and "Easy to coordinate" keeps games rated 3. Drop-in on cards and in the finder comes from a store's own description only; role notes may name a join-anytime or revive feature the stores do not. Role notes read Oct 18, 2026.
What the data cannot tell you
Stores fill their fields differently. Nintendo and PlayStation give player counts without saying co-op or versus; Steam gives categories without counts; only Xbox separates local co-op from local multiplayer. So "Co-op" or "Versus" on a card comes from the Xbox co-op fields, Steam's Co-op and PvP categories, or a store description that says so; with none of those the card says "Mode not stated". When stores disagree, a game page shows each store side by side and the console differences page lists them all. Spotted a wrong field? Email the desk (see Contact) with the store link.
Cite this data
CouchCoopDesk co-op game database, https://www.couchcoopdesk.com/data, checked Oct 18, 2026. Facts from the Microsoft Store, Nintendo.com, PlayStation Store and Steam.