Video games for two that will test the strength of friendship and relationships (9 photos + 8 videos)

There's nothing better than collapsing on the couch with a friend or girlfriend and diving into a shared gaming adventure.





Octodad



It's not often that you see co-op games where all players control the same character at the same time. Players play as an octopus trying to pass itself off as a human. The octopus has to complete simple tasks. However, they seem simple only to bipedal people, but the yellow octopus with the plasticity of a drunken rag doll will have to sweat.

In co-op, the task becomes more complicated: each player controls a tentacle or a group of tentacles. You can't do without coordinated work, because you need to complete tasks without revealing the octopus nature of the main character to the NPC. If the interaction is lame, the game quickly ends with controllers flying at the screen.

Pico Park





This is one of the best cooperative puzzle games of recent years.

Each player controls a small multi-colored creature with a square head. Your task is to solve puzzles together to complete the level.

Most often, you will have to jump on each other to reach high platforms. But sometimes the mechanics become more complicated, for example, buttons, levers or moving platforms appear. One way or another, teamwork is essential.

Surgeon Simulator VR



A surgeon's job is hard enough, and now your hands don't obey each other. That's the point of the co-op mode of the VR surgeon simulator. You both control the "doctor's" hands, trying to perform an operation. Even just picking up and moving objects is difficult, and with a partner who drops everything, the process turns into chaos.

Time is limited: the patient is losing blood, and delay is fatal. To save him, you need perfect coordination - but achieving this is almost impossible.

Cuphead



The first thing you notice about Cuphead is its stunning retro animation. But don't be fooled: behind the cute image lies one of the most difficult 2D platformers with perhaps the most difficult bosses in the history of video games.

In co-op, you and your partner will die over and over again. After the tenth defeat in a row, even the calmest players will most likely start fighting not in the game, but in reality.

Chained Together



Chained Together is a name that speaks for itself. You are literally chained to other players, and you must overcome obstacles, jump and climb to escape hell. One wrong move and the whole team flies into the abyss. You can chain up to four people together.

Overcooked



At first glance, Overcooked seems like a cute and friendly cooking game. But after five minutes, the kitchen turns into a battlefield: you and your team must cut, cook, and serve dishes at breakneck speed.

Getting three stars on a level requires impeccable coordination. But under the pressure of a timer, even the best of friends can quarrel over the game.

It Takes Two



A perennial favorite for co-op play since 2021, It Takes Two remains a staple. In this intricate 3D platformer, you'll bounce around fantasy worlds as you help Cody and May save their marriage from divorce. Transformed into tiny toys, the heroes travel through a giant house where each room tests their relationship.

Phogs!



Here we play as a sausage-shaped two-headed dog named Fog. The heads constantly pull poor Fog in different directions, and his body contracts and stretches like an accordion.

Behind the funny concept lies a brilliant puzzle platformer with 3D elements. Players will have to solve puzzles using Fog's stretchable nature to overcome obstacles. This is the perfect choice for those looking for an unusual co-op with absurd mechanics that test your ability to work as a team or at least agree on where to go!