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Theres never been more of a justification to cozy up and pass the time with some couch co-op games.

Whether you want to wait out the global pandemic with a bullet hell shooter or a tricky puzzler, we have a game here for every co-op crew, including games built for pairs as well as trios and quartets.

Here are the very best cooperative titles for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows PC, and Nintendo Switch.

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Learn more. Please also consider subscribing to WIRED Photograph: SMG Studio 01 Death Squared Imagine if Portal was isometric, starred adorable cubes, and lacked the titular portals, and you have Death Squared seriously, the game even has a snarky narrator who endearingly gives you guff as you fail and succeed in levels.

Its a charming puzzle game thats not afraid to make tickling your brain a cute, funny endeavor.

Buy at PlayStation Store (PS4) Buy at Microsoft Store (Xbox) Buy at Steam Store (PC) Buy at Nintendo Store (Switch) Photograph: Curve Digital 02 Human: Fall Flat This is the perfect game for cooperative duos in need of a complex puzzler.

Its bizarrely entertaining physics force you and a friend to wage war on your controllers to get your blobby avatars up and moving.

The physics ensure that navigating simple stages is never as straightforward as it seems.

If you play on PC, you can build your own levels and play other players creations, too.

Buy at PlayStation Store (PS4) Buy at Microsoft Store (Xbox) Buy at Newegg (Steam, PC) Buy at GameStop (Switch) Photograph: Hypersect 03 Inversus Deluxe Indie games dont get much more frenetic and fun than this one.

Your job is to try and take control of a checkerboard by playing as a moving tile that shoots other tiles.

You can play with up to four people locally and fight each other in two-person teams, or cooperatively tackle the games insane arcade mode (two players only).

It supports all of these co-op modes online, too.

Buy at PlayStation Store (PS4) Buy at Microsoft Store (Xbox) Buy at Steam Store (PC) Buy at Nintendo Store (Switch) Photograph: Contingent99 Humble Bundle 04 Wizard of Legend This dungeon crawler sets itself apart with its emphasis on magic and speed.

Pixels fly and tensions run high, which may not be a fun thing for all players, but fans of craziness will love it.

Its a difficult game, so be sure whichever friend you play with is ready to cooperatively overcome frustration.

Buy at PlayStation Store (PS4) Buy at Microsoft Store (Xbox) Buy at Steam Store (PC) Buy at Amazon (Switch) Photograph: Electronic Arts 05 Unravel Two Unravel Two is a side-scrolling platformer starring two tiny sentient yarn creatures who must traverse the large, scary world we humans live in.

The two yarnys, as theyre called, depend on each others stringy bodies to perform various acrobatic feats and avoid obstacles, such as animals and nature hazards.

While it sometimes struggles to make its puzzles and challenges intuitive, the games gorgeous graphics and heartfelt two-player design make up for any shortcomings.

Buy at PlayStation Store (PS4) Buy at Microsoft Store (Xbox) Buy at Amazon (Origin, PC) Buy at Amazon (Switch) Photograph: Sega 06 Team Sonic Racing If youve played a Mario Kart game, youll instantly get this cooperative kart racing game.

It has team-play, letting players divide into groups of two or three in order to outrace foes as a pack.

It also encourages trading items mid-race with allies and using their speed to increase your own, meaning an eagerness to help squadmates is mandatory to score first place.

Its an exciting, innovative co-op racer built for gamers who know that teamwork makes the dream work.

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