List of Local Co-Op Games for PlayStation 4
Ever since owning a PS4, we’ve been on a huge hunt for games that supported local co-op (cooperative)/couch multiplayer. Owning 4 controllers at home and not using 3 of them most of the time was a huge waste.
After going through list after list, huge credit is due to Reddit user Knext who compiled a wonderful list which is updated and shared below.
So far, we can highly recommend these games: Rayman Legends, Diablo III, Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition and Resogun. All of them are extremely fun games with hugely addictive gameplay! Unfortunately we are still left waiting for a good split-screen racing game to be released.
Sorted by Highest to Lowest Metacritic Score:
| Game | Genre(s) | Metacritic Score | Released | No. of Co-op Players | Splitscreen Availability |
| Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition | ARPG, Dungeon crawl, Hack 'n slash | 90 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| Rayman Legends | Platform | 90 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition | Sandbox | 89 | Yes | 2 - 4 | Yes |
| The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth | Action-adventure, Dungeon Crawl, Roguelike | 88 | Yes | 2 | No |
| FIFA 14 | Football, Sports | 87 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition | Action-adventure, Platform | 87 | Yes | 2 | No |
| TowerFall Ascension | Action, Arena Combat | 87 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions | Multidirectional 2D shooter | 85 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| NBA 2K14 | Basketball, Sports | 85 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| Guilty Gear Xrd -SIGN- | Fighting | 85 | Yes | 2 | No |
| Resogun | Shoot 'em up | 84 | Yes | 2 | No |
| Super Mega Baseball | Baseball, Sports | 84 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| Trine 2: Complete Story | Puzzle, Platform | 84 | Yes | 2 - 3 | No |
| Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | First-person shooter | 83 | Yes | 2 | Yes |
| Lego Marvel Super Heroes | Action-adventure | 83 | Yes | 2 | Yes |
| MLB 14: The Show | Baseball, Sports | 83 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| NBA 2K15 | Basketball, Sports | 83 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| Child of Light | RPG | 82 | Yes | 2 | No |
| FIFA 15 | Football, Sports | 82 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| PixelJunk Shooter Ultimate | Shooter | 82 | Yes | 2 | No |
| Pro Evolution Soccer 2015 | Football, Sports | 82 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| Sportsfriends | Party | 82 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| Zen Pinball 2 | Pinball | 82 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| Madden NFL 15 | American football, Sports | 81 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition | Fighting | 80 | Yes | 2 | No |
| Pix the Cat | Arcade | 80 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| LittleBigPlanet 3 | Puzzle platformer | 79 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| Skylanders: Swap Force | Platform | 79 | Yes | 2 | No |
| Trials Fusion | Racing, Platform | 79 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| 1001 Spikes | Platform | 78 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| Call of Duty: Ghosts | First-person shooter | 78 | Yes | 2 | Yes |
| Skylanders: Trap Team | Platform | 78 | Yes | 2 | No |
| DG2: Defense Grid 2 | Tower defense | 77 | Yes | 2 | No |
| Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate | Hack 'n slash | 77 | Yes | 2 | Yes |
| Apotheon | 2D Platformer, Action-RPG | 77 | Yes | 2 | No |
| Chariot | Adventure, Platform | 76 | Yes | 2 | No |
| Samurai Warriors 4 | Fighting | 76 | Yes | 2 | Yes |
| Just Dance 2014 | Music, Rhythm | 75 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare | Tower Defense, Third-person shooter | 75 | Yes | 2 | Yes |
| Pure Pool | Pool, Sports, Simulation | 75 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| Lara Croft and The Temple of Osiri | Action, Platformer | 74 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| Awesomenauts Assemble! | Battle Arena | 74 | Yes | 2 - 3 | Yes |
| CastleStorm: Definitive Edition | Strategy | 74 | Yes | 2 | Yes |
| Dead Nation: Apocalypse Edition | Shoot 'em up | 74 | Yes | 2 | No |
| Madden NFL 25 | American football, Sports | 74 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| Aqua Kitty: Milk Mine Defender DX | Shooter, Arcade | 74 | Yes | 2 | No |
| Never Alone | Platformer | 73 | Yes | 2 | No |
| Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham | Action-adventure | 73 | Yes | 2 | Yes |
| MotoGP 14 | Racing | 73 | Yes | 2 | No |
| Just Dance 2015 | Music, Rhythm | 72 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| Lego The Hobbit | Action-adventure | 72 | Yes | 2 | Yes |
| Peggle 2 | Puzzle | 72 | Yes | 2 | No |
| Disney Infinity: 2.0 Edition | Action-adventure | 71 | Yes | 2 | Yes |
| flOw | Life simulation | 71 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| The Lego Movie Videogame | Action-adventure | 71 | Yes | 2 | No |
| EA Sports UFC | Fighting, Sports | 70 | Yes | 2 | No |
| Mercenary Kings | Action, RPG, Platform | 70 | Yes | 2 - 4 | Yes |
| Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition | Action role-playing | 69 | Yes | 2 | Yes |
| Octodad: Dadliest Catch | Strategy, Third-person puzzle action | 69 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| Game | Genre(s) | Metacritic Score | Released | No. of Co-op Players | Splitscreen Availability |
| How to Survive: Storm Warning Edition | Action role-playing, Survival horror | 65 | Yes | 2 | No |
| Super Motherload | RPG, Puzzle | 65 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| Secret Ponchos | Shooter, Fighting | 64 | Yes | 2 | Yes |
| Tiny Brains | Puzzle | 64 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| Crimsonland | Top-down shooter, RPG | 62 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| Tetris Ultimate | Puzzle | 62 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| Worms Battlegrounds | Artillery, Strategy | 62 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| WWE 2K15 | Professional wrestling | 62 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| NHL 15 | Hockey, Sports | 60 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| Cel Damage HD | Racing | 58 | Yes | 2 - 4 | Yes |
| Surgeon Simulator: Anniversary Edition | Simulation | 56 | Yes | 2 | No |
| In Space We Brawl | Shooter | 54 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| Knack | Platform, Beat 'em up | 54 | Yes | 2 | No |
| Blue Estate | First-person shooter | 49 | Yes | 2 | No |
| Angry Birds Star Wars | Puzzle | 47 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| Fluster Cluck | Action, Shooter | 37 | Yes | 2 - 4 | Yes |
| Basement Crawl | Action, Strategy | 27 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| Assault Android Cactus | Shoot 'em up | 0 | No | 2 - 4 | No |
| Borderlands: The Handsome Collection | FPS-ARPG | 0 | No | 2 - 4 | Yes |
| Broforce | Run and gun | 0 | No | 2 - 4 | No |
| Divekick: Addition Edition + | Fighting | 0 | Yes | 2 | No |
| Extreme Exorcism | Action-adventure, Platformer | 0 | No | 2 - 4 | No |
| Fat Princess Adventures | Action-adventure, Hack 'n Slash | 0 | No | 2 - 4 | No |
| Foul Play | Adventure, Action | 0 | No | 2 | No |
| Gang Beasts | Party | 0 | No | 2 - 4 | No |
| Guns Gore & Cannoli | Action, Platform | 0 | No | 2 - 4 | No |
| Helldivers | Shoot-em-up | 0 | No | 2 - 4 | No |
| Jamestown Plus | Action-adventure, Shoot 'em up | 0 | No | 2 - 4 | No |
| Magicka 2 | Fantasy, Action-adventure | 0 | No | 2 - 4 | No |
| MLB 15: The Show | Baseball, Sports | 0 | No | 2 - 4 | No |
| Monopoly: Family Fun Pack | Board | 0 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| N++ | Platform | 0 | No | 2 - 4 | No |
| Nidhogg | Fighting | 0 | Yes | 2 | No |
| Pure Chess | Board, Simulation | 0 | Yes | 2 | No |
| Rabbids Invasion | Family | 0 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| Resident Evil: Revelations 2 | Survival horror | 0 | No | 2 | Yes |
| Samurai Gunn | Fighting | 0 | No | 2 - 4 | No |
| Shaq Fu: A Legend Reborn | Action-adventure, Fighting | 0 | No | 2 | Yes |
| Skullgirls Encore | Fighting | 0 | No | 2 | No |
| Speakeasy | Party, Fighting | 0 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| Spelunky | Action-adventure, 2D Platformer, Roguelike | 0 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| Starwhal: Just the Tip | Fighting | 0 | No | 2 - 4 | No |
| Street Fighter V | Fighting | 0 | No | 2 | No |
| Terraria | Action-adventure | 0 | Yes | 2 - 4 | Yes |
| The Jackbox Party Pack | Party | 0 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| The Playroom | Party, Augmented reality | 0 | Yes | 2 | No |
| Nuclear Throne | Action, Roguelike | 0 | No | 2 | No |
| Ultratron | Action arcade | 0 | No | 2 | No |
| Viking Squad | 2D Action, Beat ‘em up, Brawler | 0 | No | 2 - 3 | No |
| ZHEROS | 3D Action, Beat ‘em up, Brawler | 0 | No | 2 | No |
| Zombie Vikings | 2D Brawler | 0 | No | 2 - 4 | No |
| Super Stardust Ultra | Multidirectional 2D shooter | 0 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| Killing Floor 2 | FPS, Survival horror | 0 | No | 2 | Yes |
| Risk | Strategy | 0 | Yes | 2 - 4 | No |
| BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition | 2D Action-adventure, Platformer | 0 | No | 2 - 4 | No |
| Commander Cherry's Puzzled Journey's | Yoga-action-platformer | 0 | No | 2 | No |
| Shiftlings | Puzzle, Platform | 0 | No | 2 | No |
| Yasai Ninja | Third Person, Hack 'n slash | 0 | No | 2 | No |
| Metal Slug 3 | Multidirectional 2D shooter | 0 | Yes | 2 | No |
*Metacritic Scores which are "0" denote an unreviewed or unreleased game.
Feel free to contribute by commenting below on games you liked, disliked, or are missing.
Happy gaming!
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