Co-op games for your LAN party
Carry the PCs, run the cables, order pizza: LAN parties are back. Many modern games rely on online servers, though, and can't be played on a local network. This page only shows games that list a LAN mode on Steam or IGDB – so the evening doesn't depend on a shaky internet connection.
Still check that everyone has the same version installed and download updates at home. Many of the classics here run fine on older hardware too.
Our picks
Borderlands 2
The definitive loot shooter: collect guns, crack jokes and tear Pandora apart together.
Magicka
Combine elements into spells – and set your friends on fire while you are at it. Pure LAN chaos.
Factorio
Build a factory together that keeps growing. Made for LAN weekends where nobody wants to go home.
Popular games: LAN party
Sorted by rating and popularity. Player count and co-op types are listed on every game page.
Baldur's Gate III
Role-playing (RPG) · Strategy · Turn-based strategy (TBS)
An ancient evil has returned to Baldur's Gate, intent on devouring it from the inside out. The fate of Faerun lies in yo...
Stardew Valley
Role-playing (RPG) · Simulator · Strategy
Stardew Valley is an open-ended country-life RPG! You’ve inherited your grandfather’s old farm plot in Stardew Valley. A...
Borderlands 2
Shooter · Role-playing (RPG)
A new era of shoot and loot is about to begin. Play as one of four new vault hunters facing off against a massive new wo...
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Shooter
Call of Duty: Black Ops is the seventh main Call of Duty game and the sequel to Call of Duty: World at War. The game dif...
Halo: Reach
Shooter
Halo: Reach is a first-person shooter set in 2552, serving as a prequel to Halo: Combat Evolved. Players control Noble S...
Borderlands
Shooter · Role-playing (RPG)
Borderlands is an action role-playing first-person shooter set on the distant planet of Pandora. Players choose from fou...
Left 4 Dead
Shooter
Left 4 Dead is a cooperative first-person shooter set during a zombie outbreak on the East Coast of the United States. F...
Saints Row: The Third
Shooter · Racing · Adventure
Saints Row: The Third is the first Saints Row game that takes place in the city of Steelport. Much like the first two ga...
System Shock 2
Shooter · Role-playing (RPG)
A first-person cyberpunk exploratory horror RPG and sequel to System Shock (1994) in which a soldier wakes up in the sta...
Resident Evil 5
Shooter · Adventure
Resident Evil 5 is the seventh video game in the Resident Evil series. It features similar gameplay to Resident Evil 4 u...
Borderlands 3
Shooter · Role-playing (RPG) · Adventure
Borderlands 3 is a first-person looter shooter set seven years after the events of Borderlands 2. Players select one of...
Factorio
Simulator · Strategy · Indie
You will be mining resources, researching technologies, building infrastructure, automating production and fighting enem...
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Shooter
Pushing the boundaries of what fans have come to expect from the record-setting entertainment franchise, Call of Duty: B...
Among Us
Strategy · Indie
Play with 4-15 player online or via local WiFi as you attempt to prepare your spaceship for departure, but beware as one...
Divinity: Original Sin
Puzzle · Role-playing (RPG) · Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Gather your party and get ready for a new, back-to-the-roots RPG adventure! Discuss your decisions with companions; figh...
Torchlight II
Role-playing (RPG) · Hack and slash/Beat 'em up · Adventure
Torchlight II features randomly generated dungeons and numerous types of monsters to fight for loot. Torchlight II is an...
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
Shooter · Tactical
Experience an unparalleled level of action as you navigate the world of Sam Fisher. Go online or split screen in four co...
The Forest
Puzzle · Simulator · Adventure
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a...
Commandos 2: Men of Courage
Shooter · Real Time Strategy (RTS) · Strategy
From the heart of the Third Reich to the most remote islands in the South Pacific, Sergeant Jack "Butcher" O'Hara and hi...
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
Shooter · Role-playing (RPG)
Shoot 'n' loot your way through a brand new adventure that rockets you onto Pandora's moon in Borderlands: The Pre-Seque...
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter
Shooter · Indie
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter, the highly anticipated arcade action FPS sequel to the Serious Sam: The First Encount...
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
Shooter
Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary is a spectacular remastered version of the original game, created to celebrate the 10th...
Rage
Shooter · Racing
Rage is a first-person shooter set in the not-too-distant future after an asteroid impacts Earth, leaving a ravaged worl...
Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition
Role-playing (RPG) · Strategy · Turn-based strategy (TBS)
Divinity Original Sin: Enhanced Edition Edition is a much lauded Role-Playing-Game that blends deep customization and hu...
Couch for two
Couch party
Online co-op
Online squad
Story night
Chill
Chaos & laughs
Sweaty
Survival
Horror
Brainy