Who says cozy games are a hobby best enjoyed alone? I mean, you can do that, especially if you do enjoy your own company, such as myself, but there are a few cozy games that can also be enjoyed with a friend, partner or even a family member.
So, grab your loved one and sit them down on the sofa with you, as I’ve prepared the perfect list of the Best Cozy Co-op Games to Play!
Best Cozy Co-op Games to Play
It Takes Two
This game has forced co-op, making it the perfect cozy co-op game for couples and friends to enjoy whilst they’re snuggled up on the sofa. The overall story is that you’re a bickering husband and wife with very different personalities on the verge of divorce, when suddenly your consciousness is transported into your daughter’s handmade dolls. So you have to work together in order to reach your daughter and break the curse.
The game is a massive journey, where you witness the couple learn so much about each other, and see their world through a different perspective. It’s a great cozy co-op game if you and your buddy want something with some substance and a very emotionally driven story.
Stardew Valley
For those who love farming simulators, and want to live out your laid back farming fantasy, then I highly recommend Stardew Valley. Not only can this cozy game be played alone, but you can opt to play together, both local or online too!
Together you and your plus one can really shape this derelict farm to be how you want. You can even divide the chores between you both, such as one person tends to crops and the other tends to other things such as fishing, or even mining. This will allow for more free time to enjoy things like socialising with the other townsfolk of Pelican Town. Have you ever created a farm with your player two?
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Turn your island into a community, with Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Although this game is best played solo, it can also be enjoyed with a friend or loved one too! There are two ways that New Horizons can be played with a friend or spouse. Firstly, there is a local co-op, which is handy if you only have one Nintendo Switch to hand. Here you both can uplift the island together, and create a cozy, welcoming place that you both can agree on.
However if you both have consoles, then you both can cozy up together and visit each other’s islands, enjoying one another’s aesthetics and set up’s or even revelling in the festivals together. There are many things that can be enjoyed together in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which makes it one of the best cozy co-op games to snuggle up with!
Snipperclips
I have to admit, Snipperclips is one of my personal favourite cozy co-op games and was actually one of the first co-op games I played whilst snuggling up to my partner on a lazy Sunday morning.
In this rather quirky game, you both play as paper pals, Snip and Clip, and must work together and complete levels upon levels of brain teasing puzzles. You do this by cutting each other into shapes, and working together to solve the objective. This game requires a lot of thought and problem solving, but it’s so lighthearted and fun that it doesn’t feel daunting or stressful.
Minecraft
If you and your player two both own an Xbox, then you both can enjoy this cozy game on Xbox Game Pass, but Minecraft can easily be enjoyed on other consoles too! Although the main objective of this open-ended game is to build and survive, there is a needlessly long list of activities that you both can do together.
Explore caves together, fending off zombies and creepers whilst you hunt down valuable materials in which you can craft with, or even work together and build something unimaginable. Like recreating the Outset Island from the Wind Waker, or your favourite town from any Pokemon game. The possibilities are absolutely endless in this game, and could be fun to see what you and your player two come up with!
Powerwash Simulator
Look, I get it. Sometimes, after a long day of work and commuting, the last thing you want to do is come home and play something intensive- alone or even with someone else, however Powerwash Simulator denotes a sense of calm and relaxation through meditative gameplay.
Although this game can be thoroughly enjoyed alone, Powerwash Simulator is so much fun with a friend. Grab your Switch, snuggle up on the sofa and be prepared to clean down many locations, working together to ensure every single surface on the level is sparkling clean. It gets even better when you add one of the many DLC’s that has been released for this game too.
Overcooked 2
Okay, we’ve seen the meme’s, we’ve seen the Tik Tok’s, so what makes Overcooked 2 a cozy co-op game? Well apart from it being fast paced and manic, you both can snuggle up on the sofa together and revel in the utter madness that is thrown your way.
Work together to get food out correctly, and on time, whilst working around the level’s many obstacles and situational hazards. Although there is plenty of room for hiccups and mistakes, this game is nonetheless a fun little cozy game to enjoy together whilst snuggled up on the sofa.
Moving Out
Like our previous entry, Moving Out is yet another fast paced game that can be enjoyed together from the comforts on the sofa.
In this cozy couch co-op game, you both play as movers, and have to go across the city, transporting numerous furniture pieces into the back of a moving van. It sounds simple enough, however throw in timers, achievements and objectives, then it starts to get a little hectic- but fun. I can guarantee that this game will have both you and your player two in stitches, as you both have to work together.
Mario Kart 8
There’s nothing more simpler than grabbing your consoles, snuggling up on the sofa whilst racing against each other on Mario Kart 8.
Choose between your favourite Mario characters, customise their vehicle of choice and race against not only your plus one, but also the highly competitive AI, as you enjoy the many locations and obstacles of every single race track. Although you’re not working together in this competitive kart racing game, you still can cozy up and enjoy one another’s company.
Palia
If you’re looking for a cozy MMO, then Palia is the right choice for you! In Palia not only can you choose to play with your player two, but you can casually engage with other players from all around the world without any toxic drama.
In this whimsical cozy game, you get to explore the luscious open world of Palia, performing tasks for the residents here, as you cook, mine, fish, hunt and forage.You can choose to do missions together, you help each other build their skills and farm the materials you both need to progress the story. It’s a game I 100% recommend! Plus, it’s free!
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