Best Online Multiplayer Games in 2025

Gaming is better with friends. Whether you want cooperative adventures, competitive showdowns, or just chaos, these are the best online multiplayer games in 2025.

Arrowhead's co-op shooter took the world by storm. Friendly fire is always on, democracy must be spread, and every extraction feels like a war movie. Available on Steam and PlayStation Store.

Capcom's latest hunting game is the most accessible yet. Hunting massive monsters with friends never gets old, and the loop of hunt-craft-upgrade is endlessly satisfying.

Dwarven space miners dig, fight, and drink beer. DRG's procedurally generated caves, class system, and incredible community make it the best co-op game on the market.

Rare's pirate adventure is pure emergent storytelling. Every session creates unique stories of treasure, betrayal, and ship-to-ship combat. Available on Xbox Store and Steam.

The viral indie horror sensation. Scavenging abandoned moons with friends while avoiding monsters creates genuine terror and hilarious moments in equal measure.

• It Takes Two — Best co-op game for couples
• Baldur's Gate 3 — Full co-op RPG campaign
• Phasmophobia — Ghost hunting with friends
• Palworld — Pokemon meets survival crafting
• Valheim — Viking survival building

Squad shooters are covered in games like Helldivers 2; for playing remotely with a group, see best games for friends online. Missed a release last year? Try the best 2025 games you missed. For survival and creature catching, there's Palworld vs Pokémon Legends: Arceus.