Get ready to team up and save big: Steam’s latest sale slashes prices on five fantastic co-op games, including classics like Portal 2 and fan favorites such as Baldur’s Gate 3. Whether you’re looking to solve mind-bending puzzles, embark on epic adventures, or cook up chaotic fun with friends, these deals make it the perfect time to dive into cooperative gaming.
Whether you’re celebrating Valentine’s Day with a weekend of gaming togetherness or just somebody with a gaming pal looking for a great deal, Steam’s Couch Co-Op Fest – running through Feb. 18 – has a ton of amazing cooperative games marked down significantly. The list of included games is long, but several of them stuck out to me as they’re personal favorites I wouldn’t want anybody to miss.
Plus, this first game I’m going to shout out is a whopping 90% off its original price of $10 – surely you can convince yourself to get Portal 2 when it costs less than three eggs.
Portal 2
$1$1090% off $1
Portal 2 has both a single-player campaign and a separate co-op campaign, and its co-op campaign is designed specifically for two players. You each play as an adorable robot, both with their own a portal gun, which means you’ve got double the portals to use for each puzzle. The puzzles are harder to make up for that, of course. But also? There’s a dedicated “hug” button so you can make those two robots celebrate in the cutest way possible (or just console each other when the puzzle is way too hard).
Read More $1 at Steam
Tetris Effect: Connected
$20$4050% off $20
Tetris Effect’s base game is named for the real phenomenon of dedicated Tetris players seeing cascading blocks and patterns in their everyday life; the game leans in to the psychedelic with eye-popping colors and gorgeous music. Tetris Effect: Connected is a newer version of the game that adds even more multiplayer modes, allowing you to enter peak Tetris flow state alongside a friend (or even two friends, as the game allows for up to three players).
Read More $20 at Steam
Baldur’s Gate 3
$48$6020% off $48
You can enjoy Baldur’s Gate 3 completely solo, as the many companions who make up your fantasy adventuring party in this D&D-inspired game are perhaps the best part. But what’s also wonderful about Baldur’s Gate 3 is that you can play it co-op, with an IRL friend joining your party, or even three other friends, making up an entire D&D party of your own. It’s a whole new and different way to experience an already incredible (and award-winning) story.
Read More $48 at Steam
Gears 5
$7$3077% off $7
Don’t let the number in the title fool you: Gears 5 is actually a perfect place to start with the Gears of War universe. All-new protagonist Kait Diaz brings a subtler touch to the sci-fi shooter that’s all about fighting the monstrous Locust who began popping out of the ground years ago. The story ends up going some interesting places with the idea of the human colonizers perhaps being the ones in the wrong (it’s the Locust’s home, after all). Gears games are always also co-op games, so find a friend who wants to rev up a chainsaw gun along with you and don’t miss this experience of wondering “Are we the baddies?“
Read More $7 at Steam
Overcooked 2
$6$2576% off $6
The cute aesthetic of Overcooked games helps offset the breakneck intensity of actually running a kitchen cooperatively with a friend. That intensity is well worth experiencing when you get it all right, and there’s no greater bond between friends than reenacting scenes from The Bear, right? Levels move fast, to say the least, and you’ll have to fully enter hive mind mode to get each dish out the door successfully.
Read More $6 at Steam
Which co-op games on Steam are best for multiplayer fun at deep discounts
Some of the best co-op games on Steam currently available at deep discounts, ideal for multiplayer fun, include:
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Deep Rock Galactic: A team-based shooter where up to four players explore procedurally generated caves as space dwarves, combining class-specific abilities to mine resources and fight alien swarms.
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It Takes Two: A critically acclaimed cooperative adventure designed exclusively for two players, featuring inventive gameplay and a heartfelt story.
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Stardew Valley: A charming farming and life simulator that supports multiplayer co-op, allowing friends to build and manage a farm together.
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Borderlands 3: A loot-driven shooter with online co-op for up to four players, known for its wacky weapons and chaotic action.
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Overcooked!: A frantic cooking simulation game perfect for local or online co-op, emphasizing teamwork and coordination.
Other notable co-op games recommended for multiplayer fun include Baldur’s Gate 3 (up to 4 players, online and local), Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (3-player online co-op), and Minecraft (local and online co-op with endless creative possibilities).
These titles offer a range of cooperative experiences from action-packed shooters to relaxing farming sims, all currently discounted on Steam, making them excellent picks for multiplayer gaming sessions.
Which discounted co-op games on Steam are most fun for multiplayer sessions
Among the discounted co-op games on Steam that stand out for multiplayer fun are:
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It Takes Two and A Way Out: Both offer deeply engaging two-player cooperative story-driven experiences that blend inventive gameplay with emotional narratives.
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Divinity: Original Sin 2: A critically acclaimed RPG supporting up to four players in a rich, tactical, and story-heavy cooperative adventure.
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Ship of Fools: A chaotic co-op roguelike where teamwork is essential to survive sea battles and unpredictable challenges, perfect for friends seeking frantic action.
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Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop: An 8-player online co-op twin-stick shooter with tactical gameplay requiring strong team coordination to survive waves of enemies.
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Muck: A free-to-play survival sandbox with up to 8-player co-op, combining crafting, exploration, and challenging boss fights for a fun multiplayer experience.
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No More Room in Hell: A first-person zombie survival horror game supporting up to 8 players, featuring proximity voice chat and tense cooperative gameplay.
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Pico Park: A local and online multiplayer puzzle platformer that tests teamwork and communication with up to 8 players, mixing fun and frustration in equal measure.
These games offer a variety of cooperative experiences-from story-driven adventures and tactical RPGs to chaotic roguelikes and survival horror-making them some of the most fun choices for multiplayer sessions during Steam sales.
