The 14 Best Games to Play Against a Friend on the Same Couch
Nobody plays these alone. They need a second person in the room, not a lobby, and the friendship is optional afterwards.
1Super Smash Bros. UltimateFour players, one sofa, and eighty-plus characters to argue about.1000pts
2GoldenEye 007The N64 four-way deathmatch that everyone played with one eye on the neighbouring screen.558pts
3Tekken 8The modern couch fighter with the friendliest first hour for a newcomer.515pts
4Gang BeastsDeliberately terrible physics, which is exactly why it works in a room full of people.506pts
5Mario Kart 8 DeluxeSplit-screen racing with a blue shell built to punish whoever is winning.447pts
6It Takes TwoA co-operative adventure that cannot be played alone at all.447pts
7Puyo Puyo Tetris 2Two puzzle games crossed into one, and the best head-to-head puzzler on a sofa.447pts
8Street Fighter 6Modern controls let a first-timer throw a fireball within a minute of sitting down.378pts
9NBA JamTwo-on-two basketball built entirely around a friend on the next stick.378pts
10Mario Party SuperstarsA board game that ends friendships on the last turn, by design.298pts
11Mortal Kombat IIThe 1993 sequel most players name as the peak of the series' two-player era.203pts
12Overcooked 2Co-operative cooking designed so precisely to cause arguments that it became its reputation.203pts
13Street Fighter IIThe game that turned a shared cabinet into a queue, and the arcade into a spectator sport.203pts
14Crash Team Racing Nitro-FueledThe kart racer for people who found Mario Kart too forgiving.0pts
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Before the sofa there was a shared cabinet, which is what Street Fighter II and Mortal Kombat II turned into a queue: https://youpick.best/articles/mortal-kombat-vs-street-fighter-ranked
