What is the best video game with dual protagonists?

Two leads, one story: some pairs carry each other through co-op chaos, while others spend the whole game on opposite sides.

1. 1
   The Last of Us Part II

   Naughty Dog's 2020 revenge story, told from the opposing sides of Ellie and Abby.
   1000pts
2. 2
   It Takes Two

   Hazelight's 2021 co-op adventure in which bickering parents Cody and May, shrunk into dolls, have to work together. It won Game of the Year at The Game Awards.
   702pts
3. 3
   Army of Two

   EA Montreal's 2008 co-op shooter about the mercenaries Salem and Rios.
   625pts
4. 4
   Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

   AlphaDream's 2003 RPG in which each brother is assigned his own button.
   574pts
5. 5
   Yakuza 0

   RGG Studio's 1980s crime drama that alternates between Kazuma Kiryu in Tokyo and Goro Majima in Osaka.
   515pts
6. 6
   Jak and Daxter

   Naughty Dog's 2001 PS2 platformer about a silent hero and his wisecracking friend, who has been turned into an ottsel.
   515pts
7. 7
   Resident Evil 5

   Capcom's 2009 co-op action-horror game that pairs Chris Redfield with Sheva Alomar.
   515pts
8. 8
   Resident Evil Code: Veronica

   The 2000 survival-horror sequel that splits its campaign between Claire and Chris Redfield.
   515pts
9. 9
   Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin

   Konami's 2006 DS adventure in which vampire hunter Jonathan Morris and mage Charlotte Aulin fight as a tag team.
   446pts
10. 10
    Metal Gear Solid 2

    Hideo Kojima's 2001 game that famously switches its lead from Solid Snake to the newcomer Raiden.
    446pts
11. 11
    Tales of Xillia

    Bandai Namco's 2011 RPG that lets players start the story as either Jude Mathis or Milla Maxwell.
    365pts
12. 12
    Sea of Stars

    Sabotage's 2023 retro-style RPG led by the Solstice Warriors Valere and Zale.
    365pts
13. 13
    Marvel's Spider-Man 2

    Insomniac's 2023 open-world sequel that lets players swap between Peter Parker and Miles Morales.
    365pts
14. 14
    Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

    Insomniac's 2021 dimension-hopping shooter that splits the story between Ratchet and the new Lombax, Rivet.
    365pts
15. 15
    Unravel Two

    Coldwood's 2018 puzzle platformer in which two yarn creatures, the Yarnys, are tied together.
    365pts
16. 16
    Double Dragon

    Technōs Japan's 1987 beat-'em-up classic starring the brothers Billy and Jimmy Lee.
    365pts
17. 17
    Banjo-Kazooie

    Rare's 1998 3D platformer starring a honey bear and the breegull who rides in his backpack.
    268pts
18. 18
    Cuphead

    Studio MDHR's 2017 boss-rush shooter in 1930s cartoon style, starring the brothers Cuphead and Mugman.
    268pts
19. 19
    Resident Evil 2

    Capcom's 2019 remake of the survival-horror classic, with separate campaigns for Leon Kennedy and Claire Redfield.
    268pts
20. 20
    Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

    Josef Fares' 2013 fairy tale in which each analog stick controls one of two brothers.
    268pts
21. 21
    A Way Out

    Hazelight's 2018 split-screen prison-break drama about two convicts, Leo and Vincent.
    0pts
22. 22
    Resident Evil 0

    Capcom's 2002 prequel built around switching between Rebecca Chambers and convict Billy Coen.
    0pts
23. 23
    Split Fiction

    Hazelight's 2025 co-op adventure in which writers Mio and Zoe are trapped inside each other's sci-fi and fantasy stories.
    0pts
24. 24
    Assassin's Creed Syndicate

    Ubisoft's 2015 Victorian London adventure starring the twin assassins Jacob and Evie Frye.
    0pts

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