# Best Co-op Shooters to Play With Friends on Steam The best co-op shooters on Steam: heists, loot shooters, alien bugs and Tyranids, plus classic campaigns to play with friends. [PLAYNEXT](https://playnext.party/) · Published: 10/7/2026 ![PAYDAY 2 screenshot 2](https://playnext.party/steam-images/d7e65950-5147-4030-8d84-4c0f9c00e558/ss-b26f1852b68ab0af7fdd4932b1c9f78dc87a0325?width=1200) A good co-op shooter makes everyone feel useful: someone covers the flank, someone revives, someone carries the objective. These co-op shooters on Steam cover heists, loot-heavy adventures, hardcore tactics and classic campaigns. ## [1. PAYDAY 2](https://playnext.party/en/games/payday-2/) [![PAYDAY 2 screenshot 1](https://playnext.party/steam-images/d7e65950-5147-4030-8d84-4c0f9c00e558/ss-67979091e0441e3df7aa885eaa107e2032973869?width=1200)](https://playnext.party/en/games/payday-2/) A four-player co-op shooter where you wear the masks of the PAYDAY crew and commit an epic crime spree in Washington DC. Heists can be quiet and planned or loud and chaotic. The fun is in deciding together which way to go, then improvising when it goes wrong. *Play together: Online co-op* ## [2. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2](https://playnext.party/en/games/warhammer-40-000-space-marine-2/) [![Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 screenshot 1](https://playnext.party/steam-images/8384f71a-b0b8-422d-9fa6-c70ee97089c3/ss-dc44e5e39009e9eeba59344d1b0bcf3eacf1e663?width=1200)](https://playnext.party/en/games/warhammer-40-000-space-marine-2/) Third-person action as a Space Marine, using brutal abilities and heavy weapons against Tyranid swarms. It can be played solo or in multiplayer, and fighting through enormous swarms as a team is the main attraction for a group. *Play together: Online co-op, Online PvP* ## [3. Borderlands 3](https://playnext.party/en/games/borderlands-3/) [![Borderlands 3 screenshot 1](https://playnext.party/steam-images/57a9180d-5cb4-4d6e-ba85-7ba022cbcd75/ss-9868ee40f39749a4c8222502cf86525ee32c1bef?width=1200)](https://playnext.party/en/games/borderlands-3/) The shooter-looter returns with countless guns and a chaotic adventure across new worlds. You play one of four new Vault Hunters, each with their own skills. Co-op adds more enemies and more loot, which keeps a group busy comparing and swapping weapons. *Play together: Online co-op* ## [4. Halo: The Master Chief Collection](https://playnext.party/en/games/halo-the-master-chief-collection/) [![Halo: The Master Chief Collection screenshot 1](https://playnext.party/steam-images/0762ea93-8cc0-4b7c-8367-b70b2168d2ea/ss-ce40a85f9f7f3fa0f620a87f8919f3212ab8e46e?width=1200)](https://playnext.party/en/games/halo-the-master-chief-collection/) The Master Chief's journey across six Halo games, built for PC and collected in one experience. Many campaigns can be played in co-op, and there is a large multiplayer side too. A great way for friends to play through Halo together, whether they are long-time fans or new. *Play together: Online co-op, Online PvP* ## [5. HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition](https://playnext.party/en/games/helldivers-dive-harder-edition/) [![HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition screenshot 1](https://playnext.party/steam-images/511b409d-ef3e-45d7-b13b-83258c3330b4/ss-487d792377661b10a8ed2a5765cfcfc6893f7dbb?width=1200)](https://playnext.party/en/games/helldivers-dive-harder-edition/) A hardcore cooperative twin-stick shooter. As the elite HELLDIVERS, you work together to protect Super Earth in an intergalactic war. Friendly fire is always on, so calling in support and moving as a team matters as much as aiming. *Play together: Online co-op, Remote Play Together* ## [6. Insurgency: Sandstorm](https://playnext.party/en/games/insurgency-sandstorm/) [![Insurgency: Sandstorm screenshot 1](https://playnext.party/steam-images/a50f680c-e1ab-460e-a731-095f8bd5686b/ss-e9bd8adcbac859cb277f71c5be1f1f1a63476000?width=1200)](https://playnext.party/en/games/insurgency-sandstorm/) A hardcore tactical FPS built on lethal close-quarters combat. Every bullet and every step counts, and teamwork is the only path to survival. Its co-op modes against AI suit groups that want realism without facing other players. *Play together: Online co-op, Online PvP* ## [7. Deep Rock Galactic](https://playnext.party/en/games/deep-rock-galactic/) [![Deep Rock Galactic screenshot 1](https://playnext.party/steam-images/6f9ccc5b-7f24-440b-aa12-f5f9e4de8364/ss-49a57d16c55b74a6f835c590421d299d417af4f8?width=1200)](https://playnext.party/en/games/deep-rock-galactic/) A co-op FPS for one to four dwarven space miners in destructible caves full of alien monsters. Each class brings different tools, from drills to turrets, so missions go best when the team plans its route through the cave together. *Play together: Online co-op* ## [8. Sven Co-op](https://playnext.party/en/games/sven-co-op/) [![Sven Co-op screenshot 1](https://playnext.party/steam-images/2ffeb12a-c6e0-47df-ad44-cc0f21e7de5f/ss-501f2735d9ba5155c20e10faee664a21e0085b6a?width=1200)](https://playnext.party/en/games/sven-co-op/) A free co-op game originally based on Valve's Half-Life. Players work together against computer-controlled enemies and solve puzzles as a team. A nostalgic, free way to play classic shooter maps with friends. *Play together: Online co-op · Free to play* ## Find more games like these Browse the [full list](https://playnext.party/en/games/tag/shooter/) on PLAYNEXT, with filters for genre, tags and ways to play together. Choose your next game with friends. [Start a session](https://playnext.party/app/?lang=en) ## Related resources - [Best Tactical Shooters to Play With Friends](https://playnext.party/en/resources/best-tactical-shooters-to-play-with-friends/): The best tactical shooters on Steam for squads of friends: planning, communication and teamwork in realistic and competitive shooters. - [Best Online Co-op Games on Steam to Play With Friends](https://playnext.party/en/resources/best-online-co-op-games/): The best online co-op games on Steam for a group of friends, from cave-diving dwarves and Viking survival to farming and a full D&D campaign. - [Best Co-op Horror Games to Play With Friends](https://playnext.party/en/resources/best-co-op-horror-games/): The best co-op horror games on Steam: ghost hunting, cannibal-filled forests, submarine terror and zombie hordes to survive with friends. --- Source: https://playnext.party/en/resources/best-co-op-shooters/ Language: en