27 New Best Multiplayer Games of 2023

Multiplayer games are the most versatile genre, ranging from shooters and role-playing to simulation and sports. In 2023, we can, without a doubt, expect a remarkable amount of multiplayer games. Since it can be difficult to keep up with them all, we’ve put together a list of the best new multiplayer games coming in 2023. Don’t consider these ranked in any particular order. We’re covering several different genres here including some smaller gems to big AAA hits.

#27 Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora

Platform: PC PS5 XSX|S
Release Date: December 7, 2023

Epic | PlayStation | Xbox

In the movies, the Na’vi almost always work together so that they can accomplish certain goals. In Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, you’ll get the chance to do just that, as you can be a Na’vi and join your friends as you explore Pandora and all that is within it.

Whether you ride on the ground, fly through the air, fight enemies, or just see what Pandora is like, you’ll have plenty of options on this co-op journey!

Plus, the game looks stunning, and the PC version is said to push the boundaries of graphical power, so both players will have fun as they look around and play.

#26 Risk of Rain Returns

Platform: PC Switch
Release Date: November 08, 2023

Steam | Nintendo

When you’re playing a co-op title, you need to work together to get the best result, and in Risk of Rain Returns, you’ll have to do that in spades across many different metrics.

First, you’re going to a planet full of monsters trying to hurt you, so you’ll want to pick survivors that fit your playstyle and can do what you need to. But you’ll also need to consider what your co-op partner is picking for their survivor so your skills can complement each other!

Even if you don’t do that, you’ll want to pick the right kind of loot to take on foes with. Not to mention, you’ll need to have each other’s backs as you explore this world!

#25 BattleBit Remastered

Platform: PC
Release Date: June 15, 2023

Steam

FPS games are legendary nowadays because of their ability to let so many people play with one another in various modes of combat. BattleBit Remastered will take that to another level by allowing 256 players to be on one server. You’ll want to load up for bear with that many players and know you can take them all down.

When you play in squads, you’ll want to use the voice communication system to keep in contact and ensure that none of your unit gets picked off. Venture across the 19+ maps to see what advantages you can find and what spots to avoid.

Do you think you can lead your team to victory?

#24 Remnant 2

Platform: PC PS5 XSX|S
Release Date: July 25, 2023

Steam | Playstation | Xbox

When you’re tasked with saving a world and saving the very existence you live in, it’d be nice not to have to do it alone. In Remnant II, you have the power to save reality on your own, or you can bring in a friend to help tag team things.

As you explore the game’s many worlds, you’ll find yourselves going up against bosses that few can beat on their own. In these times, call upon other players and work together to vanquish them.

To ensure you’re a team player, go and upgrade your character and blend classes together to unlock new abilities and potential.

#23 The Outlast Trials

Platform: PC
Release Date: May 18, 2023

Steam

Horror games can be best had with friends that are not even necessarily on your team. If you’re a fan of horror games, then chances are you are aware of The Outlast franchise. While before we get a third mainline installment, the developers brought out a multiplayer experience with The Outlast Trials. The Outlast Trials is set years before the first two games, during the Cold War, when the Murkoff Corporation imprisons you. Forced to undergo a variety of unethical experiments, the only means of escape is completing a series of challenges. However, between you and these objectives are a variety of hostile enemies. Just like in previous games, there’s no means of attacking enemies. Instead, some items further buff your character up to quickly reach a new area or slow an enemy down. However, your greatest means of help is with friends. This game offers cooperative multiplayer support where you and some friends can try to complete these objectives together or potentially throw each other under the bus.

#22 Arizona Sunshine 2

Platform: PC PS5
Release Date: December 7, 2023

What’s one of the worst things you can be in a zombie apocalypse? No, we don’t mean “already dead,” as that’s obvious. Running out of supplies is also bad, but you can work around that if you’re smart enough.

No, we’re talking about being alone when you face a horde of zombies. Thankfully, in Arizona Sunshine 2, you can team up with a friend in online co-op through your VR headsets and take them on together!

That’s not to say things will be a walk in the park. After all, these are zombies trying to kill you. But two heads are better than one, right?

#21 Diablo IV

Platform: PC PS4 Xbox One PS5 XSX|S
Release Date: June 06, 2023

PC | Playstation | Xbox

As a game once said, “It’s too dangerous to go alone,” so why not take on monstrous hordes with friends? Diablo IV will let you do that!

While many hail Blizzard’s series for its single-player customization and gameplay, you can take things to the co-op and multiplayer level by making a party and traveling around the realm above and below. Whether you lead the part or are one of its key members, you’ll have to work together to defy the hordes of Lilith and other forces.

Will you be able to level up together and become an unstoppable force? Or will you all be beaten back until you “git gud”? Dive in and find out!

#20 Disney Speedstorm

Developers: Gameloft
Publisher: Gameloft
Platform: PC PS4 Xbox One PS5 XSX|S Switch
Release date: September 28, 2023

Are you ready to race with some of the biggest characters in animation history? If so, prepare for Disney Speedstorm. The game will put you in the driver’s seat of a fast-paced experience where you’ll need to use your skills and abilities to the fullest to win!

Each character has a skill you can use to win and stats you can improve over time! Find the right racer for your car, and you’ll dominate the track.

Then, once you’re comfortable, battle your friends to see who is the best among you! Will you be the one to come out on top?

#19 Payday 3

Developers: Starbreeze AB
Publisher: Prime Matter
Platform: PC PS5 XSX|S
Release date: 2023

Who’s ready to do a job? Specifically, who’s prepared to do a heist? That’s right. The Payday Crew is back, which can mean only one thing, money is about to flow!

In Payday 3, you’ll have a larger and grander experience than ever before, as you’ll work with your friends to pull off the best heists possible.

But this time around, there’s a new danger. A threat has come that lured you out of retirement. Who are they? Why were they enough to bring you back? What will you have to do to get them out of your life? So put on the mask and get ready for the ultimate robbery!

#18 Street Fighter 6

Developers: Capcom
Publisher: Capcom
Platform: PC PS4 PS5 XSX|S
Release date: June 02, 2023

Are you ready for the next contest of skill that’ll push you to the limit? Street Fighter 6 aims to be the greatest entry in the beloved franchise. The Capcom team has been working hard to deliver the experience that fans have requested. Everything has been given an upgrade, from the roster to the gameplay mechanics to the look and more.

That includes the online mode to set up tournaments and rooms for you and your friends. You can also create a character for the first time and have them learn from your favorite fighters!

So are you ready to show the world what you can do?

#17 God of Rock

Developers: Modus Games
Publisher: Modus Games
Platform: PC PS4 Xbox One PS5 XSX|S Switch
Release date: April 18, 2023

Are you ready to rock? Are you ready to prove yourself as the greatest musician of all time through epic rhythm-focused gameplay? If so, then you’re ready for God of Rock!

The title focuses on the literal God of Rock, who brings back the best artists from history and has them fight it out for the ultimate crown! Naturally, you’ll need to rock out to the beat so you can do damage to your foes. Do you have what it takes to go note-for-note with the best to ever do it? Or do you think there’s another way to use the rhythm to your advantage?

Dive in and find out!

#16 Minecraft Legends

Developer: Blackbird Interactive / Mojang Studios
Publisher: Xbox Game Studios / Microsoft Studios
Platforms: PC PS4 XBOX ONE PS5 XSX|S SWITCH
Release: April 18, 2023

Minecraft has become quite the household name, and we have a spinoff game. With Minecraft Legends, we’re stepping into an RTS experience where players take the role of a hero aimed to save the Overworld. An evil legion of Piglins has swarmed the area, and it’s your job to build up a village and protect it from the hordes of enemies that flood the map. Of course, there’s also a PvP element here if you want to get some friends and endure a 4v4 match. Players will split into two teams to gather resources and construct a base with towers, traps, and other defenses to keep the enemy out. Meanwhile, you’ll have to scout the area to find the opposing base and attempt to take it down. 

#15 Meet Your Maker

Developer: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Publisher: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Platforms: PC PS4 XBOX ONE PS5 XSX|S
Release: April 04, 2023

Meet Your Maker takes place in a post-apocalyptic world where genetic material is the most precious resource left. This game is built up into two main components. The first is setting up an outpost which is all about building a structure. You’ll make this complicated building full of traps and enemies to spawn in and stop opposing players from breaching inside and obtaining your genetic material. Meanwhile, the other component of this game is an FPS experience. During this gameplay sequence, you’ll be venturing into another player’s outpost and trying to bypass the enemies and traps to obtain their genetic material. 

#14 WWE 2K23

Developer: Visual Concepts
Publisher: 2K Games
Platforms: PC PS4 XBOX ONE PS5 XSX|S
Release: March 17, 2023

Another entry to the WWE 2K franchise is available. WWE 2K23 will mark a new installment for the series, highlighting John Cena as this year’s Showcase athlete. Of course, outside of the 2K Showcase game mode, players will find a variety of game modes here to face off against each other. Included in the mix is the first time WarGames is being introduced to the series. Additionally, players can take the role of their favorite WWE superstar on the roster today, along with past legends who have since retired. Finally, of course, players will also get to create their own unique wrestler to attempt to rise up the ranks.

#13 Sons of the Forest

Developer: Endnight Games
Publisher: Endnight Games
Platforms: PC
Release: February 23, 2023

Are you looking for a new survival game? Sons of the Forest is the sequel to the beloved survival horror title, The Forest. This time, players are heading to a secluded island in search of a missing billionaire. However, upon arriving at the island, you will quickly discover that mutated cannibals inhabit it. As a result, you’re actively trying to survive the elements and these hostile tribes. Players will first land on the island and build a structure to keep them safe. This means chopping down trees, creating a platform, walls, and even some fencing. However, you’ll also need to ensure you’re well equipped with weapons, as you’ll soon find these cannibal hostiles bursting into the scene, wrecking your structures, and attempting to attack your group. 

#12 Wild Hearts

Developer: Omega Force / Koei Tecmo
Publisher: Electronic Arts Inc.
Platforms: PC PS5 XSX|S
Release: February 17, 2023

If you enjoy Monster Hunter, then you might be interested in Wild Hearts. The game acts like Monster Hunter because you’re tracking down behemoth beasts to take out. Each beast you take down will provide new resources to further buff up your character with weapons and gear. However, what makes this game a bit different from the likes of Monster Hunter is that the developers put more emphasis on crafting traps. You’ll build up various traps to help bring a monster down. Of course, you don’t have to partake in these hunts entirely alone. There is cooperative multiplayer support to allow players the ability to connect and aid each other during their quests. 

#11 Party Animals

• Developer: Recreate Games
• Publisher: Recreate Games, Source Technology
• Platform: PC, PS4, X/S, XBO
• Release: September 20, 2023

Seemingly the successor of Fall Guys, Party Animals, with its adorable puppies and kittens, will be the next headliner in the casual multiplayer community. Party Animals, developed by Recreate Games and is available to pick up today. Since Party Animals is infected with fuzzy cute puppies, has more than 100 highly unique combat mechanics and rewards teamwork, the game will simply outshine every other game in the genre. Who doesn’t love a goofy brawler?

#10 The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

• Developer: Gun Interactive
• Publisher: Gun Interactive
• Platforms: PC, PS4, XBO, X/S, PS5
• Release: August 18, 2023

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre film (the original one at least) is one of the most iconic horror films of all time, retelling the shockingly true story of the Slaughter family and what they did to people. But now, you can experience the story (kind of) from your own eyes via the game adaptation.

As you might expect, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre title is a multiplayer title in the style of Dead By Daylight and Friday The 13^th. One team will be taking the role of the Slaughter family and seek out those who are your “guests” and make sure they stay…permanently.

As for the other players, it’s your job to run like the wind and sneak away so that you can escape…if you make it that far…

#9 Moving Out 2

• Developer: SMG Studio, Devm Games
• Publisher: Team 17
• Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, Nintendo Switch, PC
• Release: August 15, 2023

The sequel to the hilarious co-op game Moving Out is now available. Moving Out 2 will once again task players with moving furniture out of a variety of buildings. This time, however, gameplay can be enjoyed in online co-op, with full cross-play, as well as in local co-op mode. In addition, gamers will be able to travel to new areas in Moving Out 2, working with up to three friends to explore new worlds and take on even more physics-based moving challenges. As a follow-up to the hit original, you can still expect plenty of laughs, as well as the odd bit of frustration at times!

#8 Dead Cide Club

• Developer: PressA
• Publisher: PressA
• Platforms: PC, X/S, PS5
• Release: February 27, 2023 Early Access

Dead Cide Club is a side-scroll battle royal shooter that goes above and beyond to fulfill the fantasy of battle royale with rare weapons, tactics and maps. Designed to test your survival skills and drive you to the very end, Dead Cide Club offers a wide variety of maps such as Battle Royale and BeHolder. In addition, it allows you to customize almost everything you can see-from your appearance to your hideout.

#7 Dead Island 2

• Developer: Dambuster Studios
• Publisher: Deep Silver
• Platforms: Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, PS5, PS4, PC, Stadia
• Release: February 3, 2023

This long-awaited sequel to the original Dead Island brings plenty of gruesome horror action for players. Gamers who long to fight off the zombie apocalypse against the sun-soaked backdrops of Los Angeles and San Francisco will love Dead Island 2. Just as before the game make use of an especially brutal melee combat system, meaning that co-op playthroughs should provide plenty of high-intensity zombie fighting. The co-op action works as long much like before where one player can host the game and bring friends into the action. When that happens enemies will be a bit more difficult, but at least you have some additional help when going through some quests.

#6 Exoprimal

• Developer: Capcom
• Publisher: Capcom
• Platforms: PC, PS4, PS5, XBO, X/S
• Release: 2023

If you’re looking for an online, team-based action game that tests the latest human technology against history’s largest predators, then Exoprimal will definitely be your cup of tea. Exoprimal takes you on different adventures as you wear various exosuits that help you repel the swarms of dinosaurs. The most significant gamemode will be Dino Survival which drives two teams of five players to compete in a variety of PvE and PvP missions. However, the missions will be skill-dependent, meaning that each match you enter will be royally unique. So get with your friends and start blasting away at these hungry dinos. The world depends on it after all.

#5 Gatewalkers

• Developer: A2 Softworks
• Publisher: A2 Softworks
• Platforms: PC, PS4, XBO
• Release: January 12, 2023

Gatewalkers is a cooperative action RPG game sprinkled with survival elements that sends the players into alternative worlds in an endeavor to salvage their own world. Packed with ingenious effects and attractions such as weather conditions, toxic atmosphere, and lack of water, Gatewalkers provides a true challenge for every player who dares to enter it. However, the developers didn’t stop there. They included distinct features like skill-based combat, crafting, procedurally generated worlds and so much more.

#4 Techtonica

• Developer: Fire Hose Games
• Publisher: Fire Hose Games
• Platforms: PC
• Release Date: July 18, 2023

If stepping onto an alien ground isn’t enough for you and you’re looking to explore the depths of an alien planet, then Techtonica will absolutely be your go-to game. In Techtonica, you can play as a hermit or join others in co-op mode to collect foreign resources, build structures, investigate new technologies, shape terrain and learn the secrets awaiting in this world. Besides, Techtonica offers a series of fresh and exceptional features such as complete automation, rewarding upgrades and a one-of-a-kind soundtrack.

#3 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon

Platform: PC PS4 PS5 Xbox One XSX|S
Release Date: August 25, 2023

Steam | PlayStation | Xbox

Many games out there seek to give you meaningful combat inside of a mech suit. But with the upcoming Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, FromSoftware is returning to its roots to give you the best mechanized combat possible!

The name of the game isn’t just action; it’s customization. You’ll be able to outfit your mechs with numerous weapons to fit the style you like to play in. But be warned, no matter how you pimp your ride, you’ll need to ensure they can take a beating and give it back to foes in kind!

That includes going up against your allies in PVP combat! Do you think you can make a better fighting robot than your friends?

#2 Pikmin 4

Platform: Switch
Release Date: July 21, 2023

Nintendo

While not typically considered a co-op or multiplayer franchise, Nintendo has made it so that Pikmin 4 will continue the tradition of working together to complete tasks in an alien world.

After all, why take on the challenges alone when you can have someone back you up, right? Two heads can be better than one as you use your Pikmin to beat foes and overcome natural barriers in your way.

Just as cool, though, is the new game has a “Battle Mode” called Dandori, where you’ll face off against one another to see who can complete certain tasks first. Do you think you got what it takes to win?

#1 Baldur’s Gate 3

Platform: PC – August 3, 2023
Release Date: PS5 – September 6, 2023

Steam | Playstation

In today’s gaming age, most titles with an expansive world try to give you a co-op or multiplayer experience so that you can enjoy the game with friends. If you wish to do that in an RPG setting, Baldur’s Gate 3 is the title to try.

The best part here is that this won’t be a case of one person leading and the others following. You’ll be equal partners in this journey, and with four of you in one party, that means there are plenty of ways you can handle things.

You can coordinate to take down big bosses, go on separate quests, or screw each other over just because you can.

Disclaimer: This article was updated on 11/1/23 as we continue to adjust this list with new entries or remove games due to delays or failure to captivate audiences.