Short Sessions (Under 30 Min)

Co-Op Games You Can Finish in Under 30 Minutes

Some evenings you have twenty minutes, not an entire night. These co-op games have an average session under half an hour, so a round fits before dinner, between chores, or at the end of a workday — and stopping after one doesn't waste anything.

This is the length of a typical single session, not how long the whole game takes. Some of these games run for hundreds of short rounds.

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Co-op games with a recorded short sessions (under 30 min) length

Recorded average session lengths from our catalog. 112 games currently qualify.

About an HourLong Sessions (60+ Min)
Vampire Survivors co-op key art

Vampire Survivors

~30 min sessions Group: 2–4 9.8
Roguelite
Lethal Company co-op key art

Lethal Company

~25 min sessions Group: 2–4 9.7
Horror
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes co-op key art

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

~25 min sessions Co-op 9.7
Puzzle
Castle Crashers co-op key art

Castle Crashers

~30 min sessions Group: 2–4 9.5
Beat-em-up
Cuphead co-op key art

Cuphead

~20 min sessions Group: up to 2 9.5
Run and Gun
Content Warning co-op key art

Content Warning

~20 min sessions Group: 2–4 9.5
Horror Comedy
R.E.P.O. co-op key art

R.E.P.O.

~25 min sessions Group: 2–6 9.5
Horror
DOOM + DOOM II co-op key art

DOOM + DOOM II

~30 min sessions Group: 2–16 9.5
First-Person Shooter
Ultimate Chicken Horse co-op key art

Ultimate Chicken Horse

~20 min sessions Group: 2–4 9.5
Party Platformer
Crab Champions co-op key art

Crab Champions

~30 min sessions Group: 2–4 9.5
Roguelike Shooter
Boomerang Fu co-op key art

Boomerang Fu

~15 min sessions Group: 2–6 9.5
Party
Stick Fight: The Game co-op key art

Stick Fight: The Game

~15 min sessions Group: 2–4 9.3
Party Fighter
Broforce co-op key art

Broforce

~20 min sessions Group: 2–4 9.3
Action Platformer
SpeedRunners co-op key art

SpeedRunners

~15 min sessions Group: 2–4 9.3
Racing
Snail Simulator co-op key art

Snail Simulator

~30 min sessions Co-op 9.3
Simulation MMO
Super Battle Golf co-op key art

Super Battle Golf

~30 min sessions Group: 2–8 9.2
Party
Bopl Battle co-op key art

Bopl Battle

~15 min sessions Group: 2–4 9.1
Arena Fighter
Among Us co-op key art

Among Us

~15 min sessions Group: 4–15 9.0
Social Deduction
Rocket League co-op key art

Rocket League

~10 min sessions Group: 2–4 9.0
Sports
Crab Game co-op key art

Crab Game

~15 min sessions Up to 35 players 9.0
Party
Monster Hunter Rise co-op key art

Monster Hunter Rise

~30 min sessions Group: 2–4 9.0
Action RPG
ShellShock Live co-op key art

ShellShock Live

~15 min sessions Group: 2–8 9.0
Artillery Strategy
Overcooked! All You Can Eat co-op key art

Overcooked! All You Can Eat

~20 min sessions Group: 2–4 9.0
Party
Biped co-op key art

Biped

~25 min sessions Group: up to 2 9.0
Puzzle Platformer
Crawl co-op key art

Crawl

~25 min sessions Group: 2–4 9.0
Party RPG
Vagante co-op key art

Vagante

~25 min sessions Group: 2–4 9.0
Roguelike
Dale & Dawson Stationery Supplies co-op key art

Dale & Dawson Stationery Supplies

~30 min sessions Co-op 9.0
Social Deduction RPG
Heave Ho co-op key art

Heave Ho

~20 min sessions Group: 2–4 9.0
Party
Hidden in Plain Sight co-op key art

Hidden in Plain Sight

~5 min sessions Up to 4 players 9.0
Stealth Party Game
METAL GEAR SOLID: Peace Walker - Master Collection Version co-op key art

METAL GEAR SOLID: Peace Walker - Master Collection Version

~30 min sessions Group: 2–4 8.9
Stealth Action
Kukoro: Stream chat games co-op key art

Kukoro: Stream chat games

~10 min sessions Co-op 8.8
Streamer-led Party Game
The Karters 2: Turbo Charged co-op key art

The Karters 2: Turbo Charged

~30 min sessions Group: 2–6 8.8
Kart Racing
Goblin Cleanup co-op key art

Goblin Cleanup

~30 min sessions Group size reported: 2–4 8.8
Dungeon Cleaning Simulator
Ammo and Oxygen co-op key art

Ammo and Oxygen

~30 min sessions Group: 2–4 8.8
Action Roguelike
Gamble With Your Friends co-op key art

Gamble With Your Friends

~30 min sessions Group: 2–6 8.8
Casino Crawler
Crypt of the NecroDancer co-op key art

Crypt of the NecroDancer

~30 min sessions Co-op 8.7
Rhythm Roguelike
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime co-op key art

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

~30 min sessions Group: 2–4 8.7
Action
Warframe co-op key art

Warframe

~30 min sessions Group: 2–4 8.6
Action Shooter
Battlefield 1 co-op key art

Battlefield 1

~30 min sessions Group: 2–4 8.6
First-Person Shooter
Mechabellum co-op key art

Mechabellum

~30 min sessions Group: up to 2 8.6
Auto-Battler Strategy
Acron: Attack of the Squirrels! co-op key art

Acron: Attack of the Squirrels!

~30 min sessions Group: 2–8 8.6
Action / Party Game
PAYDAY 2 co-op key art

PAYDAY 2

~30 min sessions Group: 2–4 8.5
FPS
Human: Fall Flat co-op key art

Human: Fall Flat

~30 min sessions Group: 2–8 8.5
Puzzle
Gang Beasts co-op key art

Gang Beasts

~15 min sessions Group: 2–8 8.5
Party Fighter
Transformice co-op key art

Transformice

~10 min sessions Group size reported: 2–50 8.5
MMO Platformer
Marvel Rivals co-op key art

Marvel Rivals

~30 min sessions Same team: up to 6 8.5
Hero Shooter
Overcooked! 2 co-op key art

Overcooked! 2

~30 min sessions Group: 2–4 8.5
Party
Golf With Your Friends co-op key art

Golf With Your Friends

~20 min sessions Group: 2–12 8.5
Sports
Trackmania co-op key art

Trackmania

~20 min sessions Co-op 8.5
Racing
Wizard of Legend co-op key art

Wizard of Legend

~30 min sessions Group: up to 2 8.5
Roguelite
Worms W.M.D co-op key art

Worms W.M.D

~30 min sessions Group: 2–6 8.5
Strategy
Dragon Age™: Inquisition co-op key art

Dragon Age™: Inquisition

~25 min sessions Group size reported: 2–4 8.5
Action RPG
Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense co-op key art

Legion TD 2 - Multiplayer Tower Defense

~25 min sessions Same team: up to 4 8.5
Tower Defense Strategy
Ship of Fools co-op key art

Ship of Fools

~25 min sessions Group: up to 2 8.5
Roguelite
Death Squared co-op key art

Death Squared

~20 min sessions Group: 2–4 8.5
Puzzle
Moving Out 2 co-op key art

Moving Out 2

~20 min sessions Group: 2–4 8.5
Party
Full Metal Furies co-op key art

Full Metal Furies

~30 min sessions Group: 2–4 8.5
Brawler
PHOGS! co-op key art

PHOGS!

~30 min sessions Group: up to 2 8.5
Puzzle
HAM: The Game co-op key art

HAM: The Game

~25 min sessions Group: 2–4 8.5
Party
Agent 64: Spies Never Die co-op key art

Agent 64: Spies Never Die

~15 min sessions Group: up to 2 8.5
Action
General Practice Demo co-op key art

General Practice Demo

~15 min sessions Group: 2–4 8.5
Casual Action Medical
How to Fish co-op key art

How to Fish

~30 min sessions Group: 2–4 8.5
Physics-based Simulation
MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls co-op key art

MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls

~15 min sessions Group: up to 2 8.5
Fighting
Stumble Guys co-op key art

Stumble Guys

~15 min sessions Match: up to 32 8.2
Action, Casual, Indie
Battlefield™ 6 co-op key art

Battlefield™ 6

~30 min sessions Group: 2–4 8.2
First-Person Shooter
BOMBANANA! co-op key art

BOMBANANA!

~15 min sessions Group: up to 3 8.2
Asymmetric Party Game
WE ARE SO DEAD co-op key art

WE ARE SO DEAD

~30 min sessions Group: 2–6 8.2
Asymmetric Co-op Horror
Lady Death: Demonicron co-op key art

Lady Death: Demonicron

~30 min sessions Co-op 8.2
Beat 'em up / Hack and Slash
Halloween: The Game co-op key art

Halloween: The Game

~25 min sessions Group: 2–4 8.2
Asymmetrical Horror
War Thunder co-op key art

War Thunder

~30 min sessions Group: 2–4 8.1
Vehicular Combat MMO
World of Warships co-op key art

World of Warships

~20 min sessions Group: 2–3 8.1
Naval Combat Sim
Wreckfest co-op key art

Wreckfest

~30 min sessions Server: up to 24 8.1
Demolition Racing
Fling to the Finish co-op key art

Fling to the Finish

~30 min sessions Group: up to 2 8.1
Co-op Racing Platformer
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate co-op key art

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate

~30 min sessions Group: 2–4 8.1
Action Roguelike
Takelings House Party co-op key art

Takelings House Party

~30 min sessions Co-op 8.1
Casual / Party / VR
GUNTOUCHABLES co-op key art

GUNTOUCHABLES

~30 min sessions Group: 2–4 8.1
Roguelite Shooter
Helldivers 2 co-op key art

Helldivers 2

~30 min sessions Group: 2–4 8.0
TPS
Fall Guys co-op key art

Fall Guys

~15 min sessions Group: 2–4 8.0
Battle Royale
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel co-op key art

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

~20 min sessions Group: up to 2 8.0
Trading Card Game
Liar's Bar co-op key art

Liar's Bar

~30 min sessions Group: 2–4 8.0
Social Deception
Magicka 2 co-op key art

Magicka 2

~30 min sessions Group: 2–4 8.0
Action
Moving Out co-op key art

Moving Out

~30 min sessions Group: 2–4 8.0
Party
ibb & obb co-op key art

ibb & obb

~30 min sessions Group: up to 2 8.0
Puzzle
Frog Sqwad co-op key art

Frog Sqwad

~30 min sessions Co-op 8.0
Extraction Platformer
SEDAP! A Culinary Adventure co-op key art

SEDAP! A Culinary Adventure

~30 min sessions Group: up to 2 8.0
Action Cooking RPG
Last Pirates: Die Together co-op key art

Last Pirates: Die Together

~30 min sessions Group size reported: 2–4 8.0
Co-op Horror
MECCHA CHAMELEON co-op key art

MECCHA CHAMELEON

~15 min sessions Match: up to 10 8.0
Casual Hide-and-Seek
NAMAKORIUM (ナマコリウム) co-op key art

NAMAKORIUM (ナマコリウム)

~30 min sessions Group: 2–4 8.0
Co-op RTS
Birds of War co-op key art

Birds of War

~15 min sessions Group: 2–3 8.0
Aerial Combat PvP
Burglin' Gnomes co-op key art

Burglin' Gnomes

~30 min sessions Group: 2–6 8.0
Stealth Action-Adventure
Mitos.is: The Game co-op key art

Mitos.is: The Game

~15 min sessions Co-op 7.8
Action / IO Game
AirMech Strike co-op key art

AirMech Strike

~25 min sessions Co-op 7.8
Action-RTS
Nom Nom Galaxy co-op key art

Nom Nom Galaxy

~30 min sessions Group: 2–4 7.8
Strategy/Automation
Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire co-op key art

Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire

~30 min sessions Co-op 7.8
Farming Action Roguelite
Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed co-op key art

Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed

~30 min sessions Group: 2–4 7.5
Action / Asymmetric Multiplayer
RIPOUT co-op key art

RIPOUT

~30 min sessions Group: 2–3 7.5
Horror FPS
Operation Armstrong co-op key art

Operation Armstrong

~30 min sessions Co-op 7.5
Action, VR, Asymmetric Multiplayer
Machine Party co-op key art

Machine Party

~30 min sessions Group: 2–4 7.5
Party Action
STAR WARS: Galactic Racer™ co-op key art

STAR WARS: Galactic Racer™

~30 min sessions Group size reported: 2–12 7.5
Combat Racing
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Anniversary Edition co-op key art

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Anniversary Edition

~30 min sessions Group: 2–4 7.4
Third-Person Shooter
Zombie Vikings co-op key art

Zombie Vikings

~30 min sessions Group: 2–4 7.4
Beat 'em up / Action
Killsquad co-op key art

Killsquad

~15 min sessions Group: 2–4 7.3
Action RPG
Dota Underlords co-op key art

Dota Underlords

~30 min sessions Group: up to 2 7.2
Auto-Battler
Fellowship co-op key art

Fellowship

~15 min sessions Group: up to 4 7.2
Action RPG
The Headliners co-op key art

The Headliners

~30 min sessions Group: 2–8 7.2
Co-op Horror
Dragonheir: Silent Gods co-op key art

Dragonheir: Silent Gods

~30 min sessions Co-op 6.8
Strategy RPG
PAYDAY 3 co-op key art

PAYDAY 3

~30 min sessions Group: 2–4 6.5
FPS
Overwatch 2 co-op key art

Overwatch 2

~15 min sessions Same team: up to 6 6.2
Hero Shooter
Roadside Research co-op key art

Roadside Research

~30 min sessions Group size reported: 2–4
Co-op Simulation
Cubepathy co-op key art

Cubepathy

~30 min sessions Group: up to 2
Co-op Platformer
FBC: Firebreak co-op key art

FBC: Firebreak

~30 min sessions Group: 2–3
Co-op FPS
Gravebound co-op key art

Gravebound

~30 min sessions Group: 2–6
Extraction Shooter

How we measure session length

Each game in our catalog carries an average session length: how long a typical group plays in one sitting, not how long the game takes to finish. These pages split that value into three non-overlapping ranges, so a game appears on exactly one of them. Games without a recorded value are left out rather than estimated, and party sizes shown on the cards come from our canonical same-group data — never from lobby or server capacity.

Read our full methodology.

Making the time you have count

  • Pick a short-session game when your group's availability is unreliable — nobody has to commit to a whole evening.
  • Short rounds make a natural stopping point, which matters more than total length when people play on a school night.
  • If half your squad can only play 30 minutes, plan the short game first and let the longer one be optional.

Frequently asked questions

What counts as a short co-op session?

On this page, an average session of 30 minutes or less. That's a full round or mission, including setup, for a typical group.

Can we still play these for a whole evening?

Yes. A short session length means a natural break every 20–30 minutes, not a hard limit. Most of these games are built for repeated rounds.

Where does the session length come from?

From the average session length recorded on each game in our catalog — a typical single sitting, not the time to finish the game. Games without a recorded average are left off these pages instead of estimated.

How do we find one everyone already owns?

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