How we picked
Every game here supports at least four players together, according to its Steam store page (checked in October 2026). Some are built for exactly four, others have room for more. We grouped them by the kind of night they make: climbing together, physics silliness, scaring each other, and classic action.
A few hugely popular co-op games, such as PEAK and Lethal Company, don’t state a player number on their store pages, so we left them out of this list rather than guess. You’ll find them in our games like PEAK and games like R.E.P.O. guides.
Full disclosure: we make one of these games. It supports 1–8 players, so it’s here because four is one of the group sizes it plays best with, not because it’s built only for four.
Climb together
Chained Together
Up to four players chained together climb out of Hell. The store page lists a punishing Normal Mode, a Beginner Mode with checkpoints, a Lava Mode and a 2v2 race mode.
Why it’s here: It’s built for exactly four: every jump pulls on three other people, so the whole group lives or falls together.
Drive UP: Together
A co-op climbing game built on a proper driving simulation. Up to eight friends drive the same route up one mountain: planks barely wider than your axles, near-vertical ramps and the insides of giant pipes. Every meter is earned: one slip can cost you a lot of hard-won height.
Every car is a solid object, so the same controls let you be the bridge (park across a gap so a friend drives over you), the engine (push someone over a ledge no single car can clear) or the problem (tap a bumper one wheel from the summit).
Why it’s here: At four players, the climb turns into rescue missions. When someone gets wedged in a pipe, three people can abandon their runs to free them, or "free" them off the edge. One person can be the bridge while another is the engine, and nobody forgets who tapped whose bumper near the top. It also scales up to eight when more friends join.
Only Climb: Better Together
A climbing game about going higher into the clouds, alone or with a team of up to 8 friends, with no save function and no easy paths.
Why it’s here: A straightforward climb that works at four and still has room when the group grows.
Physics and silliness
Human: Fall Flat
A light-hearted physics platformer in floating dreamscapes. You play as Bob, who grabs, climbs and carries with two floppy arms; online multiplayer goes up to 8 players.
Why it’s here: It’s the friendliest game on this list for mixed groups, including friends who don’t usually play games.
Totally Reliable Delivery Service
A ragdoll physics simulation about terrible delivery couriers. Join up to four friends and use odd machinery, gadgets and vehicles to get packages to their destination.
Why it’s here: It’s pure low-stakes chaos, and the store page sizes it for a group your size.
Scare each other
Phasmophobia
A 4-player online co-op psychological horror game: gather evidence with ghost-hunting equipment and identify one of over 20 ghost types before you become part of the haunting. It’s in Early Access on Steam.
Why it’s here: It’s designed around four investigators, and teamwork is the only way through.
Content Warning
Film spooky things in the Old World with your friends, then upload the footage to SpöökTube and hope it goes viral. Its store page lists 2–4 player online co-op.
Why it’s here: Four is its maximum, and it’s funniest with a full crew: one camera, three people doing something stupid.
R.E.P.O.
Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and extract them without breaking them, with proximity voice chat and monsters that also obey gravity. It’s in Early Access on Steam.
Why it’s here: Great at four and still fine at five or six, so it survives a bigger turnout.
Shoot, mine, survive
Deep Rock Galactic
A 1–4 player co-op shooter about dwarven space miners in procedurally generated, destructible caves, with four classes and endless hordes of alien monsters.
Why it’s here: Four players means one of each class, which is exactly how it’s meant to be played.
Left 4 Dead 2
A co-operative action horror shooter set in the zombie apocalypse. You play as one of four survivors across five campaigns, from Savannah to New Orleans.
Why it’s here: It’s the classic four-person campaign, and still a great night after all these years.
Quick comparison
| Game | Players (store page) | Kind of game | Good at four because… |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chained Together | 1–4 | Chained climbing | Built for exactly four |
| Drive UP: Together | 1–8 online | Driving climb, solid cars | Rescues and pushes |
| Only Climb: Better Together | Up to 8 | Climbing | Room to grow |
| Human: Fall Flat | Solo, up to 8 online | Physics puzzles | Easy for everyone |
| Totally Reliable Delivery Service | Up to 4 friends | Ragdoll chaos | Zero stakes |
| Phasmophobia | 4 online | Ghost hunting | Four investigators |
| Content Warning | 2–4 online | Filming horror | One camera, three victims |
| R.E.P.O. | Up to 6 online | Physics extraction | Survives a bigger turnout |
| Deep Rock Galactic | 1–4 | Co-op shooter | One of each class |
| Left 4 Dead 2 | Four survivors | Zombie shooter | The classic campaign |
Making a 4-player night work
- Pick by mood, not by hype. Climb, laugh, scream or shoot: ask the group which one before you open the store.
- Have a five-player backup. R.E.P.O., Human: Fall Flat, Only Climb: Better Together and Drive UP: Together all have room for a late arrival. For a full group of eight, see our 8-player co-op guide.
- Rotate the hard jobs. Whoever carried the group last round gets to be the scout, the camera or the bridge next round.
- Use voice chat. Short calls ("wait", "push now", "I’m stuck") save more runs than skill does.
- New to Drive UP: Together? Read how to play with friends and our beginner tips first.
Four friends, one mountain
Drive UP: Together is out now in Steam Early Access for 1–8 players online. Try the free demo with your group of four, and invite the other four next time.
FAQ
What are the best 4-player co-op games on PC?
It depends on the night: Chained Together or Drive UP: Together for climbing, Human: Fall Flat or Totally Reliable Delivery Service for physics silliness, Phasmophobia, Content Warning or R.E.P.O. for horror, and Deep Rock Galactic or Left 4 Dead 2 for action.
Which co-op games are made for exactly four players?
Chained Together (1–4), Phasmophobia (4 players online), Deep Rock Galactic (1–4) and Left 4 Dead 2 (four survivors) are all built around a group of four.
Is Drive UP: Together good with 4 players?
Yes. It supports 1–8 players online, and at four the climb turns into rescue missions: three friends can abandon their runs to free someone wedged in a pipe, or push them over a ledge no single car can clear.
What if we are five or six?
R.E.P.O. supports up to 6 players online, and Human: Fall Flat, Only Climb: Better Together and Drive UP: Together go up to 8.
Can I try Drive UP: Together for free?
There’s a free demo on Steam, so your group can try the climb before deciding.