What should we play?
Games to Play
With Friends
Fun picks for every setup - online, long-distance, split-screen, and crossplay. Sorted by your situation, with live prices and honest calls.
- 27
- live-priced picks
- July 22, 2026
- prices verified
- 6
- situations, sorted
- 0
- sponsored placements
We don't play-test every game. We verify what we can - crossplay, player counts, and platform availability - against the official store pages, and link them so you can check. What we can't verify, we say so.
Tonight's top picks
The number-one pick from each of our situation roundups - with a live price and a buy button, so you can decide and go.
Minecraft
A mixed group that wants to build or survive together, any devices.
Helldivers 2
A squad split between PS5 and PC that wants chaotic 4-player co-op.
Among Us
A big group (including long-distance) that wants social deduction.
Overcooked! All You Can Eat
A group of 2-4 that wants controlled chaos and a lot of yelling.
It Takes Two
Two people who want one story built entirely around working together.
Diablo IV
A group across different consoles that wants a shared long-haul RPG.
Fortnite
A mixed-platform group that wants a free, everyone-already-has-it option.
Start with your situation
You don't arrive looking for a product - you arrive with a problem. Four friends, three consoles, tonight? Pick the situation that matches yours.
OnlineEveryone's home but apart - what do we launch tonight?
PartyA room full of people and one screen. Make it loud.
Co-opYou vs. the game, together - couch or online.
Crossplay
Why trust these picks
Live, dated prices
Every price comes from a live data layer and carries the date we last checked it. Stale numbers disappear on their own - you never see a made-up figure.
Verified crossplay
Crossplay and player counts come from the official store pages, not memory. We link the source on every pick so you can confirm before you buy.
An honest skip on every list
Every roundup names at least one game to skip for that situation. If a pick isn't right for your group, we say so.
No lab, no cosplay
We're enthusiasts, not a test bench. We don't claim to have run every game with a full squad - we compile verifiable facts and do the math.
No paid placements
Commissions never change our order. Zero sponsored placements, zero picks altered by payout - and we'd tell you if that changed.
Built for the group
The whole site is organized around your situation, not a spec sheet - because 'what should we play tonight?' is the real question.
Read these first
Best Games to Play With Friends
The master list - fun games for every group, sorted by what actually works for your setup.
PS5 + PC
One of you on PS5, one on PC. These bridge it.
Long-Distance
Different cities, same night. Games that close the distance.
Split-Screen
One screen, split in two. The best side-by-side games.
How this is funded
Press Start Co is free to read because some of our buy links are affiliate links - mainly Amazon Associates. If you buy through them, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It never changes which games we recommend or the order we rank them.