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Games for two people sharing one device, from co-operative platform runs and elemental puzzles to one-button duels, ledge brawls and proper board games. Most also carry a solo or bot mode for when nobody else is around.

The 2 Player shelf covers two quite different social situations. The co-operative games need both players pulling the same way, with exits that only open once you have worked together, and the duels are the opposite: short, competitive rounds decided by timing or position. Board games such as draughts sit between the two.

Most of these read two halves of one keyboard, so they want a desktop or laptop rather than a phone, and each guide says which input a game uses. A few titles on this shelf are single-player games the provider filed here, and their pages say so rather than pretending otherwise.

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2 Player game library

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Co-operative or competitive

The co-op games build co-operation into their rules: one gates the exit behind coins you collect together, one gives each character immunity to only their own element, and one has both players sliding a course collecting badges. The duels are self-contained rounds instead, decided by a well-timed button or by pushing the other side off a ledge.

What you need to play

Two-player games here share a keyboard, splitting it into two halves, so a laptop or desktop is the practical choice. The pointer-driven titles, including the table football and the board games, work on a phone as well. Every guide lists the inputs and notes whether the game holds up on a touch screen.

Playing alone

Several of these carry a bot or solo mode, so the shelf is not closed off when you are on your own. The duel game matches you against a bot at random difficulty, and the arena brawler runs solo as well as head-to-head. The co-operative titles are the ones that genuinely need a second person.

Category help

2 Player game questions

Practical answers before you choose a title.

Can I play these on a phone? +

Some of them. The table football, board games and pointer-driven puzzles work on a touch screen. The two-player games that split a keyboard between both players want a laptop or desktop, and their guides say so under device compatibility.

Which work with only one player? +

The arena brawler and the western duel both offer a bot opponent, and the board games play against the computer. The co-operative platform games are built around two characters and lose most of their point alone.

Why are some single-player games on this shelf? +

The provider files each game into a category, and a few solo puzzles and a dress-up game arrived under 2 Player. Rather than quietly relabel them, their guides state plainly that they play as single-player games.

Which is the easiest to start with? +

The one-button western duel, since each player needs exactly one key and the rules explain themselves in a round. The party question game is even simpler and needs only one screen and a group of people.