15 Best Co-op Horror Games for PC, PlayStation & Xbox — Trailers, Sizes & Direct Store Links
Horror alone is one thing — horror with a friend screaming in your mic is a completely different experience. We've rounded up 15 of the strongest co-op horror games actually available on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox, from Dead by Daylight's asymmetric chases to ghost hunting in Phasmophobia and surviving zombie hordes together. Each entry includes an official trailer, approximate file size, gameplay style, and direct links to the official stores.
📋 Quick List
1. Dead by Daylight • 2. Phasmophobia • 3. The Outlast Trials • 4. Back 4 Blood • 5. World War Z: Aftermath • 6. Killing Floor 2 • 7. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre • 8. Friday the 13th: The Game • 9. Dying Light 2: Stay Human • 10. Green Hell • 11. Chernobylite • 12. Aliens: Fireteam Elite • 13. Zombie Army 4: Dead War • 14. The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me • 15. 7 Days to Die
1. Dead by Daylight
Developer: Behaviour Interactive
Genre: Asymmetrical Horror (1 Killer vs. 4 Survivors)
Co-op Players: Up to 4 survivors on one team | Approx. Size: ~35-45 GB
Platforms: PC (Steam) | PlayStation | Xbox
Team up with three other survivors to repair generators and escape a single relentless killer stalking you in first-person. Every decision you coordinate together — who distracts the killer, who opens the gate — decides whether you escape or get sacrificed to the Entity.
2. Phasmophobia
Developer: Kinetic Games
Genre: Co-op Horror — Ghost Hunting / Paranormal Investigation
Co-op Players: Up to 4 players | Approx. Size: ~20-25 GB
Platforms: PC (Steam) | PlayStation 5 | Xbox Series X|S
Form a paranormal investigation team armed with motion cameras, EMF readers, and spirit boards, then enter a haunted location to identify the ghost type before it decides to hunt you first. One of the best voice-chat-driven co-op horror experiences around, having sold over 25 million copies to date.
3. The Outlast Trials
Developer: Red Barrels
Genre: Co-op Survival Horror (weaponless, stealth & escape)
Co-op Players: Up to 4 players | Approx. Size: ~30 GB
Platforms: PC (Steam) | PlayStation 4/5 | Xbox One / Series X|S
Horrifying experiments are run on you as "test subjects" in a dark Cold War-era facility — with no weapon to defend yourselves, only stealth, distraction, and tight team coordination to escape psychologically twisted pursuers. Every run leans entirely on how well your team communicates.
4. Back 4 Blood
Developer: Turtle Rock Studios (creators of Left 4 Dead)
Genre: Co-op Horror Shooter — Zombie Hordes
Co-op Players: Up to 4 players | Approx. Size: ~55-60 GB
Platforms: PC (Steam) | PlayStation 4/5 | Xbox One / Series X|S
From the minds behind Left 4 Dead — a team of four "Cleaners" fight through a campaign packed with hordes of the infected and special mutated enemies. The card-based build system keeps every co-op run feeling different from the last.
5. World War Z: Aftermath
Developer: Saber Interactive
Genre: Co-op Shooter — Massive Zombie Swarms
Co-op Players: Up to 4 players | Approx. Size: ~35 GB
Platforms: PC (Steam) | PlayStation 4/5 | Xbox One / Series X|S
Inspired by the "World War Z" film, this pits you against zombie swarms that climb over each other like a single human wave. Coordination isn't optional here — without covering each other's fire, you'll be overrun in seconds.
6. Killing Floor 2
Developer: Tripwire Interactive
Genre: Co-op Horror Shooter — Lab-Made Monsters (Zeds)
Co-op Players: Up to 6 players | Approx. Size: ~35-40 GB
Platforms: PC (Steam) | PlayStation 4 | Xbox One
A gory, over-the-top slaughterhouse against hybrid monsters that escaped Horzine's experiments. Pick complementary roles (medic, sharpshooter, demolitions) and work together to hold off escalating waves all the way to the final boss.
7. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre
Developer: Sumo Digital / Gun Interactive
Genre: Asymmetrical Horror — Killer Family vs. Fleeing Victims
Co-op Players: Up to 4 victims or 3 members of the killer family | Approx. Size: ~15-20 GB
Platforms: PC (Steam) | PlayStation 4/5 | Xbox One / Series X|S
Built on the classic film — either play as victims trying to sneak and coordinate your way off Leatherface's family farm, or play as the killer family (Leatherface included) hunting them down mercilessly.
8. Friday the 13th: The Game
Developer: Gun Media / IllFonic
Genre: Asymmetrical Horror — Jason Voorhees vs. Campers
Co-op Players: Up to 7 campers on one team | Approx. Size: ~10-15 GB
Platforms: PC (Steam) | PlayStation 4 | Xbox One
Team up as a group of campers to repair the getaway car, call the police, or even gather the tools to take Jason down yourselves, while one remaining player relentlessly hunts through maps inspired by the original films.
9. Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Developer: Techland
Genre: Open-World Survival Horror with Co-op Parkour
Co-op Players: Up to 4 players | Approx. Size: ~60-90 GB
Platforms: PC (Steam) | PlayStation 4/5 | Xbox One / Series X|S
Parkour across rooftops by day to gather resources, then band together to survive as the city becomes a hunting ground for faster, more aggressive infected at night. The shared parkour movement creates co-op moments you won't find in other zombie games.
10. Green Hell
Developer: Creepy Jar
Genre: Psychological Jungle Survival with Real Horror Elements
Co-op Players: Up to 4 players | Approx. Size: ~15 GB
Platforms: PC (Steam) | PlayStation 4/5 | Xbox One / Series X|S
Stranded deep in the Amazon, you'll need to build shelter, treat parasites and wounds, and face hostile tribes and predators — all while keeping an eye on each other's mental health, which deteriorates the longer isolation drags on.
11. Chernobylite
Developer: The Farm 51
Genre: Sci-fi Survival Horror Set in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
Co-op Players: Co-op mode for exploration and combat | Approx. Size: ~25 GB
Platforms: PC (Steam) | PlayStation 4/5 | Xbox One / Series X|S
Explore a meticulously 3D-scanned recreation of the Chernobyl exclusion zone, filled with supernatural phenomena and mutated creatures, while managing your base and planning missions together as a team.
12. Aliens: Fireteam Elite
Developer: Cold Iron Studios
Genre: Co-op Horror Shooter Set in the Aliens Universe
Co-op Players: 3 players + AI bots | Approx. Size: ~30 GB
Platforms: PC (Steam) | PlayStation 4/5 | Xbox One / Series X|S
As colonial marines, fight off swarms of Xenomorphs in tight, dark corridors that faithfully capture the atmosphere of the original films. Coordinating roles (gunner, medic, technician) is the difference between survival and a gruesome death.
13. Zombie Army 4: Dead War
Developer: Rebellion Developments
Genre: Co-op Horror Shooter in the Sniper Elite Style vs. a Nazi Zombie Army
Co-op Players: Up to 4 players | Approx. Size: ~25-30 GB
Platforms: PC (Steam) | PlayStation 4/5 | Xbox One / Series X|S
A full campaign packed with slow-motion X-ray kills and dark humor, as you fight through wild battles against Hitler's zombie legions across a devastated Italy. Perfect for loud, chaotic co-op sessions full of laughter and screaming alike.
14. The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me
Developer: Supermassive Games
Genre: Cinematic Interactive Horror with Branching Choices
Co-op Players: Online mode for up to 5 players, plus local "Movie Night" mode | Approx. Size: ~40 GB
Platforms: PC (Steam) | PlayStation 4/5 | Xbox One / Series X|S
A documentary film crew gets trapped in a working replica of a historical serial killer's "Murder Castle." Every choice each player makes shapes the characters' fate — the same story can end in wildly different ways depending on how well your team cooperates.
15. 7 Days to Die
Developer: The Fun Pimps
Genre: Open-World Zombie Survival with Building & Crafting (Sandbox Survival Horror)
Co-op Players: Up to 8 players on one server | Approx. Size: ~20 GB
Platforms: PC (Steam) | PlayStation 4/5 | Xbox One / Series X|S
Build a fortified base together, gather resources by day, and brace yourselves for every seventh night when a massive zombie horde attacks everything you've built. A unique blend of crafting, survival, and group horror that rewards good teamwork.
Which One Should You Pick?
If you want fast, in-your-face horror with a big friend group, Dead by Daylight and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre are excellent picks thanks to their asymmetrical format. For quieter, psychologically tense sessions, Phasmophobia and The Outlast Trials are unmatched. And for straightforward action-horror with guns, try Back 4 Blood, Killing Floor 2, or Aliens: Fireteam Elite.