Thousands of games release on Steam alone each year, beckoning to you from algorithmic recommendation engines, the bottom halves of TikTok videos, and the review sections of websites like PC Gamer. So how the heck do you decide which are the best PC games to play right now?

Here's the must-play multiplayer and co-op games of 2025 to dive into if you're looking to celebrate the end of the year together

A Way Out paved the way for It Takes Two with its impressive presentation and seamless melding of co-op mechanics. A Way Out is a split-screen co-op game where both players take on the role of Vincent and Leo, two prisoners who plan a prison escape.

There's nothing quite like the first time you explored Skyrim. From the moment you narrowly escape your grisly execution in Helgen and emerge into the legendary RPG's vast wilderness, it's an adventure that allows you to go anywhere and everywhere with no ...

Parker Green is a writer and creator from Los Angeles, CA, and a graduate from California State University, Los Angeles with a Bachelor's Degree in Television, Film, and Media Studies. Parker is a newcomer to the field of games journalism, but is already ...

Ritwik is a passionate gamer who has a soft spot for JRPGs. He's been writing about all things gaming for six years and counting. VR gaming has reached incredible heights, allowing players to be present in games and control the gameplay with their own ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook While the term “gacha game” might be a bit niche, the model itself has become increasingly popular in recent years. These games tend to be free-to ...

When you have the latest and best iPhone, then that means you can play just about any mobile game with ease—thanks to the smartphone’s sheer power and buttery smoothness. The iPhone 15 Pro even supports console and PC games, so soon you can play games ...

Mykel has enjoyed video games for as long as she can remember. She would spend hours discussing, debating, and arguing about them with her older brother. Growing up, she read dozens of guides, lists, and opinion pieces about her favorite games. Now, she ...

Dalton Cooper is the Managing Editor of Game Rant. Dalton has been writing about video games professionally since 2011. Having written thousands of game reviews and articles over the course of his career, Dalton considers himself a video game historian and ...

Research has found that this training seems to pay off: Studies have reported that action video game players have better vision, performed better in spatial tasks and had better control of their visual attention. That better attention may also help us learn to learn, Green and his colleagues wrote in a review.