Split-screen co-op games that don't have it on PC
These 42 games have split-screen co-op on console and none in their PC version, so on PC you play them together online or not at all. Far Cry 3, Borderlands 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 are the best known.
30 of them come from the Xbox 360 and PS3 years, when split-screen was standard on consoles and PC ports were built for online play. The newest big one is Baldur's Gate 3: split-screen on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, none on PC.
Steam's Remote Play Together can't fill the gap. It streams a game's own local co-op mode to a friend, so it only works when the PC version has one.
| Game | Released | Split-screen co-op on |
|---|---|---|
| Far Cry 3 | 2012 | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| Borderlands 2 | 2012 | PS3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | 2009 | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops | 2010 | Wii, PS3, Xbox 360 |
| Baldur's Gate III | 2023 | PS5, Xbox Series X|S |
| Left 4 Dead 2 | 2009 | Xbox 360 |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | 2011 | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| Borderlands | 2009 | PS3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Switch, Xbox Series X|S |
| Terraria | 2011 | PS3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Switch, Xbox Series X|S |
| Call of Duty: World at War | 2008 | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops II | 2012 | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| Halo 3 | 2007 | Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S |
| Resident Evil 5 | 2009 | PS3, Xbox 360, PS4, Xbox One, Switch |
| Left 4 Dead | 2008 | Xbox 360 |
| Halo: Reach | 2010 | Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S |
| Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | 2014 | PS3, Xbox 360, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S |
| Halo 4 | 2012 | Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S |
| Borderlands 3 | 2019 | PS4, Xbox One, PS5, Xbox Series X|S |
| Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel | 2014 | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| Halo 3: ODST | 2009 | Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S |
| Rage | 2011 | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| Halo: The Master Chief Collection | 2014 | Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S |
| Ark: Survival Evolved | 2017 | Xbox One |
| Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary | 2011 | Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S |
| F.E.A.R. 3 | 2011 | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | 2020 | PS4, Xbox One, PS5, Xbox Series X|S |
| The Lord of the Rings: War in the North | 2011 | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas | 2006 | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 | 2008 | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days | 2010 | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| Aliens: Colonial Marines | 2013 | PS3, Xbox 360, Wii U |
| Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier | 2012 | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 | 2016 | PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S |
| Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon | 2001 | PS2, Xbox |
| Lost Planet 2 | 2010 | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| Battleborn | 2016 | PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S |
| Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville | 2019 | PS4, Xbox One, Switch, Xbox Series X|S |
| Conflict: Desert Storm | 2002 | PS2, Xbox, GameCube |
| Hunted: The Demon's Forge | 2011 | PS3, Xbox 360 |
| Dungeon Defenders II | 2014 | PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S |
| Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon | 2011 | PS3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S |
| Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep: A Wonderlands One-shot Adventure | 2021 | PS4, Xbox One |
Each PC version is checked against its Steam store page, and every game on the list was reviewed by hand to make sure the console split-screen covers co-op and not only versus. Last updated 2026-10-02.
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