Top 5 Best Co-Op Switch Games of Q2 2018

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

Monkeying around has never been so fun. The Nintendo Switch port of Donkey Kong Country sequel Tropical Freeze is a wild ride through frozen landscapes with Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, and the rest of the gang, and it’s even better with two players. The unique side-scroller practically begs you to enlist a friend to come along for the ride, and it’s all the more fun because of it.

Players control their own separate Kongs, sharing lives between them, armed with super attacks that can even turn all on-screen enemies into potential 1-up balloons. The player controlling Donkey Kong is responsible for all typical platforming segments, while the other is tasked with long-range attacks while riding on DK’s back. It’s a great set-up, especially for families with younger players, and one of the best to hit the Switch in Q2 2018.

Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition

While it can be a bit confusing to get to Hyrule Warriors: Definitive Edition’s split-screen co-op mode, it’s still well worth playing through. The musou game, which lets you take up arms against hordes of enemies with your favorite Zelda characters, allows for a friend to join you on-screen and slash through a selection of bad guys for an afternoon of beat-’em-up goodness. The Switch is already perfect for this type of play, so if you missed out on the game when it first made its debut back on the Wii U, consider picking it up with a friend while hanging out on the couch now that it’s on Nintendo’s newest console/handheld hybrid.

Mario Tennis Aces

There’s nothing like a rousing game of tennis, especially when it’s with Mario and friends. The colorful and devilishly challenging Mario Tennis Aces features co-op multiplayer that lets you team up with a friend for couch co-op Doubles matches against AI opponents. You can opt for traditional Joy-Con controls or swing the controllers like tennis rackets in Swing mode and take on a variety of different characters from throughout the Mario series together. There’s no online co-op, unfortunately, but plenty of opportunities for you to smash some service aces with a friend nearby.

Ink

Ink finds you working alone or enlisting a friend for co-op mode as the two of you splatter paint around to reveal each level’s true form. Throughout 75 challenging levels, punctuated by various boss fights, you and a friend can explode into flourishes of beautiful, rainbow paint even when you die, since your deaths will provide additional groundwork to reveal the levels you’re working to complete as well. It’s unconventional, for sure, but it’s a niche title that’s well worth picking up and adding to your collection of co-op Q2 2018 Nintendo Switch games.

Lego The Incredibles

Take up the mantle of one of your favorite members of the super-powered Parr family in the newest Lego adventure in Lego The Incredibles. You’ll make your way through both Incredibles movies with friends or family as you swap out between the Incredibles to use their various abilities to tackle various crime-fighting situations. Destroy the environment to pick up Lego studs and unlock goodies, or just mess about with the Parr’s wide variety of super powers in this colorful family-friendly adventure. Split-screen co-op means anyone can get in on the fun.