Best Local Co-Op Games on Steam (for Mac OS)

Steam currently has 3,136 Local Co-Op games, but not all of them are able to be played on Mac. Explore our list of the best picks ranked by Player Score. Our Player Score rankings are calculated directly from reviews left on the Steam store and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Local Co-Op game rankings were last updated on 12/4/2024.

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1. Vampire Survivors

Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you.

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Vampire Survivors holds the #1 spot for "best Mac OS Local Co-Op game on Steam" with a Player Score of 97. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 242,908 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 239,273 positive reviews and 3,635 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $3.74 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $3.74
Release Date 10/20/2022
Developer poncle
Publisher poncle
Steam App Id 1794680

2. The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.

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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Mac OS Local Co-Op games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 313,519 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 305,510 positive reviews and 8,009 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.89 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $9.89
Release Date 11/4/2014
Developers
Publisher Nicalis, Inc.
Steam App Id 250900

3. Rhythm Doctor

Save patients with your rhythm mastery! Rhythm Doctor is a rhythm game where you heal patients by defibrillating in time to their heartbeats. Learn each patient's unique heartbeat and defeat boss viruses trying to sabotage your rhythm, all set to heart-pumping, soul-soothing music.

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Rhythm Doctor has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Mac OS Local Co-Op games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 20,522 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 20,200 positive reviews and 322 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $14.39 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $14.39
Release Date 2/26/2021
Franchise 7th Beat Games
Developer 7th Beat Games
Publishers
Steam App Id 774181

4. BattleBlock Theater®

Welcome to BattleBlock Theater! You’ve got no where to go but up...on stage. Play single player or co-op to free your friends and save Hatty Hattington! Jump, solve and battle your way through a mysterious theater inhabited by highly technological felines.

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BattleBlock Theater® has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Mac OS Local Co-Op games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 70,987 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 69,020 positive reviews and 1,967 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $4.49 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $4.49
Release Date 5/15/2014
Franchise The Behemoth
Developer The Behemoth
Publisher The Behemoth
Steam App Id 238460

5. Broforce

Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.

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Broforce has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Mac OS Local Co-Op games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 57,841 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 56,096 positive reviews and 1,745 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $2.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Broforce on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $2.99
Release Date 10/15/2015
Franchise Free Lives
Developer Free Lives
Publisher Devolver Digital
Steam App Id 274190

6. Just Shapes & Beats

"Just Shapes & Beats" is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.

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Just Shapes & Beats has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Mac OS Local Co-Op games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 20,517 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 20,022 positive reviews and 495 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $12.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $12.99
Release Date 5/31/2018
Developer Berzerk Studio
Publisher Berzerk Studio
Steam App Id 531510

7. Cuphead

Cuphead is a classic run and gun action game heavily focused on boss battles. Inspired by cartoons of the 1930s, the visuals and audio are painstakingly created with the same techniques of the era, i.e. traditional hand drawn cel animation, watercolor backgrounds, and original jazz recordings.

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Cuphead has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Mac OS Local Co-Op games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 172,840 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 166,479 positive reviews and 6,361 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $13.99 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $13.99
Release Date 9/29/2017
Developer Studio MDHR Entertainment Inc.
Publisher Studio MDHR Entertainment Inc.
Steam App Id 268910

8. Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

Find yourself trapped alone in a room with a ticking time bomb. Your friends have the manual to defuse it, but they can't see the bomb, so you're going to have to talk it out – fast!

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Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Mac OS Local Co-Op games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 14,151 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 13,830 positive reviews and 321 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $4.49 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $4.49
Release Date 10/8/2015
Developer Steel Crate Games
Publisher Steel Crate Games
Steam App Id 341800

9. The Expendabros

The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

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The Expendabros has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Mac OS Local Co-Op games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 18,117 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 17,612 positive reviews and 505 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Release Date 8/5/2014
Franchise Free Lives
Developer Free Lives
Publisher Devolver Digital
Steam App Id 312990

10. Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition

The critically acclaimed RPG that raised the bar, from the creators of Baldur's Gate 3. Gather your party. Master deep, tactical combat. Venture as a party of up to four - but know that only one of you will have the chance to become a God.

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Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Mac OS Local Co-Op games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 184,263 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 176,711 positive reviews and 7,552 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $13.49 to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $13.49
Release Date 9/14/2017
Franchise Larian Studios
Developer Larian Studios
Publisher Larian Studios
Steam App Id 435150

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Vampire Survivors steam charts
5,806
10/20/2022
97
$3.74
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The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth steam charts
33,664
11/4/2014
96
$9.89
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Rhythm Doctor steam charts
90
2/26/2021
96
$14.39
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BattleBlock Theater® steam charts
111
5/15/2014
96
$4.49
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Broforce steam charts
239
10/15/2015
95
$2.99
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Just Shapes & Beats steam charts
55
5/31/2018
95
$12.99
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Cuphead steam charts
2,567
9/29/2017
95
$13.99
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Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes steam charts
191
10/8/2015
95
$4.49
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The Expendabros steam charts
8
8/5/2014
95
Free
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Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition steam charts
5,916
9/14/2017
95
$13.49
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  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 27). Just Shapes & Beats on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 28). Cuphead on Steam. Steam Store.
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