If staying indoors for the past few years has reminded us of anything is that couch co-op gaming is an experience unlike any other. The Xbox Series X game library has a multitude of genres to choose from and some of the best couch co-op experiences are conveniently available for free on Xbox Gamepass Ultimate.

Whether you prefer to challenge your family and friends head-on in a competitive first-person shooter or solve cooperative puzzles as a ragdoll couple with relationship issues, this list has everything you need to find the 10 best Xbox Series X couch co-op games that'll have your couch as complete as The Simpsons.

10/10 Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled

Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled Split Screen Gameplay Crash and Dr. Neo Cortex

Rounding out the list at number ten, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled promises to be a crowd favorite as Mario Kart veterans will find this racing game familiar but unique in its own right. Crash Team Racing’s staggering list of 44 tracks between all modes ensures that your couch will never be cold when this game is on the TV.

The sense of speed developer Deenox delivers is what sets Crash Team Racing apart from the other kart racers. Memorable tracks, the fastest feeling kart racing, and buttery smooth 60fps may have your friends knocking on your door to challenge you for a quick lap around Tiger Temple.

9/10 Overcooked: All You Can Eat

Overcooked: All You Can Eat Gameplay Circus Level 4 Play Co-Op

Ghost Town Games 2016 Co-Op sensation Overcooked! is back once again challenging relationships on the Xbox Series X as Overcooked: All You Can Eat Edition. The frantic and fast-paced gameplay goes relatively untouched as all the levels, DLC, and modes from Overcooked! 1 and 2 are all packaged nicely together.

Up to four players must work together to cook, clean, serve, and coordinate to extinguish the obligatory kitchen fire in over 200 levels. The straightforward controls and easy-to-understand objectives make Overcooked! number 9 on this list. Overcooked! also makes number 9 on this list because of the inevitable verbal squabbles you may or may not experience when playing this game. Stay cool on the couch my friends.

8/10 It Takes Two

It Takes Two Trailer Still Cody and May With Giant Beetle

The recipient of over 20 accolades including both The Game Awards and The Game Developers Choice Game of the Year for 2021, Hazelight Games’ It Takes Two is a monumental achievement in video game design. You and a friend take control of Cody and May and go on an adventure that can only be described as Honey I Shrunk The Kids meets Toy Story.

Coming in at a solid number 8, It Takes Two is a game for you and someone with who you'd like to bond and have an invigoratingly pleasant experience. The wonderful narrative, never-boring gameplay, and jaw-dropping moments will undoubtedly imprint upon you joyful core memories.

7/10 Gears 5

Gears 4 Marcus Phoenix and Kait Diaz Firing Lancers

Revving the Lancer, Gears 5 plants its blood and gut-ridden boots in at the number seven spot. You and 2 other Gears lay waste to thousands of Swarm enemies in this visceral third-person over-the-shoulder action cover shooter. Perfect for bite-sized playthroughs, prepare to bring this fan favorite to the table during your next gaming night.

Available on Gamepass, you and your friends can play the co-op campaign, test your might in the Gears 5 Horde Mode, or bring your Gnasher skills for online competitive play.

6/10 Tetris Effect: Connected

Tetris Effect Connected Two-Player Gameplay on Tetris Level

Just celebrating its 38th anniversary, Tetris continues to remind the industry why it remains one of the few legacy video games that are still relevant today. The addictive puzzle game has a few new tricks, including a 1-3p vs. CPU boss style mode that’ll have you taking on Tetris itself.

Players can compete against each other in classic competitive modes, or play cooperatively against the CPU. But the real magic is the synesthesia-style music and mind-bending level designs. Call up two friends, have a seat, crank up the volume, and free your minds.

5/10 Gang Beasts

Gang Beasts Co-Op Gameplay on Ferris Wheel Level

Choke slamming its way into the list is the widely popular silly multiplayer party game from Boneloaf studios, Gang Beasts. Gather three friends, choose your outfits, and battle it out royal rumble style in 15 unique stages from a Ferris Wheel to the top of tractor-trailers driving down the highway at high rates of speed.

The hilarious rag-doll physics will have your friends and family howling at the top of their lungs and talking about it days after.

4/10 Cuphead Delicious Last Course

Cuphead Gameplay Glumstone The Giant Ms. Chalice and Mugman

Cuphead’s gorgeous artwork, difficult multi-stage bosses, brilliant animations, and fun soundtrack set the stage for a hyper-challenging platform shoot-em-up that will test the skills of all who grace your couch. Studio MDHR’s dedication to the era-appropriate art style will have your friends asking you if you are playing a cartoon.

Once they get past how jaw-droppingly gorgeous Cuphead is, the bullet-hell style gameplay will all but ensure you and your company will be kept busy for hours of intense challenging fun.

3/10 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredders Revenge

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredders Revenge Michelangelo, Donatello, Rafael, Leonardo Face-off with Shredder In Underground Lab.

The legendary Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Arcade Game, Turtles in Time is lovingly reimagined in Tribute Games 2022 release Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge. This wonderfully charming side-scrolling arcade-style beat-em-up breaks the number 3 spot because it supports a whopping 6-player local and online co-op, and with this fun VHS guide, you and your half-shelled friends can keep coming back for more pizza by the couch.

TMNT Shredder's Revenge has additional playable characters such as Casey Jones, Master Splinter, and April O’Neil each with their own unique move set. The beat-em-up action is fast-paced and hectic with the occasional Foot Clan baddie being launched toward the screen. Cowabunga, friends.

2/10 The Ascent

The Ascent Co-Op Gameplay Airport Level

The cyberpunk-style action RPG twin-stick shooter, The Ascent takes the number 2 spot because it is unlike any game you or your couch warmers have ever played. Curve Games' take on cyberpunk meets diablo-with-guns makes the grind so much fun with friends. The Ascent provides 15 hours or more of fun in one play-through and is available on Xbox Gamepass.

Team up with three other Indents and blast your way through hordes of enemies and become the orchestrators of mayhem. The Ascent provides you and your team with dozens of different abilities and power-ups that fill the screen with deliciously vicious neon light explosions and yummy particle effects.

Allocate skill points to customize your character to fit your playstyle. The Ascent plays like a modern twin-stick shooter that no other game has achieved as masterfully both in gameplay and visual style. Suit up Indents, it’s going to be a wild ride.

1/10 Halo: The Master Chief Collection

Halo The Master Chief Collection Multiplayer Gameplay Warthog and Tank On A Beach.

With six games, 65 hours of Co-Op campaign gameplay for up to 4 players locally, 120 multiplayer maps, and 343 Industries’ proprietary multiplayer map editor, Forge Mode, it’s not hard to see why the Halo Series continues to reign supreme as the best couch co-op game on the Xbox Series X. The series that solidified the Xbox as a viable gaming console in 2001 is a couch co-op mainstay and the best bargain in terms of value.

Halo The Master Chief Collection takes the number 1 spot on this list because of the sheer magnitude of options for you and your couch co-op Spartans. With the addition of developer-curated community-driven custom maps and custom game mods like Zombies and Griffball, there's always enough room on the couch for some Halo.