The vast majority of my game plays are 2P with my wife, and she has a strong preference for co-op games, so we play a lot of those. I have decided that it's time to update last year's list. To assemble this year's list I used

Grab your significant other, best friend or lifelong rival begging for a head-to-head showdown and find your perfect partner in some of the absolute best two-player board games.

There are tons of cooperative board games for just two players, meaning you and the other player will be on the same “team” throughout the game and working towards the same goals. The games listed below are all coop games that play super smoothly with just two players!

We've rounded up the cooperative board games you have to try here, with options to suit every budget tested by the GamesRadar+ team

Our board game picks include options for new gamers, more-advanced players, and those looking for party, travel, cooperative, dexterity, or two-player games.

Cooperative Games These co-op board games are challenging and only those who work together can hope to come out victorious. Plus they won’t have you going to bed angry at one another.