Multiplayer gaming has come a long way. What once was two players squinting at the same CRT screen has turned into massive online lobbies, cross-platform co-op, and entire worlds built around teamwork. If you’re on Xbox One and have Xbox Game Pass, you have a buffet of multiplayer games at your fingertips, including brutal brawls, strategic survival, or laugh-until-you-cry chaos with friends. We’ve put together a list of the best multiplayer Xbox One games on Game Pass right now.
Best Multiplayer Xbox One Games to Play on Game Pass
These are the best Xbox One multiplayer games that you can enjoy with your friends and family members from the comfort of your couch.
1. Remnant: From the Ashes
If you like your co-op with a side of punishment, Remnant: From the Ashes is the best pick. It’s basically “Dark Souls with guns,” dropped into a world overrun by The Root — grotesque, wood-like creatures that hit you from all angles. Up to three players can team up, but don’t expect an easy ride. Every fight is desperate, and survival depends on right coordination more than just spraying bullets.
2. Mortal Kombat 11
Sometimes multiplayer doesn’t need teamwork but only requires fists, blood, and the words “Finish Him.” Mortal Kombat 11 brings back everything fans expect, such as brutal combos, over-the-top Fatalities, and the kind of one-on-one intensity only NetherRealm can deliver. On Game Pass, it’s a must-download for fighting fans or anyone who wants to settle arguments the old-fashioned way, by ripping out a spine.
3. Among Us
Yes, it’s everywhere. Yes, people joke it’s “dead.” But get a group together on Xbox and Among Us still nails the mix of paranoia and laughter no other game can replicate. As a crewmate, you’re racing to keep the ship running while trying not to get stabbed in the back. As an impostor, you should be good at deception, murder quietly, spreading suspicion, and convincing your friends to do the dirty work for you. It’s cheap, dumb, and still hilarious.
4. Halo Infinite
Would any Xbox multiplayer list be complete without Halo? Halo Infinite might not have a good start, but it’s landed in a solid spot: a balance between old-school Halo arena chaos and modern FPS polish. To drop into ranked Slayer or join Big Team Battle with friends, the gunplay is still one of the most comfortable around.
5. It Takes Two
It’s another one of the best Xbox multiplayer games that is popular among gamers. Not every great online game involves shooting something. It Takes Two is the poster child for creative couch (or online) co-op. You and your partner control a couple turned into toys by their daughter’s tears (yes, it’s weird), and every level forces you to work together in different new ways. Puzzle-solving, platforming, and some heartfelt storytelling make this the most inventive multiplayer game in years.
6. Back 4 Blood
Consider Left 4 Dead with modern polish because that’s basically what this is. Four players make way through hordes of zombies, trying to reach safe rooms while the game throws everything from mutated monstrosities to endless swarms at you. The twist here is the card system, which lets you build perks and modifiers to change how each run plays. It’s frantic, messy fun, especially with a full squad but don’t expect bots to carry their weight.
7. Surgeon Simulator 2
Surgeon Simulator 2 is an excellent illustration of how fun multiplayer doesn’t have to be restricted to competitive FPS games. Not all multiplayer titles involve kills per minute. You sometimes desperately try to reattach a leg while your “teammate” drops the scalpel on the floor. Surgeon Simulator 2 takes the same clumsy, intentionally awful controls as the original and turns them into co-operative play. Up to four players must perform surgeries together, fumbling through physics, bad coordination, and plenty of accidental dismemberments.
8. Sea of Thieves
Rare’s pirate sandbox is still one of the most unique multiplayer experiences around. You and your crew get a ship, a map, and the open sea, and it’s up to you whether you chase treasure, fight skeleton forts, or ambush other players. It’s intense, sometimes frustrating, but nothing beats the thrill of a naval battle against real humans while someone frantically tries to patch holes below deck. Best with friends who don’t mind yelling “raise the sails!” at 2 a.m.
9. Gears 5
The Gears series has always been an online standard, and Gears 5 keeps that tradition alive. You can move through the campaign as a dual squad, or enter Horde Mode with up to five players and see how long you can hold out against enemy waves. The shooting is chunky, the chainsaws are satisfying, and it’s the most polished multiplayer shooter on Game Pass, especially if you want a break from the Halo and Call of Duty style of multiplayer.
10. Minecraft
It’s impossible to leave Minecraft off the list. If you’re building elaborate castles, exploring caverns, or griefing your friends by filling their base with lava, Minecraft is the versatile multiplayer game ever made. On Xbox Game Pass, it’s a great pick-up-and-play option for groups of all ages, and with constant updates, it’s never the same game twice.
