The Best Multiplayer Video Games to Play This Christmas with Friends and Family (Without Arguing)
Fun, laughter, and challenges without arguments under the tree!
Between one big dinner and the next, there's no better way to experience the holidays than to turn on the console and transform the living room into an arena of laughter, rivalries, and plot twists. It's the moment when friends, siblings, competitive uncles, and parents “who have never played, but always win by chance” gather together in front of the screen.
That's why we've selected the best multiplayer titles to share during Christmas 2025, perfect for making the holiday season even more magical… and hopefully without too many dramas involving controllers thrown on the sofa.
Split Fiction (Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2)
From the creators of It Takes Two comes a brilliant new cooperative adventure that plays with the boundary between imagination and reality. In Split Fiction, two writers mysteriously find themselves trapped in the worlds born from their pens: universes ranging from classic fantasy to visionary science fiction.
Each chapter is a surprise, a mosaic of dragons, robots, and landscapes that merge and deform according to the laws of creativity and narrative chaos. Like a novel written by four hands, collaboration is key: only by working together can the protagonists rewrite their destiny and find a way out.
An ideal experience for those who love shared stories full of emotions, laughter, and moments of pure video game wonder. You can find the review here.
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EA Sports FC 26 (Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S)
Football, as we know, knows no truce, not even at Christmas. And with EA Sports FC 26, the living room once again transforms into a noisy stadium, filled with shouts, cheers, and last-minute goal challenges. This new edition introduces everything fans asked for: more realistic and dynamic gameplay, more precise dribbling, and goalkeepers finally capable of credible, even spectacular, saves.
Between a deeper Career mode, an always-updated Ultimate Team, and classic matches with friends, FC 26 is the ideal companion for the holidays. Perfect for those who love to challenge each other on the sofa amidst laughter, rivalries, and those inevitable last-minute comebacks that turn everything around… just when you were already preparing to celebrate. You can find the review here.
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Just Dance 2026 Edition (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch)
If you really want to get everyone off the sofa this Christmas, yes, even the uncle who swears “I don't dance,” Just Dance 2026 Edition is the perfect choice. With an overwhelming playlist that mixes Lady Gaga, Coldplay, great '80s classics, and the most listened-to hits of the moment, the game transforms the living room into a dance floor with rhythm and laughter.
The new Party Mode takes the experience to another level, with group challenges and choreographies worthy of real TV shows. Every game is a party: improbable steps, improvised performances, and that irresistible competition that makes Christmas evenings memorable.
A shared entertainment evergreen: simple, inclusive, and capable of uniting different generations under the banner of music and smiles.
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Mario Kart World (Nintendo Switch 2)
Christmas wouldn't truly be Christmas without some healthy rivalry with red shells and “strategic” foul play. Mario Kart World brings the most beloved racing saga of all time into a new dimension: an open-world experience on a global scale, where every track dynamically evolves and up to 24 players can race together through iconic landscapes and new scenarios.
Nintendo raises the bar with acrobatic jumps, tracks that change in real-time, and a soundtrack that punctuates every overtake with contagious energy. The result is a continuous party, perfect for warming up festive evenings with friends and family. But be prepared: in the end, only one can lift the cup and brag about it until next Christmas. You can find the review here.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 (PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S)
If for you “family holidays” rhymes more with explosions than panettone, then Black Ops 7 is your perfect Christmas tradition. Set in 2035, the new chapter in the historic Call of Duty saga brings David Mason back into action, a symbol of a narrative line that intertwines memory, war, and out-of-control technology.
The main campaign blends cinematic adrenaline and cooperative play with shared progress across Story, Multiplayer, and Zombies modes, creating a fluid and interconnected ecosystem. Battles shift between urban ruins and hyper-technological bases, where drones, exoskeletons, and futuristic shootouts set a Hollywood action movie pace.
A title that, even under the tree, confirms its winning formula: pure spectacle, technical precision, and that rush of tension that only Call of Duty can deliver. You can find our review here.
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It Takes Two (Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch)
Among the great classics of modern cooperative gaming, It Takes Two remains an anthem to sharing, complicity, and, why not, love itself. The story of two parents transformed into dolls, forced to collaborate to regain their humanity (and perhaps their relationship), is a tender and brilliant metaphor that combines fantasy, irony, and sentiment with surprising naturalness.
Each level reinvents the rules, introducing new mechanics and increasingly creative situations, in a journey that effortlessly transitions from platforming to action, from puzzles to pure interactive poetry. It's an ideal experience for couples, friends, or siblings who want to rediscover the true spirit of gaming: growing, together. You can find the review here.
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Cuphead and Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course (PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, macOS)
A modern classic with a timeless flavor. Cuphead is a love letter to 1930s animation, a masterpiece drawn entirely by hand that blends titanic bosses, a jazz soundtrack, and a challenge level for true tough guys. Every encounter is a dance of reflexes, precision, and pure stubbornness, capable of transforming every success into a small personal victory.
In local co-op, you laugh, curse, and toast every victory, in an experience that manages to combine frustration and wonder like few games can. The DLC The Delicious Last Course adds an entire island, new duels, and the charismatic Ms. Chalice, endowed with her own unique abilities.
Perfect for vintage-flavored Christmas evenings, when the challenge becomes art and perseverance becomes the true spirit of the game.
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