6.  PAYDAY 2

When being good doesn’t pay, it’s time to don your mask, load your guns, and rob a few banks!

PAYDAY 2 lets you live the life of a criminal with up to three other friends. As a good-for-nothing lowlife, you can do everything from robbing convenience stores and banks, to kidnapping. And as your crew rises up the criminal hierarchy, expect tougher, more complicated, and ultimately more rewarding jobs.

Of course, there’s no one way to be a good villain. You can go for the stealthy approach, striking only at the most opportune times, or you can gun down everyone in a fiery blaze. You can even customize your character by having them learn abilities from five distinct Skill Trees: Enforcer, Fugitive, Ghost, Mastermind, and Technician. You’ll need to hone all your skills, because every scenario boasts dynamic events, meaning you’ll never really know what to expect.

It’s real shady, and one of the best multiplayer games to enjoy with your best friend.

Not your ordinary patriots.

Interior redecoration. 

This gorilla's got skills.

5.  Resident Evil 6

One of the best multiplayer games to enjoy with your best friend also happens to be the sixth major installment of the undying survival horror series, Resident Evil.

Resident Evil 6 is split into four interconnected scenarios. Each scenario has you playing as one of the series protagonists, such as Ada Wong or Leon Kennedy, and your friend as their partner. Together, you will make your way through cities, facilities, and wildernesses swarming with rotting undead, who would like nothing better than to take a bite out of you. To make matters worse, the new enemy, called the J’avo, are intelligent enemies who are able to coordinate with each other. They may look like zombies with an extra dose of ugly, but they’re far, far worse than your usual shambling corpse!

Thankfully, you’ve got skills with firearms, and you can swing a mean blade for those quick decapitations. Don’t forget those grenades – they come in handy. You can even upgrade your equipment, making them more lethal in battle.

An action-packed horror game that definitely deserves to be on this list!

Live to fight another day.

Leon's got his hands full.

I'm not sure what that thing is, but it looks hungry.

4.  Double Dragon Neon

When it comes to beat ‘em ups, no name is more recognizable than Double Dragon.

Your girlfriend is punched in the gut and kidnapped. What do you do? Call the police? Drag the FBI into the mix? Panic? Heck, no! It’s the 80s, and you’re a man! You go to bloody war!

And so goes the story of martial artist Billy Lee and his twin, Jimmy. Level after level, you’ll pave the streets with the battered bodies of your enemies. And in addition to your repertoire of punches and kicks, you can pick up knives, baseball bats, and barrels, and use them against your foes. You can even equip your characters with special mixtapes, which enhances their fighting prowess.

Like all good beat ‘em ups, you can play solo or with a friend. Together, you’ll fight your way through dark alleys, a dojo in outer space, a genetics laboratory, and a creepy cemetery. It’s one of the best 2-player games to enjoy with your best friend, and it’s out now on Steam.

Double trouble.

The soul of a dragon.

A good enemy is a dead enemy.