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Couch Co-Op Fest

Feb 8 – 15, 2027 UTC · starts in 97 days. Dates, rules and developer deadlines of the fest. The lineup appears here once Steam shows which games signed up.

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Starts February 8, 2027 at 18:00 UTC (February 8 at 10:00 Pacific)
StartsFebruary 8, 2027 at 18:00 UTCFebruary 8 at 10:00 Pacific
EndsFebruary 15, 2027 at 18:00 UTCFebruary 15 at 10:00 Pacific
Length7 daysFeb 8 – 15, 2027
Lineupnot public yetwe check every game on Steam daily

What the fest is

Couch Co-Op Fest is a week on Steam of games you play together on one device: one screen, several controllers. The fest’s page has sections for discounted games, unreleased games and demos.

Which games fit

Our summary of the fest’s rules on Steamworks. Whether a game fits is up to Valve.
Usually fit
  • Local co-op: two or more players on the same device.
  • Shared-screen and split-screen co-op.
  • Online co-op is fine as long as local co-op is there too.
Usually don’t
  • Games with online co-op only.
  • Single-player games.

Key dates for developers

  1. NowRegistration is open. Valve emails invitations to games that fit; each game is registered on the fest’s page in Steamworks.
  2. The fest starts · February 8, 2027 at 18:00 UTCLast moment to enter a discount for the fest or take a game out of it. The fest’s page goes live on Steam.
  3. The fest ends · February 15, 2027 at 18:00 UTCFest discounts end with it. What the fest gave its games, players before, during and after, appears on this page.
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Local Co-Op games on Steam

Games with Steam’s Local Co-Op tag. This is the genre, not the fest’s lineup: the lineup appears once Steam shows sign-ups.
Games with the tag2,459
Released1,802
Coming soon649
Out in the last 12 months308

Most played right now

Released Local Co-Op games by the most players at once on the last measured day.

Most anticipated

Unreleased Local Co-Op games by their place on Steam’s Top Wishlists chart.
The Local Co-Op niche: releases, outcomes and prices →

What the last themed fest gave its games

At Steam Scream V (Oct 26 – Nov 2, 2026), the median game in the fest changed its average players per day by +17% against the same days a week earlier. Horror games outside the fest, for comparison: +3%.

Steam Scream V results →

Questions about Couch Co-Op Fest

When is Couch Co-Op Fest?
Couch Co-Op Fest runs on Steam from February 8, 2027 at 18:00 to February 15, 2027 at 18:00 UTC (February 8 at 10:00 to February 15 at 10:00 Pacific time), 7 days.
Which games can take part in Couch Co-Op Fest?
Games you can play together on the same device: the game must support local co-op, on a shared or split screen. Online-only co-op doesn’t qualify.
How does a developer sign up?
Register each game on the fest’s page in Steamworks. To take part with a discount, enter it before the fest starts on February 8, 2027 at 18:00 UTC; until then a game can also be taken out of the fest.
Where can I see the games in Couch Co-Op Fest?
Steam shows sign-ups at the games themselves, usually close to the start. We check every game on Steam once a day, and the lineup appears on this page as soon as the first sign-ups do.
What does a themed fest give games?
At Steam Scream V (Oct 26 – Nov 2, 2026), the median game in the fest changed its average players per day by +17% against the same days a week earlier. Horror games outside the fest, for comparison: +3%.

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