Split-screen, couch co-op, and offline multiplayer in general are becoming increasingly rare these days. Whether this is because big developers want to encourage players to buy more copies of the game, because couch co-op is naturally dying out with the advent of ubiquitous, fast internet and online payments, or because the two are merging, we can't say.

There’s something to be said for the glory of couch co-op, though. Friendships are built on the foundation of owning a particular game, and few things are more satisfying, even in this digital age, than gaming with everyone in the same room. For that reason, and in anticipation of a time when we can all be together in our homes again, we’ve put together a comprehensive list of some of the best split-screen and other couch co-op games available across platforms, available to pre-order now.

Anyone can argue about what the best Halo game is, but no one can deny that Reach is definitely in the conversation. The franchise has long been a bellwether for some of the best couch co-op games money can buy, and has produced more broken promises about not peering into your friends’ screens than just about any other game.

The iconic sci-fi FPS is now available in all its original split-screen glory for dirt cheap, and as part of the recently remastered Masterchief Collection, which remasters six entries with 4K graphics and merges each entry into a single linear experience.