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Best online co-op games on PlayStation 3

The 40 best online co-op games on PlayStation 3, ranked from 36,549 critic and player ratings.

The best online co-op game on PlayStation 3 right now is LittleBigPlanet, with a critic score of 96/100. Updated October 2026.

How this ranking is built
  • Games are ranked on the aggregated critic score out of 100 imported from IGDB and Metacritic, never on Tier's own grades.
  • A game only enters the ranking with at least 80 external ratings, so a single enthusiastic review never outranks a proven classic.
  • Co-op support comes from IGDB multiplayer data and is checked platform by platform: a game is only listed on a machine where that mode is reported.
  • Community grades from F to S are shown next to every game, and only stated as a fact above 5 Tier ratings.
  • Release window covered: 1970 to 2026.
  • 40 games are listed on this page, carrying 36,549 ratings between them.
  • Rankings are recomputed hourly; this one was last rebuilt on 11 October 2026.

Top 40

01 LittleBigPlanet A LittleBigPlanet 2008 · 275 ratings · 1 Tier vote Welcome to LittleBigPlanet – a world of infinite possibilities, where imagination becomes reality and the powers of creation are firmly in your hands. If you can think of it, you can create it if you can create it, you can share it if you can share it, you can play it – and watch our colorful LittleBigPlanet grow and diversify! It’s a new kind of game that unleashes the creativity in everyone. Design your own character and play over 50 awesome developer levels packed with dangers to navigate, races to win and puzzles to solve. As you play you will learn the skills to build a world of your own by earning creative tools and collecting hundreds of items. Use these items and tools to shape amazing levels of your own, featuring puzzles, challenges, and enemies of your own design. When you are ready, go online to access the LBP community and Share your creations for everyone to play. LittleBigPlanet is a world with no limits – a world that’s yours to shape, build and explore. 96 /100
02 Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Uncharted 2: Among Thieves 2009 · 2,232 ratings In the sequel to Drake's Fortune, Nathan Drake comes across a map that showcases the location of Marco Polo's missing ships. It takes him on a journey to find the infamous Cintamani Stone, and uncover the truth behind it. 95 /100
03 Journey Journey 2012 · 1,188 ratings A third-person adventure game in which the player, controlling a robed figure, makes a pilgrimage through a desert landscape to a rugged mountain with a beacon of light in the distance while uncovering the history of their people, rescuing and cooperating with friendly creatures, avoiding predatory ones and communicating with other travelers. 94 /100
04 LittleBigPlanet 2 LittleBigPlanet 2 2011 · 169 ratings LittleBigPlanet 2 is a puzzle platformer video game centered around user-generated content, first announced on May 8th, 2010 in the June 2010 issue of gaming magazine Game Informer. The game was developed by Media Molecule and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe for the PlayStation 3 console, and is the last major Little Big Planet game in the series to be produced by Media Molecule, as the sequel, Little Big Planet 3 would be produced by Sumo Digital, Tarsier Studios, and The Station. Unlike the original LittleBigPlanet which was marketed as a "Platform game", LittleBigPlanet 2 was marketed as a "Platform for Games". The game is 100% backwards compatible with all user-created content (including personal profiles) from the first game. It is a direct sequel to LittleBigPlanet, and the third game in the series. The disc also features Sackboy's Prehistoric Moves, a ModNation Racers demo, as well as a PlayStation Network tutorial video. 94 /100
05 Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception 2011 · 1,471 ratings A search for the fabled "Atlantis of the Sands" propels fortune hunter Nathan Drake on a trek into the heart of the Arabian Desert. When the terrible secrets of this lost city are unearthed, Drake's quest descends into a desperate bid for survival that strains the limits of his endurance and forces him to confront his deepest fears. 93 /100
06 Burnout Paradise Burnout Paradise 2008 · 518 ratings Evolve or die. For Paradise, we knew we had to change everything. Burnout was a killer arcade driving game, but for a new generation of hardware and connected player Burnout had to become something more ambitious. Closed tracks made way for an expansive, open city, and we seamlessly synced your friends into the action and let you loose on a heap of cool challenges that unsurprisingly rewarded you for driving like a lunatic. Hey, it’s us after all. 93 /100
07 Portal 2 A Portal 2 2011 · 4,501 ratings · 6 Tier votes Sequel to the acclaimed Portal (2007), Portal 2 pits the protagonist of the original game, Chell, and her new robot friend, Wheatley, against more puzzles conceived by GLaDOS, an A.I. with the sole purpose of testing the Portal Gun's mechanics and taking revenge on Chell for the events of Portal. As a result of several interactions and revelations, Chell once again pushes to escape Aperture Science Labs. 92 /100
08 Red Dead Redemption S Red Dead Redemption 2010 · 2,559 ratings · 4 Tier votes A modern-day Western epic, Red Dead Redemption takes John Marston, a relic from the fast-closing time of the gunslinger, through an open world filled with wildlife, mini-games, and shootouts. Marston sets out to hunt down his old gang mates for the government, who have taken away his family. Along his journey, he meets many characters emblematic of the Wild West, heroism, and the new civilization. 92 /100
09 Far Cry 3 A Far Cry 3 2012 · 2,227 ratings · 8 Tier votes Explore an island playground as stunningly beautiful as it is diverse – from mountain ranges to swampy grasslands and white sandy beaches. Fight your way through the island’s towns, temples, river ports and more. Encounter a diverse and realistic cast of characters, including one of Far Cry’s most notorious villains: Vaas Montenegro. Dive into this deep and enriching story where morals are questionable and hope is all but abandoned. 90 /100
10 Demon's Souls Demon's Souls 2009 · 401 ratings A third-person action RPG with cooperative and competitive multiplayer elements in which the player enters the kingdom of Boletaria as it is being ravaged by a fog that spawns murderous demons. The player has to hunt down the arch demons situated in five disparate areas within the kingdom and partake in punishing combat to reach the Old One, the vengeful being that brought the fog to Boletaria. 88 /100
11 Grand Theft Auto V A Grand Theft Auto V 2013 · 5,978 ratings · 27 Tier votes 88 /100
12 Grand Theft Auto IV A Grand Theft Auto IV 2008 · 1,914 ratings · 4 Tier votes 88 /100
13 Resistance 3 Resistance 3 2011 · 97 ratings 88 /100
14 Battlefield: Bad Company 2 B Battlefield: Bad Company 2 2010 · 654 ratings · 1 Tier vote 87 /100
15 Resistance 2 Resistance 2 2008 · 110 ratings 86 /100
16 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 S Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 2009 · 1,565 ratings · 3 Tier votes 85 /100
17 Battlefield 3 A Battlefield 3 2011 · 1,072 ratings · 4 Tier votes 85 /100
18 Saints Row: The Third Saints Row: The Third 2011 · 741 ratings 84 /100
19 Killzone 3 Killzone 3 2011 · 145 ratings 84 /100
20 Guitar Hero World Tour Guitar Hero World Tour 2008 · 130 ratings 82 /100
21 Call of Duty: Black Ops S Call of Duty: Black Ops 2010 · 1,342 ratings · 4 Tier votes 81 /100
22 Saints Row 2 Saints Row 2 2008 · 322 ratings 81 /100
23 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 S Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 2011 · 1,161 ratings · 3 Tier votes 81 /100
24 Dead Rising 2 Dead Rising 2 2010 · 228 ratings 81 /100
25 Borderlands Borderlands 2009 · 1,023 ratings 80 /100
26 Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent 2006 · 189 ratings 79 /100
27 Castle Crashers A Castle Crashers 2008 · 343 ratings · 1 Tier vote 79 /100
28 Resident Evil 5 B Resident Evil 5 2009 · 817 ratings · 1 Tier vote 78 /100
29 Destiny Destiny 2014 · 487 ratings 78 /100
30 The Darkness II The Darkness II 2012 · 251 ratings 77 /100
31 flOw flOw 2006 · 91 ratings 75 /100
32 Payday 2 S Payday 2 2013 · 502 ratings · 1 Tier vote 75 /100
33 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier 2012 · 110 ratings 75 /100
34 Dead Space 3 Dead Space 3 2013 · 437 ratings 74 /100
35 PAYDAY The Heist PAYDAY The Heist 2011 · 147 ratings 72 /100
36 Army of Two Army of Two 2008 · 111 ratings 71 /100
37 Sniper Elite V2 S Sniper Elite V2 2012 · 239 ratings · 1 Tier vote 67 /100
38 Unreal Tournament III Unreal Tournament III 2007 · 136 ratings 64 /100
39 Resident Evil 6 C Resident Evil 6 2012 · 557 ratings · 3 Tier votes 64 /100
40 Aliens: Colonial Marines Aliens: Colonial Marines 2013 · 109 ratings 45 /100
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What is the best online co-op game on PlayStation 3?

LittleBigPlanet currently tops the ranking with a score of 96/100 across 275 ratings. Ranking updated October 2026.

How is this ranking built?

Games are ranked on their aggregated critic score out of 100, with a minimum vote threshold so a single glowing review never outranks a proven classic; the Tier community's own F-to-S grades are shown alongside each game.