Best Team-Based games on Steam

Unlike generic lists, our strategy game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated team-based games. For those who prefer not to search, lists of the most played, top deals and best free team-based games are available at the bottom of the page.

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Stikbold! A Dodgeball Adventure

Stikbold is a glorious and intense sport which will put your friendships to the test with fast-paced, hard-hitting and occasionally hilariously unfair action! Or play the co-op story mode to unlock the full roster of quirky sporting heroes and earn achievements.

Price -79% 2.08€
Rating 8.3
Release 01 Apr 2016

Governor of Poker 3

Governor of Poker 3 is the best multiplayer poker game with a great design. In this multi-player version of Governor of Poker you compete live with thousands of real poker players to prove you are the number 1 Texas Hold ’em poker star!

Price Free to play
Rating 6.8
Release 19 Feb 2016

Allods Online RU

Tighten the ranks on your path to glorious victories in Allods Online! Team up with your friends to explore the dangers of the mysterious Astral. Together you will prevail!

Price Free to play
Rating 6.3
Release 26 Jan 2016

Sven Co-op

Sven Co-op is a co-operative game originally based around Valve Software's Half-Life. In this game players must work together against computer controlled enemies and solve puzzles as a team.

Price Free to play
Rating 9.2
Release 22 Jan 2016

MechWarrior Online™ Legends

MechWarrior Online™ Legends is a tactical, 'Mech-based online shooter set in the vast BattleTech Universe. Assume the role of an elite MechWarrior, piloting powerful BattleMechs, fighting for supremacy over the Inner Sphere.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.8
Release 10 Dec 2015

Pool Nation FX Lite

Pool Nation FX, is a seriously fun Pool & Snooker Sim! A visually stunning billiards simulation with the critically acclaimed POOL NATION physics engine. Play 8 Ball, 9 Ball, Snooker, Killer & more, unlimited Career modes with customised difficulty levels, Trickshots, Local and Online Multiplayer, spectate live matches and feel...

Price Free to play
Rating 7.0
Release 07 Dec 2015

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Siege

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Siege is an elite, tactical team-based shooter where superior planning and execution triumph.

Price 19.99€
Rating 8.4
Release 01 Dec 2015

The Isle

Experience fierce open world survival gameplay as you attempt to stay alive on an unforgiving island inhabited by dinosaurs! Hunt. Grow. Survive.

Price 19.99€
Rating 8.0
Release 01 Dec 2015

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

Find yourself trapped alone in a room with a ticking time bomb. Your friends have the manual to defuse it, but they can't see the bomb, so you're going to have to talk it out – fast!

Price 14.79€
Rating 9.5
Release 08 Oct 2015

SMITE®

Join 40+ million players in SMITE, the Battleground of the Gods! Wield Thor’s hammer, turn your foes to stone as Medusa, or flex your divine power as one of 100+ other mythological icons. Become a God and play FREE today!

Price Free to play
Rating 7.8
Release 08 Sep 2015

Teeworlds

Teeworlds is a free online multiplayer game, available for all major operating systems. Battle with up to 16 players in a variety of game modes, including Team Deathmatch and Capture The Flag. You can even design your own maps!

Price Free to play
Rating 8.5
Release 24 Aug 2015

The Red Solstice

2280 A.D. The last few survivors of a ruined Earth seek a new home: Mars, a planet whose inhabitants didn't take too kindly to outsiders. The Red Solstice is a tense, tactical, squad-based action game. Fight to survive with up to 8 players in co-op, or lead your own squad in single-player mode.

Price -90% 0.99€
Rating 6.9
Release 09 Jul 2015

Dirty Bomb®

Work together or die alone! Fight to restore peace to London or tear it down for profit in the most challenging team based shooter around.

Price Free to play
Rating 8.0
Release 02 Jun 2015

Magicka 2

The world’s most irreverent co-op action adventure returns! In the next chapter of Magicka, players ascend from the ruins of Aldrheim to experience a Midgård almost wiped free of Wizards after the Wizard Wars, with the few that do remain having either gone mad or extremely hostile toward all others

Price -82% 2.72€
Rating 8.1
Release 26 May 2015

Strife®

Strife® is a truly free to play, competitive, MOBA that features non-stop action and engaging combat. Take control of powerful and versatile heroes, each capable of dominating in unique ways, and exert your will in an epic battle between two teams.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.5
Release 22 May 2015

Block N Load

Five of you. Five of them. Face off in a battle where everything you build, destroy, construct or shoot has a devastating impact on the entire game. Build defences using a crazy range of block types and work together in this FPS where no game is EVER the same. NOW FREE TO PLAY.

Price Free to play
Rating 7.7
Release 30 Apr 2015

Verdun

Merciless trench warfare immerses you and your squad in intense battles of attack and defense. Verdun is the first multiplayer FPS set in an authentic World War One setting offering a rarely seen battlefield experience.

Price -80% 3.99€
Rating 8.5
Release 28 Apr 2015

Primal Carnage: Extinction

Hunt humans, slay dinosaurs. It's chaotic prehistoric PvP, pick a side. Think fast, or you're extinct!

Price 12.99€
Rating 8.1
Release 03 Apr 2015

It came from space and ate our brains

It came from space and ate our brains is a unique Arcade top-down shooter. Looking for addicting gameplay, four-player co-op mode, and tons of aliens to send into oblivion? You’ve come to the right place!

Price 9.75€
Rating 7.5
Release 19 Mar 2015

Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball

A futuresport FPS where you race around a skate park / dance club and nail each other with dodgeball trick shots. Singleplayer + Local Multiplayer + Online Multiplayer with 27 different objective-based game modes...or create your own!

Price 9.99€
Rating 8.9
Release 19 Feb 2015

Galcon 2: Galactic Conquest

Galcon 2 is a demolition derby in space! Send swarms of ships from planet to planet to conquer the galaxy in this fast paced multiplayer strategy game!

Price Free to play
Rating 7.9
Release 05 Dec 2014

Depth

Play as a shark or a diver in a dark aquatic world and overcome your enemies by employing cunning, teamwork, and stealth. Depth blends tension and visceral action as you team up against AI or be matched with other players in heart pounding combat.

Price 16.99€
Rating 8.6
Release 03 Nov 2014

Damned

Damned is a randomized online horror game for up to 5 players (4 survivors and 1 monster). You’ll be able to play as one of four people trapped in different haunted places (hotels, hospitals, etc).

Price 8.79€
Rating 6.9
Release 06 Oct 2014

Epigenesis

Epigenesis is an online multiplayer sports/FPS game in which two sides are locked in a never-ending fight for world domination by playing ball.In this non-lethal ballgame of the future, players leap across platforms suspended high up in the air trying to get a ball located in the middle of the arena and score goals against their...

Price Free to play
Rating 6.4
Release 01 Aug 2014

Most played team-based games on Steam

Take a look at the top team-based games that are currently attracting the largest player bases on the Steam platform, as of April 30th 2025.

1. FragPunk

FragPunk is a thrilling 5v5 hero shooter where Shard Cards allow you to break the rules of combat and ensure that no two rounds are ever the same. Get ready to unleash your skills! FragPunk is a fps, free to play and hero shooter game developed and published by Bad Guitar Studio. Released on March 06th 2025 has received 35,920 reviews of which 26,418 were positive and 9,502 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. The game has hit the top spot as the #1 most played team-based game, thanks to its 7,932 peak concurrent players over the last day.
7.3
26,418
9,502

7,932
players

2. Counter-Strike: Source

Counter-Strike: Source blends Counter-Strike's award-winning teamplay action with the advanced technology of Source™ technology. Counter-Strike: Source is a shooter, fps and action game developed and published by Valve. Released on November 01st 2004 has received 181,503 reviews of which 174,736 were positive and 6,767 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.5 out of 10. While seeing 6,167 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #2 among team-based games based on player count.
9.5
174,736
6,767

6,167
players

3. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Take on the role of one of the notorious Slaughter family, or their victims, in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, a third-person asymmetrical horror experience based on the groundbreaking and iconic 1974 horror film. Experience the mad and macabre for yourself in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a horror, multiplayer and survival horror game developed by Sumo Digital and published by Gun Interactive. Released on August 18th 2023 has received 20,931 reviews of which 14,446 were positive and 6,485 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.8 out of 10. While seeing 1,050 players online at once in the last 24 hours, this game is currently ranked #3 among team-based games based on player count.
6.8
14,446
6,485

1,050
players

4. 3on3 FreeStyle: Rebound

3on3 FreeStyle: Rebound allows players to work with their teammates to pull off rim-shaking slam dunks, awe-inspiring alley-oops, flashy no-look passes, and clutch outside shots which breaks the heart of the opposing team in competitive games filled with the joy and energy of street basketball. 3on3 FreeStyle: Rebound is a basketball, team-based and pvp game developed and published by Joycity. Released on July 14th 2020 has received 3,764 reviews of which 2,386 were positive and 1,378 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.2 out of 10. With 201 concurrent players in the last 24 hours, the game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played team-based games.
6.2
2,386
1,378

201
players

5. Tribal Wars

Compete in hardcore PvP strategy in persistent game worlds where real time resource and troop management in coordination with other players is required to expand your kingdom from one village to hundreds as you conquer the map in this winner takes all medieval contest. Tribal Wars is a strategy, massively multiplayer and base-building game developed and published by InnoGames. Released on November 12th 2020 has received 731 reviews of which 526 were positive and 205 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.9 out of 10. The game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played team-based games.
6.9
526
205

78
players

6. Century: Age of Ashes

Century: Age of Ashes is a free-to-play multiplayer dragon shooter. Master a growing roster of classes and dragons, compete in intense arena battles and rule the skies in fast-paced aerial combats. Century: Age of Ashes is a free to play, dragons and multiplayer game developed and published by Playwing LTD. Released on December 02nd 2021 has received 17,682 reviews of which 13,188 were positive and 4,494 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played team-based games.
7.3
13,188
4,494

52
players

7. Natural Selection 2

A fast paced multiplayer shooter that pits aliens against humans in a strategic and action-packed struggle for survival! Natural Selection 2 is a multiplayer, strategy and fps game developed and published by Unknown Worlds Entertainment. Released on October 30th 2012 has received 13,132 reviews of which 11,199 were positive and 1,933 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played team-based games.
8.3
11,199
1,933

51
players

8. Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game

Plan your own alien invasion and harvest humans as the iconic Killer Klowns, or gather a team of survivors to fight the extraterrestrial threat, in a game based on the ‘80s cult classic movie. Welcome to a new, craazzy take on the asymmetrical multiplayer horror experience! Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game is a horror, multiplayer and survival horror game developed by IllFonic and Teravision Games and published by IllFonic Publishing. Released on June 04th 2024 has received 3,535 reviews of which 2,669 were positive and 866 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played team-based games.
7.3
2,669
866

29
players

9. Intruder

The ultimate spy-vs-guards simulator. Carefully sneak your way to the objective as Intruders or use the wide variety of tactical gadgets to trap your opponents as Guards. Intruder allows for stealth, teamwork, and environmental interactions never before seen in a multiplayer game. Intruder is a multiplayer, stealth and tactical game developed and published by Superboss Games. Released on March 01st 2019 has received 6,560 reviews of which 5,936 were positive and 624 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. The game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played team-based games.
8.8
5,936
624

28
players

10. Depth

Play as a shark or a diver in a dark aquatic world and overcome your enemies by employing cunning, teamwork, and stealth. Depth blends tension and visceral action as you team up against AI or be matched with other players in heart pounding combat. Depth is a shooter, multiplayer and underwater game developed and published by Digital Confectioners. Released on November 03rd 2014 has received 32,666 reviews of which 28,712 were positive and 3,954 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.6 out of 10. The game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played team-based games.
8.6
28,712
3,954

23
players

Best deals on team-based games on Steam

Discover fantastic savings with the best discounts on a variety of team-based games available on Steam right now, updated on April 30th 2025. Looking for even more deals? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of discounted team-based games.

1. Guns of Icarus Online

Assemble your crew, take to the skies in the premier PvP airship combat game. Guns of Icarus Online is all about flying massive airships, shooting big turret weapons, and working as a team for supremacy of the skies. Everyone as one, victory or death, together. Guns of Icarus Online is a steampunk, team-based and multiplayer game developed and published by Muse Games. Released on October 29th 2012 has received 14,645 reviews of which 13,172 were positive and 1,473 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. Featuring a massive 80% discount, this game currently holds the #1 spot in the best deals for team-based category.
8.8
13,172
1,473

-80% 5.00€ 1.00€

2. Tannenberg

Experience authentic First World War action with 64 player battles of maneuver on the Eastern Front. Grab your rifle, ready your sabre and keep your gas mask close as you prepare to play a part in one of the most significant conflicts in history! Tannenberg is a gore, world war i and team-based game developed by and published by BlackMill Games. Released on November 16th 2017 has received 9,465 reviews of which 8,168 were positive and 1,297 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 80% discount, this game is now the #2 best deal in team-based games.
8.4
8,168
1,297

-80% 19.99€ 3.99€

3. White Noise 2

Enjoy a 4vs1 asymmetric horror experience like no other. Be a part of the investigator team, or take control of the creature and devour them! White Noise 2 is a horror, multiplayer and survival horror game developed and published by Milkstone Studios. Released on April 07th 2017 has received 2,861 reviews of which 2,277 were positive and 584 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. Thanks to its incredible 75% discount, this game is now the #3 best deal in team-based games.
7.7
2,277
584

-75% 10.12€ 2.53€

4. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre

Take on the role of one of the notorious Slaughter family, or their victims, in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, a third-person asymmetrical horror experience based on the groundbreaking and iconic 1974 horror film. Experience the mad and macabre for yourself in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a horror, multiplayer and survival horror game developed by Sumo Digital and published by Gun Interactive. Released on August 18th 2023 has received 20,931 reviews of which 14,446 were positive and 6,485 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.8 out of 10. Currently offered at a 36% discount, this title has earned the #4 position in the best deals for team-based games.
6.8
14,446
6,485

-36% 19.53€ 12.50€

5. Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game

Plan your own alien invasion and harvest humans as the iconic Killer Klowns, or gather a team of survivors to fight the extraterrestrial threat, in a game based on the ‘80s cult classic movie. Welcome to a new, craazzy take on the asymmetrical multiplayer horror experience! Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game is a horror, multiplayer and survival horror game developed by IllFonic and Teravision Games and published by IllFonic Publishing. Released on June 04th 2024 has received 3,535 reviews of which 2,669 were positive and 866 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. Currently offered at a 22% discount, this title has earned the #5 position in the best deals for team-based games.
7.3
2,669
866

-22% 39.10€ 30.50€

Free team-based games on Steam

Check out this fantastic list of free-to-play team-based games you can enjoy on Steam right now, updated on April 30th 2025. Looking for even more free titles? Use the search filters to explore a wider range of free to play team-based games.

1. FragPunk

FragPunk is a thrilling 5v5 hero shooter where Shard Cards allow you to break the rules of combat and ensure that no two rounds are ever the same. Get ready to unleash your skills! FragPunk is a fps, free to play and hero shooter game developed and published by Bad Guitar Studio. Released on March 06th 2025 has received 35,920 reviews of which 26,418 were positive and 9,502 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. With 7,932 active players enjoying it for free, this strategy game has reached the #1 spot among the top free team-based games on Steam.
7.3
26,418
9,502

7,932
players

2. 3on3 FreeStyle: Rebound

3on3 FreeStyle: Rebound allows players to work with their teammates to pull off rim-shaking slam dunks, awe-inspiring alley-oops, flashy no-look passes, and clutch outside shots which breaks the heart of the opposing team in competitive games filled with the joy and energy of street basketball. 3on3 FreeStyle: Rebound is a basketball, team-based and pvp game developed and published by Joycity. Released on July 14th 2020 has received 3,764 reviews of which 2,386 were positive and 1,378 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.2 out of 10. Thanks to its free to play tag and a daily player base of 201, this team-based game has secured the #2 spot in the ranking of free team-based games on Steam.
6.2
2,386
1,378

201
players

3. Tribal Wars

Compete in hardcore PvP strategy in persistent game worlds where real time resource and troop management in coordination with other players is required to expand your kingdom from one village to hundreds as you conquer the map in this winner takes all medieval contest. Tribal Wars is a strategy, massively multiplayer and base-building game developed and published by InnoGames. Released on November 12th 2020 has received 731 reviews of which 526 were positive and 205 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.9 out of 10. The game currently holds the #3 spot among the most played free team-based games on Steam.
6.9
526
205

78
players

4. Century: Age of Ashes

Century: Age of Ashes is a free-to-play multiplayer dragon shooter. Master a growing roster of classes and dragons, compete in intense arena battles and rule the skies in fast-paced aerial combats. Century: Age of Ashes is a free to play, dragons and multiplayer game developed and published by Playwing LTD. Released on December 02nd 2021 has received 17,682 reviews of which 13,188 were positive and 4,494 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.3 out of 10. The game currently holds the #4 spot among the most played free team-based games on Steam.
7.3
13,188
4,494

52
players

5. Tank Team

A team based PVP game where groups of up to 8 players must work together to operate a tank! Tank Team is a team-based, casual and online co-op game developed and published by Finndustries. Released on April 11th 2024 has received 713 reviews of which 664 were positive and 49 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.7 out of 10. The game currently holds the #5 spot among the most played free team-based games on Steam.
8.7
664
49

13
players

6. Blackwake

Blackwake is a multiplayer naval FPS focused on teamwork and cooperation. Fire the cannons, sink enemy ships or board them with firearms and steel. Blackwake is a pirates, multiplayer and naval combat game developed and published by Mastfire Studios Pty Ltd. Released on February 19th 2020 has received 25,874 reviews of which 20,906 were positive and 4,968 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.9 out of 10. The game currently holds the #6 spot among the most played free team-based games on Steam.
7.9
20,906
4,968

13
players

7. Roller Champions™

Skate and roll your way up to glory in Roller Champions™. Discover a free-to-play, team PvP sports game like no other! Roller Champions™ is a sports, multiplayer and team-based game developed and published by Ubisoft. Released on December 13th 2022 has received 801 reviews of which 553 were positive and 248 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.7 out of 10. The game currently holds the #7 spot among the most played free team-based games on Steam.
6.7
553
248

13
players

8. Smithworks

Smithworks is a first-person 3D cooperative multiplayer game where players play as fledgling blacksmiths. It is a humorous and chaotic experience where players will need to communicate effectively in order to craft these weapons quickly before the customers get angry. Smithworks is a 3d platformer, first-person and character customization game developed by Ardent Games and published by Kenny Doan. Released on June 17th 2022 has received 2,137 reviews of which 1,967 were positive and 170 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.8 out of 10. The game currently holds the #8 spot among the most played free team-based games on Steam.
8.8
1,967
170

7
players

9. MetaBall - Multiplayer Basketball

Experience the thrill of Hoverboard Basketball! Team up or challenge players worldwide in fast-paced crossplay PvP matches. Master the ball, dribble, and outwit your opponents to score impressive goals— with no aim assist. Only skill and creativity matter. Grab your Hoverboard and dominate now! MetaBall - Multiplayer Basketball is a team-based, multiplayer and free to play game developed and published by Bucketplay Inc.. Released on March 07th 2024 has received 302 reviews of which 205 were positive and 97 were negative resulting in a rating of 6.5 out of 10. The game currently holds the #9 spot among the most played free team-based games on Steam.
6.5
205
97

6
players

10. Quest for the Golden Candelabra

Lead a group of childhood friends in a series of difficult encounters played under the rules of PF2E, the second edition of a powerful tabletop OGL ruleset. Quest for the Golden Candelabra is a tactical rpg, crpg and team-based game developed and published by Dawnsbury Studios. Released on May 12th 2023 has received 307 reviews of which 302 were positive and 5 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. The game currently holds the #10 spot among the most played free team-based games on Steam.
9.0
302
5