Untitled Goose Game is a delightfully weird game where you and your partner play as two geese unleashing chaos upon an unsuspecting village by pulling pranks on the residents. There are five main areas and you're given quest items to check off. You'll be asked to steal a boy's glasses, make the gardener wear his sun hat, make a man spit out his tea, among other things. How you achieve these is entirely up to you and your partner. And as a goose, you can honk your heart out. If you're playing with another person, you can steal flowers to give to each other too, and the animations are very cute.

Also available on: Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, Windows, macOS

In Overcooked!, you and your partner must save the Onion Kingdom by whipping up dishes, from pancakes to pizzas. Each level lasts just a few minutes, and the levels vary in difficulty. Some are so easy that my partner and I scored 1,000 points straight away, whereas some make us want to pull our hair out. Overcooked!, in my opinion, is a great relationship test too, because it tests your patience and your ability to deal with conflict. If you get out of an hour of playing the game unscathed, you know your partner's a keeper.

Also available on: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows

Super Mario Bros. Wonder is a 2D side-scrolling game, and it's colorful, whimsical and wonderful. The stunning level design, whacky power-ups, and trippy levels-within-levels make it a fantastic couch co-op game. There are a total of 152 levels across seven worlds with varying landscapes and classic Mario enemies. You and your partner must work together to defeat enemies and traverse obstacles, but you can also compete to see who can jump the highest to reach the top of the flagpole at the end of each level — a bit of competition never hurt anyone!

Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is a classic, and it's one of the best racing games ever made, period. It's a racing game where you play as classic Nintendo characters and throw magical items to ruin another's race. In addition to the classic and new Mario race tracks, it's worth getting the Booster Course Pass which unlocks 48 new courses, including Maple Treeway which is my partner's personal favorite. Graphics are gorgeous, and it runs super smoothly on the Switch.

Luigi's Mansion 3 is another trippy adventure set in the Mario universe, and it makes for an amazing two-player game too. After about an hour of playing the game, players encounter Professor E. Gadd who introduces Gooigi, Luigi's gooey doppelgänger who is controlled by the second player. You must then work together to solve puzzles and defeat ghosts. Drop-in/drop-out co-op means that your partner (or you) can join and leave as needed, so you can always complete the story together or on your own.

Similar to Luigi's Mansion 3, Super Mario Odyssey features a drop-in/drop-out co-op system as well. In this 3D Mario game, one player controls Mario and the other player controls Cappy, his hat. If you or your partner aren't as experienced in the realm of gaming, I'd recommend playing as Cappy as Cappy is invincible and can attack enemies, collect items and assist with jumps. Super Mario Odyssey's couch co-op mode is great, especially if a more experienced player plays as Mario and guides the less experienced player who plays as Cappy.

Unravel Two is a story-driven side-scrolling game where you and your partner play as a pair of adorable protagonists: a red 'Yarny' and a blue one. A mix of chase sequences and platforming make it a wonderful game, and there's a compelling and beautiful storyline will be tugging on your heartstrings. Players unravel their Yarnies and help one another climb or swing past obstacles, run from enemies, and solve puzzles. There's barely any spoken dialogue so the entire story is told through visuals and stunning background music.

Also available on: PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Windows

If you want a puzzle-platformer that constantly surprises and delights and needs two players at all times, It Takes Two is the one. This game celebrates the human connections as it cannot be played alone. You and your partner play as Cody and May, and you navigate the diverse challenges while mending your relationship. Each character has distinct, changing abilities, and constant communication and coordination is key to surviving and succeeding.

Also available on: PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows

If, like my partner and myself, you love board games but can't be bothered with storing physical versions of them, you'll love Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics just as much as we do. As the name suggests, the game consists of 51 games from around the world, such as chess, Yahtzee, four-in-a-row, air hockey, Ludo, Carrom and more. It's a chill collections of games to play, and there are many card games you can partake in too — oh, and a very relaxing fishing game with some chilled out music soundtracking it!