Black Friday Game Deals: Free, Cheap & Co-op Picks

Black Friday is the one weekend a year where the games you've been side-eyeing finally hit prices that make sense. Below is the fast version: the best deals across action, RPG, co-op, sim, puzzle and horror, sorted so you can grab and go. No countdown timers, no panic, just what's worth your money and where to check the live price.

Last updated: June 15, 2026. Prices checked: June 2026. Sources: Steam, Epic, publisher pages and partner stores. We refresh prices and sale notes regularly.

Best picks at a glance

• Best free-to-try: Black Desert (frequent free weekends and giveaways)
• Best under 5 dollars: Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag
• Best premium splurge: Black Myth: Wukong
• Best RPG deal: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion GOTY
• Best for 2 players: Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced
• Best for big groups: Duck Game
• Best couch chaos: Stick Fight: The Game
• Best solo puzzle: There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension
• Best sim: Game Dev Tycoon
• Best retro RPG bargain: Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game

Quick list

Best action and adventure deals

If you want to mash a button and have something gorgeous happen, this is your aisle. Black Myth: Wukong is the headline act this season, a souls-flavoured action game built around staff combat and shape-shifting. It rarely discounts hard, so any cut under 45 dollars is the signal to buy. Quick pitch: if you like demanding boss fights and Chinese mythology rendered in jaw-dropping detail, this is your premium purchase of the sale.

For pure value, nothing beats Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag. Years on, the ship combat and open-sea exploration still hold up, and it frequently lands around 5 dollars. It is the rare entry that plays great even if you have never touched the series. Pair it with Black Mesa, the community-built remake of the original Half-Life, for a shooter campaign that looks far newer than its price suggests.

Best RPG deals

Black Friday is prime time for RPGs because the genre ages so well. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion GOTY bundles the base game with its expansions, and at roughly 4 dollars it is one of the largest hours-per-dollar deals on this list. The mod scene keeps it alive two decades on. If you want to go further back, Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game shows where the wasteland began, and it usually costs about the same as a vending-machine snack.

Want something modern and unusual? Sultan's Game is a tense, decision-led strategy roguelike where every choice can end you. It is doing one thing exceptionally well: making you sweat over a single menu. For more genre picks, our RPG hub tracks the bigger releases year-round.

Best co-op deals (online)

Now the honest part: these are games you can actually play with friends online, not single-player titles wearing a co-op badge.

• Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced supports 1-4 players and is the cleanest entry point, with drop-in looting and a remastered coat of paint. Around 7 dollars on sale.
• Borderlands: Game of the Year is the legacy build for anyone who wants the same 1-4 loot grind for a dollar or two less.
• Call of Duty: Black Ops III is worth it almost entirely for its 1-4 Zombies mode, a deep, secret-stuffed survival sandbox. The multiplayer is a bonus.
• Call of Duty: Black Ops holds up for a 1-4 Zombies night if you want the originals, plus a memorable campaign.

Best couch and party deals (local)

These shine with people in the same room, controllers in hand.

• Stick Fight: The Game is 2-4 players of physics-driven stickman warfare. It costs about 2 dollars and produces an unreasonable amount of yelling.
• Duck Game is the 2-4 party king: tiny rounds, silly weapons, instant rematches. The single best laughs-per-dollar pick of the sale.

Local party games win on price because one copy often covers the whole couch. Online co-op asks everyone to own it, so the math changes fast.

Best for big groups (5+)

When the player count climbs, you want chaos that scales. Black Desert supports large shared worlds (1-8+ in group content and far more in the open world), and it runs free-play weekends often enough that a whole friend group can test it for nothing. The combat and character creator alone are worth the install.

For arcade-style numbers, Duck Game and Stick Fight: The Game both stretch to a packed room if you rotate players between rounds.

Best sim, puzzle and casual deals

• Game Dev Tycoon lets you build a studio from a garage to a global powerhouse. Cozy, moreish, and usually around 3 dollars.
• There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension is a puzzle-comedy that constantly breaks its own rules. If you liked The Stanley Parable's energy, this is a few dollars of pure delight.
• Sultan's Game doubles as a brainy solo session for anyone who likes risk and consequence.

Best cross-platform deals

If your group is split across hardware, prioritise titles with the widest reach. Borderlands: Game of the Year Enhanced and the Black Ops co-op modes run on PC, PlayStation and Xbox, so nobody gets left out. Black Desert also spans PC, PlayStation and Xbox, though progression is not always shared between them, so check the platform note before you buy. For solo cross-buy value, Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag and Black Myth: Wukong cover every major platform too.

Honourable / adjacent picks

These do not fit the core categories cleanly, so here is why each one sits in the side aisle.

• Blackwake: a chaotic naval multiplayer brawler with great crew moments, but availability has been spotty, so treat it as a watch-and-wait rather than a guaranteed buy.
• Black Mesa: brilliant, but it is strictly single-player, so it cannot sit in the co-op section despite the shooter pedigree.
• Fallout: A Post Nuclear RPG: a historic must-play, listed here as a curiosity pick because its old-school interface is not for everyone.

FAQ

When do Black Friday game deals actually start? Most stores begin discounting in the week before the official date and run promotions through Cyber Monday. Steam usually folds its Black Friday pricing into the Autumn Sale, so watch our Steam sale tracker for the exact dates each year.

Are key resellers like Eneba and Kinguin safe for Black Friday? They are legitimate marketplaces, and prices are often lower than first-party stores. The trade-off is that you are buying from third-party sellers, so check seller ratings and stick to reputable ones. Our deals page only surfaces stores we track for reliability.

What is the single best cheap Black Friday game? For value, Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion GOTY are tough to beat, both delivering dozens of hours for around 4 to 5 dollars.

Which Black Friday deal is best for couch play? Stick Fight: The Game and Duck Game are the standouts. One copy can cover a whole room on shared screen, so they are the cheapest way to entertain a group.

Do I need to buy the same edition for online co-op? Often, yes. Standard and enhanced versions of Borderlands: Game of the Year can be treated as separate products for matchmaking, so confirm everyone owns the same edition before you buy.

Are there free games during Black Friday? Yes. Free weekends are common (titles like Black Desert run them often), and storefronts hand out freebies during the period. Track them on our giveaways page.

Will Black Myth: Wukong actually get a discount? Newer flagship games discount modestly in their first year. Expect a smaller cut on Black Myth: Wukong rather than the deep slashes you see on older catalog titles, and compare stores before committing.

Should I wait or buy now? If a classic is already under 5 dollars, just buy it; the savings from waiting are pennies. For premium releases, compare prices across stores first, since the same key can swing significantly. Our catalog shows live pricing side by side.

The bottom line

Black Friday is the best window all year to clear your wishlist without overspending, as long as you buy on value rather than urgency. Grab the cheap classics on impulse, compare editions and stores for the premium picks, and lean on local party games when you want maximum fun per dollar. Start with our live deals and the full price-comparison catalog to lock in the lowest price on every game above.

Alex, Scout Team