The best funny games on PlayStation and Nintendo Switch
Games with a sense of humour: quirky characters, absurd situations and dialogue that makes you laugh out loud.
How to find games that really suit you: Select up to 5 games you have played and enjoyed. Playalike compares 20 traits such as combat, story and atmosphere and suggests games that hit exactly the same spot, even across genres.
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1 Portal 2
- Sci-fi setting
- Puzzles and brain teasers
- Strong, story-driven narrative
A brilliant first-person physics puzzler where you bend space with the portal gun through the decaying test chambers of Aperture Science, driven by the razor-sharp wit of GLaDOS and Wheatley. A separate co-op campaign adds clever two-player puzzles.
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2 Borderlands 2
- Action-packed real-time combat
- Strong character progression
- Distinctive, stylised art style
A loud, cel-shaded loot shooter packed with countless randomly generated guns, irreverent humor and one of gaming's most memorable villains, Handsome Jack. It shines brightest as a chaotic four-player co-op hunt for ever better loot.
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3 Totally Accurate Battle Simulator
- Distinctive, stylised art style
A chaotic physics battle sandbox where you place wobbly units from eras ranging from the Stone Age to fantasy and watch them hilariously clash. Figuring out the perfect army on a tight budget meets glorious slapstick absurdity.
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4 South Park: The Stick of Truth
- Distinctive, stylised art style
- Turn-based combat
- Strong, story-driven narrative
A turn-based RPG that looks exactly like a playable South Park episode: as the new kid in town you join Cartman and friends in a backyard fantasy war that spirals wildly out of control. Timed attack inputs and crude, irreverent humor define the experience.
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5 Saints Row: The Third
- Action-packed real-time combat
- Open world
An over-the-top open-world sandbox where the Saints take over Steelport with absurd weapons, outrageous stunts and relentless silliness. It never takes itself seriously and can be played entirely in co-op.
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6 Portal
- Puzzles and brain teasers
- Sci-fi setting
A tight first-person puzzler where you bend space with a portal gun through physics-based test chambers, all while the passive-aggressive AI GLaDOS taunts you with pitch-black humor. Brilliant mechanics, perfect pacing and an iconic twist make it a classic.
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7 Saints Row IV
- Action-packed real-time combat
- Open world
- Sci-fi setting
An utterly unhinged open-world satire where you, as President of the Saints, sprint, leap and blast aliens with superpowers across a simulated Steelport. Silliness, pop-culture parody and chaotic fun come well before any realism.
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8 Tales from the Borderlands
- Strong, story-driven narrative
- Distinctive, stylised art style
- Sci-fi setting
Telltale's episodic narrative adventure where Rhys and Fiona trade unreliable accounts of a chaotic Vault hunt on Pandora. It shines through sharp comedy, lovable characters, quick-time action and choices that shape relationships.
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9 South Park: The Fractured But Whole
- Turn-based combat
- Distinctive, stylised art style
- A party of several characters
A turn-based RPG in the style of the show: biting, silly and surprisingly tactical.
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10 Psychonauts
- Distinctive, stylised art style
- Strong, story-driven narrative
- Lots to discover
A quirky 3D platformer where a young psychic dives into the minds of eccentric characters, each one a wildly inventive level. Sharp humor, distinctive art and surprisingly heartfelt themes about mental struggles make it a cult classic.
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11 The Simpsons: Hit & Run
- Open world
- Distinctive, stylised art style
- Lots to discover
A GTA-style open-world romp through Springfield where you drive, run and hunt collectibles as Homer, Bart, Lisa, Marge and Apu while unraveling an alien conspiracy. Packed with show references and original voice cast, it's a treat for Simpsons fans.
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12 Goat Simulator
- Open world
You play a destructive goat let loose in a small open sandbox, scoring points for absurd stunts and enjoying deliberately broken ragdoll physics. Pure slapstick mayhem with no plot to speak of.
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13 Undertale
- Strong, story-driven narrative
- Choices with consequences
- Distinctive, stylised art style
A charming indie RPG where every fight can be resolved without violence, blending turn-based menus with bullet-hell dodging. Its quirky humor, memorable monsters and a story that remembers your choices made it a cult classic.
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14 Untitled Goose Game
- Distinctive, stylised art style
- Cosy, great for unwinding
- Puzzles and brain teasers
You play a mischievous goose wreaking havoc on a sleepy English village, sneaking around, stealing items and ticking off a to-do list of pranks. Its clean minimalist look, reactive piano score and pure slapstick charm make every honk a delight.
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15 High on Life 2
- Action-packed real-time combat
- Distinctive, stylised art style
- Sci-fi setting
A garish, joke-packed sci-fi shooter where wisecracking alien guns banter nonstop while you shoot and skate through bizarre planets. It doubles down on Squanch Games' irreverent humor with added mobility and traversal.
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16 Deadpool
- Action-packed real-time combat
A chaotic hack-and-slash shooter where Deadpool constantly breaks the fourth wall and cracks crude jokes while carving through an absurd revenge plot against Mister Sinister. The humor carries the game more than its solid but simple combat.
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17 High on Life
- Sci-fi setting
- Action-packed real-time combat
- Distinctive, stylised art style
A brightly colored first-person shooter drenched in Rick and Morty-style humor, where you fight an alien drug cartel alongside talkative, sassy living guns. Jokes and inventive weapon abilities take priority over challenge.
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18 Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
- Cosy, great for unwinding
- Distinctive, stylised art style
A quirky life simulator where you create Miis modeled on friends, family or pure imagination and watch them form relationships and stumble into absurd everyday situations. The appeal lies in the surprising, funny moments that emerge from their personalities.
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19 The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
- Puzzles and brain teasers
- Strong, story-driven narrative
- Distinctive, stylised art style
A classic point-and-click adventure in which you play the bumbling would-be pirate Guybrush Threepwood, solving quirky puzzles and trading witty insults. The Special Edition adds redrawn visuals and voice acting, and lets you switch back to the original at any time.
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20 Escape from Monkey Island
- Puzzles and brain teasers
- Strong, story-driven narrative
- Distinctive, stylised art style
The fourth Monkey Island adventure sends Guybrush Threepwood across the Caribbean in a mix of pirate slapstick, sharp wit and tricky inventory and dialogue puzzles. Its dry humor and quirky cast are the highlights, even if the 3D look takes some getting used to.
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21 Katamari Damacy
- Distinctive, stylised art style
You play a tiny prince rolling a sticky ball around houses and cities, picking up everything from erasers to skyscrapers to rebuild stars for the eccentric King of All Cosmos. Absurd humor, bright visuals and an unforgettable soundtrack make it one of a kind.
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22 Team Fortress 2
- Action-packed real-time combat
- Co-op or multiplayer
- Distinctive, stylised art style
A legendary class-based team shooter where nine wildly different roles must work together to win objective matches. Its cartoonish art style and irreverent humor turn every round into gleeful chaos.
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23 Day of the Tentacle Remastered
- Distinctive, stylised art style
- Puzzles and brain teasers
- Strong, story-driven narrative
A cult point-and-click classic where three friends use time travel across three eras to solve wacky puzzles and stop an evil tentacle. The remaster adds hand-drawn HD art and refreshed audio while keeping the zany cartoon humor intact.
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24 Grand Theft Auto V
- Open world
- Action-packed real-time combat
- Lavish presentation
A satirical crime epic set in a huge, bustling Los Santos where you switch between three very different criminals and pull off elaborate heists. Car chases, biting humor and the sprawling GTA Online sandbox make it a playground you can sink endless hours into.
What matters with Funny games
Funny games work because the humour is built into how you play, not just into cutscenes. A narrator who reacts to your every disobedience, a physics engine that turns a battle into slapstick or a villain who insults you while you solve puzzles can stay with you long after the credits. The first question is what kind of laughs you want: sharp, written comedy, crude and irreverent jokes, or pure physical chaos with no plot at all.
Think about who you are playing with, too. Portal 2 suits a solo player who enjoys clever dialogue, since GLaDOS and Wheatley carry the story, and its separate co-op campaign works well for two friends who like puzzles. Borderlands 2 is better suited to a group, as its loud loot hunting and Handsome Jack shine in four-player co-op. If you like stories that bend around your decisions, The Stanley Parable turns obeying or defying its narrator into a string of absurd endings, though it is listed only for PC here.
Pace and tone vary a lot. South Park: The Stick of Truth plays like an interactive episode with crude humour and timed attacks in turn-based fights, so skip it if that style puts you off. Totally Accurate Battle Simulator offers short, chaotic sessions where wobbly armies clash. Undertale pairs gentle, quirky comedy with fights you can finish without violence.
Frequently asked questions
What are the funniest co-op games?
Portal 2 has a dedicated two-player co-op campaign, while Borderlands 2 supports four-player chaos. Saints Row: The Third can be played entirely in co-op.
Which funny games have the best writing?
Portal and Portal 2 are known for GLaDOS's dark, razor-sharp wit, and The Stanley Parable builds its whole game around a witty narrator. Tales from the Borderlands mixes sharp comedy with choices that shape relationships.
Are there funny games without much story?
Goat Simulator is pure slapstick sandbox mayhem with no real plot. Totally Accurate Battle Simulator focuses on physics-driven battles with wobbly units, so it's easy to pick up for a few laughs.
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