Sky: Children of the Light

Sky is a game about flying through beautiful places with other people. You play a small caped figure, you collect light, you unlock the ability to glide further, and you meet strangers who appear as grey silhouettes until you offer them a candle. Do that and they become a friend you can hold hands with, fly beside and, eventually, talk to. There is no combat, no score and nobody to defeat.

Because of that, it suits a very different kind of group from the rest of the list: a couple in different cities, a parent and adult child, a friend who has moved abroad, or a group who want something to do with their hands while they talk on a call. Playing together means exploring the same realm at the same time, helping each other through puzzles that need two, and sitting on a bench with the game’s emotes while the conversation happens elsewhere.

thatgamecompany brought it from phones to Switch, PlayStation and, in 2024, PC, with one account across all of them and full cross-play. It runs comfortably on a mid-range phone. Seasons add stories, cosmetics and a paid pass, but the world itself is entirely free and a player who never spends anything misses only outfits.

It is not a game for a group that wants a target. The friend system is odd at first, communication is limited until you have spent candles on each other, and a full party of eight is more of a flock than a team. Judge it as what it is: the calmest way on this site to be somewhere with someone.