Local Cooperative PC Games
| Juego | Steam | GoG | Epic |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Hat in Time | Steam | GoG | Epic |
| A Way Out | Steam | Epic | |
| Basketball Classics | Steam | ||
| Battleblock Theater | Steam | ||
| Beyond Two Souls | Steam | Epic | |
| Castle Crashers | Steam | GoG | |
| Cuphead | Steam | GoG | |
| Dariusburst Chronicle Saviors | Steam | ||
| Guacamelee | Steam | GoG | |
| Helldivers | Steam | GoG | |
| Heavenly Bodies | Steam | ||
| Ibb & Obb | Steam | ||
| It takes two | Steam | Epic | |
| Katanari Damacy Reroll | Steam | ||
| Lego Games (Marvel, LOTR, Indiana Jones, Star Wars) | Steam | ||
| Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime | Steam | GoG | |
| Magicka | Steam | GoG | |
| Moving Out | Steam | Epic | |
| Overcooked | Steam | GoG | |
| Pinball FX3 | Steam | ||
| PlateUp | Steam | ||
| Portal 2 | Steam | GoG | |
| Project Zomboid | Steam | GoG | |
| Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos | Steam | ||
| Rocket League | Epic | ||
| Roots of Patcha | Steam | ||
| Skullgirls | Steam | ||
| Sonic All Stars Racing Transformed | Steam | ||
| Spiritfarer | Steam | GoG | |
| Stardew Valley | Steam | GoG | |
| Strikey Sisters | Steam | ||
| Sun Haven | Steam | ||
| Trine | Steam | GoG | |
| Trine 2 | Steam | GoG | |
| Unrailed | Steam | Epic | |
| Unravel | Steam | ||
| Unravel Two | Steam | Epic | |
| Wingspan | Steam | GoG |
Edit
I love this community, got so many recomendations I decided to update the first post! Sorry if I couldn’t reply to everyone, Jerboa almost exploded, haha. But I’ll upvote all your contributions now that I’m on PC.
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I like to play on the same computer with my bf, and recently we’ve started to get tired of MAME since we’ve been playing our faves on repeat for so long.
The other game we play is Spelunky, since is the only local co-op game I have on Steam. I ask because Steam summer sales are close and I can give him a surprise :D
Thanks!
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Hey there!
Some games that we played:
What I haven’t tried yet but want to in the future:
Moving out is great! Less stressful than overcooked but equally chaotic.
Guacamelee is Free on Epic until Thursday this week for anyone that wants it.
Moving out is hilarious and fun but it does take quite a bit of teamwork to get the gold medals.
Overcooked and Moving Out are my go-to couch games. Bomb Squad from one of the Jackbox Party Packs (I forget which one) is really fun too!
Make sure to check the Nucleus Coop App if you haven’t already!
https://nucleus-coop.github.io/
It turns games that don’t have a native local coop mode into local coop by simulating a LAN and running two instances of the game communicating exclusively with each other. It works really well, especially if you have a multi-monitor setup.
I have played multiple games in local coop with my brother with this, including Elden Ring. It’s been a blast.
Holy shit does that thing have functionality. Elden Ring split screen with only one copy? Deep Rock Galactic split screen? Dark Souls 1 and 3? Sign me the fuck up!
Oooh, this looks cool!
Could we play Elden Ring coop if only him has a copy?
Yes, you only need one copy of the game for most of the games supported by Nucleus Coop. It creates its own simulated Steam users/accounts for the game in the background.
Oh shit, that’s cool as hell! Thank you for sharing this! How fun!!
Nucleus coop is one of the best things to happen to the PC space in recent years, I’m happy to spread the word!
I just wish more games were supported.
My list of split screen or couch co op PC games:
Basketball classics
Castle crashers
Cuphead
A Hat in Time
Katanari damacy reroll
Lego games (marvel, LOTR, Indiana Jones, star wars are my top 4)
Overcooked
Portal 2
Rocket League
Sonic All Star Racing Transformed
Spiritfarer
Strikey Sisters
Trine 2
Wingspan
And emulator roms for 2 players:
Secret of Mana
Zombies Ate my Neighbors
Game show games (family feud, wheel of fortune, you don’t know jack)
Spirit farer is a lovely game to play together.
What a big list, thanks, I’ll edit the main post to add all of your recs!
Wingspan is a very solid port of the board game.
Since Wingspan is on there, why not put tabletop simulator on there too? It has got pretty much the same set of features in regards to multiplayer.
On that note, both of these games also have a “pass controller around” feature as well.
Would you and your BF enjoy shooting at alien scum while your characters scream DEMOCRACY!! and HAVE A NICE CUP OF LIBERTEA!! at the top of their lungs? Would you be entertained by accidentally killing each other in the heat of battle when you radio for an ammo drop?
Then Helldivers would be for you. Join the forces of Super Earth and spread Managed Democracy throughout the universe!
PROTIP: If you want to assert dominance in your relationship, find a gun with a bayonet attachment. You will mix up the melee and interact buttons on at least one occasion.
Couldn’t have said it better than myself. o7
Remember if you’re a PC gamer, emulation is a great place to look for couch co-op since PC gaming seems to be rather averse to split screen unfortunately. There are a lot of extremely good split-screen games on PS2/Dolphin that will look and run significantly nicer on PC.
I wouldn’t recommend A Hat in Time, the local co-op is really bad because of how the camera works. :(
A few steam games I know:
ibb & obb
Dinasty Warriors 8
We played on PS but also available for pc:
It Takes Two
Stardew Valley
Children of Morta
Divinity: Original Sin 2
Cuphead
Guacamelee
Moon Hunters
Out of Space
I can recommend Lego Lord of the Rings. Me and my gf had a lot of fun, and it is the only Lego game I played with her that didn’t bore me to death.
We tried Lego Harry Potter, and while she loves it (she loves the Lego games), I just found it boring as hell, so it depends on the person
Haha, we might try this! Maybe Lego Star Wars too, since we both like it (he’s a LOTR guy and I’m a HP girl too!).
Btw, Lego Harry Potter is divided in 2 games, but you can get them pretty cheap in a Steam sale (the summer sale stars on the 29th)
Can’t wait for the sales, I’m getting a fair amount of cool games recommended 👀
Nice!
You also have Cat Quest 2, which is cute and fun game.
Portal 2 also has a co-op mode and is pretty cheap on sale.
I’d recommend LEGO City Undercover as well. Imagine LEGO GTA and you’ve pretty much got the gist. Very fun playing with my wife on the Switch, but I’m sure it’s got a much better framerate on PC.
It Takes Two is brilliant!
Magicka - top-down mage play where you can combine spells with each other (two beams make a stronger beam, etc), and friendly fire if you want to occasionally nudge or troll each other
Trine - side-scroller in 3D graphics with 3 unique characters; some platforming, action, and slight puzzles, and a very good story presentation/direction
Oooh, I think I got those games for free but haven’t tried them. Thank you!
Unravel (So touching, made me cry)
Project Zomboid (One of my fav games. I’ve played this split screen with my son. He kills the zombies, I organise the base)
A Way Out (Prison escape story)
Pinball FX3 (A classic two player experience)
Stardew Valley (Crafting/farming)
Beyond Two Souls (Story)
Skullgirls (2D Anime platform fighter)
My wife and I really loved these two that almost no one talks about since they haven’t been around for long:
Rogue Heroes: Ruins of Tasos (co-op Legend of Zelda!)
Sun Haven (similar to Stardew valley)
Rogue heroes has some horrible online multi-player bugs and seems to have been abandoned by devs fyi
Bombsquad available here:- https://tools.ballistica.net/downloads
Human Fall Flat is a Gang Beasts style platform puzzler
Broforce
Overcooked 2 has better controls than 1
Rayman Origins
Rayman Legends
Towerfall Ascension
Out of Space is like Moving Out, but in space
Chariot
Not real co-op, but my wife and I have played hundreds of hours of Wildermyth. Its an rpg with generative elements. We love reading out the lines of the characters in terrible accents. The battlr system is turn based so you’ve plenty of time to discuss what to do next.