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My wife and I like to play games together, but PC devs often skip couch co-op options. For example, I bought Halo Master Chief Collection because I know Halo co-op is legendary and I never really played Halo growing up, nor did she. But the PC version specifically doesn't have split screen co-op where the console version does.

We already own and play Stardew Valley, Outward (fantastic game if you aren't aware), and Civ 5 (we prefer it over 6).

So what other options have you enjoyed that I may have missed?

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

A few that I've played:

20XX and 30XX - Megaman-style roguelites. Built with 2-player co-op in mind (either local or online) - when playing local, the screen space is shared but the screen zooms out when players are far apart (similar to Smash), so you still get about the same amount of view distance.
Hypercharge: Unboxed - FPS Horde Shooter/Tower Defence hybrid. Up to 4 players (local or online) have to defend cores from hordes of enemy toys, with the ability to place defences to make the job easier. It's mostly about the FPS shooter aspect over the tower defence stuff, though.
Streets of Rogue - GTA1-style sandbox roguelite. Up to 4 players (local or online). To describe Streets of Rogue is difficult. It's a very silly sandbox game where you're given a few objectives (usually neutralising folks or getting an item from another group of guys), but there's always many ways to go about things. It's also one of the few games where the 32 playable characters actually play wildly different from eachother (except the red/blue gangters but that's also the joke), and multiplayer adds another level on top of that as you can easily help (or hinder) eachother's Main Objective, as each class has their own goals.
Helldivers - Top-down shooter. Up to 4 players (local and online, at the same time) get dropped into a planet to complete various objectives. There's a lot of mechanics in this game which would probably kill other games (like how friendly fire is mandatory, or how reloading your gun discards the rest of your clip), but the devs (who also made Magicka, just fyi) made it work very well. There's a sequel coming later this year, too.
Sonic Robo Blast 2 - 3D Platformer. Up to 2 players local splitscreen, or 32 online can play together to run through co-op Sonic levels. Also the only game in this list that's completely free (by nature of it being a Sonic fangame).
A Hat in Time - 3D Platformer. Up to 2 players local splitscreen, and 50 online can play together in a platformer which I honestly find a lot more fun than Super Mario Odyssey. Also, Player 2 is an equal to the main hero this time instead of a glorified "little brother mode" - heck, Player 2 can actually trigger cutscenes and stuff without Player 1's involvement at all. Great stuff.
N++ - 2D Precision Platformer. If you've heard of Super Meat Boy, the original N is the game that inspired it. N++ is just a perfected version of N, with a brand new co-op mode with its own unique levels, which now requires two players to flawlessly move their way through levels where even a single slip-up means starting the level again (though that's fine - they're at max only 60 seconds long, but there's over a thousand of them)
Mercenary Kings - Metal Slug meets Monster Hunter. Up to 4 players local or online. Rise up the difficulty ranks by completing missions, upgrading the parts on your very modular guns and don't forget to eat before you go on a hunt- er, mission.
Pretty much the entirety of the side-scrolling beat-em-up genre, including Streets of Rage 4 (4 player local), River City Girls 1&2 (2 player local) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge (6 player local and online, yes 6). This entire genre is based on local co-op, so just pick a game and dive in.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

It Takes Two.

Which reminds me, we really need to finish that game.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is SO good.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Saving this comment. Thank you <3

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

thanks man. i missed out on terror of hemasaurus und just love it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

It Takes Two is a masterpiece for co-op gameplay and is great for casual gameplay. A Way Out was made by the same studio before It Takes Two and it's easy to see where they were able to improve on the experience, but it's also a great game for local co-op.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Not exactly a recommendation (most of what I would have said has been covered below) but, my partner and I use Co-Optimus to find new games to couch play together. Here's a filtered list of PC split-screen and couch co-op games.

https://co-optim.us/1m8Ysft

Hope that helps!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Not split screen but my partner and I are really enjoying nine parchments. She's not a gamer at all, but the game on casual difficulty gives just the right amount of challenge for her.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Me and my gf loved playing Divinity: Original Sin 2.

And we're super excited for Balder's Gate 3 made by the same Devs as DOS2. It's just had its release date move forward to Aug 3rd woo!

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

LEGO games are fantastic

It Takes Two and A Way Out are co-op masterpieces

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We've played a couple of the Lego games and found it a little too kiddish simplistic.

I'll check out the other two thanks

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I'll second A Way Out, then. It's pretty simple, but very well done

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Will y'all stop making me poorer, damnit! 😉

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

It Takes Two is co-op masterpiece. It’s mostly a puzzle platformer but changes up the gameplay style every level. Lots of little mini games to get distracted by too. Can’t recommend it enough

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Much like others, I can't say enough good things about It Takes Two.

The storyline, great! The gameplay, fantastic! The soundtrack, amazing!

That damn book, pissed me off to no end. (you'll understand that if you play it)

I'd put it up there in my top 10 games I've played of all time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There are a lot of good suggestions here already. I want throw out Escape Academy. Split screen escape room game. My brother and I started playing it and had a blast in just an hour. Not sure about any story because we glossed over it, but we enjoy puzzles a lot.

Edit to include: Cuphead Wildermyth Overcooked 2 Terraria TMNT Shredders Revenge

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

„Human Fall Flat“ is pretty good. I’ve played it on switch with a bud and we had a good time. Especially the times we broke the level by sheer accident.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Grim Dawn has split screen coop?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Divinity: Original Sin (and it's sequel) are two of my favorites that I played split screen with my wife. They're classic crpgs, so can be a bit slower paced, but both have great stories and are very good about allowing freedom to both people playing

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

It’s not split screen, but an enjoyable game for two players in the same screen (so couch coop):

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spiritfarer

You play the new “Reaper” and his cat. Collect lost souls, that still have some issues to solve, travel the “in between” spirit world, build a house boat, take care of gardens, make music, etc. The artwork is cute, while the topics of the lost spirits can be unexpected sad. Still a great game to relax!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

+1 for it takes two.

There’s also a pretty nice list already in the comments.

I do like a lot Portal 2 but wifey cannot play for too long with me as she becomes impatient. When that’s the case and she just want to watch a story like you would watch a movie, I play A Plague Tales (both of them) and she ends up wanting to know more and finally, crying.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Lmao yeah portal 2 was a little challenging

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Really enjoyed “Heave Ho!” Co-op 2D arcade-style game where you play a character with two arms, can control the direction and grabbing of each arm, and must cooperate to climb/heave each other through obstacle course levels. Couch co-op, best with controllers.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Castle Crashers and Guacamole 1/2, hands down

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There's a mod that allows borderlands 2 to be split screen

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

My roommate and I played so much borderlands using nucleuscoop

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I tried playing the switch splitscreen version and it kind of hurt, and I love BL2. I might buy it for my SO on PC just so we can have a better play experience.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Not "split screen" but "same screen":

Unraveled 2

Great for couples.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Screencheet. It's the only fair combative experience.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Both Rayman games are really nice

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Not really familiar with them tbh I'll look into them

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Blur, the racing game from 2010. It's like Mario kart but with realism. It's abandonware now, you'll have to pick it up from an abandonware website...

But it's REALLY FUN.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I used to drive a mobile video game theater for work and this shit was bread and butter, a bunch of screechy Roblox fans are mad their parents won't let them sit out of the party and play on their laptops? Blur and never hear from them for the rest of the party.

A couple 6 year olds who have never gamed before on anything but a phone? Tell them to hold R and get them through the menu a couple times, they're set.

Some adults who haven't gamed since n64? Oh. They down.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It's not a split screen game, but it can be CO-OP. My partner and I play For the King (currently 75% off on steam).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

We just played It Takes Two. Great variety of gameplay and level styles. Always something to learn, always something new happening, very different environments. Also, good story for husband and wife coop. Great game, I can recommend!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The gears of war franchise has the most underrated coop campaigns in my opinion. They're among my favorite games for coop. Also splinter cell: double agent, although a bit dated at this point is still super fun.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you and your wife are into D&D-type stuff Divinity Original Sin 2 has local co-op. It's an isometric turn based adventure game. Super fun to play and on sale for about $18 at the moment, I think. I will say, it's a little more involved than some of the more casual games like Stardew, but if you're willing to put in a little time to learn the game it's one of the most rewarding games I've ever played.

My girlfriend and I actually played through the whole thing together!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wish there was something else that had a similar experience to divinity! That’s my favorite game to play with my wife.

Sill waiting on baldurs gate 3

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Same here! Good news is that baldurs gate 3 is coming out on August 3rd - not long now!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Can’t wait!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

We always keep an eye out for Switch games for this exact reason. Our favorites from there are Animal Crossing and Luigi’s Mansion.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

My girlfriend and I both have computers (i built her a gaming PC so she could move off her laptop). The games we have enjoyed are Halo (no local co-op), Overcooked 2 (local co-op available), The Escapsists 2 (local co-op available), and "Keep talking and nobody explodes" (only 1 person needs the computer other is reading material helping them). Games we play together with co-op but we need to be on our own rigs are Apex legends (if we can call that Co-op), Starship troopers Extermination, Deep Rock Galactic, Left 4 dead 2, Satisfactory, The forest, Terraria, and Call of Duty BO3 custom zombies.

Honorable Mention: Old School Runescape. I grew up playing this game, played it again in college and got my girlfriend into it as well and now we both play often. It can be played on PC or even has a very well made mobile client that lets you play the same game on mobile. (be careful, the joke is that the game is called Run-Escape, since it tends to pull you in like a crack addiction lol)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

KeyWe is the newest one I've played with my wife. It's a game where you both play kiwis operating a relay station that has some quirks of its own.

Other games I would suggest:

  • Overcooked
  • Catastronauts
  • Moving Out
  • Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
  • Helldivers
  • Gauntlet
  • Magicka
  • Age of Wonders III (in hotseat mode)

If you like beat 'em ups:

  • Streets of Rage 4
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
  • Scott Pilgrim vs The World
  • Mother Russia Bleeds

I'm not sure if it has split-screen or split-screen mods but check out Dinkum too.

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