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.
Original post
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!
Hey there!
Some games that we played:
- Overcooked 1 & 2, save the world by cooking in absurd environments. Shouting inclusive. (It’s really fun, I promise!)
- Ibb & Obb - a fun little puzzle game
- Guacamelee was fun too, but we never finished it.
- Battleblock Theater is nice too! But I’m not sure if it’s possible to play on one machine. So if you both have computers this is definitely possible.
- Unravel Two - it’s fun! We haven’t finished it yet, but it’s a cute (and a bit sad sometimes) jump & run / puzzle platformer
- A Way Out was great too, really great story, but it’s not cozy.
- … and I noticed a lot of people gave you already some good games, while I was searching my library. xD
What I haven’t tried yet but want to in the future:
- Moving Out - it looks similar to Overcooked, so I hope it will be fun
- Spiritfarer
Moving out is great! Less stressful than overcooked but equally chaotic.
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!
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.
It Takes Two is a good one to play with a significant other.
It Takes Two is absolutely awesome if you don’t mind platforming. The game director made a boast/bet that if anyone found the game boring he’d pay $1000. I’m not getting that $1000.
It’s one of the few games I bought within a year after launch in the past decade and I have to say I didn’t regret spending the money.
Yes, I recently started playin it with a friend on mine, just alone the details that game has is insane.
Splitscreen is supported, so give it a GO
omg i love you haha. thank you for that website!
I was a bit confused when you said local co-op. It implies 2 computers on the same local network(connected to the same router, no internet connection required). I think the term you’re looking for is split screen gaming.
When I looked at pictures of Spelunky games like Clonk and Liero popped into mind, I think there are options for split screen multiplayer in those games, they’re old school PvP games.
Could be same view same computer, like BroForce
I was a bit confused when you said local co-op. It implies 2 computers on the same local network
My friends call that LAN play or LAN co-op. To me, local co-op has always been a more general phrase, covering all of the above.
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)
Halo MCC
Halo MCC unfortunately doesn’t have splitscreen support on PC unless you use a mod to run the game twice and connect the two instances via online (maybe also LAN) co-op.
They said local co-op, not couch (splitscreen) co-op
What a big list, thanks, I’ll edit the main post to add all of your recs!
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.
Oooh, this looks cool!
Could we play Elden Ring coop if only him has a copy?
Oh shit, that’s cool as hell! Thank you for sharing this! How fun!!
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!
They’ve already been mentioned, but the two greatest games I’ve played with my SO is “It takes two” and “Unraveled 2”. Please do yourselves a favor and play those!
It Takes Two is brilliant!
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.
Recently picked up PlateUp, can definitely recommend that one as well. It’s like a roguelike Overcooked. If your relationship survives this surely you can handle it all
Heavenly Bodies
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)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.
Many PC games support online co-op but have no splitscreen support. For a lot of these you can use a mod to run two instances at the same time and play them in splitscreen. Here’s a link to the supported games: https://hub.splitscreen.me/
Will check, thank you!
