So, I recently played Vampire Survivors with my girlfriend on PC. I think they liked it. They arent new to gaming so no need to hold back. Can you recommend any fun or good games that you can play with a controller on PC? One person using a mouse and keyboard and the other using a controller is fine as well.
I’m open to pretty much all genres as long as the games are available on PC. Local Coop. If they are a bit simpler and easy to get into, that would be preferred.
Thanks Hexbears
Playing a solo game with a controller, taking turn and discussing what to do is actually really enjoyable too. You then have a lot more options. I would recommend subnautica or outer wilds
Return of the Obra Dinn is also good for this
if they’re your jam at all this is really fun with souls games/elden ring. you can swap off every death or boss kill.
Portal 2 co-op could be good
Off the top fave co-ops:
- Overcooked
- Divinity original sin series. BG3 also
- Cult of The Lamb
- KeyWe
There’s probably more but that’s what I got immediately
Been playing through cotl with my partner the last week or two
Same. Loving it so far
In addition to Overcooked, take a look at Plate Up. One may resonate with you better. I prefer Plate Up, seems like it has fewer relationship-testing moments and a better overall gameplay loop. Of course YMMV
Not tried that one will have to!
Yw, hope you like!
D:OS has hours and hours of gameplay with potential for hilarious co-op
Oh ya. D:OS 1 and 2 are great. We’ve played both of them multiple times
Get you an emulator and play Seiken Densetsu 3 on SNES, also Secret of Mana, Goof Troop (I’m serious), play some classic Dynasty Warriors, really most Musou games fit your bill, Samurai Warriors, Warriors Orochi, Capcom’s Sengoku Basara, Zelda Hyrule Warriors 1 + 2. Which reminds me, get you Dolphin emulator and play you some good Gauntlet Legends Dark Legacy on Gamecube. There are whole slews of this stuff in old libraries that I can’t think of at this immediate moment.
BG3, obviously.
It Takes Two is a lot of fun, and all the games from that same dev. I think they did A Way Out and a few more.
Until Dawn, all the “Dark Pictures Anthology” games, and The Quarry, if they like spooky stuff
Heavenly Bodies. You play astronauts on a space station doing menial tasks, but the difficulty is that you have to control all your limbs properly to move around in zero-g. It’s tricky (has easier modes tho) but is really satisfying when you learn how to work together to fling screwdrivers around.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/330020/Children_of_Morta/ has local coop and is pretty easy to pick up, it’s reminiscent of Gauntlet.
And like Soros mentioned if you don’t mind playing old games it’s super easy to fire up an emulator, Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Pocky and Rocky and Secret of Mana all have coop off the top of my head.
I’ll second Morta, even singleplayer. Multiplayer is even better because each player can be a different class.
I should really go back and finish it, I think I was on the last or second to last area when I got distracted.
Operation : Tango is a really good coop game and little known game. Besides, the asymetric nature of it means it has replay value.
It takes two is great as well.
Bread and fred to truly test the relationship.
Rainworld has local coop although i think its locked behind the downpour dlc. Then you can be slug cats
House of ashes and the quarry are good fun. The ending sequence in house of ashes sits quite highly in my list of brilliant game moments.
If you want to go the emulation route, most arcade games play very well with a controller. Get yourself a frontend for MAME and make your life easier.
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is a cute game about piloting a spaceship together. The catch is that there are more than two stations that need to be operated so you have to coordinate running around the ship, jumping from station to station. It’s a lot less stressful than Overcooked
Same PC, or coop on separate PCs with controller support?
Same pc - Local Coop
Trine 2, puzzle sidescrolling game with 3 characters (wizard, thief, knight) with different abilities that need to work together. You can play by yourself and swap between characters at any time or play co op it’s quite cute and fun
Human fall flat! Very simple, funny ragdoll physics, puzzles, co operative, low pressure… It’s such a great co op game for non gamers. It’s got built in controller support too. Not very heavy PC requirement either.
Gang Beasts is similar but a bit more chaotic. I don’t think it’s as good.
Once you get the hang of it, pop some tunes on or chat away to your heart’s content while your brain puts your hands on autopilot.
I’ll second Portal 2 co op.
Any of the LEGO games too, if you like Star Wars/LOTR/Pirates/Indiana Jones or whatever other franchises they’ve done. To me, the older ones are the most charming.
