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!
Wow!!! I had completely forgotten about this site. What a fantastic resource. Does anyone remember, was this page started by the Penny Arcade guys or did they just plug it in the beginning?
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.
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/GC that will look and run significantly nicer on PC.
I’d like to add some Arcade suggestions:
Golden Axe X-Men (6 player) The Simpsons The Punisher Snake Rattle ‘n’ Roll (NES) Revolution X
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 8We 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 SpaceIt takes two is probably one of the best split screen local co-op imo.
If you don’t mind something more casual and relaxing, Spiritfarer is good too. Wife and I played it in about a week. Very touching story at parts too.
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.
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.
