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Can anyone suggest some good co-op games for two people?

Hello all! My buddy and I finally finished up Baldur’s Gate 3 this week and we are not left with a giant co-op game shaped whole in our hearts. It was such an incredible experience and it was truly even more fun running through it together. We are excited to hop into another game, but we have no idea what to play. We’ve played a lot, and some games we’ve finished or tried recently included:

  • Borderlands 1, 2, and 3
  • Minecraft, Terraria, Vintage Story
  • Raft, 7 Days to Die
  • A Way Out, It Takes Two

I’m posting here today to ask if any of you have some suggestions for co-op games we could check out! I’ve Googled for suggestions to no end and 90% of what’s there is games we’ve already played. If anyone has any recommendations for us they would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

~ Hyrulian

code ,

My son and i play weekly. Heres our faves

Deep rock galactic

Helldivers II

Enshrouded

Remnant and remnant II

Valheim

ThunderWhiskers ,
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How is the Helldivers community these days? I had so much fun with that one before the whole PSN debacle. It kinda killed the vibe for me at the time and I have since moved on to other things, but I was so surprised how much a third-person online shooter sucked me in at this point in my life.

RightHandOfIkaros ,

Games playerbase is like, less than half what it was on Steam. Arrowhead has put out like 3 or 4 “apology” letters about “we hear your feedback, we will fix stuff” but its like, how many times you gonna say that? You know?

I haven’t played for a while. Last I played, the bots spawn rate was too high when only two people loaded into a 4-5 star mission. They said they put out an update so I played to check, and they actually made it worse. Maybe it has improved since, but I haven’t been back to check.

capt_wolf ,
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They just put another one out last week.

The fact that they’re still apologizing for not listening to the player base and then going ahead and just not listening to the player base really doesn’t fill me with confidence.

copd ,

I remember just a handful of months ago when everyone was saying how “helldivers is already game of the year”

Lmao how the mighty has fallen

unconfirmedsourcesDOTgov ,

They just added a bunch of new missions, planet modifiers, and ship call downs, which was a pleasant surprise. Also, there is a lot of speculation that they’re going to introduce the third enemy race pretty soon, so if you were enjoying it before, now might not be a bad time to dip your toe back in the pool.

ThunderWhiskers ,
@ThunderWhiskers@lemmy.world avatar

I have considered it a few times and I even have Helldivers installed still, buuuut I’m balls deep in my first run of Elden Ring right now and I haven’t even hit the DLC yet, so 🤷‍♂️.

unconfirmedsourcesDOTgov ,

Ah, well I’m sure it will still be here if/when you escape from Elden Ring. Have fun!

ICastFist ,
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Earth Defense Force. You can probably get 4.1 on a sale really cheap and that could be a decent introduction to the series as a whole, it also has the best overall story tone in my opinion, made of 110% grade B cheese

If you two enjoy it and don’t feel burnt out, you can later get EDF 5, which has several QoL updates compared to 4.1, but tends to have a higher price.

Blaster_M ,

Warframe

Smashfire ,

Solasta crown of the magister

Steam link

MarcomachtKuchen ,

I love solasta to bits but I think it will feel really bad to play directly after BG3. You need to have a lot of love for DnD and the jank of indies to enjoy it all the way

Smashfire ,

Agreed, we played it after BG3 and it sure felt like a B rate movie but would still recommend to add to the list

capt_wolf ,
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Abiotic Factor has been really fun for my buddy and me. Especially with the new update that came out last week. It’s a Half Life themed survival game.

Others that get my vote:

Valheim - Norse mythology themed survival game with Playstationesque graphics

Phasmophobia - THE ghost hunting game(see also Ghost Exile, Ghost Exorcism Inc., Forewarned)

Left 4 Dead - the original Zombie FPS series (see also Back 4 Blood, it’s kinda alright) PILLS HERE!

Risk of Rain - Pretty tough shooter series

Stardew Valley - A modern Harvest Moon, farming/life sim

Don’t Starve Together - If you played Stardew valley in hell, but everyone’s name started with a W

Factorio/Satisfactory - Resource harvesting and logistics sims. One’s isometric, ones first person, one has zerg rushes

Grounded - Honey I Shrunk The Kids: the survival game

Deep Rock Galactic - Left 4 Dead for Dwarves. ROCK AND STONE!!!

Overcooked - cooking and serving game, lots of communication required

Portal 2 - First person puzzle game, also lots of communication required

Barotrauma - Submarine sim on Europa, requires marriage levels of communication

Binding of Isaac - Roguelike shooter that’s sort of Zelda inspired, multiplayer was a little janky last time I tried it, but that was a while ago

The Forest - Excellent horror survival series

Starbound - Terraria in space

Trine series - A modern Lost Vikings, side scrolling puzzles and platforming

Subnautica 2 - A beautiful and terrifying diving/exploration game, original game has a coop mod 8 years in development, but it’s been very buggy

Diablo - First and second games are still very solid experiences and there are some excellent mods out for both

Escape Simulator - Literally an escape room simulator. Has workshop support on steam for even more puzzles.

Green Hell - The Forest, but in the jungle, much more focus on the reality of being stranded in a place where just about everything is likely to kill you.

No Man’s Sky - Space/planetary exploration sim

Dead Island - another zombie FPS

Dying Light - a zombie game with parkour

20XX/30XX - Megaman X styled platformers with roguelite elements

GTFO - Extremely hard, stealth based, alien FPS

Most “Souls” games - Very fun coop summoning, if you don’t mind the sometimes extreme difficulty

Goat Simulator series - Goofy exploration games

Magicka series - Isometric action adventure games where you combine different elements to cast spells

Barony - a true roguelike FPS RPG, voxel based, very hard

Void Crew - Space sim, mission based, sort of Egyptian mythos themed, meant for up to 4 players but definitely possible with just 2

Human Fall Flat - Puzzle/exploration game

Half Dead series - Cube: the game

Orcs Must Die series - Tower defense

Dungeon Defenders series - also tower defense, but with class based

Secret of Mana - One of the first action JRPGS, the remake has drop in coop just like the original, but I believe it’s couch coop, so if you’re not right next to each other, you’ll need something like Parsec to play it

Have a ton more, but those are the ones I can recall having the most fun. Others have probably listed a bunch of them and I probably missed a few good ones, but hopefully a few of them are new.

You could always tinker with some emulators for some retro coop games!

AttackMuffin ,

Great write up man, thanks :)

Cataphract ,

The overcooked series is definitely fun and always comes up cheap on sales for like 3 bucks. It’s definitely one to add to any co-op rotation because it’s easy to learn but hard to execute so you’ll always be going back to get those extra stars you missed.

simple ,

Note about Overcooked is that the new version that combines 1 & 2 (Overcooked All You Can Eat) seems to have major issues with online multiplayer that never got fixed. You’re better off just buying Overcooked 2.

unrushed233 ,

Subnautica can be played together using the Nitrox mod

nitrox.rux.gg

rand_alpha19 ,

My time to shine! My wife is notoriously picky about games. You didn't specify local or online co-op but most of these have local if not online since we prefer to only need one copy.

  • Apico
  • Death Road to Canada
  • Door Kickers: Action Squad
  • Dysmantle
  • Lego Harry Potter Years 1-4 (some of the Lego games around this time are also fun)
  • Mother Russia Bleeds
  • Nine Parchments
  • Party Hard
  • Riptide GP: Renegade
  • Road Redemption
  • Slipstream
  • Super Mega Baseball (any of them)
  • Textorcist: The Story of Ray Bibbia (I use the keyboard to type, she moves the character around with her controller)
  • Traveller's Rest
  • Trine
  • Unravel 1 & 2
  • Vampire Survivors
  • Wizard of Legend
Nefara ,

Seconding 9 Parchments and the Trine series. They are both by the same studio and they are beautiful games, they make sure every new scene is a tableau worthy of a screenshot with hyper saturated fanciful environments. The gameplay is fun, polished and goes by fast, in a good way.

frezik ,

If you don’t mind an MMO subscription fee, you might try A Tale In the Desert:

www.desert-nomad.com

It’s fairly niche, and it’s been years since I’ve played it, but it seems to still keep an active player base. It’s much more cooperative than most MMOs, with very little PvP. It’s like the whole community is working together to build a civilization.

jeeva ,

Wow, I didn’t realise that was still about! I’m tempted to go check it out again!

reliv3 ,

Project Zomboid. Feels like a Sims game with zombie and great survival elements. Arguably, the best zombie survival game to hit the market. Supports split screen couch co-op.

Glitterbomb ,

Came here to say Zomboid!

Also, OP, dont be afraid to jump straight into mods. You dont have to fuss with a single file. Right from the start, inside the client, you can join modded multiplayer servers. The mods are automatically installed and applied then and there. Zero setup! I say this because a whole heap of mods are strictly quality of life and they really ease the learning curve.

However, picking and choosing your own mods for your own server is the headache you might expect. Let some saintly admin do all that work for you.

greatgizzards , (edited )
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Co-op is making a comeback!

Playing right now:

  • Helldivers 2
  • Hunt: Showdown

Ideas based on games you mentioned:

  • Divinity 2
  • Remnant
  • Wasteland 3
  • Crayta
  • Medieval Dynasty (haven’t actually tried coop on this yet, but single player was great)

Interesting team dynamics:

  • Deep Rock Galactic
  • Lethal Company
  • Rimworld (Coop is wild)
  • Aliens: Fireteam Elite

Surprisingly Engaging:

  • Journey to the Savage Planet
  • Golf with Friends

Nintendo:

  • Donkey Kong Country 1, 2, and 3
  • Contra / Contra 3 (I think there is a new one coming)
  • TMNT Turtles in Time (There is a new TMNT already out too)
  • Bubble Bobble

Keep coming back to it:

  • StarCraft II Coop (free to play now)
  • Diablo II Resurrected (still better than III/IV/Last Epoch/Grimm Dawn etc.)
  • Portal 2 (lots of challenges to complete)
Andromxda , (edited )
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You can play Stardew Valley in multiplayer co-op mode, it’s also quite cheap at $14, it’s available on every platform and even has excellent Linux support

CluckN ,

Weird to see someone mention Linux support on Lemmy.

alphacyberranger ,
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Unravel 2

Jonnynny ,

I didn’t see this mentioned but it’s a great couch co-op indie game. Has a 93% rating on steam. …steampowered.com/…/Lovers_in_a_Dangerous_Spaceti…

overthebrink90 ,

Can also recommend this game, it’s a cute and fun coop that can get kinda frantic at times. The kids love playing it with us

ElectricTrombone ,
@ElectricTrombone@lemmy.world avatar

Pikmin 3

Overcooked

a_wild_mimic_appears ,

i’ll just add a few i haven’t seen yet:

  • Chained Together - running gauntlets while … chained together
  • Children of Morta - adorable graphics meet solid gameplay and vivid storytelling
  • Core Keeper - top-down Terraria with great pixel art, full release in a week!
  • Cosmoteer: Build your 2d-Spaceship and do what you want! Full workshop support with tons of available mods.
  • (hmm so much stuff starting with c, gotta change my game)
  • Element TD 2 - classic tower defense experience
  • Heavenly Bodies - Adventure game with physics!
  • Kingdom: Two Crowns - the right thing for chilling :-)
  • Necesse: even more Terraria, but with a huge world and settlements to build and manage. Still in EA, and needs polish, but great game even now!
  • Neon Chrome: Cyberpunk twin-stick shooter
  • Operation Tango: Asymmetric Coop, one is a hacker, the other is the agent on the ground
  • Streets of Rogue: “immersive sim”-top down twin stick action roguelite - i cant even describe it well, but it is heaps of fun and chaos can pop up around every corner!
  • Synthetic: twin-stick shooter with tons of guns and a hefty difficulty later on
  • Grim Dawn: ARPG, and one of the best in its class. Dated, but still updated (and gets a new expansion soon-ish!). community is running seasons which add new areas, items and whatnot! i’ve sunk 1500 hours into that one, so i am probably biased when i say give it a whirl.
thermal_shock ,

loved grim dawn, great diablo style and awesome characters.

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