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Best recommendations for PC couch multiplayer games?
Looking for some games to play with my 11-year-old and wife together (2 player games are OK too!). It's so hard to sift through hundreds of thousands of games on Steam, so thought I'd poll folks!
Portal and Portal 2. They are classics for a reason and perfect for couch play solving the puzzles together.
It takes two is one of the best 2 players games I ever played
The Overcooked series was a hit with my wife who doesn't game much. I'd highly recommend them!
I only played with 4 people, seems like it'd be a lot harder with only 2
We only ever played with 2 people. Some of the maps were challenging, but we 3 starred all of them eventually. They added 4 stars in Overcooked 2 but we didn't go back to do those, maybe one day
Plate Up! by far the best couch coop game I own. Everyone loves it.
Here are the ones I've enjoyed with my 6 year olds, but I think would still be fun for an 11 year old:
Lego Voyagers is a good one. My son and I played for a little while and it was a lot of fun. Very co-op oriented, great vibes, and just challenging enough to keep adults and kids alike entertained. It's a 2 player game.
Castle Crashers is a solid co-op (I think up to 4 players) beat 'em up. Has some potty humor and obviously violence, but it's a lot of fun.
And I second @DeaconBlue's suggestion of the Portal series. Portal 2 in particular has some of the best co-op play I've ever seen!
Human Fall Flat is a really fun one - for some reason, it's the only game my wife has ever been willing to play with me.
Ultimate chicken horse is fun
I consider recommending UCH but I would add that it's best if you can get even more players (the chaos is maximum with all 4 players)!
+1 agreed this is a fantastic time! Probably more fun with more, but I'm sure it is still great with two players
It’s a single player game, but playing Blue Prince on the couch with others to help puzzle solve is a great experience.
Otherwise Ember Knights or Wizard of Legend are good fun roguelikes for casual players.
I've been playing certain puzzle games in small teams for years and would like to second this recommendation. It depends on the kid's tastes, but if they have any interest in this sort of thing there are vast quantities of game hours to get through out there.
Check out Untitled Goose Game. Wholesome, mischievous, puzzle solving, calm, and fun.
Only downside is that it isn't 1000 times bigger (when it ended I wanted it to keep going)
If you like hockey, Tape to Tape rules.
A few my family and I enjoy:
TMNT: Shredders Revenge
Beat em up
Hypercharge: Unboxed
Co-Op FPS tower defense
Toybox Turbos
Casual, goofy racing. Ever play the old Micro Machines games? This is that, but you can add weapon pickups and such. This has been a regular tournament game for years when extended family comes over.