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My SO and I have been having a lot of fun playing co-op games on the Steam Deck connected to the TV. We recently finished Split Fiction and I'm looking for the next cool experience to try out. We enjoy casual co-op games, nothing too hard or violent. EDIT: pixel art is apparently a big turnoff for her so that's out as well.

Games We Enjoyed:

  • Split Fiction
  • It takes two
  • Untitled Goose Game

Games that flopped:

  • Stardew Valley - She is open to "farming" games but doesn't enjoy the energy management aspect of the game. It also gave her motion sickness, somehow
  • Overcooked / Moving out - We enjoy these games but as they start to get more chaotic and hard, the enjoyment goes way down
  • Ibb & Obb - A bit dull and samey
  • Portal - Gives me serious motion sickness, completely unplayable
  • Lego Lord of the Rings - I'm a lord of the rings fan but I hated the gameplay for this game, I found it to be so boring. We quit after an hour or so.
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[–] fistac0rpse@fedia.io 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] pathief@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I think the combat portion of the game would be a big turnoff for her. I do own the game so it doesn't cost anything to try it.

[–] Glide@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (4 children)

My partner and I make a point to occasionally play through a couch co-op game as well. Here are some of the things we enjoyed.

Phogs - Currently playing this. It's a cute, dog-themed puzzle game thing, where you play as two heads of a single long dog-thing. We're enjoying it, but we're not particularly deep in, and I do wonder if it'll get Ibb and Obb samey, but it's worth checking out imo.

Cassette Beasts - Couch co-op, Pokemon inspired, adventure RPG with great storytelling, fantastic music and a retro aesthetic. The world is very Zelda-like in exploration and puzzle solving, while combat is Pokemon double battles. Highly recommended, just be aware that one player gets to be the player-made protagonist, while the other is one of an interchangeable series of partner characters.

Sea of Stars - The co-op update did a lot of good for this game. A Chrono Trigger inspired, faux-SNES era, indie RPG. There's a lot of unvoiced dialogue, which I could see as being a barrier to enjoyment as a multiplayer game, but the game is paced quite well, so I don't think it's a huge problem. Also, players do take turns inputting commands, but everyone is responsible for the timed hits/blocks, and you each control a character of equal agency in the overworld, so it avoids the largest co-op turn based RPG folly of having one player and one half-watching "follower." There are a ton of accessibility options/features (difficulty is VERY malleable), and as an added bonus, there's a free story DLC coming on the 20th.

Children of Morta - This is perhaps the most "hardcore" of my list, but the girlfriend, despite explicitly not enjoying "hard" games, really really enjoyed this one. An action-RPG with some very light roguelike elements, Children of Morta has you play as a family of hunter-gatherer-warrior types in a fantasy world, working together to stop a malevolent power from corrupting the physical world. Each family member has a different playstyle, their own skill tree, and a lot of personality. The game is very story driven, with a few moments being taken between each run for the fantastic narration to drip feed the narrative, slowly teaching you more about the world, the characters, and their family dynamic.

These are the ones that came to the top of my mind, either because they were particularly good or, in the case of Phogs, is ongoing. If I see anything else worth mentioning when I look at my Steam list next, I'll add.

[–] pathief@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Phogs

This one caught my eye as well. Split Fiction had a small section that played very similarly to this game, don't want to spoil too much. It was fun, but I'm unsure if I want a full game about it.

Cassette Beasts

This one looks good for me heh :P

Sea of Stars

This one has been on my wishlist forever now, the mixed reviews have been turning me off. I'm not sure if these classic RPG games are her thing but we should try and figure it out.

Children of Morta

This one fell flat for me. I don't know why, I didn't connect with the game.

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[–] sexual_tomato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

Death road to Canada is pretty solid.

Spelunkey 2 is fantastic, albeit incredibly challenging.

[–] sm1dger@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

A few options me and my partner have enjoyed:

Bunhouse - a non-management-heavy farming simulator but you are bunnies growing plants. Cute as hell. There is a sequel where you run a bakery too but we haven't got round to that just yet.

Unrailed - might fall into the overcooked catagory, but when it gets hard and goes wrong it tends to be a looming inevitablity, not a frantic panic

Nidhogg - a 1v1 fighter, but is quick fire frantic sword fights you can button bash through which is wildly entertaining in 5 min bursts.

[–] pathief@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

The Cinnabunny sequel looks so adorable. Lots of animal crossing vibes. Definitely wishlisting that!

[–] LordGennai@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

I really like the Life Is Strange series for “playing together” with my wife.

It’s not multiplayer, but it’s like watching a movie and making choices for the characters along the way.

[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

The cult of the lamb

[–] oyzmo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Would be great if you updated this post with new games you enjoyed 😊

[–] Nibodhika@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

One of my favorite games to play with my SO is Out of Space the vibe is very similar to Overcooked but it's procedurally generated and a lot more chilled out, i.e. less chaos.

[–] hamsda@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

Degrees of Seperation - 2D puzzler with wonderful scenes and visuals

Heavenly Bodies - 2D puzzler about astronauts and 0 gravity environments

Unrailed - isometric 3D. A train starts driving and you need to gather resources and build tracks etc.

Wobbly Life - 3D fun game, no real objective, just many quests and activities throughout the world

[–] AlfredoJohn@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

If you enjoy escape rooms try out Escape Academy, haven't seen anyone mention it but it's really a blast!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1812090/Escape_Academy/

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