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.
  • Justdaveisfine@midwest.socialEnglish
    14·
    22 days ago
    • A Hat in Time
    • Trine
    • Spiritfarer
    • The lego games
    • Knights and bikes
    • Human fall flat
    • Cassette beasts
    • Chariot
    • Octodad
    • Monaco

    I don’t remember these being particularly violent but maybe are worth a look:

    • Pit people
    • BattleBlock Theater

    I also liked Moon Hunters and Children of Morta but those are harder.

    Divinity Original Sin 1 is also good but definitely falls into the violent category. Its kind of goofy too so it could be worth considering. The second game + BG3 are significantly more violent and serious so are harder to recommend with that criteria.

    Edit: hmm it seems the formatting is funky in Voyager, should be fixed now

    • Arkhive (they/she)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      3·
      22 days ago

      +1 for the LEGO games. Sort of my go to sleeper pick for surprisingly good games. The humor is good, gameplay is decent though I have to go on big breaks between playing through one because gameplay game to game can be a bit samey.

    • Ænima@lemm.eeEnglish
      3·
      22 days ago

      Dude, Octodad in the random arm-leg mode is so fucking funny. My wife and I had so much fun with that game. Too bad the game is so short!

    • atomic peach@pawb.socialEnglish
      1·
      22 days ago

      I’ll add a +1 to Battleblock Theater! Such a well done game that can be true co-op or “co-op with shenanigans” if that’s more your vibe. The story is entertaining and lighthearted and the levels introduce new mechanics throughout.

    • pathief@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      21 days ago

      Trine

      I do own the first 2, I totally forget about this game. Definitely gonna give it a try.

      Spiritfarer

      I already played and loved SpiritFarer, it was an amazing journey. I don’t want to say too much but I just can’t repeat it any time soon.

      The lego games

      I forgot to mention in the original post that we did play the lord of the rings lego game and I really hated it. I found the gameplay so boring…

      Knights And Bikes

      This one looks intriguing, I’ll check it out!

      Monaco

      I do own Monaco, maybe i’ll give it a try!

      Thanks!