alehel

Best split-screen PC games with controller support

https://beehaw.org/post/527740

Best split-screen PC games with controller support - Beehaw

I’m looking for some fun PC games I can play with my wife/nephews. I’m therefore looking for PC games that support split screen with controller support. Any genre, but preferably games that can be played by someone no older than 12. Will be playing them on a ROG Ally connected to a TV with xbox controllers. Interested in any genre.

Jun 13, 2023 at 10:14amWeb
Show threadFantasticFoxJun 13, 2023
I think Rocket League supports split screen. It's really fun for all ages too.
Show threadThekingoflordaJun 13, 2023
Boomerangfu isn’t splitscreen, it’s one screen, but it’s still local multiplayer with controller support
Show threadalehelJun 13, 2023
Yeah, specifying split screen was probably a mistake. I meant local multiplayer :).
Show threadThe_Hideous_OrgalorgJun 14, 2023
Well, if simple multiplayer is fine, then also check out Grounded.
Show threadkronicmageJun 13, 2023
It Takes Two was an absolute blast with my wife
Show threadTummyDrumsJun 13, 2023
Anyone have any idea how well the game works on a Steam Deck? Would love to play it docked to my TV but I've heard EA's launcher causes some problems on the SD.
Show threadkronicmageJun 14, 2023
We played it on Nintendo Switch, a far weaker device, at stable 30fps (slightly worse resolution than screen size but not too bad after you get used to it). Barring weird EA stuff should work great on steam deck
Show threadTummyDrumsJun 14, 2023
Yeah I figured that would be fine, just worried about the EA stuff.
Show threadnarc0tic_birdJun 13, 2023
Same-screen, but: PlateUp!
Show threadBatbroJun 13, 2023
Double dragon and battle toads are pretty fun
Show threadTamlynJun 13, 2023
Not split screen but fun, I would recommend lovers in a dangerous spacetime. It a coop game you have to control a spaceship, collect things and survive.
Show threadTgnomeJun 13, 2023
I second lovers in a damgerous space time
Show threadBoarJun 13, 2023

Quick List of worthwhile games in my library that seem child appropriate and have the local multiplayer tag

  • n++
  • Splunkey
  • Towerfall *
  • Rayman Origins
  • Battleblock Theater
  • Monaco
  • What The Golf
  • Jamestown
  • nidhogg
  • Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
  • The Trine Series
  • Untitled Goose Game
  • Tojam and Earl Back in the Groove **

*Haven't played Towerfall before, but it had a lot of buzz going on about it when it came out.

**Not sure if Toejam and Earl is actually good, too much nostalgia clouding my judgment.

Show threadrgalexJun 13, 2023
Screencheat if you want a game to "pick up and play". It's a shooter with different modes where everyone is invisible and you must look at the other players split screen to deduce where they are and shoot them. It's really fun to play!
Show threadalehelJun 13, 2023
That sounds like it would drive my wife crazy 🤣
Show threadWhiskeyPapaTangoJun 13, 2023

Party Animals "should" be finally coming out this September. Buddies and I had a blast when it was in open beta. Similar idea to Gang Beasts.

Another fun one is Human Fall Flat which has some quirky controls.

Show threadNotSteve_Jun 13, 2023
Ultimate Chicken Horse is a really fun party game!
Show threadinnermachineJun 13, 2023
My SO and I love playing outward! Great co op rpg
Show threadjasonJun 13, 2023
My wife and son loved Wobbly Life. I’ve seen it described as GTA for people who aren’t old enough to play GTA. The couch co-op is solid and they only ever played with controllers.
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Show threaddododoJun 13, 2023
I also would describe Lego City Undercover as GTA, but Lego, so compatible with a younger audience. It also has a very good co-op mode, you can play the whole game with two players with dynamic drop/join. Really had fun playing it with my girlfriend.
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Show threadContentSpyJun 13, 2023
It takes two and a way out are both great
Show threadsimpleJun 13, 2023

Rayman Legends is tons of fun and very good platformer anyone can play.

Overcooked 2 is one of the best couch co-op games ever, but note that it can be very hectic and kinds difficult.

Sonic & All-Stars: Racing Transformed might be the best Karting game out there. Despite being kinda old at this point, it holds up wonderfully.

You can't really go wrong with any of these choices!

Show threadedjsageJun 14, 2023
I'd second Sonic and All Stars. Definitely a solid racing game if you are looking for something akin to the Mario Kart games.
Show threadHawsohnJun 13, 2023
Goat simulator 3 is fun and hilarious.
Show threadUsualMapJun 13, 2023
Well then, I know what I need to get later. I gather it isn't on Steam though?
Show threadBigpapacherryJun 13, 2023

Ultimate Chicken Horse needs to be on this list. It’s a competitive platformer where before each round, everyone adds a piece to the level. You need to make it hard enough that someone doesn’t finish, but easy enough that you finish. If everyone finishes, no one gets points.

Very fun, possibly my favorite couch game.

Show threadSilverhandJun 13, 2023
Seconded, I love UCH so much. One of my favorite multiplayer games, I've never had anything but a great time with it.
Show threadMrk421Jun 13, 2023
Towerfall, ultimate chicken horse, gangbeasts, stick fight, overcooked are some of my personal favorites. All easy couch coop or competition 2-4 player games. Also keep talking and nobody explodes is a figurative blast, but I don't know how well a 12 year old would do with the communication needed there... might be able to handle it.
Show threadAzabsJun 13, 2023
Children of Morta is great for coop, it's a hack and slash game so anyone can play it really.
Show threadmegapenguinxJun 13, 2023
The new Lego Star Wars is really really good and has fantastic drop in/drop out multiplayer. Also a fan of TMNT Shredder’s Revenge for co-op
Show threadRiseAndShineJun 14, 2023

I think Guacamelee hasn't been mentioned yet.

There are also a lot of amazing Lego games that are fun for all ages. I really enjoyed Lego Lord of the Rings myself