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What do you recommend for co-op with kids?

mgolawala 6y ago
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime. Overcooked. Overcooked 2 Up to 4 player Co-op. Incredibly fun games. Source: I play co-op and versus games with my kids. We've incorporated casual video game play into our family time for the past few years.
- zarkov99 6y ago
  Thanks, I have been trying to do that but didn't quite find the right games (it doesn't help I am on Linux). I'll check your recommendations out.
  - kop316 6y ago
    I second overcooked and overcooked 2. Those are really fun games!
  - DerekL 6y ago
    You can buy Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime and Overcooked! 2 from Steam and play them on SteamOS.
- bentcorner 6y ago
  "Moving Out" also recently launched that has a similar concept to Overcooked. I've heard it's not as good as OC/OC2 but it might be interesting to try for a change of pace.
pgoggijr 6y ago
I picked up Unravel 2 and have been playing it with my non-gamer girlfriend - she's had no problem picking it up and it's quite fun and challenging for both of us, both from a technical perspective (Most puzzles only require precise inputs from one player) and a mind-twister perspective. I believe it is only two player co-op, though, so if you've got more than one kid to entertain then this one might not be for you.
NDizzle 6y ago
Smash brothers, Luigi's Mansion, Marvel games on ps4, Lego _____ games. Castle Crashers, Children of Morta. A little more violent, things like risk of rain, chaosbane, diablo 3, inquisitor martyr.
jelled 6y ago
On the switch Luigi's Mansion 3 is great. Got close to 10 hours of play working on the main story with my 5 year old playing as gooigi. With everything unlocked my 5 year old and 3 year old have fun roaming around the hotel catching ghosts. Plus there's some fun mini games.
NDizzle 6y ago
Check out this site too: https://www.co-optimus.com https://www.co-optimus.com
DrPhish 6y ago
Mame has lots of great multiplayer games. As an example, we've been playing Trog and Gain Ground lately as a family. Bubble Bobble is another obvious choice, but really there are thousands of 2-4 player coop games. You can usually set the difficulty directly in the arcade machine setup, or by proxy by limiting yourselves to a certain number of coins. A warning that unlimited coins can just make a game a never-ending grind because you don't have that failure/reflection loop to skill up between attempts and you can end up way beyond your ability to succeed by just feeding coins in.
koheripbal 6y ago
This is what we need VR games for - to bring back co-op with the kids!
sien 6y ago
The Lego games can be really good with younger kids. FIFA / NBA 2K for older kids.

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime. Overcooked. Overcooked 2 Up to 4 player Co-op. Incredibly fun games. Source: I play co-op and versus games with my kids. We've incorporated casual video game play into our family time for the past few years.

zarkov99 6y ago
Thanks, I have been trying to do that but didn't quite find the right games (it doesn't help I am on Linux). I'll check your recommendations out.
- kop316 6y ago
  I second overcooked and overcooked 2. Those are really fun games!
- DerekL 6y ago
  You can buy Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime and Overcooked! 2 from Steam and play them on SteamOS.
bentcorner 6y ago
"Moving Out" also recently launched that has a similar concept to Overcooked. I've heard it's not as good as OC/OC2 but it might be interesting to try for a change of pace.

pgoggijr 6y ago

I picked up Unravel 2 and have been playing it with my non-gamer girlfriend - she's had no problem picking it up and it's quite fun and challenging for both of us, both from a technical perspective (Most puzzles only require precise inputs from one player) and a mind-twister perspective. I believe it is only two player co-op, though, so if you've got more than one kid to entertain then this one might not be for you.

NDizzle 6y ago

Smash brothers, Luigi's Mansion, Marvel games on ps4, Lego _____ games. Castle Crashers, Children of Morta. A little more violent, things like risk of rain, chaosbane, diablo 3, inquisitor martyr.

jelled 6y ago

On the switch Luigi's Mansion 3 is great. Got close to 10 hours of play working on the main story with my 5 year old playing as gooigi. With everything unlocked my 5 year old and 3 year old have fun roaming around the hotel catching ghosts. Plus there's some fun mini games.

NDizzle 6y ago

Check out this site too: https://www.co-optimus.com https://www.co-optimus.com

DrPhish 6y ago

Mame has lots of great multiplayer games. As an example, we've been playing Trog and Gain Ground lately as a family. Bubble Bobble is another obvious choice, but really there are thousands of 2-4 player coop games. You can usually set the difficulty directly in the arcade machine setup, or by proxy by limiting yourselves to a certain number of coins. A warning that unlimited coins can just make a game a never-ending grind because you don't have that failure/reflection loop to skill up between attempts and you can end up way beyond your ability to succeed by just feeding coins in.

koheripbal 6y ago

This is what we need VR games for - to bring back co-op with the kids!

sien 6y ago

The Lego games can be really good with younger kids. FIFA / NBA 2K for older kids.