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.

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    • People have mentioned it yet, but I want to second It Takes Two, such a fantastic game! Story might not not appeal to everyone, because of relationship drama and a particular scene, but younger kids tend to ignore it and gameplay is a blast anyways! (Platinum’ed it with my then 8yo son.)
    • Death Squared is a great cooperative puzzle game for 1, 2 or 4 players.
    • The Overcooked! games are really nice coop games, albeit more and more chaotic the further you move on.
    • Moving out is similar to Overcooked, but haven’t played it myself.
    • ibb & obb is such a cool lo-fi coop platformer.
    • Shift Happens is another cool coop platformer, and costs almost nothing.
    • Unravel 2 is another gem in coop platformers, with quite a moving story.
    • Pikuniku is very cool for younger kids, and a very funny game, too!
    • Minecraft Dungeons is a nice Diablo clone, but not that dark and suitable for younger players.
    • You can’t go wrong with Tetris. I personally like the Puyo Puyo Tetris variants and Tetris Effect.
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      Seconding Overcooked, with the caveat that you’d better have a strong relationship with whoever you’re playing with, because it will test it. It really is incredibly fun, though.

      And having just looked at the trailer for Moving Out, I might have to try that with my partner if we ever exhaust Overcooked.

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      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.

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        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

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        Lmao, I came to mention both of these games and you both, out of only 26 comments, addressed them exactly as I was going to. RIP, snoo; I’m home :)

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    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.

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    I really like PlateUp. It’s like a better overcooked where you get to design and upgrade your kitchen/restaurant as you go.

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    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!

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    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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    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

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    Children of Morta is great for coop, it’s a hack and slash game so anyone can play it really.

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    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.

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    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

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    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!

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      I’d second Sonic and All Stars. Definitely a solid racing game if you are looking for something akin to the Mario Kart games.