So, I recently played Vampire Survivors with my girlfriend on PC. I think they liked it. They arent new to gaming so no need to hold back. Can you recommend any fun or good games that you can play with a controller on PC? One person using a mouse and keyboard and the other using a controller is fine as well.

I'm open to pretty much all genres as long as the games are available on PC. Local Coop. If they are a bit simpler and easy to get into, that would be preferred.

Thanks Hexbears

  • buckBelette@jlai.lu
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    3 months ago

    Playing a solo game with a controller, taking turn and discussing what to do is actually really enjoyable too. You then have a lot more options. I would recommend subnautica or outer wilds

    • d_cagno [he/him]
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      3 months ago

      Return of the Obra Dinn is also good for this

    • imogen_underscore [it/its, she/her]
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      3 months ago

      if they're your jam at all this is really fun with souls games/elden ring. you can swap off every death or boss kill.

  • TomBombadil [he/him, she/her]
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    3 months ago

    Off the top fave co-ops:

    • Overcooked
    • Divinity original sin series. BG3 also
    • Cult of The Lamb
    • KeyWe

    There's probably more but that's what I got immediately

  • LENINSGHOSTFACEKILLA [he/him]
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    3 months ago

    BG3, obviously.

    It Takes Two is a lot of fun, and all the games from that same dev. I think they did A Way Out and a few more.

    Until Dawn, all the "Dark Pictures Anthology" games, and The Quarry, if they like spooky stuff

  • TheBroodian [none/use name]
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    3 months ago

    Get you an emulator and play Seiken Densetsu 3 on SNES, also Secret of Mana, Goof Troop (I'm serious), play some classic Dynasty Warriors, really most Musou games fit your bill, Samurai Warriors, Warriors Orochi, Capcom's Sengoku Basara, Zelda Hyrule Warriors 1 + 2. Which reminds me, get you Dolphin emulator and play you some good Gauntlet Legends Dark Legacy on Gamecube. There are whole slews of this stuff in old libraries that I can't think of at this immediate moment.

  • starkillerfish [she/her]
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    3 months ago

    Heavenly Bodies. You play astronauts on a space station doing menial tasks, but the difficulty is that you have to control all your limbs properly to move around in zero-g. It's tricky (has easier modes tho) but is really satisfying when you learn how to work together to fling screwdrivers around.

  • Robert_Kennedy_Jr [xe/xem, xey/xem]
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    3 months ago

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/330020/Children_of_Morta/ has local coop and is pretty easy to pick up, it's reminiscent of Gauntlet.

    And like Soros mentioned if you don't mind playing old games it's super easy to fire up an emulator, Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Pocky and Rocky and Secret of Mana all have coop off the top of my head.

    • ChaosMaterialist [he/him]
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      3 months ago

      I'll second Morta, even singleplayer. Multiplayer is even better because each player can be a different class.

  • bufa@lemmygrad.ml
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    3 months ago

    Core keeper was just released Yesterday. It's really fun and it really shines when playing with more people.

    https://store.steampowered.com/app/1621690/Core_Keeper/

  • SorosFootSoldier [he/him, they/them]
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    3 months ago

    If you want to go the emulation route, most arcade games play very well with a controller. Get yourself a frontend for MAME and make your life easier.

  • Gorb [they/them]
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    3 months ago

    Bread and fred to truly test the relationship.

    Rainworld has local coop although i think its locked behind the downpour dlc. Then you can be slug cats

    House of ashes and the quarry are good fun. The ending sequence in house of ashes sits quite highly in my list of brilliant game moments.

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  • Sabbo [none/use name]
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    3 months ago

    Guild Wars 2. You need an addin for controller, but it's great for couples

  • DrCrustacean [any]
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    3 months ago

    Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is a cute game about piloting a spaceship together. The catch is that there are more than two stations that need to be operated so you have to coordinate running around the ship, jumping from station to station. It's a lot less stressful than Overcooked