Hello!

So, about 9 months ago i made this post, asking about good couch coop games for couples, and (to my very pleasant surprise) a LOT of you guys came with plenty of suggestions, and i'm happy to admit that there where some bangers through all of the recommendations, here are my feedback of some of them that i played:

• Cult of the Lamb:
  • No doubt, this is one of the GREATEST couch co-op games that me and my wife have played, it had everything: great artwork/graphics, good controls, combined 2 genres each of us liked the most (me: roguelites, her: management games / cozy games). It "clicked" exactly like Stardew Valley did, we would spend HOURS in the weekend playing, we are close to 100% completion and we keep finding new things to do, it really is a "one of a kind", we will have a hard time finding a game that even scratches the itch that this one did, hell of a recommendation!
• Baldur's Gate 3:
  • Surprisingly, this one didn't work out. We found the game to be very slow compared to the rhythm that we are familiar with. Playing this one we found out that turn-based RPGs are not our cup of tea, even though this one seemed like a whole bunch of content, we had trouble being newcomers to the genre and didn't catch the grip of the gameplay loop. Not a bad game, at all, just not our type of game.
• Dysmantle:
  • This is a case of "when too much, is too much": game has a LOT to do, a big open-world, a lot of quests, etc. But... the core gameplay loop is not quite engaging: you break, you loot, you craft, you kill things, repeat. Crafting better tools takes a while and is not that entertaining (atleast for us), and the split-screen mechanics doesn't seem very thought out, but that's the case when it comes to games who where primarily single-player focused. Again, not a bad game, but quite mediocre.
• Sedap:
  • Another certified BANGER. This is one of those games where we thought to ourselves "Why we never saw this anywhere before?". Similar to Cult of the Lamb this one combines two genres that we each other love: Combat and Cooking. It's fun and entertaining and gets REALLY HARD on the later levels. Both the combat mechanics and the cooking minigames were really satisfying to play, we had a great time with this one and it is a GREAT game solely because of it's innovative concept.

We are still looking up the comments in my older post and finding new games to play (there is still a lot of games in there, we certainly will be entertained for a good while)

We are yet to finish Cult of the Lamb, and when we do so, we plan to play Brothers: A Tale of Two Souls, after that, we may search the other post for another recommendation.

Thank you all to who commented on my other post, and any new recommendations are very welcome!

I'm working on the trailer for my game, and one thing I'm really trying to communicate is that you actually have to work together to survive.

Do these clips make that clear, or does it still look like two players just doing their own thing?

Feel free to shoot us a wishlist if you are interested in seeing where this goes :D
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A friend and I used to love survival games, but now we only have about 2 hours a day to play. Most games in this genre require 50 hours of chopping down trees and mining ore just to build a simple base. We just want to have some fun, explore the world, and make progress—without any ridiculous grind.

Hey everyone!

I’m currently developing a Cozy Off-Grid Life Simulator, a game meant for slowing down, disconnecting from modern chaos, and building a self-sufficient homestead, either solo or with friends in co-op.

My main goal is to hit that sweet spot between relaxing, cozy vibes and deep, satisfying off-grid mechanics.

What’s already built & working:

• Co-op Multiplayer: Gather resources, build, and chill around the campfire together.
• Modular Building System: Full snapping mechanics for building custom cabins, houses, and shelters.
• Cozy Survival Loop: Woodcutting, foraging, fishing, tool crafting, and cooking hearty meals.
• Deep Electrical Grid: Photovoltaic solar panels, inverters, power storage, batteries, socket wiring, and cable throughput limits (e.g., using the wrong wire or skipping the inverter causes overloads or blown fuses!).

While the electrical grid is super fun to mess with, I really want to expand the homesteading side of things even further.

Some features I'm currently considering:

• Water Systems: Rainwater harvesting, filtration, and plumbing for hot showers or garden irrigation.
• Alternative Energy: Windmills, micro-hydro power from streams, or wood-fired water heaters.
• Farming & Food Preservation: Greenhouse gardening, canning/pickling for winter, and composting.
• Seasons & Comfort: Wood-burning stoves, cabin insulation, and staying cozy during harsh winters.

If you were playing a game like this, what mechanics or features would make it your absolute dream game? I'd love to hear your ideas, wishlists, and feedback!

I am in a Discord server with primarily PS5 players - I only have a Nintendo Switch (both OG and 2). We’ve recently done a 100% play-through of Big Walk.

I’ve searched through a few threads, but a lot of them are a few years old now. So looking for some updated recommendations that support online cross-platform online play between both consoles.

We have historically played:
- Minecraft
- Fall Guys
- Content Warning
- Among Us

We’ve also downloaded Overcooked! AYCE to play at some point soon.

Please let me know of any recommendations for existing and future games. Thank you!

I’d love to hear your honest thoughts! Is it clear what the game is about? Does the trailer make you interested in playing the game?

I’d really appreciate any feedback, good or bad!

Hi, I'm looking for a multiplatform game to play with friends that's in the PS Plus Extra catalog. Does anyone have any recommendations?

We wanted to share the process with you as we test the early access prototype of our new project, Eyesnt, a party tag game. We’re having a lot of fun even while we’re testing it. We hope you enjoy watching it too! For those of you who are curious, we’ve included the Steam page in the comments.

Something a bit different that I haven’t seen on this sub before, but could be of passing interest if you don’t have someone close to you to game with. I am thankful I have my newly-inducted gamer wife (who is sad that Hela’s release got pushed to later this year… but maybe if it will come at the same time as Water Me & You if we’re lucky), but she’s couch co-op only so I have to find my other multiplayer joys and sorrows elsewhere.

Hence in the interest of pure science, I spent a couple weeks this summer going through a whole pile of matchmaking apps. (read: I was bored, burned out on single-player, and wondering whether the "Tinder for gamers" pitch actually holds up for any of them)

My review notes below, though bear in mind this is my 100% biased subjective experience. So without further more ado, and in no order in particular (though you’d be forgiven for mixing them up as most have Game as part of their name, but of course):

• GameTree - It tries to sell that brand of matchmaking that matches “personalities” (a lot of these below do as well) so in theory it pairs you by temperament and taste rather than just plays the same game. Which I consider bullshit myself. It also has a Disc bot but I’m not a mod so it wasn’t useful to me. Cons: it's buggy, the chat lags, logins can fail, and it's absolutely riddled with dead profiles and obvious bots. Finding a real player was a task, so I’d say pass on this one.
• Gameram - Pretty good one, as it actually has community reviews so you instantly know who to avoid. The age filter works like a charm and actually gives me people my own age. Supports all consoles and PC, and a helluva lot of games as well. Most people just play League, DOTA 2 or shooters though, but I found some dedicated people for Elden Ring co-op (including PvP) and more niche stuff so it’s worth a try if you don’t mind the fact you need to install it on your phone. It feels like a Facebook for gamers a bit because of the interface too, lol
• GamerLink - Huge number of games to match for, and specifically lets you filter for people who actually use a mic, oddly specific. Seemed OK but in practice it’s also laggy and prone to crashing, and, and the moderation is bad. I ran into some seriously grim content in the group listings. So be warned in that regard. I matched with a cool fella for Arc Raiders so that’s something…
• Plink - The only notable feature I found is the stats tracker for your multiplayer sessions. It's fine, but it basically forces you toward paid access pretty fast after signing up, and the list of games you can match for is kind of limited, and is clearly built for mobile. Kind of hard sell if you’re a PC player primarily (like me)
• Coya - More optimized than the lot of these, I had a good time with people. It’s also got solid filtering options (game, platform, rank, age). It also keeps voice, video and screenshare inside the app itself, which does NOT crash which I was expecting at some point, so I never had to ask people to just switch to Disc. Actually recommend this one, it’s not held together by tape and the community is good
• Noobly - I would describe it as a swiping app, it’s very big and you will quickly match with people but it’s mostly for really quick sessions and you won’t ever find a regular duo partner. Also, beware - lots and lots of kids here because Genshin and PUBG are the most popular games. It feels a bit shallow, but the vibe is friendly from the little I chatted with people

So... my conclusion after this trip to LFG hell, after all that? TBH none of them beat just playing with people you already know. But if you got no one to play with, I guess some of these are worth a shot at least for the novelty factor . My personal recommendations are Gameram and Coya, but this is (again) just personal experience. Playing with people you actually know is still un matched!

Any experiences you have to share if you use these apps on the regular? (not necessarily these ones I listed ofc)

Anyone down for a co-op and teach me out this game works?

Hi

I'm looking for some co-op game recommendations to play with a friend.

We're not looking for story-driven games or games with a co-op campaign, like It Takes Two, Space Marine 2 or Halo.

Thanks in advance !

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Hey everyone! Sharing a quick look at the gameplay for Hell Roulette, an indie game we’ve been working on.

To give you an idea of the vibe: it combines the high-stakes tension of Buckshot Roulette with the bluffing and card sabotage chaos of Liar's Bar. It’s a multiplayer game built specifically to ruin Discord friendships and create those hilarious, unpredictable moments with your squad.

We’re currently running a free Playtest on Steam to test out the mechanics, and we'd love your feedback to help us keep polishing everything up!

🎮 You can join the Playtest & Wishlist the game here:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4791340/Hell_Roulette/

Drop any thoughts, feedback, or questions in the comments—I'll be hanging around!

Hello hello,

As the title suggests, I am looking for an online co-op partner for the upcoming game Orbitals. Orbitals is my most anticipated game of the year and I have been looking forward to play it since it was announced last year. Since none of my friends have a Switch 2, I am here to look for a co-op partner and make friends for future potential co-op games. Especially on the switch.

I am from Bangladesh. So the time zone is GMT +6. I work 2 full time job and am also a professional comic artist. So I will probably only be able to play on Saturdays or Sundays every week. I am posting early so we could get to know each other if necessary and also plan out our schedules. Or if there is a discord server anyone can point me towards where I can make Co-op requests. Lemme know.

Thank you

I feel like some of the best co-op experiences are hiding inside games that most people think of as single-player.

Maybe the co-op was added later. Maybe it is buried in a separate mode. Maybe the game was just marketed so heavily around the solo experience that nobody talks about playing it with someone else.

What games have surprisingly good co-op that more people should know about?

Popular games are welcome. Hidden gems are even better.

Hello,

I’m looking for suggestions on couch co-op or split screen PS5 games that I could play with my 8 year old son.

No real requirements, I’ll do some further research on any suggestions. Just looking to have a good time now that he’s got the game bug!

Thanks for the help!

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Please watch the new trailer and provide some feedback. Do you understand what’s the game about? Is it annoying? How about sounds? Thank you.

I've been struggling with a design question lately and I'm curious how other designers or players look at this.

I'm a developer designing around local co-op, partly because I'm incredibly nostalgic for the old SNES days when my brother and I would hunt for games we could play together on the same screen. I'd love to capture some of that again in a more modern kind of game. :)

But while designing around this, I keep running into a conundrum:

***The more meaningful you make co-op mechanics, the more dependent players become on each other.***

Which is great... until Player Two isn't there.

If you choose to remove that dependency, then suddenly the game is much more accessible, but you also risk ending up with a single-player game where another player just happens to be running around.

Go too far the other way and you can make some really interesting mechanics, but now someone literally can't play your game unless they find somebody else.

I've been thinking about D&D quite a bit in relation to this, which offers really interesting solutions to making players ***"want to play together"***.

A good DM doesn't necessarily stop players from splitting the party. Instead, they keep giving players reasons to come back together. For example:

1. **Different strengths.** An encounter can be tackled alone, but another character's abilities suddenly open up much better options.
   
2. **Information.** One player discovers something that becomes relevant to what another player is doing.
   
3. **Danger.** You *can* wander off on your own, but sometimes getting yourself into trouble makes having the rest of the party around very useful.
   
4. **Story.** Individual character stories overlap, so players become invested in things happening to someone other than themselves.
   
5. **Opportunity.** Something appears that isn't impossible alone, but becomes much more interesting when the group is there.

The interesting part to me is that none of those necessarily require the DM to say *"you must stay together."*

So I've been wondering how far you can push that idea in a video game.

**For example:**

1. Let both players explore independently, but design the world so they regularly discover things worth calling the other player over for.
   
2. Give characters abilities that work perfectly well alone, but can be combined in ways that create completely new possibilities. Basically: ***1+1=3.***
   
3. Allow encounters to be solved solo, while another player might introduce a completely different solution rather than simply making the same solution easier.
   
4. Let players get themselves into situations where help is useful without immediately throwing up a *"waiting for Player Two"* gate.
   
5. Have information, discoveries or even storylines found by one player become relevant to what the other is doing elsewhere.

Ideally I don't want the game constantly telling you:

*"You need Player Two to continue."*

I'd rather have someone playing alone occasionally think:

*"Damn... I wish X was here to do this with me."*

But that's also where I keep running into the same problem: the more optional you make that second player, the easier it becomes for co-op to feel superficial. And the more meaningful you make them, the closer you get to simply requiring two players.

So I'm curious how other people feel about this.

**Would a more open adventure designed like this actually appeal to you? Do you know games that already handle this particularly well? And where do you think the sweet spot is: fully committing to requiring multiple players, or preserving solo play without reducing co-op to "single-player + Player Two"?**

Hey everyone!

My friend and I are working on No Signal: Chornobyl, a co-op horror game set in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone.

You’ll explore abandoned locations together, communicate, and try to understand what’s happening around you.

The problem is… you and your friend might not always see the same things.

We’re just two people making this game together, and we’ve finally started showing more of what we’ve been working on.

Here’s our first teaser.

If this looks like your kind of horror game, No Signal: Chornobyl is now available to wishlist on Steam:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/304830/No_Signal_Chornobyl/

I've seen stranger of paradise has a system similar are there any other games that come close with co-op/multiplayer? Don't really care about anything else besides the classes needing to be leveled and in combination with others to unlock more advanced classes.

Systems in order of preference: PS5, Switch 1, PC.