PC local Co-op games
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Nucleus Co-Op
Adds remarkably smooth split-screen functionality to hundreds of PC games.
Nucleus Co-Op.
Nucleus Co-Op is a free and open source tool for Windows that allows split-screen play on many games that do not initially support it. Play local co-op with only one PC and one game copy.
The list of games supported surprises me, you can play coop in games like Skyrim, Age of Empires 2 HD, etc etc. What the ...?
I was looking for a way to play Sanctum 2 in local coop mode, 'cos the game says it has Remote Play on TV but I didn't find any option. After performing a search I found about that program, that lets you play more than 400 -and counting- PC games that don't have local coop, in local coop mode.
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Rocket League has been a total triumph with my 5 y.o. and 3 y.o. nephews. They play it a lot in local multiplayer on Rookie, and have learnt to score a few goals, they win quite a lot of games against the AI. When they play over the internet though, they get beaten very badly 
Rocket League is the game my nephews played the most in local coop mode. They've played Roke Li -that's how they name it- for 30 hours or so. They played other games for 12 hours, and so on and so forth, but Rocket League has taken the crown. F1 and kart games are some of their favourites.
Hotshot Racing, a 90s style racing game which my nephews like to play in local split screen mode -although basically the cops vs robbers mode where they like the fact that they can be turned into cops and try to escape- is free on Fanatical.
Super Indie Karts is on sale. This is an amazing game to play with a friend, your kids, etc etc. The graphics are incredibly clean -they look pixelated, but far from it, they are super clean). I got it to play with my nephews, or let them play. This game has a VERY nice feature for any kid, in that it has an auto acceleration, so they just need to worry about the turning. The art style of the game is gorgeous and works with ultrawide resolutions.
It performs very well, and it's made on Unity. Loving it.
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Finally, not a local coop game alas, but I got Ultimate Bumper Cars: Dodgems for my nephews to play and have lots of laughs. It is a game based on the bumper cars attractions you see during the festivities -well, at least in Europe-. The game is on sale too.
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It performs very well, and it's made on Unity. Loving it.
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Finally, not a local coop game alas, but I got Ultimate Bumper Cars: Dodgems for my nephews to play and have lots of laughs. It is a game based on the bumper cars attractions you see during the festivities -well, at least in Europe-. The game is on sale too.
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Imagine you're at the dentist. They wanna take xray photos from your teeth, and lock your head fixed in some metal device.
Female assistant comes by. She's super hot. You want to take a look at her.
But you can't, due to the fixed head. : (
That's how it feels to play with playstation controllers.
Now my all time favourite split screen games:
Super Mario DX. A free community driven clone with level editor. Some user made episodes are really awesome. Playing it everyday with my wife (who is even hotter).
Trackmania 2 has splitscreen, but iirc. it's hard to unlock. I think i had to use kind of scripts and hacks. It was too cumbersome, so sadly i gave up on it and preferred LAN with 2 PCs.
Really a shame how the Trackmania series is ruined with terrible user interface. It's such a good racing game.
Jump'n'Bump. Some DOS battle jump'n'run with rabbits trying to kill each other on a static, screen sized level. Old but fun.
Sadly my list is short, and i look really hard. We need more splitscreen games for kids and couples.
how does it work? It seems to be an AMD and nVidia thing, I wonder if Intel has something similar.
My 6 y.o. and 4 y.o. nephews have been playing Lost Castle -which I got for free on Epic Store- today for a couple of hours. It's a brawler roguelike game. They didn't advance much and always died in the 4th or 5th room, but they managed to upgrade a couple of things. A fun game.
Still, their most played game ever is Rocket League, since they put like 50 hours into it. After Lost Castle they played RL, and their are total fans of Lightning McQueen, I had to purchase the Lightning McQueen pack. I spent lie 23ā¬ on it, sigh.
when you setup an eyefinity/nvsurround group your monitors appear to windows and the game as a single monitor, If you do it with 2 monitors then run a split screen game 1 players screen will appear on one monitor and the other players screen will appear on the other. you can create a vertical group or a horizontal group
ps: If the game supported 4 player split screen you could create a 4 screen group. Nvidia supports up to 4 screens Amd support 5 some cards 6
ps: If the game supported 4 player split screen you could create a 4 screen group. Nvidia supports up to 4 screens Amd support 5 some cards 6
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there are quite a few Local co-op games on PC Gamepass. In fact I added some to my wishlist, and downloaded a few others like Shredders' Revenge. I really like those games, to play with my nephews, specially.
The PC Gamepass store has one nice thing and it's that it has a neat filter to quickly filter those out.
The PC Gamepass store has one nice thing and it's that it has a neat filter to quickly filter those out.
why do you think it isn't going to work? I have the program but I didn't test it on any game yet, as I don't have any compatible game installed.
Something I miss not having 'cos I have an Intel Arc is a feature @Davros talked about, which lets you use two displays and have one entire display for one player in co-op mode and another entire screen for the other player. That and being able to create custom resolutions like in nVidia Control Panel (but there is CRU for that), other than that I am quite interested in Battlemage and Celestial.
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Just that most things hobbyists and niche don't seem to bother testing how well they work with Intel arc as it is a small user base. So the odds of something not working are higher.
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Super Indie Karts is a classic retro 16 to 64-bit style karting game, with Time Trials, Grand Prix, Splitscreen GP, Mission Mania, and Battle Mania! Featuring 45 racetracks, with many more coming soon. You don't have to wait until completion though as you can join the race now with Early Access!
This game is on sale. And it's fun to play co-op, plus it lets you enable auto throttle which for us adults isn't necessary but for kids is always a good option to have so they can focus on the driving, using items and skidding.
Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway is on sale at Steam, 85% off. I don't have the game but it is another kart racer that might be fun specially for kids. Reviews are mixed, but there aren't many and the game seems ok.
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Super Wooden GP 2, a game similar to the legendary rally simulators of the 90s in the arcades, like World Rally -where people spent loads of credits-, which also adds racing cars and can be played by 2 people.
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First review Youtube came up with in a search:
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got Super Wooden GP 2, and in order to play local multiplayer you have to buy one car at least -if you only get one car, both players use the same car model-. Then from the main screen go to āGo Raceā and then you will see the āLocal Multiplayerā option.
The only thing I miss in this game is that it'd be perfect if the game had local co-op or local multiplayer for all the events and races, and the icon hinting every single turn like in arcade mode.
The only thing I miss in this game is that it'd be perfect if the game had local co-op or local multiplayer for all the events and races, and the icon hinting every single turn like in arcade mode.
