PC local Co-op games

[Cyan]

my 5 y.o. and 7 y.o. nephews played F1 24, Lego City Undercover, Kopanito Soccer and Rocket League today.

They asked if I have 2 games in particular, BeamNG.drive and Woobly Life. It's not the first time they ask about these two games, specifically, and Woobly Life has local co-op. Both games have Overwhelmingly Positive reviews.

BeamNG.drive has some kind of local co-op. Interesting.......

SplitScreen? :: BeamNG.drive General Discussions

Can One play splitscreen mode ? Or do they have to buy 2 copy to play together? Also, does this game have race against bot? Destructive car + race + bot + Splitscreen = Imagonnabuyit

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[Cyan]

Woobly Life, judging by the Steam trailers, seems hilarious and fun to play with other people.

Wobbly Life on Steam

Wobbly Life is a vibrant open-world physics sandbox. Play with your friends online or in local co-op, with exciting jobs, mini games and wacky story missions. Earn cash to spend in the world on clothes, vehicles and houses. There is a whole Wobbly World out there to explore!

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Woobly Life, Steam trailer #1:

https://video.fastly.steamstatic.com/store_trailers/257009279/movie480_vp9.webm

Woobly Life, Steam trailer #2:

https://video.fastly.steamstatic.com/store_trailers/256976293/movie480_vp9.webm

BeamNG.drive looks indescribably great.

BeamNG.drive on Steam

A dynamic soft-body physics vehicle simulator capable of doing just about anything.

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[Cyan]

hope they realise how important local co-op is.

I mean, my two nephews are the greatest example of this, they are brothers and like to play together. They enjoy watching one another at times, but it's far from ideal, they always like to play together.

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[Cyan]

some colleagues are playing Elden Ring using the Seamless Co-op mod for Elden Ring, which allows up to 6 players to play together. And they are actually 6, a full party.

Seamless Co-op (Elden Ring)

Overhaul to the co-operative aspect of Elden Ring's multiplayer

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Seamless co-operative play​

Simply put, the mod allows you to play with friends throughout the entirety of the game with no restrictions. With this, it's theoretically possible to play the game from the tutorial up to the final boss completely in one co-op session.

• If a player dies, they will respawn in the same world at the last bonfire they rested at. The session will not be terminated.
• Defeating enemy bosses and clearing areas no longer sends co-operators home.
• All fog walls/barriers that usually restrict the multiplayer zone (along with their respective teleports) are gone.
• All players can use torrent (assuming they have the whistle) in a session together.
• All map waypoints will synchronise, allowing you to navigate the world in a group easier.
• All NPC dialogue and talk events will be synchronised
• When one player rests at a Site of Grace, the world state will reset for all players
• Game progression events completed in online play will also progress the game in your own world.
• You can play with 5 other players in the open world.
• An overhaul to Elden Ring's Peer-to-Peer connection system, using Steam's newer networking API

Players are free to explore the entire game map (overworld, underground, legacy dungeons, etc.) together, and may split up if they wish

Quality of life improvements​

Along with core function of this mod, there are a number of quality of life improvements that you might like:

• As the mod runs the game with Easy Anti-Cheat disabled. You are free to use other mods (e.g. game overhauls) with your friends, provided that everyone in the party has them installed. Please be respectful to your fellow co-operators, and refrain from using mods if they are not welcome.
• Frequent disconnections resulting in packet loss and bugs with Elden Ring's implementation of Easy Anti-Cheat are no longer an issue.
• A streamlined connection system means that co-operators can join the host from anywhere in the world. So even if you do disconnect, you can very quickly re-join and continue where you left off.

 

[Cyan]

on sale.

Save 75% on Blaze and the Monster Machines: Axle City Racers on Steam

On your marks, get ready to race with Blaze, Pickle, Crusher, and more Monster Machine friends! From Axle City to the Monster Dome, the world of Blaze is yours to explore. Race at blazing speed for the championship or play with up to 4-players in split-screen mode!

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[Cyan]

this kart racing game is also on sale.

Save 70% on Race With Ryan on Steam

Ryan’s World has come to life, and it’s every bit as colorful, fun and fast as you imagined. So pick a racer, head to one of six magical locations, and step on the gas to show your friends and family who the fastest racer really is.

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[Cyan]

this game is on sale, and has local split-screen.

Save 75% on Inertial Drift on Steam

An arcade racer that tears up the rule book with innovative twin-stick controls, completely re-imagined driving mechanics and a huge roster of fiercely individual cars and tracks.

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[pjbliverpool]

this game is on sale, and has local split-screen.

Save 75% on Inertial Drift on Steam

An arcade racer that tears up the rule book with innovative twin-stick controls, completely re-imagined driving mechanics and a huge roster of fiercely individual cars and tracks.

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That looks like a great game. I have unplayed games coming out of my ears at the moment, including a ton of great racing gaming, and yet.... I'm seriously tempted...

 

[Cyan]

after playing Sonic All Stars Racing (especially the original one, Transformed was also very good but I preferred to just play using cars) I have very high hopes for this game, whenever it comes out.

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds on Steam

Race across land, sea, air, space, and time in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds! Warp through Travel Rings into new dimensions where something new awaits around every twist and turn.

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I also have Team Sonic Racing, but it was never updated and the game is one of those games that my nephews play and like a lot, but it's a flawed game imho.

Team Sonic Racing is all about the team play, but it's not well implemented. If you play with say your nephews and you are very fast but they aren't, the CPU is always going to keep your pace, leaving your family behind.

That's not good design. They could make it much more interesting if one of the AI controlled vehicles for each team kinda adapted to your pace, but other AIs of that team could adapt to your nephews instead of you.

When my nephews play Team Sonic Racing together, the 7-year-old now plays a little better than the 5-year-old and finishes a bit higher, 3rd or 4th, sometimes better, but the 5-year-old usually stays quite far behind, and there's no way around it. They try to "fix" that by giving the 5 y.o. that item that turns his vehicle into a sort of yellow rocket that smashes everything ahead of him.

That doesn't work anyways, 'cos he doesn't keep up that way either.

 

[Cyan]

A Hat in Time has local co-op and thousands of Overwhelmingly Positive reviews.

A Hat in Time on Steam

A Hat in Time is a cute-as-heck 3D platformer featuring a little girl who stitches hats for wicked powers! Freely explore giant worlds and recover Time Pieces to travel to new heights!

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The game has gorgeous colours too.

Additionally, another game with lots of Overwhelmingly Positive reviews and local co-op, Pikuniku, is on sale. 3,79€ is the current price.

Save 75% on Pikuniku on Steam

Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!

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