Diddy Kong Racing (2 Player Adventure Mode… though it’s a bit of a stretch for this to be called co-op… it is fun)
I don’t think I really played anything else with good co-op which is a shame. As I find video games fun with someone playing with me and being on the same team.
I could include Sonic 2 as I had fun. But, Tails was not really considered “good co-op”.
I bought a homemade N64 cart of a Mario 64 co-op mod since my ex and I loved Mario 3D World and thought she might appreciate the original. But, she lasted all of like 15 minutes before cursing in frustration. I forgot how primitive the camera and things were.
Unfortunately good co-op I assume is less and less a thing since games are so online focused.
Rayman Legends. I do like how each player can interact with each other (excluding outrun stages) and since everyone’s pretty balanced beside how their character looks it can be a pretty fun time blasting through enemies or just mindlessly killing each other.
Another great local Coop is Kirby Star Allies/Return to Dreamland Deluxe. It’s a double whammy since both Coop modes allow you to absolutely destroy the level but also making some puzzles easier such as the player using Kirby doesn’t have to lose their ability since Meta Knight has a sword so he can do the sword puzzles. Don’t get me wrong Kirby is always important since he can use each game’s main gimmick but sometimes the extra players have the best stuff such as having better versions of Kirby’s abilities with the Dream Friends.
Finally Super Mario 3D world for obvious reasons: each character has their own ability so they have some sort of role and again teamwork is present but it also makes a casual game into a competitive game since the crown is granted to whoever gets the most points. Yeah the crown is useless but it can make people fight each other whoever holds it until the end of the stage.
Borderlands was the best time for us. But we also highly enjoyed divinity original sin (2 was best). Playing sack boy right now it’s pretty fun. We also played a game I got for like 1.99 that was a good short amount of entertainment. Can’t remember the name but one character is a fire fairy and the other is ice and you have to work together using each of your elements to solve puzzles, it’s like a platformer. The game was very pretty, and some of the puzzles were challenging and took us a bit to work out
Realm of Cubes!!! One person has to be on keyboard, the other a controller. It’s so fun turning into a gryphon as player 2 and having player 1 ride on you like a mount lmao
In my opinion between these two call of duty zombies and Sonic 06 both of them has stupidly fun times with co-op I remember in Sonic 06 going to the last level with my brother and then we just messed around with literally everything clipping each other out of the map with silver and zombies is pretty obvious have fun chaos I remember when buried came out and me and my brother could not for the life of us get passed round three
It has such a perfect setup near forcing you to play with others and have fun with it and even if you’re not feeling it there is a solo mode with another robot to be your friend
And by far has one of the best communities I’ve ever seen
This super mario 2d3d world is really good co-op, my other go to would probs be Halo 1-3 and Mario Kart Double Dash
It takes two, Lovers in a dangerous spacetime, Overcooked
N++
Pummel party
Always really liked Hail To the Chimp on 360
Ratchet Deadlocked
I wouldn’t say it’s the best, but Army of Two was so good back in the day.
Halo
The one in the picture.
Mario kart 64
I liked
Super Mario 3D World
Star Fox 64
Gears of War
Streets of Rage 2
Castle Crashers
Diddy Kong Racing (2 Player Adventure Mode… though it’s a bit of a stretch for this to be called co-op… it is fun)
I don’t think I really played anything else with good co-op which is a shame. As I find video games fun with someone playing with me and being on the same team.
I could include Sonic 2 as I had fun. But, Tails was not really considered “good co-op”.
I bought a homemade N64 cart of a Mario 64 co-op mod since my ex and I loved Mario 3D World and thought she might appreciate the original. But, she lasted all of like 15 minutes before cursing in frustration. I forgot how primitive the camera and things were.
Unfortunately good co-op I assume is less and less a thing since games are so online focused.
Any of the Bordelands games.
Diablo 2, 3, and 4
Gloomhaven on PC
Beat-em ups like TMNT Shredder’s Revenge, Streets of Rage 4, and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game
Sackboy is really great
Fusion frenzy
Streets of Rage 4
Part-Time UFO
Couch co-op perfection for all ages
Time Splitters 2
Boomerang Fu you can play against each other or on the same team. We play it with my nephews (3&6) and like it more than Mario Kart
Super Smash Bros
Star wars battlefront 2 on ps2
any lego games. they still hold up, especially the new ones that splits the screen and stuff
Rayman Legends. I do like how each player can interact with each other (excluding outrun stages) and since everyone’s pretty balanced beside how their character looks it can be a pretty fun time blasting through enemies or just mindlessly killing each other.
Another great local Coop is Kirby Star Allies/Return to Dreamland Deluxe. It’s a double whammy since both Coop modes allow you to absolutely destroy the level but also making some puzzles easier such as the player using Kirby doesn’t have to lose their ability since Meta Knight has a sword so he can do the sword puzzles. Don’t get me wrong Kirby is always important since he can use each game’s main gimmick but sometimes the extra players have the best stuff such as having better versions of Kirby’s abilities with the Dream Friends.
Finally Super Mario 3D world for obvious reasons: each character has their own ability so they have some sort of role and again teamwork is present but it also makes a casual game into a competitive game since the crown is granted to whoever gets the most points. Yeah the crown is useless but it can make people fight each other whoever holds it until the end of the stage.
Lots of good suggestions, so I’ll throw in one that hasn’t been mentioned yet.
Manual Samuel.
Halo. Man I miss those x box days
Space Team (mobile)
Trine
Diablo 4(upcoming, played betas)
Gears. Army of 2. Rainbow six vegas 2. Lego games
Contra
Crash Bandicoot series is great. The ones on the wii had local coop. I played it lots with my son.
Cod zombies really needs at least a mention.
Any game of the trine series.
Resident Evil 5 and GTA San Andreas for me.
Wizard of legend
Duke Nukem 64
Diablo (ps1)
Goat Simulator
Diablo 3
RE Revelations 2
Golden Eye 64
Baulders Gate: Dark Alliance
Borderlands 1 and 2
Wii sports
Halo, big time, wish we could have solo/ coop campain story driven AAA games today…
Borderlands was the best time for us. But we also highly enjoyed divinity original sin (2 was best). Playing sack boy right now it’s pretty fun. We also played a game I got for like 1.99 that was a good short amount of entertainment. Can’t remember the name but one character is a fire fairy and the other is ice and you have to work together using each of your elements to solve puzzles, it’s like a platformer. The game was very pretty, and some of the puzzles were challenging and took us a bit to work out
Realm of Cubes!!! One person has to be on keyboard, the other a controller. It’s so fun turning into a gryphon as player 2 and having player 1 ride on you like a mount lmao
Castle crashers
Lots of good options. Hard to pick.
* Towerfall – Ascension
* Spelunky
* Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
* Magicka
* Monaco
Outward
That game is a gem
If you have a patient group, Divinity: Original Sin 1&2
Mortal kombat shaolin monks
Divinity original sin 2 is the best cooperative experience money can buy
In my opinion between these two call of duty zombies and Sonic 06 both of them has stupidly fun times with co-op I remember in Sonic 06 going to the last level with my brother and then we just messed around with literally everything clipping each other out of the map with silver and zombies is pretty obvious have fun chaos I remember when buried came out and me and my brother could not for the life of us get passed round three
Champions of norrath
Deep rock galactic
It has such a perfect setup near forcing you to play with others and have fun with it and even if you’re not feeling it there is a solo mode with another robot to be your friend
And by far has one of the best communities I’ve ever seen
Toe Jam and Earl first one