Best Split-screen / Single-screen local multiplayer PC games?

PixelChef · 23 Jan 2015 at 10:50

Hi,

After playing 3 player Goldeneye 64 for 3 hours straight yesterday afternoon it's got me in the mood for some more local multiplayer. There must be some decent PC games, but I don't really know any?

Only ones I can think of are Serious Sam

Teknobry · 23 Jan 2015 at 11:42

there are unofficial ways to get left for dead on split screen, a google search will tell you how.
Dungeon defenders natively supports up to 4 player split screen.
castle crashers is 4 players all on one screen.
trine 1 & 2 (one screen)
portal 2 (split screen)

Shamikebab · 23 Jan 2015 at 11:47

Serious Sam was my first thought. Used to play it with my sister with me using arrow keys plus mouse and her using WASD and UHJK (To this day I have no idea how she managed this

)

Other than that the only other one I can think of I've tried is Trine.

cheesyboy · 23 Jan 2015 at 12:14

Would recommend Gauntlet - it's great and allows 4 player local (single screen)
Sonic all stars racing transformed also 4-player split screen (not as good as mario kart though)
Dustforce is great, and allows 4-player local multi (I've never played anything other than single player, though)

Gimpymoo · 23 Jan 2015 at 14:21

Towerfall Ascension.
Clusterpuck 99

metalmackey · 23 Jan 2015 at 14:29

Trials fusion is good for a bit of split screen

meldarthx · 23 Jan 2015 at 14:37

Deathspank

shedlo · 23 Jan 2015 at 14:50

Gauntlet: 1-4 local - 1 screen and is a great blast with mates.
Castle Crashers: 1-4 Local - Although destroyed my fingers and wrists lol.
Trine 2: However only 3 players but a very pretty game with puzzles and quite long if i remember rightly to complete!
Forced: 1-4 local - single screen and a frickin solid game!

McPhee · 23 Jan 2015 at 16:53

http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1oef5j/list_of_games_with_split_screenlocal_coopcouch/

I believe Resident Evil 5 is hackable as well, though it's not on the 'hackable' list.

Sargatanas2511 · 23 Jan 2015 at 17:30

I can't believe no one has mentioned worms! It's still amazing, especially Armageddon.

Ninco! · 23 Jan 2015 at 20:03

Like the OP, always on the look out for decent local co-op games, my recommendations are the following:

Monaco. When I first purchased I thought the graphics were weird, however, it works very well - a brilliant game.

Trine 1 & 2. Absolutely brilliant, easily rival Super Mario Bros on the Wii for the best co-op platform game. I was gutted when the developers Frozenbyte moved away from Trine and developed an IOS game 'Splot' which (I hope I am wrong) looks like it tanked. A real shame, I hope they produce a third installment.

Apparently Project Zomboid has local Co-op, however I could not get it to work, I imagine it would be good fun!

PixelChef · 26 Jan 2015 at 13:47

Some good suggestions thanks. A shame that more PC games aren't split screen!