Multiplayer family games

kakarott

kakarott

kakarott

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I got a steam deck and haven't really been into pc games (switch owner). I have 2 boys under 10 and want to play some games with them. Are there some good family oriented games. No cod or similar games.

Edit: Open to 2 player games as well.
 
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outside of : Lego games / minecraft and Overcooked all of them are great options.
unrail
Demeo PC
factorio
stardew vally
BroForce - may be migh be to vilent
castle crashers
Dungeon defeders
Tiny Brains
Portal 2 has a co-op campain
toybox turbo
dont starve togeather
Trine series
mindustry
Forts
worms
magicka
Rayman Origins
Orcs Must Die! 2
Lovers in a dangerous spacetime
Lost Castle
keep talking and nobody explodes
human fall flat
Raft
The Jackbox Part games
moving out
Out of Space
BattleBlock Theater

see if any of these meet your interests.and hardware available.
they area amix of muliplayer titles some are split screen some wont be.
 
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loftie said:
I enjoyed Gauntlet, but the people I played with didn't unfortunately. You've made me think of another game though

Forced: Slightly Better Edition
(yep, that's what it's called)
Edit: says 16+ :(
Click to expand...
Shall check it out, I loved the old gauntlet classic on PlayStation (I think)
Guessing forced is on steam
 
I've played the following with my son aged 6-8:

  • Lego games (really good, especially those with a lot of freeroam like Marvel Superheroes 2, DC Villains etc)
  • It Takes Two (excellent imaginative environments and promotes puzzle-solving, working as a team). I think this is PEGI 12 but there wasn't really anything I was unhappy by 8yo seeing/hearing except I think 'urinate off' was said at one point and without spoiling there's a section where you have be deliberately cruel that could be a bit emotional. If your kids are young/sensitive it might be a section you'd want to play through by yourself and then continue from the next checkpoint.
  • Trine series is generally good, HOWEVER it has a few frustrating sections, especially if your kids lack patience. You can kind of find yourself getting stuck for a bit in places and keep dying
  • Overcooked 2
  • Moving Out
  • Unravel
  • Sports games like FIFA
  • Mario Kart (appreciating this is PC Games but you mentioned you own a Switch)
 
Monaco: What's yours is mine is a bank robber caper and a good laugh!
Worms Armageddon available on Good Old Games (GOG) is great fun.
Bomberman clones were good fun. Personally, I like the 2D editions such as those on the SNES.
As a curveball - really as an educational tool. Kerbal Space Program, not so much a co-op but one to work together to build Lego style, spaceship/plane. Undeniably, it does take some to get to grips, but once you get the basic concept to build a rocket and testing it becomes addictive!
 
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