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Co-Optimus is a good resource for finding couch co-op games.

https://www.co-optimus.com/games.php?type=couch

Some co-op games ones you might enjoy are Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime, Magicka, overcooked, hammerwatch, Trine, Rayman Legends or human fall flat.

There's also a really big back catalog of arcade or earlier console emulatable local multiplayer co-op games, many of which have gotten ports like Chronicles of Mystara or Gauntlet if you don't want to mess with emulation.

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Unfortunately these and maybe 4 more games mentiones below are also almost the only coop games. Ive been trying to find good coop games for playing with my gf or family but the selection is small and especially if you want something for non gamer people. Split screen seems to be a thing of the past

It's not really that surprising a result, even if it is annoying in times like these. People don't make games for people who don't buy games. Where's the incentive to do so? The returns are almost certainly going to be bad by construction.

The death of split screen games is a perfect embodiment of so many problems I see in the current era.

Makes me feel like an old man, and I'm still in my 20s.

Ultimate Chicken Horse is great.

Nintendo had a bunch, like Stretchers and Moving Out and Good Job. I can't speak to how good they are, though.

Road redemption has 4 player split screen. It is like an updated version of road rash.

I've played Rayman, Lovers, and Overcooked. All a blast. I've also played Fall Flat, but that game is super annoying, I'd avoid it. Also, TowerFall Ascension is amazing as a coop game.

I would add Castle Crashers and Spelunky as personal favorites.

Ah, I meant to include Castle Crashers, good catch! I didn't know Spelunky has co-op, I'll have to give that a try.

There's also this http://moveordiegame.com/

Not affiliated, seen the talk from GDC about it.

Portal 2

Doesn't that require two machines and two screens? "Couch co-op" is for games that can be played with two or more people looking at the same screen, probably while sitting on the same couch.

I remember Portal 2 on Xbox360 was co-op split-screen.

Recently played couch coop split screen with P2 on an Xbox One. Still works! (:

The PC version initially appears to be LAN-only, but you can play split-screen using a console command.

It's a little finicky but it works OK. Nothing that detracts from the experience once things are set up.

The biggest issue is that only one XInput controller can work at a time, so you have to use something like JoyToKey to utilize a second controller unless one of you is okay with mouse and keyboard. Happy to save someone the headache if they need a JTK configuration.

Yep, you mentioned a bunch of games that I have and forgot about.

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