I think they have to get to the point where they mightbplay a video game on their own before stardew valley would land for them. They weren’t particularly inspired by the trailers.
This didn’t really work for us to be honest. It went a little better than most games, but it was too easy to get separated and do your own thing and it just didn’t really feel like we were playing together. Could be a strength, but I don’t think it’s ideal if your partner doesn’t really like video games haha.
I would say anything that can’t be played in a browser isn’t going to work. The reason you can’t run Windows .exes is because Chromebooks are Linux based. I’m not sure how locked down Chromebooks are since I’ve never personally tinkered with one.
(I’m an idiot but this is probably good info for people who can better advise)
What level of game do you have in mind? I’m wondering if something browser playable is in order. Have you considered the story of the chrome browser dinosaur game?
As an outside the box option, have you thought about a single player turn based RPG as an option?something like Persona 5 for instance would have a good story, cute cat, and you could trade off on the battles while your partner would have input on the story beats and battle selections. I know it’s not 2-player really, but it might give you both a chance to steer the narrative and the choices together and you wouldn’t need to worry about them being overwhelm with complicated actions and inputs.
I think there are a lot of jrpgs they’d enjoy, if they became interested in gaming on their own. As is if they aren’t in control they disengage pretty fast, and they aren’t interested enough yet to want to play a single player thing I don’t think.
Thanks! I appreciate the rec even if I don’tthink it fits us right now!
Yeah, I’ve added like 10 games to my steam wishlist with the intent to run 'em by them tonight, might do a once over before though, as I don’t want to overwhelm them.
it’s an indie city builder in which your first goal is to secure the survival of the settlement. Graphics are adorable and retro-ish and the gameplay is challenging. Although it could use a it more polishing and there is some getting used to the games quirks. But it’s quite cheap (~3€) so I feel it’s okay.
I haven't seen either of these mentioned yet, so you might look into Ponpu, and Light Fingers on the Switch.
Ponpu might be a little much, but Light Fingers may be a decent-ish pace, as it goes for something of a digital tabletop-like game design. They tend to go on sale around the holidays, so if you wait a little while you may snag'em on the cheap.
I second the Lego games. Although the older ones (Complete Saga) & Lego Indiana Jones were annoying to play COOP because there’s no split screen.
But Lego Star Wars Clonewars has split screen so you don’t get in the way of each other. I haven’t actually played other newer Lego games but I assume they will have split screen as well.
In our world, the lack of split screen was a feature. It was less co-op as in play together, and more like play as a team. We enjoy fighting about meaningless stuff like whether to collect studs or whether to hurry along. I’d imagine if I tried playing with a sibling, there would be blood.
For me I just found it annoying that whenever we wanted to go in different directions one player would end up getting dragged back by the camera border. So many failed jumps…
But that’s fair, if someone thinks that being able to get in the way of each other and being forced to cooperate better due to it adds to their enjoyment of the game then playing the games without split screen could be preferable.
May be hit or miss but Moving Out (1 or 2) is a lot of fun. You spend most of your time failing to do anything and just laughing about how goofy it is.
A lot of people have mentioned It takes Two, which really is great and you get to try many different mechanics.
You can also check out Fling or Keywe on steam. Only 2 players max (as compared to 4 players on Overcooked or Plate Up), but less complicated controls. Bread & Fred is another I’ve been meaning to check out too.
Unrailed has simple controls but more objectives to accomplish, and Out Of Space is similar to Overcooked but not in a cooking setting.
Edit: Didn’t realise I used a shortened name. Fling refers to ‘Fling to the Finish’
I’ve played it takes two with my partner and kinda got a little complicated around and after the first boss, definitely gonna give KeyWe a shot! Work our way up to it takes two again
Escape Room Simulator maybe but you need two PCs not sure how well it would run on that old laptop of yours. Also they need to be able to use first person controls and not get simulation sickness from fps games which unfortunately lots of people get who never play first person games.
Serious answer:
If it doesn't have to be digital, there's an entire world of board games available. Dominoes, Magic: The Gathering
Funny answer:
If it has to be digital, Table Top Simulator is fairly cheap and can play an entire world of available board games. /s
Wife an I split time on RDR2. Her doing most of the fishing/hunting, me doing the rootin/tootin parts.
We do play some board games. I think magic has the same problem as with mario kart, but with less pick up and play-ability. We liked playing gloomhaven ok, but I have to do the setup.
That kind of spliting gameplay could maybe work for us eventually, but I kind of doubt it at this point.
To quote Bob Belcher, "Laugh On Loudly". Gloomhaven is so good that I kickstarted Frosthaven to support the maker. It's sealed in the box, in a closet.
I do play Frosthaven (we've completed Gloomhaven and Forgotten Circles) with 2 of my siblings and a step brother on Tuesdays. Fridays I play Crimson Scales (fan made Gloomhaven expansion) on Table Top Simulator.
Luckily, the sister and her husband host and do all the setup (we play their copy). TTS, I host but the "setup" is basically loading the mod and clicking a couple buttons. For the physical game, we use Gloomhaven Secretariat to manage the monster abilities, attack modifiers, health, effects, etc which really cuts down the setup/teardown time.
I did have a seat open up on the Friday table, we get together about 5:30pm and run until 8pm Eastern...
Looking into secretariat for gloomhaven quickly, it looks really useful, I’ve been thinking about the gloomhaven video game as an option too. There are things I like about physical more, but I also think it’d be very convenient.
I super appreciate the implied offer, and hope that someone fills your spot. I am however on west coast time, and am kinda half evening shift schedule besides, so I wouldn’t be able to make that at all regularly…
In the board game theme, have you tried any 2-player abstract strategy games? Some of my favourites include:
Quarto (complex 4-in-a-row game with a twist: your opponent chooses the piece you must play)
Quixo (from the same publisher, Gigamic - tic tac toe on steroids with an ever-changing board)
Hive (each piece moves a certain way, very portable defend-the-queen game)
Tak (simple rules, deep strategy - connect opposite edges of the board while preventing your opponent from doing it)
Not strategy, but abstract speed game: Nine Tiles by Japanese company Oink Games (not Nine Tiles Panic, tho that one isn’t bad). Oink has very clever, easily packable party games and a few can be played with two people.
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