My SO and I have been having a lot of fun playing co-op games on the Steam Deck connected to the TV. We recently finished Split Fiction and I'm looking for the next cool experience to try out. We enjoy casual co-op games, nothing too hard or violent. EDIT: pixel art is apparently a big turnoff for her so that's out as well.

Games We Enjoyed:

Split Fiction
It takes two
Untitled Goose Game

Games that flopped:

Stardew Valley - She is open to "farming" games but doesn't enjoy the energy management aspect of the game. It also gave her motion sickness, somehow
Overcooked / Moving out - We enjoy these games but as they start to get more chaotic and hard, the enjoyment goes way down
Ibb & Obb - A bit dull and samey
Portal - Gives me serious motion sickness, completely unplayable
Lego Lord of the Rings - I'm a lord of the rings fan but I hated the gameplay for this game, I found it to be so boring. We quit after an hour or so.

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[–] Kaigyo@lemmy.world 13 points 3 days ago (2 children)

If you're open to doing emulation, there's a multitude of Nintendo games that are amazing couch co-op.

[–] pathief@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I have RetroDeck set up but I'm honestly not into emulation. I do own a Nintendo Switch and we've played a couple of those. They're fun but I'm not looking into supporting Nintendo for the time being.

[–] Kaigyo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

That's fair. But since you do have a Switch, I'd still recommend finding a used copy of Yoshi's Crafted World if you haven't played it.

[–] swampdownloader@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Any suggestions?

[–] pulido@lemmings.world 3 points 2 days ago

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Super Mario Wonder