Steam Curator: Games for Lovers

Recommended October 26

“Hunt for treasure together with your SO in this cute action-rpg. Explore caves, upgrade your equipment, fight with sword or pistol, or use your mighty ship cannons to defeat enemy pirates.”

Recommended October 24

“Decent (licensed) 3D platformer to play in co-op. Jump through the dreamland to awaken all the other Smurfs that have been poisoned by evil Gargamel.”

Recommended October 14

“Survive the zombie apocalypse together with your SO in this open-world isometric survival action game. Collect ressources, hunt, fish, cook, craft, upgrade your camp. Decide who controls the camera.”

Recommended October 14

“Fight through swarms of mutants together with your SO in this dystopian hack n slash game. Shared screen for archer and swordfighter, but with a very stylish split-screen once you get seperated. ”

$18.99

Recommended October 2

“Shoot your enemies and raise your babies in co-op in this challenging roguelike twin-stick shooter where you play an axalotl with an AK-47.”

Sidekick (local assistive co-op)

Recommended May 22

“Evade millions of bullets in co-op with your SO in this expert-level Xbox 360 shmups masterpiece from 2011, lovingly enhanced for the PC. Online leaderboards, japanese voiceovers, vsync...”

$39.99

Recommended March 14

“Run and gun together with your SO through the 8 levels of the campaign in this awesome, highly playable (=easy, although you can switch to harder modes) reimagination of the classic Contra franchise.”

$39.99

Recommended February 25

“Punch nasty people in co-op with your SO in this rather good beat em up. Six playable characters, cool combos, multiple routes and a spectacular soundtrack.”

$24.99

Recommended October 10, 2023

“Bounce around the story mode of four worlds as Bob and Rob in split-screen in this zany action game.”

$6.99

Recommended October 5, 2023

“Transport a parcel on a plank in co-op with your SO. Jump, stretch or contract, and nudge the plank to keep the parcel on top balanced while traversing the levels. Requires well-timed co-op to work. ”

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MEGAHITS (Best of local 2-player)

Best and most well-known local 2-player co-op experiences you can buy on Steam, with "positive" or better user-rating. And we liked them, too.

Recommended July 15, 2019

“Tough, content rich roguelike platformer. Explore a deep cave, full of strange and often deadly inhabitants, together with your SO in split-screen. Lots of unlocks and stuff. 4-player online mod.”

Recommended April 18, 2019

“Free your friends in co-op mode and save Hatty Hattington! Jump, solve and battle your way through a mysterious theater inhabited by highly technological felines. Fantastic!”

$12.99

Recommended April 18, 2019

“Difficult cooperative beat 'em up game mixed up with randomized dungeon crawling and exploration - all combined with ridiculous fun!”

Recommended April 17, 2019

“The Adventure Pals is an epic adventure platformer about friendship, exploration, and riding your giraffe. Traverse lovingly handcrafted platformer levels in co-op mode together with your SO!”

Recommended April 22, 2019

“Unique and very funny physic-based puzzle game with multiple solutions to almost every puzzle. Local split-screen for 2 players, but online up to 8.”

-75%

$24.99

$6.24

Recommended June 6, 2022

“Fight against strange musical megastars as the aspiring rock musicians Mayday and Zuke in co-op in this (short but well presented) isometric beat 'em up with great soundtrack.”

Recommended May 18, 2021

“Fantastic looking 16-bit art, excellent run 'n' gun gameplay and even more fun when played in co-op with your SO. 3 heroes, different weapons, brutal bosses, full of 80s references... simply amazing.”

-80%

$5.99

Recommended June 21, 2020

“One of the best co-op games I ever played. Two prison inmates escape from prison together and then correct a few things in their lives. Split-screen or online (only 1 purchase required!).”

VR Supported

Recommended June 20, 2019

“One of the best anti-gravity racers available on Steam. Plays as good as F-Zero once did, but looks 1,000 times better. You can show your SO in split-screen who can drive better.”

$39.99

Recommended February 25

“Punch nasty people in co-op with your SO in this rather good beat em up. Six playable characters, cool combos, multiple routes and a spectacular soundtrack.”

-80%

$7.99

$1.59

Recommended April 22, 2019

“One of the best parts of SNK’s emblematic 2D run & gun action series. A treat in co-op mode!”

Recommended October 26

“Hunt for treasure together with your SO in this cute action-rpg. Explore caves, upgrade your equipment, fight with sword or pistol, or use your mighty ship cannons to defeat enemy pirates.”

Recommended April 27, 2019

“Play Iron Man, Spider-Man, the Hulk, Captain America, Wolverine and many more together with your SO!”

Recommended July 19, 2019

“Polished co-op run'n'gun with twin-stick controls. Play purple haired Wryn and her red haired twin and shoot your way through 7 levels while acrobatically dodging all hazards. Great fun for two.”

Recommended April 17, 2019

“Vertical shoot 'em up that features an unique polarity-switching gameplay. An absolute classic of the shmups genre! You can play a 2 player game with only one controller.”

Recommended June 19, 2019

“Completely randomized road-trip simulator in a zombie infested world. Hack'n'slash slow zombies, gather supplies and try to reach Zombie-free Canada together with your SO. Fun, but hard.”

$17.99

Recommended April 24, 2019

“Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized metroidvania-inspired, souls-like hack 'n slay that is recommended only for couples looking for a serious challenge!”

$11.99

Recommended April 24, 2019

“Post-apocalyptic rogue-like top-down twin-shooter. And one of the best of its kind, too. Even more fun in co-op. Challenging. Enough said.”

Recommended May 21, 2019

“Challenging rythm-based rogue-like that becomes a lot easier when played by 2 local players. A unique Indie masterpiece. Recommended.”

Recommended June 26, 2022

“Solve puzzles in co-op while steering your astronauts' feet and arms in space in zero gravity. A bit like Octodad in space, but easier to control and with better puzzles. Quite fun.”

Recommended April 17, 2019

“Fantastic co-op experience! The way the two characters interact and depend on each other is a major part of the game, so think of it as a team-building exercise for your real-world relationship.”

-70%

$5.99

Recommended June 17, 2019

“3D sandbox game with hints of Minecraft as well as Zelda for 2 players in split screen. Ideal gaming bait for your SO. Sooo cute. Build your house, collect stuff, and fight (a bit).”

-60%

$24.99

Recommended August 27, 2022

“Save the world cooperatively with your SO in this funny action rpg, transforming into 15 different animals and using their strengths to defeat your foes.”

Recommended May 8, 2020

“Quite polished roguelite platformer/run'n'gun game. Awesome gameplay, fantastic graphics. Unlock permanent upgrades and combo through the levels together with your SO.”

Recommended September 5, 2021

“Fantastic co-op beat 'em up with great anime artwork. Play the hard-hitting girls Kyoko and Misako and beat your opponents with a variety of special attacks, weapons, and items.”

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UNDERDOGS

Hidden gems of local 2-player games. Noone bought them, but if YOU do, you will not regret it. Fantastic games with mostly less than 500 reviews.

Recommended April 17, 2019

“Metroidvania inspired twin-stick shooter with perfect co-op mode. A fun mash-up of exploration, run'n'gun gameplay and bullet hell boss fights! Highly recommended by my SO!”

$6.99

Recommended April 17, 2019

“Newt and Tess, two sentient magnets, are enslaved in a factory. Help them escape in this hard split-screen puzzle platformer by solving challenging magnet-based puzzles in the co-op campaign!”

Recommended April 17, 2019

“Fight the alien invasion and save the world in this innovative physic-based action game. Plays superbly in co-op with specially designed campaign. This game is a real hidden co-op gem!”

Recommended April 17, 2019

“Homage to Ruff 'n Tumble, one of the finest 2D shooters of the Amiga age. The Radical Edition update finally brought co-op play to this action-packed package of pure retro-feeling!”

Recommended April 17, 2019

“Puzzle platformer where a rabbit and an owl journey through a fractured yet beautiful and hand-painted negative space landscape and are only able to progress through constant cooperation!”

Recommended April 17, 2019

“Cute, entertaining and well thought out co-op puzzle platformer designed for 2 players to work together. Play this with your SO to have good old-fashioned platforming fun!”

-90%

$1.49

Recommended April 17, 2019

“Original co-op puzzle platformer. The princess, her fiancé and the bothersome ghost of the deceased king have to bring the king's coffin to his final resting place - a wonderful, witty journey!”

Recommended April 17, 2019

“Join Ember and Rime in this beautiful puzzle-platformer with a touching story. The fire and ice mechanic creates clever puzzles that you really have to work together to solve!”

Recommended April 17, 2019

“Short steampunk puzzle adventure designed for 2 players about going to Mars in a steam-powered spaceship. Cute, fun and chill, although some of the multiple puzzles require brainwork!”

-80%

$1.99

Recommended April 17, 2019

“Two brothers try to save Earth from a massive alien invasion. Remake of the old arcade classic that has been seriously enhanced not only in graphics but also in game-play!”

Recommended April 24, 2019

“Looks like another Bomberman clone, but is a clever action-puzzle game with co-op mode. Two environmentalists have to destroy Evil Inc.'s buildings which requires thinking as well as quick reflexes.”

Recommended April 24, 2019

“A hard & stylish love letter to classic shmups with local co-op mode. Not to be missed by fans of the genre! Has become playable with the latest update that reduced its high difficulty!”

Recommended April 18, 2019

“Original blend of 2D platforming and tower defense. Meant to be played by 2 players. Neither platforming nor TD is perfect, but the original art and co-op gameplay make this an interesting hybrid.”

Recommended June 19, 2019

“Hack'n'slash game set in Roman-era Britain. Play a muscular british hero slaying Romans and their allies side-by-side with muscular Guinevere, a long haired british heroine. Cool co-op experience.”

-90%

$0.99

Recommended July 13, 2019

“Beautiful classic pixel art shmups, rather easy and with lots of continues. Great 2-player co-op mode to enjoy with your SO.”

Recommended April 17, 2019

“Beautiful, wonderfully designed, thoughtful and thought-provoking… puzzle platformer with perfectly designed co-op missions! A bit short, but with lots of collectibles!”

Recommended April 17, 2019

“Fantastic 2D platform action and combo-based hack'n'slash combat with retro-style pixel art with two-player co-op mode to double your barbarian brawn! 16-bit sword-and-sorcery action at its best!”

Free To Play

Recommended July 24, 2019

“Fairly difficult action platformer with artsy design. Hack and jump through the procedurally generated levels in co-op with your SO - but agree on the direction you take or one of you will get lost.”

Recommended April 19, 2019

“Fantastic Pang clone full of references to famous gaming classics. Beautiful graphics and a fluid animation style make this game a beauty to look at. Stop the clonocell invasion together with your SO!”

Recommended April 17, 2019

“Play as the daemon-hunter Baron Dashforth in a side-scrolling co-op brawler set entirely on the grand spectacle of a theatre stage and have your SO join as sidekick Scampwick!”

Recommended June 17, 2019

“Difficult run'n gun for you and your SO, inspired by Contra. Playing alone is for godlike players only, playing together at least gives you a fighting chance (theoretically)...”

Recommended April 17, 2019

“Difficult old school 16-bit art 2D platformer with great co-op mode. Freaky fun for players who know how to handle a gamepad!”

Recommended April 27, 2019

“Lloyd, Jay, Kai, Cole, Zane, Nya and Master Wu – vs Lord Garmadon.”