Best 2-Player Offline Games?

[MiniMan64]

So it seems it is now almost impossible to play multiplayer gaming offline on the same telly without having to wave your arms about like an edjit!

Are the any decent interesting games that 2 people can play together from the same sofa?

Or is the only answer to this question Lego?

[AndrewEH1]

The Lego games are pretty good for two players.

What sort of genre of game are you after?

Pretty much anything on the Wii U will be good for everyone to play.

[ajprice]

Rocket League on PS4 (free PS+ game this month) or PC Steam (about £15)

[SirSquidalot]

Little big planet series is quite fun as a 2 player game!

[NewNameNeeded]

What console/system are you asking for?

Some recent ones I've enjoyed:
Diablo 3 (lots of top down button bashing)
IDARB (fun and mental)
Plants vs Zombies (for kid friendly COD)
Mario Kart (still a little bit of hand waving, but superb)
Minecraft

[RaptureJames]

Probably counts as lego really but wife and i play minecraft splitscreen quite alot

[MiniMan64]

PS3, we're a little bit out of date Im afraid.

The wife and I play a bit but we've got a bit bored of Lego and watching each other play Battlefield drives us both nuts!

Any genre but action/adventure/shooting mostly, something coop would be cool

[Boydie88]

Diablo 3. Ticks the adventure box very nicely.

Knew I'd forgot something huge... Borderlands 2!
Although the split screen coop may only be on the PS4/XB1.

Edited by Boydie88 on Monday 27th July 13:13

[MiniMan64]

Boydie88 said:

Diablo 3. Ticks the adventure box very nicely.

Knew I'd forgot something huge... Borderlands 2!
Although the split screen coop may only be on the PS4/XB1.

Edited by Boydie88 on Monday 27th July 13:13

Borderlands looks different! Interesting different. Diablo doesn't quite look our kettle of fish.v

Googlefu has suggested Killzone 3 and Resistance Fall of Man/Resistance 3 might be worth a shout?

[militantmandy]

I would suggest that Tekken (3 onwards) is probably the finest two player game ever. Prepare to hate your friends and destroy pads.

[Boydie88]

MiniMan64 said:

Borderlands looks different! Interesting different. Diablo doesn't quite look our kettle of fish.v

Googlefu has suggested Killzone 3 and Resistance Fall of Man/Resistance 3 might be worth a shout?

I think it (Borderlands) is split screen-able actually - I think next gen introduced 4 player split screen, which looks mental.

[Lynchie999]

Boydie88 said:

MiniMan64 said:

Borderlands looks different! Interesting different. Diablo doesn't quite look our kettle of fish.v

Googlefu has suggested Killzone 3 and Resistance Fall of Man/Resistance 3 might be worth a shout?

I think it (Borderlands) is split screen-able actually - I think next gen introduced 4 player split screen, which looks mental.

I was going to suggest Borderlands 1 / 2 ... both spilt screen on PS3 i think... (definitely 1 though)

[HRL]

You didn't state which platform you have but as mentioned above Minecraft works well split screen on the PS4. My almost 4yr old and 12yr old kids were playing it together yesterday for about 2 hours non-stop.

Borderlands The Handsome Collection would be well worth a punt if Minecraft and Lego are a bit simplistic for you. It includes all the DLC every made for Borderlands I believe. I'd pick it up myself if I had more gaming time on my hands as it's a classic.

[NewNameNeeded]

Yep, Borderlands is definitely split screen co-op on PS3. It's a superb game.

[BertB]

NewNameNeeded said:

Yep, Borderlands is definitely split screen co-op on PS3. It's a superb game.

+1 to this. Great fun.

[MiniMan64]

NewNameNeeded said:

Yep, Borderlands is definitely split screen co-op on PS3. It's a superb game.

Might give this a go, I think co op style gaming is more what we're after.

[Ian_sUK]

Portal 2 has an amazing co-op that really gets you thinking. It really is impossible to do without cooperation.

[JimbobVFR]

Ian_sUK said:

Portal 2 has an amazing co-op that really gets you thinking. It really is impossible to do without cooperation.

Just about to post this exact recommendation. The 2 player section is actually completely different to the main story, which is also good fun to play with a mate actually.

[Guvernator]

Little Big Planet 1,2 and 3. All brilliant platformers to play with the OH, my missus loves them and I find them strangely therapeutic to play too. Think of them as Mario\Sonic turned up to 11.

I love a bit of couch 2 player action, unfortunately the rush to get everyone online seems to have pretty much killed off this brilliant pastime. Why play with your real friends when you can play with your virtual ones?

Anyway this website is excellent for finding out which games offer local 2 player action (oo-eer). Just put in your game system and filter for couch co-op or split screen.

Co-Optimus

[GT Kodiak]

Army of Two.

Love it, girlfriend loves it.