Preferably free or at least not to expensive (<20 EUR)

  • stringere@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    5·
    13 hours ago

    Off the top of my head.

    Peak

    Sunderfolk, needs a tablet or phone as a controller, though.

    Brothers: A Tale of Two Suns

    Sunderered

    It Takes Two

    Split Fiction

  • Norah (pup/it/she)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    4·
    15 hours ago

    Depends on their tastes I guess. Stardew Valley is cheap, you can put hundreds of hours in and it does “couch co-op” off a single PC. It also doesn’t require very good hardware either.

  • cannedtuna@lemmy.worldEnglish
    35·
    1 day ago

    Here’s a quick list of inexpensive games I think your kids could enjoy. All of these are shared screen games and I’ve played (almost) all of these with my kid who is around the same age. All of these run great on my Steam Deck.

    All costs are in USD, so they should all fall below the 20 EUR mark.

    Of these games, I would absolutely grab EDF 5 while it’s on sale. It’s just plain, stupid, fun and at $15 it’s a steal. Saw EDF World Brothers is on sale as well, though I haven’t played that one, it looks like it’s the same dumb fun as the others.

    • Strider@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      19 hours ago

      This answer is way too good for such a rough broad question with too many options. 👍

      • cannedtuna@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        10 hours ago

        I’m always on the lookout for solid games I can play with my kid. For a long while the games had to be shared screen / split screen, at least until I got a Steam Deck. Now I’ve got a lot more options open to me like Risk of Rain 2, but that didn’t really fit their constraints so I left those type of games out.

        There’s a bunch of games I left off due to low play time, so I didn’t think they were really worth it to suggest as first picks for someone on a tight budget. It’s definitely by no means a complete list.

    • SamuraiBeandog@lemmy.worldEnglish
      10·
      1 day ago

      I will put in a strong vote for Castle Crashers, one of the most fun, charismatic beat em ups of all time, imo. Would be perfect for kids that age.

    • tamal3@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      1 day ago

      You can play Portal split screen, or do you mean that they collaborate on the solutions?

      Also, my husband and I love playing Overcooked. That’s an excellent suggestion.

      • cannedtuna@lemmy.worldEnglish
        10·
        1 day ago

        Portal 2 can be played split screen, yes.

        I was joking below with someone else that suggested it that Overcooked is more likely to cause a fight. That game is so stressful lol

    • Attacker94@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      20 hours ago

      I would also keep an eye out for the steam sales on the TT Lego games, I still enjoy them even as an adult.

  • Telorand@reddthat.comEnglish
    16·
    1 day ago
    • A Hat in Time - $30 USD
    • Caveblazers - $10
    • Unravel Two - $20
    • Alien Hominid Invasion - $20
    • Magicka 2 - $15
    • Jamestown - $10
    • Ship of Fools - $22
    • Pixeljunk Shooter - $9
    • River City Girls - $30
    • Degrees of Separation - $20
    • Speedrunners - $15
    • Blanc - $15
    • Cat Quest 2 - $15
    • Potion Party - $10
    • Double Dragon Gaiden - $25
    • Biped - $15
    • Guacamelee 1 + 2 - $15 & $20
    • KeyWe - $25

    All of these are full price, so if you wait for a sale (like I do), you can usually find each of these for $10 or less.

  • missingno@fedia.io
    5·
    22 hours ago
    • Lethal League (and the sequel, but I liked LL1 better tbh)
    • Mega Knockdown
    • Panel Attack (FOSS)
    • Petal Crash
    • Streets of Rage 4
    • Them’s Fightin’ Herds
    • paraplu@piefed.socialEnglish
      1·
      13 hours ago

      Playing Worms at a friend’s house around that age is one of the fondest memories I have of any game.

    • Ephera@lemmy.mlEnglish
      7·
      24 hours ago

      In that vein, Hedgewars is basically open-source Worms Armageddon.

      Very likely available from your distro, so sudo pkcon install hedgewars should set you up in no time.

  • SamuraiBeandog@lemmy.worldEnglish
    22·
    1 day ago

    Overcooked is one of the most popular co-op games of the last few years, simple concept but fun, frantic gameplay. It’s pretty cheap at base price but goes on sale pretty regularly too.

    Would have to get it through Steam I believe.

  • Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    141·
    1 day ago

    Basically all the Lego games (although 13y olds might already find them too child-like, depends…).
    They all have split screen, so are suitable for couch (or desk) coop.
    Also the slightly older ones are quite inexpensive when buying them during sales (a few €).

    Special recommendation: Lego City Undercover.

    Another fun couch-coop-capable game would be SuperTux, a Super-Mario-Cart like game.
    This one is OSS and therefore completely free!