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.
  • @LandedGentry@lemmy.zipEnglish
    4•3 days ago

    Y’all both seem pretty prone to motion sickness. I would recommend making sure your game space is cool or if not an option put a fan up to blow in your direction to keep air circulating near you.

    The various LEGO Star Wars games and such are probably a good idea as someone else mentioned.

    If energy is the only complaint for SDV, there are mods for that.

    • @pathief@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1•2 days ago

      I’ve had motion sickness ever since I remember. I just can’t play shooters, it’s physically impossible for me.

      Somethings help like a TV instead of a monitor, zooming out as much as possible, moving as further from tv as possible, low camera speed. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. It’s a struggle.

      • MarauderIICEnglish
        1•2 days ago

        Often it’s reported that a larger and/or brighter crosshair helps. Maybe try an overlay with a large neon pink crosshair or a piece of clear tape with a big dot of marker on it sometime? I get it’s probably not a problem that you are interested in putting time into solving any more though.

        • @pathief@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
          1•2 days ago

          Some games don’t even have crosshairs… Another big offender was Spyro, for instance. Just the camera moving was enough to make me sick in the stomach.

          • MarauderIICEnglish
            1•2 days ago

            Yeah my post was about adding one that is big and bright even to games that have one