I’m looking for something new to play with my 7yo son. Mario games are a great amount of fun, but I’m feeling pretty burnt out and am looking to expand things a little bit. We are looking for cooperative games like Pikmin 3, Cuphead, and Hyrule Warriors rather than competitive-only games like Super Smash Brothers and Mario Kart. We appreciate whatever help you all can offer, so thanks in advance!

  • Grizzzlay@beehaw.org
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    • Super Mario 3D World
    • TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge
    • Shovel Knight
    • Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
    • Minecraft
    • Rayman Legends
    • Pokemon: Let’s Go Pikachu/Eevee
    • Lego Star Wars
    • Kirby and the Forgotten Land

    All have local co-op and would be solid choices!

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      I second tmnt for some old school beat em up vibes and if that’s your jam you should also check out streets of rage

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    Stardew Valley!! The local co-op on the switch is my favorite way to play with my son. The game is so relaxing and once you get into it a bit it’s fun to see all of the ways we can divide up the chores and work together to make the farm better.

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    There’s a game on NES that I highly recommend called Trog.

    I believe it’s actually an arcade game but you can still play 2 player on NES.

    You play as dinosaurs collecting eggs ala packman while avoiding cavemen. There’s a power up bonus that turns you into a T-Rex so you can smash them.

    It’s a ton of fun.

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    Sonic Mania has co-op! either you can take the lead as Sonic with your son as Tails, or vise versa! it’s a great game, and a great introduction to the Sonic series

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    Untitled Goose Game actually has co-op in it. It’s not a super long game, but it is a fun game. I played through the whole game with my daughter and she loved it. You can cause a lot of funny interactions throughout the game.

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    I’m gonna vote for the Kirby’s Return to Dreamland remake. It’s playable in single player, but it was built with one-screen co-op in mind.

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    Ultimate Chicken Horse is easy and bloody fun. You have to get from point a to point b with your character multiple times and each time you either die or make it. Each turn you also place an obstacle each. Really fun. It’s a favourite in our household. Edit: sorry I didn’t read your whole post. While it is competitive it’s still fun… And different.

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    Any of the Kirby games have co-op and most if not all of them have demos on the e-shop so you can try them out.

    Cat quest 2 is a simple game that also has a demo you can try cauae i’m not sure if i’ll be too simple.

    Moving out also has a demo to try and it has accessibility options to turn off stuff you don’t like about the game.

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    Unrailed is a cute, arcade-like, cooperative railroad track-builder.

    Death Road to Canada is a hilarious parody of Oregon Trail set in the thick of a modern-day zombie apocalypse, and would help with his vocabulary-building. It’s clean and has no profanity (and the zombies have black blood).