Study finds co-op games keep growing in numbers (and sales) on Steam

The amount of Steam games with co-op as a selling point grows on a yearly basis, and they're outshining their solo brethren.

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I would love to see more games that support a mix of player capabilities. Like how in Child of Light a second player can do supporting, fun, low stakes stuff alongside the main game. My kid loves to play with me, but 6 year olds are bad at games.
- it was really cool that you could pick up the controller and fart around with Tails in the old Sonic the Hedgehog games.
  
  I'm gonna call it "serious-frivolous asymmetric gameplay" until someone more knowledgeable comes along to correct me.
  
  Back when I was young and played on a console, Tails was essential to beat most bosses, since the little fox "didn't count" for losing rings or a life
I’d love more couch co-options. I typically play single player, won’t touch online play, but playing with a person I actually know is great.
Im cool with that, Stardew Valley is the only game ive ever gotten the wife to play with me when it was co-op
Couch co-op on PC is great if you have a laptop and some controllers. Bam, better console than most consoles thanks to emulation (any potato will run up to PSX nowadays), but also games like EDF 4 or 5, Broforce, Assault Android Cactus, Human Fall Flat, Party Animals, Overcooked and a bunch of others

Just make sure to use "Game mode" if you have a "smart" tv, though visual lag might still be a hassle (from my limited experience, LG smart tvs will always have at least 100ms of lag, even in game mode and all image processing features turned off)
Co-op is the best!

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