When your friends visit you, maybe you can invite them to play video games. In this case, if you don't have game consoles but you have a PC, you can try split screen PC games. In this post, MiniTool Partition Wizard introduces 5 best PC split screen games to you.
Please note that the following 5 games support both split screen and drop-in/drop-out co-op. Drop-in/drop-out mode offers users the ability to join at any time and the ability to leave at any time.
1. Divinity: Original Sin II
IGN score: 9.6 | 4-player online co-op support | 2-player couch co-op support
Divinity: Original Sin II is a role-playing game released globally by Larian Studios on Microsoft Windows on September 14, 2017. It is the sequel to the game Divinity: Original Sin released in 2014 and the prequel to Divine Divinity.
This game has received wide acclaim for its rich game content and excellent interactivity, and some critics even hailed it as one of the best role-playing games ever. It has sold more than 1 million copies in just two months.
This game supports multiplayer mode. In this mode, players can cooperate with three companions, or they can compete with each other. In the cooperative mode, the characters controlled by other players will replace the teammates in the single player mode. In the competitive mode, two teams of players are placed on the same map to fight each other.
2. Gears 5
IGN score: 9 | 5-player online co-op support | 3-player couch co-op support
Gears 5 is a third-person shooter video game developed by The Coalition. It is the sixth installment of the Gears of War series and the sequel to Gears of War 4. The ultimate edition was released on September 6, 2019, while the standard edition of the game was released worldwide on September 10, 2019 to generally favorable reviews.
In this game, the player will play Kait, as an outsider and a descendant of the orcs, revealing the origin story of Kate’s family and the orcs. Players can play in single-player mode or in multiplayer mode.
3. Left 4 Dead
IGN score: 9 | 4-player online co-op support | 2-player couch co-op support
Left 4 Dead is a horror survival first-person shooter game with the theme of zombies. In this game, players have to cooperate with other survivor characters (a total of four people) to escape the virus-infected area and fight the infected people along the road.
The player must escape to the next safe room according to the instructions seen along the way. After arriving at the designated place, they must resist the zombies that are constantly attacking until the rescue comes and then they can leave the epidemic area.
Please note that the sequel Left 4 Dead 2 is not support split screen feature.
4. Darksiders Genesis
IGN score: 8.7 | 2-player online co-op support | 2-player couch co-op support
Darksiders Genesis is a top-down hack and slash action role-playing video game released in 2019. It is considered a spin-off prequel game in the Darksiders series and introduces the fourth Horseman of the Apocalypse, Strife, as the protagonist.
In the game, Strife can team up with his brother, War. Players can switch between Strife and War at any time. Alternatively, two players can play the game in a co-op mode with each player taking the role of one of the characters.
5. Dungeon Defenders
IGN score: 8.5 | 4-player online co-op support | 4-player couch co-op support
Dungeon Defenders is a multiplayer video game released in 2011 that combines the genres of tower defense and action role-playing game. The game takes place in a fantasy setting where players control the young apprentices of wizards and warriors and defend against hordes of monsters.
In the game, one to four players can work together to protect one or more Eternia Crystals from being destroyed by waves of enemies.
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