How does local co-op work?

[DarkBeing]

Tick Tock looks like an interesting game to play with a family member, but I can't understand how local co-op will work.

Can 2 players play with the same copy? Because you do need to use different devices for player 1 and player 2. If I want to play the game with my wife, will I need to get 2 copies - one on Steam and one on Android?

I'll be very happy if you could maybe clarify the issue. Thanks.

[Other Tales]

Hi! here's a link to the full FAQ: https://steamcommunity.com/app/790740/discussions/0/1796278072829123266/ hope that clarifies it a bit.

And to answer your question here, it's just as you suspect, you need to get two copies to play Tick Tock.

You can either buy one copy on Steam and one on Google Play and play together. You can also play the game through Steam only, just buy two copies there (one on your wife's account and one on yours) and you are ready to play!:D

[Amokriin]

Originally posted by Other Tales:

Hi! here's a link to the full FAQ: https://steamcommunity.com/app/790740/discussions/0/1796278072829123266/ hope that clarifies it a bit.

And to answer your question here, it's just as you suspect, you need to get two copies to play Tick Tock.

You can either buy one copy on Steam and one on Google Play and play together. You can also play the game through Steam only, just buy two copies there (one on your wife's account and one on yours) and you are ready to play!:D

Hold on, it requires two copies of the game to play? But, it's listed on the store page as local co-op compatible, which implies you can play it on just one system with one copy, on one screen. Which is fine, but you might wanna fix the tags on the game if that's the case. Wouldn't want to mislead potential buyers.

[Coppenst]

Steam has a Split Screen tag for that, local co-op means that you can be in the same room but still need to play co-op

[Amokriin]

Originally posted by Coppenst:

Steam has a Split Screen tag for that, local co-op means that you can be in the same room but still need to play co-op

Well, technically you can play in the same room with any multiplayer game. But, local co-op, I and many others, have taken it to mean you can play on the same system, usually with multiple controllers. At least that's how I've always known it. Split screen means that the screen is split into quadrants for the multiple players. Still though, I find the idea of a local co-op tag on this game to be rather misleading.

[Coppenst]

To play on one system, requires to split your screen? Hence they have the Split Screen tag

[DarkBeing]

Originally posted by Coppenst:

To play on one system, requires to split your screen? Hence they have the Split Screen tag

Not all local co-op games do split screen. Frankly, it's been a while since I've played a local co-op game with split screen.

I agree that the local co-op tag is misleading. The lack of true local co-op is the reason why I haven't bought the game yet.

[Amokriin]

Originally posted by Coppenst:

To play on one system, requires to split your screen? Hence they have the Split Screen tag

There's games that do local co-op without split screen. Take Enter the Gungeon for example. In that game, you and your player 2 play on the same shared screen without a split and play together, which is local co-op without split screen. The way I see it, local co-op is the broader category and split screen or shared screen are the two primary subcategories. There's also turn based games, but I'm not getting into those.

[DarkBeing]

I mean, I get WHY this game doesn't do split screen, or even co-op on the same screen. The whole point is not to see what the other players see.

However, I think the local co-op tag is indeed confusing, which is why I asked the devs my question.

[Amokriin]

Originally posted by DarkBeing:

I mean, I get WHY this game doesn't do split screen, or even co-op on the same screen. The whole point is not to see what the other players see.

However, I think the local co-op tag is indeed confusing, which is why I asked the devs my question.

I fully agree. I too think the local co-op and local multiplayer tags should be taken off. Like, I get why the game works the way it does and it's a cool concept. But, it shouldn't have those tags on the home page if it doesn't work in the traditional way local co-op and local multiplayer typically works.

[CyberRiot]

I guess if you're born after 1990ish, and aren't an IT nerd, you might not even know it's possible for two computers to communicate without the internet. (I'm not insulting anyone, or saying it's your fault)
Many years ago, we called this type of network a "LAN" (Local Area Network). You plug in more than one computer to an network hub in your house (or office building), and they all talk to each other, but the signal never leaves the building.

I guess it's been a while since LAN gaming was a thing, but it used to be THE WAY multiplayer PC gaming was done. We used to have "LAN parties", where a group of friends would all bring our computers to one house, and run up our friend's electric bill for an evening.

So the term "Local" is used to differentiate from "Online". Meaning you can connect to other devices locally, and not over internet. This refers to the type of connection you make with another device. If a game plays in split-screen (or couch co-op), then that's not a "local" connection . . . that's not a connection at all.

[Amokriin]

Originally posted by CyberRiot:

I guess if you're born after 1990ish, and aren't an IT nerd, you might not even know it's possible for two computers to communicate without the internet. (I'm not insulting anyone, or saying it's your fault)
Many years ago, we called this type of network a "LAN" (Local Area Network). You plug in more than one computer to an network hub in your house (or office building), and they all talk to each other, but the signal never leaves the building.

I guess it's been a while since LAN gaming was a thing, but it used to be THE WAY multiplayer PC gaming was done. We used to have "LAN parties", where a group of friends would all bring our computers to one house, and run up our friend's electric bill for an evening.

So the term "Local" is used to differentiate from "Online". Meaning you can connect to other devices locally, and not over internet. This refers to the type of connection you make with another device. If a game plays in split-screen (or couch co-op), then that's not a "local" connection . . . that's not a connection at all.

I'm aware of what LAN multiplayer is. However, that's a separate category from local multiplayer, as local multiplayer indicates that a game can be played with multiple people on the same system with just one copy of the game. LAN, on the other hand, requires multiple systems, possibly multiple copies of the game, and cables and a LAN hub to do.