When comparing Tiny Brains vs Lovers In A Dangerous Spacetime, the Slant community recommends Lovers In A Dangerous Spacetime for most people. In the question“What are the best local co-op PC games?” Lovers In A Dangerous Spacetime is ranked 18th while Tiny Brains is ranked 47th. The most important reason people chose Lovers In A Dangerous Spacetime is:
Lovers has a very interesting and catchy soundtrack that goes great with its retro, neon-based aesthetic.
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Pros
Pro Local play makes for good back and forth between friends
Cooperating with players/friends in the same room can be quite fun bringing back memories of console games of the past where friends are yelling at each other in order to solve the levels of the game. When finally completing a level the sense of exhilaration is something that can't be matched over the internet.
Pro Great for couch play
Tiny Brains offers full controller support on PC, which makes it easy to control on a Steambox in the living-room.
Pro Catchy techno soundtrack
Lovers has a very interesting and catchy soundtrack that goes great with its retro, neon-based aesthetic.
Pro Gameplay focuses on relying on the other player
Much like a good marriage the game focuses on having each player rely on the other in ties of need. This makes for an experience that when executed properly shows how much of a team two people can be.
Pro Teamwork is demanded
As offense, movement and defense are entirely separate stations, you simply cannot beat the game alone in co-op mode, regardless of any single player's skill level. This holds true especially in harder difficulties where constant communication and coordination is critical.
Pro Adorable aesthetic
Both the story and art style are beautiful and playful, encouraging a fun atmosphere even in difficult or complicated scenarios. The soundtrack carries you along with a light but fast-paced beat to maintain the balance between fun and focus.
Cons
Con Very short campaign
The campaign itself can be played through within roughly 4 hours.
Con Single player is taxing
Due to the mechanics of the game needing all 4 characters in the level to solve a puzzle the single player mode sees the player hot-swapping between characters quite often in order to advance. This gets old pretty quick.
Con Looks to be abandoned
There are bugs in the game that inhibit connecting online with other players. This has been reported multiple times on the games forums with no response and the last update for the game was in 2014.
Con Co-op is local only
Unfortunately, online co-op is not an option. However, forcing the players to be side by side aids in coordination and makes for a more personal experience.