I'm not sure if there's a word to describe a game like this. Sometimes saying it's your 'main' game at the moment fits, but not always. Games that fit under what I'm talking about would be:
CoD Zombies
Risk of Rain
Deep Rock Galactic
Borderlands
Killing Floor
Gunfire Reborn
Dead by Daylight
Elden Ring Coop
Lethal Company
And to a lesser extent:
Party Games (like 100% OJ or Ultimate Chicken Horse. Although UCH can be competitive. Lethal League might fall into this too)
Fighting Games (I don't know much)
Games with Local Coop/PvP like Samurai Gunn, Binding of Isaac, Project Arrhythmia, Streets of Rage 4, and Streets of Fury
And probably more...
On my wishlist I also have Rabbit and Steel, Crab Champions, Helldivers 2, and a game called KLETKA (not out yet) amongst others. I don't mind niche game recommendations.
Game genres I'm not really into would be RTS, City Builders, and MOBAs off the top of my head.
Best multiplayer couch games for PC?
Castle Crashers
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Online coop games with SO? (PC)
I guess the standard answer for "game with my SO" is always a coop Stardew Valley game. It's chill and you set your own pace. Tons of charm. Probably plays on a toaster connected to dialup.
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