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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients Last year dementia took the lives of 66,000 people in England and Wales, and it is now the leading cause of death in Britain, with Alzheimer’s accounting for two-thirds of cases. Until now doctors have only been able to prescribe medicines that help p...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients Until now doctors have only been able to prescribe medicines that help patients manage their symptoms, so the arrival of the first drugs that treat the actual cause of the condition has been welcomed – although experts have warned that their use should...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients After decades of research, these are the first drugs to improve patients’ lives directly. If nothing else, they suggest we’re on the right road to tackling Alzheimer’s “The new drugs slow down the development of Alzheimer’s by six months to a year and...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients After decades of research, these are the first drugs to improve patients’ lives directly. If nothing else, they suggest we’re on the right road to tackling Alzheimer’s “The new drugs slow down the development of Alzheimer’s by six months to a year and...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients “However, after decades of research, they are the first to improve patients’ lives directly, and that is a justifiable cause for excitement. If nothing else, they suggest we are probably on the right road to tackling Alzheimer’s.” This point was backe...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients “However, after decades of research, they are the first to improve patients’ lives directly, and that is a justifiable cause for excitement. If nothing else, they suggest we are probably on the right road to tackling Alzheimer’s.” This point was backe...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients If nothing else, they suggest we are probably on the right road to tackling Alzheimer’s.” This point was backed by neurologist Cath Mummery, of the Dementia Research Centre at University College London. “It has been a very long, hard road, but finally...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients “It has been a very long, hard road, but finally we have something positive to look at. That is very welcome.” Alzheimer’s disease is triggered by the buildup of a protein called amyloid in the brain, although symptoms may not appear for decades after...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients “It has been a very long, hard road, but finally we have something positive to look at. That is very welcome.” Alzheimer’s disease is triggered by the buildup of a protein called amyloid in the brain, although symptoms may not appear for decades after...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients Scientists have tried for more than 20 years to find ways to stop amyloid from forming these plaques, in the hope this would stop the progression of the disease. Lecanemab, which is produced by Japanese pharmaceutical company Eisai, and donanemab, pro...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients Scientists have tried for more than 20 years to find ways to stop amyloid from forming these plaques, in the hope this would stop the progression of the disease. Lecanemab, which is produced by Japanese pharmaceutical company Eisai, and donanemab, pro...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients Lecanemab, which is produced by Japanese pharmaceutical company Eisai, and donanemab, produced by Eli Lilly of the US, are the first medicines to achieve this aim – though they only slow but do not ultimately halt the disease’s progression. Graeme Arm...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients Graeme Armstrong with wife Trina, who has a rare form of Alzheimer’s. Both drugs are to be considered for approval in the UK next year. The Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) will first decide if they are safe and effective, then...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients Graeme Armstrong with wife Trina, who has a rare form of Alzheimer’s. Both drugs are to be considered for approval in the UK next year. The Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) will first decide if they are safe and effective, then...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients Both drugs are to be considered for approval in the UK next year. The Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) will first decide if they are safe and effective, then the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) will rule...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients Both medicines are expensive – lecanemab costs about $25,000 (£19,700) a year – and are given by regular intravenous infusions. “That is a challenge from a health-service point of view, because you need to find the space and time to put someone in an i...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients Both medicines are expensive – lecanemab costs about $25,000 (£19,700) a year – and are given by regular intravenous infusions. “That is a challenge from a health-service point of view, because you need to find the space and time to put someone in an i...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients “That is a challenge from a health-service point of view, because you need to find the space and time to put someone in an infusion suite to treat them,” added Thomas. However, the main problem facing doctors is the difficulty involved in pinpointing ...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients However, the main problem facing doctors is the difficulty involved in pinpointing dementia not just in its early stages but even in its later phases. Most cases are first presented to GPs, who will then refer patients to memory clinics for a dementia ...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients However, the main problem facing doctors is the difficulty involved in pinpointing dementia not just in its early stages but even in its later phases. Most cases are first presented to GPs, who will then refer patients to memory clinics for a dementia ...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients Most cases are first presented to GPs, who will then refer patients to memory clinics for a dementia test. However there are long waiting times – up to two years on average – for appointments at these centres. In addition, diagnosing Alzheimer’s and o...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients However there are long waiting times – up to two years on average – for appointments at these centres. In addition, diagnosing Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia is usually based on pen-and-paper tests, followed by lumbar punctures and brain scan...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients About 65% of cases are confirmed this way. The remaining third of dementia cases are never diagnosed. Yet patients can only expect to receive treatments – including the new drugs – if their condition is identified. Eleanor Mackenzie-Smith’s father, Mi...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients The remaining third of dementia cases are never diagnosed. Yet patients can only expect to receive treatments – including the new drugs – if their condition is identified. Eleanor Mackenzie-Smith’s father, Mike, has young-onset Alzheimer’s. His first ...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients His first symptoms were spotted 17 years ago, when Eleanor was 11. “However, it took over 10 years from the start of his symptoms and four separate tests between 2009 and 2017 to get my dad’s final diagnosis, when he was 65. It was distressing not know...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients It was distressing not knowing what was happening. Too many families, like mine, have had to watch as dementia takes hold of our loved ones while we are left without a diagnosis and the support and access to treatments.” It took 10 years for Mike Mack...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients Too many families, like mine, have had to watch as dementia takes hold of our loved ones while we are left without a diagnosis and the support and access to treatments.” It took 10 years for Mike Mackenzie-Smith to get a diagnosis of young-onset Alzhe...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients Another grim illustration of the problem facing patients is provided by Graeme Armstrong. His wife, Trina, began having trouble recognising faces and reading telephone numbers in 2006 and was told, after a CT scan three years later, that she had probab...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients His wife, Trina, began having trouble recognising faces and reading telephone numbers in 2006 and was told, after a CT scan three years later, that she had probably had a stroke – although her symptoms did not suggest such a diagnosis. It took another ...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients It took another three years before she was diagnosed with posterior cortical atrophy, a rare variant of Alzheimer’s disease that affects the way the brain interprets information from the eyes. “Had we had an accurate diagnosis four years earlier, Trin...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients “Had we had an accurate diagnosis four years earlier, Trina could have been placed on the correct medication, which may have been more effective and helped her day to day,” Armstrong said. One solution sought by doctors involves the creation of blood ...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients One solution sought by doctors involves the creation of blood tests which could pinpoint the disease quickly and effectively. “These are under research, but we are several years away from having them in widespread use,” said Thomas. “Meanwhile, we have...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients That will be crucial in our battle against the condition.” Mummery agreed: “By the time you have dementia, you will have had Alzheimer’s disease developing in your brain for at least 20 years. Dementia is the latest stage; we need to pick up signals m...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients Dementia is the latest stage; we need to pick up signals much earlier. So we need to be thinking about how to diagnose people at the very earliest stages of disease, when they may only have very, very subtle symptoms. We are now exploring ways of help...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients So we need to be thinking about how to diagnose people at the very earliest stages of disease, when they may only have very, very subtle symptoms. We are now exploring ways of helping drugs get into the brain much more efficiently, and that could have...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients We are now exploring ways of helping drugs get into the brain much more efficiently, and that could have a major impact Cath Mummery “Our current service isn’t good for doing that, and we need to develop brain health clinics where we can pinpoint the ...
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New Alzheimer’s drugs bring hope of slowing disease for UK patients One major challenge they have faced is the problem of getting drugs to pass through the blood-brain barrier, which controls the movement of ions and molecules from our bodies to our brains. That makes it difficult to get drugs into the central nervous ...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch Many games are huge. Others are endless. Some are so exciting that they swallow our news feeds whole. That’s where Polygon’s What to Play comes in: We curate the best, most innovative, and most intriguing games on every platform, so you can spend less time searching, an...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch Some are so exciting that they swallow our news feeds whole. That’s where Polygon’s What to Play comes in: We curate the best, most innovative, and most intriguing games on every platform, so you can spend less time searching, and more time playing. There’s a lot to lo...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch There’s a lot to love about the Nintendo Switch, not least of which is the abundance of titles with local multiplayer features, making it a great console for game night with friends or a casual play session with a roommate. We’ve collected some of our favorite titles th...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch There’s a lot to love about the Nintendo Switch, not least of which is the abundance of titles with local multiplayer features, making it a great console for game night with friends or a casual play session with a roommate. We’ve collected some of our favorite titles th...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch We’ve collected some of our favorite titles that allow for good old-fashioned local play. It’s also my preferred play style, as the last few years have given me more excuses to stay in and try new games. Local multiplayer makes ass-kicking games much more approachable,...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch We’ve collected some of our favorite titles that allow for good old-fashioned local play. It’s also my preferred play style, as the last few years have given me more excuses to stay in and try new games. Local multiplayer makes ass-kicking games much more approachable,...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch Local multiplayer makes ass-kicking games much more approachable, thanks to friends respawning my character. I also love building something together in real time, like a farm in Stardew Valley, or causing communal chaos like with Untitled Goose Game’s treacherous honkin...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch Local multiplayer makes ass-kicking games much more approachable, thanks to friends respawning my character. I also love building something together in real time, like a farm in Stardew Valley, or causing communal chaos like with Untitled Goose Game’s treacherous honkin...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch Sure, couch co-op can also mean getting revived just to get ragdolled across spikes in Spelunky 2. But it sure beats dying alone. And if you’re looking for more platform-agnostic couch co-op recommendations, here are our favorite local multiplayer games, games to play ...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch Sure, couch co-op can also mean getting revived just to get ragdolled across spikes in Spelunky 2. But it sure beats dying alone. And if you’re looking for more platform-agnostic couch co-op recommendations, here are our favorite local multiplayer games, games to play ...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch But it sure beats dying alone. And if you’re looking for more platform-agnostic couch co-op recommendations, here are our favorite local multiplayer games, games to play with a Valentine’s Day beau, and a Dear Polygon column about couch co-op. Our last update added Esc...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch Our last update added Escape Academy. For two players This modern-classic farming sim game takes its cues from the Harvest Moon series, and running a farm with your friends only adds to the fun. You can work together to plant and harvest crops or spend your days doing...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch You can work together to plant and harvest crops or spend your days doing different activities, like fishing or mining. Local co-op is available for two players — just don’t forget to build an extra cabin on your farm. (Up to four can play with online multiplayer.) Thi...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch Local co-op is available for two players — just don’t forget to build an extra cabin on your farm. (Up to four can play with online multiplayer.) This Switch remaster includes both Portal and Portal 2, seminal games well worth the revisit. You’ll explore and solve puzz...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch (Up to four can play with online multiplayer.) This Switch remaster includes both Portal and Portal 2, seminal games well worth the revisit. You’ll explore and solve puzzles by using a portal gun; experimenting within the game’s physics is even more fun with a friend i...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch This Switch remaster includes both Portal and Portal 2, seminal games well worth the revisit. You’ll explore and solve puzzles by using a portal gun; experimenting within the game’s physics is even more fun with a friend in tow. (Plus, when playing local co-op, the numb...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch (Plus, when playing local co-op, the number of portals that can be placed is doubled.) Congrats, you are the new CEO of a large corporation, and your wisdom is required to help employees stay on task. Good Job! has a lot in common with Untitled Goose Game. In this isom...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch Congrats, you are the new CEO of a large corporation, and your wisdom is required to help employees stay on task. Good Job! has a lot in common with Untitled Goose Game. In this isometric game, you’ll be given a list of tasks — like bringing a projector into the confere...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch Good Job! has a lot in common with Untitled Goose Game. In this isometric game, you’ll be given a list of tasks — like bringing a projector into the conference room. But no one said you couldn’t do it by launching it like a projectile through the window. This Wii U gam...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch Good Job! has a lot in common with Untitled Goose Game. In this isometric game, you’ll be given a list of tasks — like bringing a projector into the conference room. But no one said you couldn’t do it by launching it like a projectile through the window. This Wii U gam...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch But no one said you couldn’t do it by launching it like a projectile through the window. This Wii U game’s Switch port is full of charm. Play together in local co-op as Captain Toad and Toadette, and explore and solve your way through a series of bite-size puzzles. Eac...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch But no one said you couldn’t do it by launching it like a projectile through the window. This Wii U game’s Switch port is full of charm. Play together in local co-op as Captain Toad and Toadette, and explore and solve your way through a series of bite-size puzzles. Eac...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch Play together in local co-op as Captain Toad and Toadette, and explore and solve your way through a series of bite-size puzzles. Each self-contained course has little nooks and crannies to pop in and out of, and Koopas to navigate around. It’s a lovely morning in the v...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch Each self-contained course has little nooks and crannies to pop in and out of, and Koopas to navigate around. It’s a lovely morning in the village and you are a horrible goose! Cause mayhem and honk to your heart’s content in this charming game. With local co-op you an...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch It’s a lovely morning in the village and you are a horrible goose! Cause mayhem and honk to your heart’s content in this charming game. With local co-op you and one friend can each be horrible geese, using teamwork to terrorize the townspeople. Honk honk HONK!! In this...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch With local co-op you and one friend can each be horrible geese, using teamwork to terrorize the townspeople. Honk honk HONK!! In this melancholy game, you play as Stella the ferrymaster, who guides spirits into the afterlife. Meet wonderful characters and help them fin...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch Honk honk HONK!! In this melancholy game, you play as Stella the ferrymaster, who guides spirits into the afterlife. Meet wonderful characters and help them find closure. Spiritfarer combines exploration on the seas with management sim elements, as you build housing, k...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch Meet wonderful characters and help them find closure. Spiritfarer combines exploration on the seas with management sim elements, as you build housing, kitchens, and more, and learn to farm, cook, and craft. Player two is Stella’s cat Daffodil, who can do most management...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch Spiritfarer combines exploration on the seas with management sim elements, as you build housing, kitchens, and more, and learn to farm, cook, and craft. Player two is Stella’s cat Daffodil, who can do most management sim tasks — she just can’t talk to characters, and th...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch Player two is Stella’s cat Daffodil, who can do most management sim tasks — she just can’t talk to characters, and thus, can’t trigger quests. Screw playing as the plumber in the red hat — it’s time to be his taller counterpart. In Luigi’s Mansion 3, you can play local...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch Screw playing as the plumber in the red hat — it’s time to be his taller counterpart. In Luigi’s Mansion 3, you can play local co-op with player two as Gooigi (a spooky goo Luigi) after finishing the intro walkthrough and getting E. Gadd’s briefcase. Platform your way t...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch Screw playing as the plumber in the red hat — it’s time to be his taller counterpart. In Luigi’s Mansion 3, you can play local co-op with player two as Gooigi (a spooky goo Luigi) after finishing the intro walkthrough and getting E. Gadd’s briefcase. Platform your way t...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch Platform your way through the haunted hotel to save your friends Mario, Peach, and numerous Toads. This modern-day, punishingly difficult platformer has the beautiful look of vintage animation. The art direction and soundtrack are wholly unique, making the game a joyri...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch Platform your way through the haunted hotel to save your friends Mario, Peach, and numerous Toads. This modern-day, punishingly difficult platformer has the beautiful look of vintage animation. The art direction and soundtrack are wholly unique, making the game a joyri...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch Mugman, Cuphead’s sibling, can join on a local co-op journey. Play as a Yarny (a living ball of yarn that looks like a small sprite) and solve puzzles with a friend by using your spare yarn to pull, yank, and swing. It requires quite a bit of teamwork. Where other loca...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch Mugman, Cuphead’s sibling, can join on a local co-op journey. Play as a Yarny (a living ball of yarn that looks like a small sprite) and solve puzzles with a friend by using your spare yarn to pull, yank, and swing. It requires quite a bit of teamwork. Where other loca...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch It requires quite a bit of teamwork. Where other local co-op games might allow players to wander and do their own thing, this game is all about solving puzzles using each other’s momentum. Kirby games tend to be perfectly chill and incredibly adorable, and this one is ...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch Kirby games tend to be perfectly chill and incredibly adorable, and this one is no exception. In Forgotten Land you and another player run, float, and fight through 3D levels. In addition to Kirby’s classic inhale powers, Forgotten Land also gifted us “mouthful mode,” w...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch Kirby games tend to be perfectly chill and incredibly adorable, and this one is no exception. In Forgotten Land you and another player run, float, and fight through 3D levels. In addition to Kirby’s classic inhale powers, Forgotten Land also gifted us “mouthful mode,” w...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch In addition to Kirby’s classic inhale powers, Forgotten Land also gifted us “mouthful mode,” which lets Kirby stretch like a glove over enormous objects like cars and huge lightbulbs. (By the way, Kirby Star Allies is also fun with local co-op.) Play as characters name...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch (By the way, Kirby Star Allies is also fun with local co-op.) Play as characters named “Nobody” as you work together to attempt to cure the world of a poisonous blight, and figure out why you have no memory of your past life. But there’s another twist: Instead of a cla...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch (By the way, Kirby Star Allies is also fun with local co-op.) Play as characters named “Nobody” as you work together to attempt to cure the world of a poisonous blight, and figure out why you have no memory of your past life. But there’s another twist: Instead of a cla...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch But there’s another twist: Instead of a classic perk tree, your characters will unlock various forms — like a turtle, ghost, knight, or ninja — each with its own set of moves. What’s more, the forms can synergize with one another, making for some incredibly absurd skill...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch What’s more, the forms can synergize with one another, making for some incredibly absurd skill combos. Cat Quest 2 This criminally underrated action game puts you in the shoes of a cat fighting their way through the pun-filled land of Felingard. And player two gets to...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch Cat Quest 2 This criminally underrated action game puts you in the shoes of a cat fighting their way through the pun-filled land of Felingard. And player two gets to be a dog! Playing is a simple grind in this approachable and silly RPG. Fight your way through dungeons...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch And player two gets to be a dog! Playing is a simple grind in this approachable and silly RPG. Fight your way through dungeons, meet necromancer cats, and try on lots of outfits. Play as an automaton that needs a gem substance to survive, and fight against the clock to...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch Playing is a simple grind in this approachable and silly RPG. Fight your way through dungeons, meet necromancer cats, and try on lots of outfits. Play as an automaton that needs a gem substance to survive, and fight against the clock to keep your friends from becoming ...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch Play as an automaton that needs a gem substance to survive, and fight against the clock to keep your friends from becoming “unsighted” and turning into shells of their former selves. This Metroidvania has an incredible map with three interwoven floors of levels, and ton...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch This Metroidvania has an incredible map with three interwoven floors of levels, and tons of Zelda-like puzzles. A couch co-op buddy makes these challenges much more surmountable. This pixel art Metroidvania has the feel of a great NES game, with its retro aesthetic and...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch This Metroidvania has an incredible map with three interwoven floors of levels, and tons of Zelda-like puzzles. A couch co-op buddy makes these challenges much more surmountable. This pixel art Metroidvania has the feel of a great NES game, with its retro aesthetic and...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch This pixel art Metroidvania has the feel of a great NES game, with its retro aesthetic and excellent platforming and battling. The definitive edition (which includes the original Shovel of Hope campaign), available on Nintendo Switch, supports local co-op for two player...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch The definitive edition (which includes the original Shovel of Hope campaign), available on Nintendo Switch, supports local co-op for two players. The Lego games are always a great laugh, and they have reliable couch co-op modes (see also: Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2). T...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch The definitive edition (which includes the original Shovel of Hope campaign), available on Nintendo Switch, supports local co-op for two players. The Lego games are always a great laugh, and they have reliable couch co-op modes (see also: Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2). T...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch They’re accessible, family-friendly, and give a silly spin to some of the most recognizable films of our time. The Skywalker Saga is no different, with Lego versions of a whopping nine movies from the behemoth franchise and 200-plus minifigs to unlock. A silly collabor...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch The Skywalker Saga is no different, with Lego versions of a whopping nine movies from the behemoth franchise and 200-plus minifigs to unlock. A silly collaboration between Nintendo and Ubisoft became one of the sleeper hits of its release year. This squad tactics game ...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch A silly collaboration between Nintendo and Ubisoft became one of the sleeper hits of its release year. This squad tactics game pairs Mario and friends with their own doppelganger Rabbids against a veritable sea of evil Rabbids. While local co-op is limited to five speci...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch A silly collaboration between Nintendo and Ubisoft became one of the sleeper hits of its release year. This squad tactics game pairs Mario and friends with their own doppelganger Rabbids against a veritable sea of evil Rabbids. While local co-op is limited to five speci...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch While local co-op is limited to five specific challenges — so we wouldn’t recommend buying it specifically for co-op play alone — these levels are especially fun. Working together changes the tactical dynamics. Crypt of the Necrodancer is the perfect combination of dun...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch Working together changes the tactical dynamics. Crypt of the Necrodancer is the perfect combination of dungeon crawler and rhythm game — with some sweet tunes, to enliven the whole experience. But dancing through the game’s levels is even more fun with a friend, even i...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch Working together changes the tactical dynamics. Crypt of the Necrodancer is the perfect combination of dungeon crawler and rhythm game — with some sweet tunes, to enliven the whole experience. But dancing through the game’s levels is even more fun with a friend, even i...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch But dancing through the game’s levels is even more fun with a friend, even if having someone else there doesn’t necessarily make it easier. You both still have to stay on beat! If you’ve ever wanted an escape room experience but in a video game, Escape Academy absolute...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch But dancing through the game’s levels is even more fun with a friend, even if having someone else there doesn’t necessarily make it easier. You both still have to stay on beat! If you’ve ever wanted an escape room experience but in a video game, Escape Academy absolute...
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The 35 best couch co-op games for Nintendo Switch You both still have to stay on beat! If you’ve ever wanted an escape room experience but in a video game, Escape Academy absolutely scratches that itch. Up to two couch co-op players can go to this school for puzzle enthusiasts. Players find solutions and crack codes t...