With You, a cute 15-minute co-op ‘date game,’ is free on Steam

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Not to discredit any of the other fine games sitting in Steam’s ever-shifting “New & Trending” section, but when I hovered over With You and saw a pair of funky one-eyed blobs with lanky legs, I was intrigued. I mean, it’s the age-old cyclops appeal. I can’t say no! When I noticed the magic words “co-op campaign,” I was double in. The fact that it’s a free game — which also goes for the Itch.io release, if you prefer — sure doesn’t hurt.

The user reviews for With You were a collective thumbs-up, so why not? I played it. 15 minutes later, I think some of you will want to play it with your favorite co-op companion, too. It’s a simple, endearing, not-too-fussy “date game,” as creator Carol Mertz puts it.

If you’ve played Snipperclips, that’s probably the closest point of comparison — but the vibe here is much more serene with some soft guitar backing, and it’s less complex.

Mechanically, you and a partner will play as a different-shaped cyclops, and while the obstacles change from level to level, you’re ultimately looking to line up your shape with a matching outline. You can squish yourself down, rotate your head, and boost each other up. All of these controls are basic enough that you can squeeze together on one keyboard.

But more than just slightly silly physics and light puzzle-solving, there’s the whole thoughtful mood of With You, which I really dug. The game was made with “romantic couples in mind,” although Mertz says it also “aims to encourage healthier collaborative habits within any relationship.” Unlike, say, Overcooked, the odds are very low that your well-meaning team dynamics will lead to any bickering in the heat of the moment.

“My goal in creating With You was to expand a sub-genre of cooperative games that