Co-op Mobile Games

Age of Zombies

Age of Zombies, screenshot from its App Store listing
Age of Zombies, Halfbrick Studios. Image from the game's App Store listing.

Can two people play Age of Zombies on one screen?

Yes. Up to 4 players can play Age of Zombies co-op on one iPad: split screen or two controllers.

Halfbrick's time-travelling zombie shooter. Two can play in split screen on one touchscreen, and with gamepads up to four.

How you play together

  • Shared touchscreen
  • Two controllers

Two can share the touchscreen in split screen, each with their own controls. With gamepads up to four can play.

How to start co-op in Age of Zombies

  1. Lay the iPad flat between you. In co-op the screen splits and the top half is turned around for the player sitting opposite.
  2. Each player uses the touch sticks on their own half.

The details

Same screen, both at once
Not confirmed
Split screen
Yes
Pass the device, taking turns
No
Two controllers on one device
Yes
Same mode on Android
Not on Android
Online, a device each
Not confirmed
Players together
2 to 4
Controllers
Controller support not confirmed

Worth knowing

On a phone the split screen gets tight. An iPad is the better fit.

Our review

I can imagine Age of Zombies is really fun as a single player game. For co-op, though, you get a split screen on the tablet that puts one player on one end of the iPad and the other player on the opposite end.

The idea of bringing two people together in one game this way is creative. In practice it makes for an awkward sitting position, and it is not comfortable to play. So we did not play it for long.

For two players I would not rate it highly.

Age of Zombies split screen on an iPad: the top half is turned upside down for the player sitting opposite, each half with its own touch sticks
Both halves of the split screen mid fight, a zombie horde in the top half facing the second player
1 / 2

Screenshots taken by us while playing. Age of Zombies, developed and published by Halfbrick Studios.

Where this comes from

We played it ourselves.

  • Publisher stated
    Split-screen co-op
    Play with friends in split-screen Co-op mode and enjoy remastered graphics and audio for an immersive experience.apps.apple.com
  • Community reported
    Two on one device in split screen, each with their own controls
    Two people can play on one device in split-screen mode with their own controlstoucharcade.com
  • Community reported
    Up to four with gamepads on one iPad
    if you have MFi gamepads, then you can connect up to four of them to one iPadtoucharcade.com

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