Co-op Mobile Games

BROK the InvestiGator

BROK the InvestiGator, screenshot from its App Store listing
BROK the InvestiGator, Fabrice Breton. Image from the game's App Store listing.

Can two people play BROK the InvestiGator on one screen?

Yes. Up to 4 players can play BROK the InvestiGator co-op on one iPad: same screen or two controllers.

A point-and-click adventure crossed with a beat-em-up. The adventure can be played in local co-op with up to four.

How you play together

  • Two controllers

A controller for each player. In co-op only player one talks and acts, player two can only inspect.

The details

Same screen, both at once
Yes
Split screen
Not confirmed
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
Full controller support

Worth knowing

Free to start, the rest of the game is paid. In co-op player two can only inspect things, player one does all the talking and acting. We hit a few bugs and got stuck in the first sequence.

Our review

I have to admit I was biased from the start: I really did not like the art style. In the game I also did not like how the characters move. It feels stiff, and moving them was a bit buggy.

Co-op did not work perfectly for us. Both players can inspect things, but only player one speaks and actually does stuff, so player two is basically a ghost that just inspects. Sometimes one of us would inspect something and get stuck there while the other was trying to do something. In the first sequence alone we hit quite a few bugs and got a little stuck here and there.

I also did not like the dialogues. I like edgy, cynical characters, and they just were not here. For me it felt a bit flat.

To be fair, I did not give it much of a chance, mostly because of the art style and the co-op. There might be more depth if you play longer, and I can see the creative input. It is not a bad game, but for me, and especially in co-op, it is a 6.

Brok and Bluk fighting a robot together in a burning room, both health bars at the top
Brok kneeling in a burning bedroom while Bluk stands ready on the right, a speech bubble showing Brok's line
A number lock puzzle in BROK the InvestiGator, the cursor setting a code while both health bars show at the top
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Screenshots taken by us while playing. BROK the InvestiGator, developed and published by COWCAT (Fabrice Breton).

Where this comes from

We played it ourselves.

  • Publisher stated
    The adventure in local co-op, up to four
    Play the adventure with friends in local co-op (up to 4 players)apps.apple.com
  • Publisher stated
    Controller support
    Compatible with most Bluetooth controllersapps.apple.com
  • Community reported
    Each player needs a Bluetooth controller
    You need Bluetooth controllers for each player to play co-op.co-optimus.com

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