The Local Multiplayer Zone

Multiplayer games built for same-room play on one screen or network.

Latest Standouts

Recent releases that landed well, newest first, filtered to games with enough reviews to trust the score.

Gears of War: E-Day - Players say: Join Marcus and Dom as the Locust erupt on Emergence Day, fighting through a cover-shooter campaign and team modes. Players like: Cover-Based Combat · Visuals and Atmosphere · Movement and Controls ·
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Experience Emergence Day – the brutal origin story of one of gaming’s most acclaimed third-person shooter franchises.

Flamecraft - Flamecraft is a 1-5 player cozy strategy game filled with magic. Become a Flamekeeper and help adorable dragon artisans find the perfect home. Enchant the town’s stores and fill them with dragon cards as you watch the whimsical shopping district come to life.
WheelMates - Players say: Two players pilot tiny RC cars through a professor’s oversized home, teaming up to solve puzzles and explore his lab. Players like: Co-op Teamwork · Puzzle Exploration · Friend's Pass ·
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Dive into a 2-player co-op driving adventure with RC cars. Explore the professor’s home laboratory, solve puzzles, find hidden paths, and uncover what happened inside. With Friend’s Pass, your friend joins for free.

I'm No Demonlord - "I'm No Demonlord" is a Roguelike shooter bullet hell game. High freedom in mechanics leads to unique playthroughs. As a demon-possessed hero, battle enemies, grow, and unveil dark schemes. Can he accept his new role? Save "kinds" or destroy "outsiders"? Good or evil? The choice is yours.
Jelly Bubble - Stick with the same color, bounce off the rest! Snatch the soap, sabotage your friends! Adorable jelly critters are here for chaotic, hilarious showdowns! Supports 4-player local and up to 6-player online battles, plus a map editor so you can jump into laugh-out-loud matches anytime!
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Aug 4, 2026
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An Eggstremely Hard Game - As highly qualified goose parents, work together to bring your little egg home safely. Every crack makes it harder to control, every mistake more hilarious. A co-op physics game for 2 or 4 players about teamwork, clumsiness and honking. HONK!
Disc Golf Masters - The disc golf game built for people who actually play disc golf. Throw real licensed discs, pick your angles, play online, and chase the leaderboards. Made by disc golfers. Updated constantly.

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Escape Academy - Players say: Train at a school for escape artists by solving themed, timed puzzle rooms alone or in two-player co-op. Players like: Co-op Puzzle Solving · Varied Room Puzzles · Fair, Accessible Difficulty ·
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Welcome to Escape Academy. Train to become the ultimate Escapist. Solve Puzzles. Hack Servers. Meet the Faculty. Brew the perfect cup of tea. Escape Rooms in single player or co-op with a friend - local or online!

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Jul 13, 2022
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Barro Racing - Players say: Race toy-like cars on compact arcade tracks, steering through jumps and corners solo or against friends in local split-screen. Players like: Quick Arcade Races · Local Split-Screen · Toy-Car Chaos ·
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Jump!

Barro F - Players say: Drive Formula-style cars on compact circuits, race fields of up to 10, or chase faster laps in solo and split-screen play. Players like: Easy-to-Learn Controls · Relaxing Quick Races · Local Split-Screen ·
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Faster and funnier!

Barro 2020 - Players say: Race small cars across nine tricky tracks in arcade events, solo time trials, or local split-screen for up to four players. Players like: Quick Arcade Races · Split-Screen Fun · Easy Achievements ·
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Try not to fall!

Totally Reliable Delivery Service - Players say: Play a floppy courier delivering packages across a physics-driven world, using vehicles and gadgets alone or with friends. Players like: Funny Friend Sessions · Free-Play Antics · Vehicle Shenanigans ·
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Delivery Attempted. That's the Totally Reliable Delivery Service guarantee! T.R.D.S. is a ragdoll physics simulation about terrible package delivery couriers. Work together using odd machinery, useful gadgets, and the wonders of physics to reliably deliver packages to their destination.

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Apr 1, 2021
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Sparklite - Players say: As mechanic Ada, explore shifting top-down biomes, fight the Baron’s machines, and upgrade between runs to protect Geodia. Players like: Pixel-Art Style · Fun Exploration Loop · Pleasant Soundtrack ·
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Sparklite is an action-adventure set in a whimsical & ever-changing land. Battle foes using an arsenal of gadgets, guns, & gear. Gear up for adventure in the dangerous corners of the procedurally generated world, take down titans of the mining industry, & harness the power of Sparklite!

Kingdom Two Crowns - Players say: As a mounted monarch, spend coins to grow a kingdom by day, then defend its walls from nightly Greed attacks and conquer islands. Players like: Atmospheric Art and Music · Fun Co-op Play · Absorbing Strategy Loop ·
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Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.

Unbox: Newbie's Adventure - Players say: Play a self-delivering cardboard box, platform through varied worlds, collect stamps, battle rival boxes, and race or fight locally. Players like: Enjoyable Traversal · Novel Box Premise · Charming Tone ·
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Unbox: Newbie's Adventure is a 90s style 3D platformer about the ultimate postal service, self-delivering cardboard boxes! Unbox: Newbie's Adventure has giant worlds full of challenges, collectibles and boxy boss battles!

Fury Unleashed - Players say: Shoot through shifting comic-book pages, chain kills, gather upgrades, and battle through roguelite runs solo or in co-op. Players like: Co-op Fun · Fast Combat Flow · Comic-Book Art ·
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Shoot your way through the pages of an ever-changing comic book in this fast-paced roguelike. Play solo, in local or online co-op, expand your weaponry, and upgrade your hero with each run. All that to find out why has your creator lost his faith in you and to prove him wrong.

Ultra Street Fighter® IV - Players say: Pick a fighter from a huge roster and battle in technical 2D matches built around combos, Focus Attacks, and Ultra Combos. Players like: Large Character Roster · Technical Combat · Skill-Based Matches ·
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The world’s greatest fighting game evolves to a whole new level with Ultra Street Fighter IV.

Sclash - Players say: A samurai fights through a myth-inspired story and versus duels, where stamina, timing, and one-hit kills decide each exchange. Players like: Hand-Painted Art · Tense Duel Combat · Fun Local Matches ·
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Sclash is a plug’n play 2D samurai fighting game full of tension where one hit is enough to kill. Play as a hand-drawn samurai in beautiful painted settings and fight your opponent in epic solemn duels where each move matters. Manage well your stamina, breath and take your time to land a deadly hit.

Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection - Players say: Choose fighters across 12 arcade-era Street Fighter games, battle in 2D matches, and explore a museum of franchise history. Players like: Twelve Classic Games · Arcade Nostalgia · Third Strike Gameplay ·
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Celebrate Street Fighter’s historic legacy with the Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection. In this collection of 12 Street Fighter games, four groundbreaking titles let you hop online and relive the arcade experience through the online Arcade Mode or play with friends.

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May 29, 2018
71% 👍
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Hidden Gems

Well-liked but under-played: strong scores, small review counts.

Hidden in Plain Sight - Players say: Blend into a crowd of identical AI characters, complete mode-specific goals, and outwit friends trying to identify and eliminate you. Players like: Easy to Learn · Group Laughs · Deceptive Mind Games ·
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Hidden in Plain Sight is a local-multiplayer stealth party game. Blend into the crowd of AI characters and eliminate the other players before they eliminate you!

Platypus Reclayed - Players say: Pilot the F-27 Platypus in a clay-animated side-scrolling shooter, dodging enemy fire and cycling through oddball weapons. Players like: Handmade Clay Art · Nostalgic Remake · Quirky Weapon Variety ·
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22 years after its first appearance, the iconic Platypus is coming back, featuring updated gameplay, new weapons and additional content. Get ready to dive into the heart-pounding action of this fast, frantic, and incredibly fun arcade-style shoot-em-up!

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Sep 17, 2025
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CATO: Buttered Cat - Players say: Guide a cat and buttered toast through puzzle-platforming levels, using their separate moves and paradox-powered flight to reach exits. Players like: Cute Cat-and-Toast · Creative Puzzle Mechanics · Varied World Levels ·
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Puzzle platformer where you control both the cat and the toast, based on the famous "Buttered Cat Paradox". The game features 200+ levels, 70+ skins, plus boss fights and mini-games!

Sheepherds! - Sheepherds! is a cozy co-op party game for 1–4 players, where you and your sheepdog buddies guide colorful flocks through beautiful landscapes to collect their wool. There’s no time limit. Bark, run, and play together, or take on challenges to win even more rewards!
Petal Crash - Crash blocks together into huge chain reactions in this frantic arcade action puzzler! Pick your favorite character and experience their tale in the Story Mode, solve tricky brain teasers and make your own in Puzzle Mode, shoot for high scores in Solo Play, or go head to head in Versus Mode!
Henry Halfhead - Meet Henry, merely half a head, yet with the peculiar ability to become any object within their reach! Discover every object’s unique abilities and cleverly combine them to take Henry through their not-so-ordinary everyday life.
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Sep 16, 2025
98% 👍
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Cascadia - Compete to create the most perfect ecosystem in the award-winning board game journey!
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Feb 19, 2025
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King of the Hat - A 2D party platformer where you fight with a hat! Throw your hat to attack, defend and bait opponents. But watch out! If someone jumps on your hat... you die!
UFO: Unidentified Falling Objects - Unidentified Falling Objects is a unique mashup of platforming and puzzle destroying gameplay. Players are dropped into the puzzle where they must dodge the falling obstacles and destroy blocks to make big combos.
Endgame: Road To Salvation - A high-octane road trip through a besieged world during a demon-infested zombie apocalypse. Rescue survivors, form a caravan, call in various support drops or air strikes, loot random structures for supplies or craft them yourself, modify common vehicles into post-apocalyptic machines of war.
Maiden and Spell - Players say: Choose one of eight maidens for magical projectile duels, or descend into a boss-filled story campaign. Players like: Inventive PvP Combat · Distinct Character Kits · Charming Art and Story ·
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Maiden & Spell is a magical girl battle game, set in a cutesy fantasy world. Select from one of eight young ladies to battle 1 on 1 with a friend, or fight your way through a series of bosses and learn the secrets of The Kingdom of Stars.

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Feb 24, 2020
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Top Rated

Defining examples of the genre, all rated 85%+ across 1,000+ reviews.

Just Shapes & Beats - Players say: Guide a small shape through music-synced bullet patterns, dodging hazards solo or with up to three co-op partners. Players like: Electronic Soundtrack · Music-Synced Patterns · Local Co-op ·
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"Just Shapes & Beats" is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.

BattleBlock Theater® - Players say: A shipwrecked performer jumps, fights and solves trap-filled stages in a cat-run theater to free friends and save Hatty. Players like: Chaotic Co-op · Funny Narration · Creative Levels ·
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Welcome to BattleBlock Theater! You’ve got no where to go but up...on stage. Play single player or co-op to free your friends and save Hatty Hattington! Jump, solve and battle your way through a mysterious theater inhabited by highly technological felines.

Broforce - Players say: Rescue captives as ever-changing action heroes, blasting through destructible side-scrolling levels solo or with up to four players. Players like: Co-op Chaos · Destructible Levels · Character Variety ·
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Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.

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Oct 15, 2015
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Duck Game - Players say: Battle rival ducks in fast one-hit rounds, grabbing odd weapons across local or online matches and solo challenges. Players like: Chaotic Friend Matches · Quick One-Hit Rounds · Simple, Deep Controls ·
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Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Blast your friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and much, much more. This is DUCK GAME. Don't blink.

Bopl Battle - Players say: Battle as a slime in multiplayer arena rounds, combining strange powers to outlast friends or rival players. Players like: Fun With Friends · Ability Combos · Easy to Learn ·
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A couch/online game where you battle your friends with unique and wild abilities. There are many choices such as a shrink ray, creating black holes, stopping time and attaching a rocket engine to the stage to send it flying. Choose a combination that synergizes well to win the round!

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Nov 16, 2023
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LEGO® Star Wars™ - The Complete Saga - Players say: Play through all six Star Wars films as LEGO heroes, fighting, solving build-and-Force puzzles, and collecting studs solo or in co-op. Players like: Childhood Nostalgia · LEGO Humor · Couch Co-op ·
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Kick Some Brick in I through VI! Play through all six Star Wars movies in one videogame! Adding new characters, new levels, new features and for the first time ever, the chance to build and battle your way through a fun Star Wars galaxy on your PC!

The Expendabros - Players say: In a pixel-art run-and-gun, rescue soldiers and blast through ten Eastern European missions solo or in four-player local co-op. Players like: Explosive Destruction · Four-Player Local Co-op · Distinct Character Weapons ·
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The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes - Players say: One player sees a timed bomb while teammates read its manual, then they must communicate to solve modules before it explodes. Players like: Communication Teamwork · Chaotic Group Laughs · Fresh Bomb Layouts ·
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Find yourself trapped alone in a room with a ticking time bomb. Your friends have the manual to defuse it, but they can't see the bomb, so you're going to have to talk it out – fast!

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Oct 8, 2015
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Lethal League Blaze - Players say: In an underground anti-gravity sport, hit a ball at rivals and keep up as every strike sends it faster. Players like: Speeding Ball Rallies · Fun With Friends · Funky Soundtrack ·
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Banging beats and mad style, Lethal League Blaze is the most intense ball game you can play online with up to 4 players.

The Jackbox Party Pack 3 - Players say: A five-game party collection where players trade funny answers, face trivia challenges, design T-shirts, guess survey results, and spot a faker. Players like: Funny Group Sessions · Quiplash Answer Battles · Trivia Murder Party ·
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The threequel to the party game phenomenon features the deadly quiz show Trivia Murder Party, the say-anything sequel Quiplash 2, the surprising survey game Guesspionage, the t-shirt slugfest Tee K.O., and the sneaky trickster game Fakin’ It.

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Oct 17, 2016
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Nightmare Kart - Players say: A conscripted beast hunter races copper-and-steam vehicles through gothic streets, fighting rivals, hunting beasts, and facing bosses. Players like: Retro Gothic Style · Chaotic Combat Racing · Dark Comedy References ·
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Zoom through gothic streets in this horror themed vehicular combat racing game!

AVICII Invector - Players say: Pilot a spacecraft through AVICII tracks, hitting rhythm prompts, shifting lanes and steering through free-flight sections. Players like: AVICII Music · Vivid Neon Worlds · Rhythm Flight Gameplay ·
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Soar through vocal melodies, sweep each fade and attack every beat in 25 of AVICII’s biggest hits, in this enthralling futuristic rhythm-action experience – AVICII Invector.

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Dec 10, 2019
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