Best Local Multiplayer Games on Steam

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

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1Among Us - An online and local party game of teamwork and betrayal for 4-15 players...in space!
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Nov 16, 2018
92% 👍
of 744k
In this game, you can…
  • crawl through vents and pop out somewhere unexpected.
  • kill someone, then report the body yourself and lead the investigation away from you.
  • get killed or voted out and still keep doing tasks to help your team win from beyond the grave.
  • find a body, report it, and instantly drag everyone into a meeting to reconstruct who was where.
  • lock doors to trap someone in a room, cut off their escape, and kill them in private.
  • trigger an oxygen or reactor emergency that forces everyone to sprint to fixes while you pick off someone separated from the group.
  • pretend to do tasks while everyone watches the task bar for proof you're actually helping.
  • watch security cameras or the admin map to spot suspicious movement without being in the room.
2It Takes Two - Embark on the craziest journey of your life in It Takes Two. Invite a friend to join for free with Friend’s Pass and work together across a huge variety of gleefully disruptive gameplay challenges. Winner of GAME OF THE YEAR at the Game Awards 2021.
In this game, you can…
  • pilot a pair of underpants.
  • dj a night club inside an air conditioning vent for a crowd of living glow sticks.
  • stop the story to play mini-games where you can electrocute the other player.
  • fly a plane made of underpants later on.
  • use a magnet turret to shoot magnets and turn a wall into a huge co-op traversal puzzle.
  • fight through a shooter chapter where one player stuns enemies with goop while the other ignites bugs with flares.
  • drop into an isometric hack-and-slash chapter where one player is a wizard and the other is a knight.
  • get shrunk into dolls so a bed, a book, and a tiny pond become massive obstacles you have to climb and cross together.
3Human Fall Flat - Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.
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Jul 22, 2016
95% 👍
of 226k
In this game, you can…
  • lay siege to a Viking village, launch yourself from a catapult, slam a rock into a chasm with a battering ram, then barrel-ride through fjords to a longboat finish.
  • play online with up to eight people, where seven other players flail around the same objectives and everything becomes a moving pileup.
  • learn to scale walls, start chaining speed hops, and even pull off stuff like climbing straight up or "levitating" with a stick.
  • grab your friends by the arms and collars, hoist them up, then toss them off cliffs or into the void when they get in the way.
  • break a window, stack mattresses into a janky staircase, and climb through to skip the route the level clearly wanted you to take.
  • swing on vines like Tarzan, row boats, fire yourself out of catapults, and mess with trucks and cranes to move through puzzles.
  • drag a plank around for 20 minutes, finally line it up as a perfect bridge, then watch it vanish the moment you celebrate.
4Castle Crashers® - Hack, slash, and smash your way to victory in this award winning 2D arcade adventure from The Behemoth!
In this game, you can…
  • ride a deer that rockets forward using its own poop.
  • finish a boss fight, then duel your co-op partner for the princess and turn teamwork into a winner-takes-all brawl.
  • make and upload your own custom knight, assign powers, and still toggle back to the classic visuals whenever you want.
  • juggle enemies in midair with combo chains so they can't touch the ground before you relaunch them.
  • swap to weapons like a chicken or a slab of meat, and watch the stats change your strength, magic, defense, and speed.
  • collect tiny animal companions that follow you around and grant perks like extra health, XP, or other effects.
  • replay the whole campaign on a New Game+ difficulty where enemies hit and survive so much harder that one mistake can end a run.
5Split Fiction - Embrace mind-blowing moments as you’re pulled deep into the many worlds of Split Fiction, a boundary-pushing co-op adventure.
In this game, you can…
  • hit a sequence where the same map exists in cyber and fantasy at once, and you move through both versions simultaneously.
  • become a ball and navigate through an actual pinball machine level.
  • kill your co-op partner in absurd ways, then keep doing it on purpose for fun.
  • get pulled into a machine that steals creative ideas, then watch your sci-fi and fantasy stories mash into one shared prison.
  • jump from taming dragons to fighting as cyber ninjas in back-to-back chapters.
  • fight across a futuristic flying highway, leaping between moving vehicles, swinging a laser whip, and carving enemies with a katana.
  • play optional side stories like a full mini-adventure where you're two pigs on a farm.
  • hunt down hidden Easter eggs like a Dark Souls-style bonfire tucked into the world.
  • trigger a giant, unexpected dance battle as a sudden genre pivot.
6Stick Fight: The Game - Stick Fight is a physics-based couch/online fighting game where you battle it out as the iconic stick figures from the golden age of the internet.
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Sep 28, 2017
93% 👍
of 125k
In this game, you can…
  • shoot guns that spit out chasing snakes that swarm whoever they find.
  • fire a black hole cannon that sucks everyone in and forces the fight into the next level.
  • take control of a boss and use it to wreck your friends for a round.
  • get launched across the map by your own shotgun, rocket, or minigun recoil.
  • shoot chains or supports to collapse platforms and drop people into pits or hazards.
  • fight on stages packed with spikes, lasers, lava floors, and shifting safe ground that turns each round into a scramble.
  • pull off movement tricks like diving, flipping, wall-climbing, and tossing a gun just to pick it up for an extra jump.
7NARUTO SHIPPUDEN: Ultimate Ninja STORM 4 - The latest opus in the acclaimed STORM series is taking you on a colourful and breathtaking ride. Take advantage of the totally revamped battle system and prepare to dive into the most epic fights you’ve ever seen !
In this game, you can…
  • pair two characters to unleash a unique team ultimate, like Pain trapping foes in a giant sphere while Konan carpet-bombs it with paper bombs.
  • trigger character-specific ultimate attacks that play out as full cinematic set pieces, like Madara's Perfect Susanoo splitting mountains in two.
  • switch fighters mid-combo to keep a hit going, then chain into a different character's attacks to extend the string.
  • activate an in-fight transformation that pauses the action, then drops you back in with a new form like a mini episode climax.
  • play story battles as staged boss fights with quick-time sequences, where set pieces escalate into anime-scale finales.
  • choose between two story paths that follow Naruto and Sasuke separately, then converge for the war's turning point.
  • free-roam around a hub, pick fights on the fly, then get pulled into mob-clearing brawls or sudden boss encounters.
  • land a hit on someone and keep them airborne so long they barely touch the ground for minutes in a row.
8Overcooked! 2 - Overcooked returns with a brand-new helping of chaotic cooking action! Journey back to the Onion Kingdom and assemble your team of chefs in classic couch co-op or online play for up to four players. Hold onto your aprons… it’s time to save the world again!
In this game, you can…
  • throw ingredients across the kitchen, get them caught mid-chop, then toss them back again to keep prep moving
  • work in kitchens that change shape mid-order, including moving platforms you control to ferry the team between stations
  • unlock hidden Kevin bonus stages, including levels where you cook dog food under tough conditions
  • get split up mid-service by teleporters that send chefs to different parts of the level
  • accidentally set parts of the kitchen on fire by overcooking, then scramble to put it out while orders keep coming
  • fall off platforms, drop into water, or get run over by cars, forcing the whole team to recover on the fly
  • cook in levels with BBQs and firepits where you chop wood and use blowers to crank up heat so food cooks faster
  • play solo by controlling two chefs yourself and switching between them while the kitchen keeps shifting
9DRAGON BALL FighterZ - DRAGON BALL FighterZ is born from what makes the DRAGON BALL series so loved and famous: endless spectacular fights with its all-powerful fighters.
In this game, you can…
  • swap bodies as Captain Ginyu mid-match, leaving your opponent suddenly controlling the wrong character.
  • tag between three fighters to keep a team combo snowballing, then cancel one super straight into another finisher.
  • trigger cinematic super attacks that blow up the stage and swing the camera in for a dramatic ending.
  • chain a single clean hit into a huge combo.
  • land punches and specials that recreate specific Dragon Ball scenes and tiny move details in actual fights.
  • throw out simplified supers and flashy strings with beginner-friendly inputs, even if you're brand new.
  • homing-dash straight to your opponent anywhere on screen, then immediately start pressure before they can reset.
  • use character-specific gimmicks like Nappa summoning AI saibaimen for pressure or Beerus ricocheting projectiles off his attacks.
10BattleBlock Theater® - 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.
In this game, you can…
  • get kidnapped by giant cats and forced to run deadly theater obstacle courses for their amusement.
  • slap and shove your co-op buddy, including launching them into hazards as part of the level plan.
  • compete in multiplayer modes like Capture the Horse, Basketball, Whale Chasing, and Grab the Gold instead of standard combat.
  • escape a level by grabbing just three gems, then come back for every gem and a hidden yarn ball to chase an A++ rank.
  • play co-op levels where you hoist a friend up, throw them to high ledges, and blast them forward to reach impossible routes.
  • use weapons like top-hat cannons, exploding marching frog dancers, acid bubbles, and grenades to kill or launch friends.
  • build your own stages and share them through the level editor and Steam Workshop for others to play.