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!
Nov 16, 2018
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.
Mar 25, 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.
Jul 22, 2016
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!
Sep 26, 2012
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.
Mar 6, 2025
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.
Sep 28, 2017
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 !
Feb 4, 2016
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!
Aug 7, 2018
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.
Jan 26, 2018
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.
May 15, 2014
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.
