Speedrunners Local Multiplayer
Rachelle Kun
I currently search for a very special kind of game where 2 people play local on one PC and another person from elsewhere on another PC. So it's needed that the game supports local Multiplayer for the 2 people plus an online mode, so the other one can join aswell. We are looking for Cooperative games we can play together without any competitive stuff against other online players. So this is the requirements list:
Well, Battleblock only has two player co-op, so that's not surprising. :P
Castle Crashers is the only game from The Behemoth which offers co-op support for more than two players- both Pit People and Battleblock only offer PvP support for players past that.
Golwar's already gave the suggestion I was going to, but I'm going to add "remember to check the filter to active after you add it". ^.^
Unfortunately, the list co-optimus offers does seem to be somewhat incomplete, though. :/
Factorio and anno 1404 (dawn of discovery venice), these 2 games is definitely the way to go if you have a alot of time to play. requires you and your friend to work together constantly to get things done.
Nearly any Local Co-op game can be played over net using Nvidia Share Play, tested and confirmed with Nuclear Throne.
Its an experimental NVIDIA feature that only works on fullscreen games (not borderless windowed) and the receipient needs to use chrome browser, but other than that, it was awesome (when it worked that one time!) :D
You said you're looking for PC games but if you play on consoles, Borderlands is a solid option (I personally recommend BL2). Technically you "can" get it to do local multiplayer on PC, but it's a hassle. Tried to set it up like that for a friend and tldr; you adjust the launch settings to run two instances of the game simultaneously. (in hindsight, it might actually work as long as you have 2 screens to play on?)
Thanks. Added Grim Dawn and Ticket to Ride.
In the Civilization games you aren't really supposed to see what the others players are doing right? So not really good for couch play. Or do you mean a coop playstyle if there is one?
My sibling and I did it a lot, but with a laptop it is easier. Those 10 minutes are kinda boring, but that is when you do irl stuff (dishes, laundry, reading, etc). Also, if you team up against 14 AI countries, it doesn't really matter if you look away or not--just when you get to the 1 v1 part. :D
Actually this post is mainly about coop games, but the Lego games are 2 Players only afaik.
Was not sure about Ticket to Ride if there is the same hidden turn problem. So maybe this one doesn't fit to well, too.
SpeedRunners is, in essence, the same concept as Trials: players race against each other, attempting to gain a lead big enough to force your opponents off of the screen. The difference is that instead of bikers, SpeedRunners sees you play as superheroes who swing and slide across a variety of cityscape obstacle courses.
The races are always incredibly fun, made twice as enjoyable by the fact you can mess with your opponents using a variety of Mario Kart-esque power-ups such as rockets, grappling hooks and freeze-rays.
Towerfall is a retro-looking indie game designed specifically for local multiplayer. It sports a great co-op campaign mode, but for us, the fun was always in the competitive deathmatches, in which up to four players compete in a bow and arrow battle royale.
Short Description: Cut-throat multiplayer running game that pits 4 players against each other, locally and/or online. Run, jump, swing around, and use devious weapons and pick-ups to knock opponents off-screen! One of the most competitive games you'll ever play.
Tags: 2D 4 Player Local Action Arcade Competitive Controller Co-op Fast-Paced Funny Indie Level Editor Local Co-Op Local Multiplayer Multiplayer Parkour Platformer Racing Singleplayer Sports Superhero
The absolute daddy of competitive multiplayer games: I have yet to encounter a person of any age who does not enjoy Mario Kart, and the Switch version is the best ever, with the added bonus of portability and an improved Battle Mode. With all tracks and characters unlocked from the start, MK8 Deluxe is geared towards frictionless multiplayer. Take advantage.
At the beginning of this dungeon-crawler, you fight your friends to death. The victor gets to delve further into the dungeon, whilst the losers control the monsters, traps and bosses trying to kill them. If you get the last hit on the hero player, you get to take over. Crawl is truly brilliant with four players, and never boring for a moment.
I can heartily recommend Knight Squad for a couch-competitive party brawler (all experience levels).
Really want to give VIDEOBALL a try if I ever get 3 mates around for a more sports oriented team based night of mayhem.
Sadly my days of local multiplayer parties have mostly passed by. I yearn for a renaissance of this in my life though. I bought Screencheat a while back because I felt a pang of nostalgia for GoldenEye.
Local multiplayer isn't always a given in a platformer, especially as the genre isn't quite as popular as it used to be. That said, local co-op is not at all rare, especially in indie games and some Nintendo first-party releases. Local PvP platformers, on the other hand, are almost non-existent, at leastwhen sticking to classic examples of the genre.
PvP is much more common in action games, especially fighting games and shooters. That's probably why so many PvP platformers have action elements. While the difference between those titles and proper platformers should be kept in mind, it's equally important to keep an open mind about what this genre can look like.
SpeedRunners might be called a modern classic of PvP platformers. But don't let those colorful cartoon esthetics sell it short: SpeedRunners is a hard game, especially considering there are players in the community with thousands of hours on record. That said, it also works perfectly well as a party game.
Outside competitive play, SpeedRunners almost seems to be built for local PvP. Unlike other racing platformers, there is no need for split-screen, since the objective isn't to run past everyone else. Instead, players are trying not to be left too far behind. Players who lose their footing for too long are eliminated from the race, like a mix of racing and Super Smash Bros.
Mount Your Friends is a weird game and a weird platformer. In a way, it's only a platformer, for lack of a better word, although one could argue that it is only furthering the perception of what a platformer can be. Either way, it's a fun and unique local party game that really needs to be experienced to make sense.
In Mount Your Friends, players compete to make buff men climb on top of a goat and then on top of each other, reaching new heights with each new recruit. The first player to fail to climb this mountain of men in under a minute is eliminated.
Rounds is a great simple platformer with some action and shooting thrown in for good measure. The objective of this 1v1 party game is to be the last player standing, either beating up the adversary or waiting for them to fall through the level. The twist is that every time a player loses, they get a permanent power-up.
Power-ups in Rounds range from shooting more bullets, to slowing an adversary's movement with the press of a button, to making a character way larger and more resistant, but less agile. The game itself is simple: the first player to win five rounds wins. Thanks to the variety of power-ups and levels though, Rounds can support hours of competitive platforming action.
Even if Duck Game is nominally a shooter, most early deaths come from falling down the map. Some of the most fun items and weapons are based on the idea that pushing an opponent out of bounds is more interesting than just shooting them with a gun.
Duck Game has online multiplayer on top of local PvP, but it works much better as a party game than a proper competitive game. This is thanks to all the weird unlockable maps and modifiers that don't even try to make a match fair but are so much fun to discover with a group of friends.
Don't be fooled: Stick Fight: The Game is more of a party platformer than anything else. From levels constructed entirely out of stacked boxes to glass worlds that are constantly shattering, the fastest way to lose in this game is to underestimate the importance of precision platforming.
Stick Fight: The Game is a pure multiplayer frenzy, with not even a simple AI to fight in single-player. But that's not too bad: those single-player skirmishes probably wouldn't have been very fun. Even if the online multiplayer isn't very popular at this point, local PvP is where the game is at its best.
Ultimate Chicken Horse is a party game platformer about adding obstacles to a level until no one can clear it. It sounds like there should be more to it, but that's pretty much the whole game. Players edit a level, which at the start is impossible to complete, by adding platforms, traps, and items. Then, they all get one chance at getting to the end.
What makes Ultimate Chicken Horse fun is the cycle of level editing and precise, sometimes brutal platforming. Once every player falls to their death during the platforming phase, everyone goes back to the level editor. The closer an adversary gets to winning the level, the stronger the will to make the level impossible.
FurBalls Racing is a racing game that plays like a mix between a marble game and a more traditional platformer. Add a drifting and mini-boost mechanic to the mix, and this game starts looking almost like a kart racer. FurBalls Racing has two single-player modes, tournament, and single-track arcade, but the focus is squarely on the multiplayer.
Compared to other marble rolling games, movement in FurBalls Racing feels less like gently influencing the direction of the ball and more like actually imputing commands. That said, the trick to going fast is to keep as much momentum as possible at every turn.
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