r/localmultiplayergames

Looking for Co-op/Multiplayer Story-Based Campaigns that can be Beaten in 5 Hours or Less

I'm looking for some games with story-based campaigns that I can beat with 1-4 friends in 2 nights or less. Since we all have busy lives, getting a consistent group together for more than 2 nights is difficult.

I'm not asking for games that push that limit or that can TECHNICALLY be beaten in that time frame if you rush, I'm asking for games that can RELIABLY be beaten in 5 hours or less, even when playing with people who don't typically play games.

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u/Boring_Ad_9385 — 12 hours ago
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I made a free race game where you have to stay in view or get eliminated. Camera follows whoever's in the lead

Game Title: BrummBrumm.app

Playable Link: brummbrumm.app

Platform: Browser game (works on desktop and mobile)

Description: A multiplayer game with split-screen support where everyone tries to stay in view as long as possible while the camera locks in on whoever is in the lead.

Free to Play Status: Free to play

Involvement: Made by me

u/M414r10 — 12 hours ago
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SPOTREP 1.0 I made a top down 2-5 player tactical 2d shooter with AI commanding and milsim elements like calling in MEDEVAC or CALL FOR FIRE. The graphics don't look great but check out the sound design!

I gotta fix some bugs, but this is how normal gameplay looks for starters, an inventory system, an entire medical system featuring 5 vitals like blood volume, blood pressure, body temperature, O2 in blood, and pulse!

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u/elojelo — 10 hours ago
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Saboteur — a pass-the-phone party drawing game where one of you is secretly faking it (no sign-up, no download)

Thanks for checking it out! Saboteur is a local party game you play by passing ONE phone around — fitting for this sub: no accounts, no download, no data collection.

✅ Runs in any standard browser — desktop (draw with the mouse) OR phone (touch). It's a pass-the-phone local game, so it shines with a group, but you can click through the whole flow solo on desktop to see how it works.

How it works: everyone gets the same secret word and adds one stroke to a shared drawing… except one player (the impostor) who has no idea what the word is and has to bluff. Then you discuss and vote on who was faking it.

A few things that make it spicy:

- 🎭 The impostor can SABOTAGE someone's turn — mess up another player's drawing to throw the suspicion onto them.

- ⚙️ Lots to customize: rounds, turn style, number of impostors, sabotage rules, hints for the impostor, plus quick presets (Quick / Classic / Chaos).

- 🌍 6 languages, runs offline once loaded.

Honestly I picture it for those in-between moments — at the pub, during a boring lecture, or at work when you're bored and just want to kill some time together. It's still an early demo, so I'm updating it often based on feedback.

Would love feedback on: is the impostor too easy/hard to catch, and is anything confusing in the first 30 seconds? 🙏

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u/Reasonable_Put6352 — 1 day ago
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I'm making a neon-lit arena shooter where shots ricochet from walls, and I just released a new trailer!

The game is a blend of Unreal Tournament, Wii Tanks and TRON, can be played in top-down view or third-person view, and it has various multiplayer modes and solo/coop campaigns. Btw I love explosions.

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u/mousecoregames — 1 day ago
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Local co-op/pvp chaos with toys

Medic Mayhem launches in 2 weeks and can be wishlisted on Steam.

There will be sale on game release.

Any feedback is welcome!

u/Fickle-Artichoke-514 — 3 days ago

I built a free app that turns your Android phone into a Bluetooth controller for PC or another Android phone — works with Emulators ,Dolphin, PPSSPP, and Windows games

What it does:

•	Turns your Android phone into a real Bluetooth HID controller — gamepad, keyboard, or mouse  
•	Connects to PC (Bluetooth, WiFi, or USB cable) or another Android phone  
•	Works great with emulators like Dolphin and PPSSPP, and with PC games directly  
•	Supports local multiplayer — connect a second phone as a second controller  
•	No root required

Two main use cases:

1.	PC gaming — use your phone as a wireless controller for your PC, no extra hardware needed  
2.	Phone-to-phone — got an old phone lying around? Turn it into a spare controller for couch multiplayer on another device

I built this because I wanted a way to play emulator games with friends without buying multiple physical controllers, and also wanted a simple wireless controller option for PC without needing a dedicated gamepad.

Demo video and screenshots below — would genuinely love feedback since this is a solo project and I read every comment.

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.zcontroller.mobile
Demo: https://youtube.com/shorts/22y2Ye0t3Xo

u/Fresh_Structure2704 — 2 days ago
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My phone-controller party racer got a bunch of updates — here's the full flow (no app, up to 8 on one screen)

Hey all — sharing an update on Steer It (disclosure: I'm the solo dev, posted here a couple

weeks back and the feedback was great).

Quick recap for anyone new: it's a browser party racer where everyone's phone becomes a

steering wheel — scan a QR code, no app, no downloads, up to 8 players sharing one screen.

No splitscreen squinting, no hunting for controllers. Made exactly for the "we've got a room

full of people and one screen" situation this sub is about.

Since last time I've added:

- A new track (built it from a hand-drawn sketch)

- Time Attack + XP modes with global leaderboards

- And I just opened those modes up free for signed-in players

Still completely free to try — Free Ride is free, and the racing modes are free now too if you

sign in: Steer It — Free Multiplayer Party Racing Game in Your Browser

Would genuinely love more feedback from people who actually play couch/local multiplayer —

what works, what's missing. Happy to answer anything about how the phone-as-controller thing

works under the hood.

u/SteerITapp — 3 days ago
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I made a local multiplayer game where you can have as many players as you want. Each player only needs one button!

After a year of development, I finally released Bottle Cracks!

The main idea was to make a game that's ridiculously easy to pick up when you're sitting around with friends.

Every player only needs one button to play, and there’s no player limit for local multiplayer.

Want 4 players? Sure.
8 players? Go for it.
20+ people sharing the same room? Why not? 😅
(Just make sure to disable collisions!)

Some people have suggested adding split-screen, so I’m actually working on an update to add it this week!

Thanks for checking it out!

u/That-Chair-5240 — 4 days ago
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A few gameplay shots from our local multiplayer air racer

A fresh look at Couch Planes gameplay. The game supports split-screen for up to 4 players, plus hybrid multiplayer so you can bring your couch crew online and kick some other couch butts.

u/ComputerKind560 — 3 days ago

seeking suggestions for local multiplayer games suitable for 9yo kids

Hi all,

I've been looking for PC games I (keyboard) can play with my daughter (usb xbox controller), both on Steam or freeware/clones of classic arcades.

So far we had the best times playing PowerBomberman with absolutely no trouble with the controller/players settings, however racing titles on Steam like Beach Buggy Racing 2 and Disney Speedstorm with the tags "splitscreen" and "local multiplayer" have issues recognizing the controller or offering VS options at all.

Could you help me out finding games with simple mechanics, possibly on the freeware side of the world?

many thanks

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u/Groovesaurus — 4 days ago
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Games that are purely split screen, not dependent on both parties working together?

We’ve tried some of the more recommended split screen games and couldn’t get into them such as:
*Split Fiction (the gameplay felt very repetitive)
*It takes two (similar issue, just lots of jumping to different surfaces etc.)
*Baldurs Gate 3 (neither of us are into D&D so it was a huge learning curve and also the camera work was incredibly confusing to us lol)

We love to play Stardew together as a competition eg. who can earn the most money by year 3, that sort of thing. We have enjoyed Stardew the most but also used to play fortnite split screen which wasn’t bad at all. So I think one of the main things we like is being able to do our own thing in our own screen without having to worry about the other person and what’s happening on theirs. We split up in fortnite with no issues.

If anyone has any similar recommendations, that would be so appreciated!

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u/skylineto — 5 days ago
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New friends command centre

hey. i have a favour to ask all of you.... so i downloaded a game with my brother and once we downloaded it we had to add eachother on that specific platform. i got thinking and thought why isnt there a central command for all platforms where you could add them everywhere at once so you dont have to open a game just to realize you arent friends yet. you can also ping a squad so everyone is notified to play, see mutual games, see what theyre playing across all platforms. like discord but not meant for chats. strictly adding across all platforms. so my favour to ask is to just open the link and tell me if you all think its a good idea, if youd use it with your friends, and share it with others. chatgpt made a prototype

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u/Muted_Mission_3658 — 5 days ago
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We made a party game where only ONE person needs to buy it — everyone else joins free from their browser

Hey! Solo/small dev here, working on Singulier, a nervous, fast party game: every round you get a question, and you must NOT give the same answer as anyone else. Duplicate = you lose a heart. Run out of hearts = eliminated. Last one standing wins.

The twist: only the host buys the game on Steam. Everyone else joins instantly from their phone browser — no download, no account needed. So it's basically Jackbox-style, but built around "never say the same thing twice," with modes like Sudden Death, Reversed, 10s Blitz, and a Trap mode.

It's currently Coming Soon on Steamhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/4877590/Singulier/. Would love feedback from anyone who's into party/social deduction games. Happy to answer anything about the dev process too.

u/Own-Carpet-8516 — 6 days ago

Two player split screen space combat, each pilot flying their own ship in the same battle

My game, so flagging the self promo up front, and I will stick to the every other week rule. Strike Wings has two player local co-op on one machine, which is what these shots show.

How it works: two gamepads, one screen split down the middle, and both pilots are in the same battle with their own ship, their own HUD and their own target. You are not sharing a camera, so you can be at opposite ends of the field. The seats are properly separate, so each pad gets its own controls and prompts.

Screenshots are from a carrier fight and a large fleet engagement, both at the moment things went wrong for player two.

I would like to ask this sub something. For couch co-op, do you prefer players kept close together so you see each other on screen, or the freedom to go your own way and lose track of your partner? I built the second and I am not certain it was right.

Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4718360/Strike_Wings/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=localmultiplayergames&utm_campaign=prelaunch

u/StrikeWingsGames — 6 days ago

Looking for recommendations.

Looking for 2-player co-op recommendations for PS5 or Switch, PS5 preferred.

Played and loved:
It Takes Two
Split Fiction
Unravel 2
Untitled Goose Game
Most every Mario game

Played and dropped:
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

Skill level preference would be middle of the road on difficulty. As long as it isn’t going to be Soulsborne level, we should be fine. No hack and slash, top-down/aerial views, FPS, turn-based, DnD-esque (BG3).

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u/ragemos — 5 days ago

[PC][2010s] 2 players in one car, first-person, aiming a pistol around your own driver's head to shoot the other team

Trying to find a game I saw a YouTuber play, probably 5+ years ago (could be older).

What I remember:

* On PC * Two players share a car, one drives, one shoots, both in first-person * The shooter has a pistol and has to aim it around the driver's head to hit the other team, since the driver's head/body blocks the view/shot * The driver can lean forward and back to dodge the shooter's line of fire (not sure if this was to help enemies avoid getting shot, or just physics-based movement) * Pretty sure it was last-one-standing / arena style rather than a race with a fixed destination, no strong memory of "driving to a finish line" * I think it was multiplayer (not 100% sure), possibly indie * I'm pretty sure the driver was wearing a suit, like a chauffeur of sorts

Not Calibre 10 Racing Series, the only thing I could find that's even similar, but not quite it.

Any ideas appreciated, even if you just recognize the driver-dodge mechanic, that'd help narrow it down.

SOLVED:

The game is called The London Heist (PSVR, 2016) and it is specifically the car scene (obviously), i have no idea where i actually saw this though...

link for those curious for a playthrough https://youtu.be/3u00dzVkLps

u/Acrobatic_Ad547 — 6 days ago
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Local multiplayer! Coming soon to the full release

Local multiplayer is finally (mostly) working! just working out some bugs. I'm very happy with it so far!

Steam page coming soon

Check out the current version on itch here

u/_firn_ — 5 days ago
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We are making Croaking Buzz, an asymmetrical Couch Co-op based on coordination and physics!

We are Mossy Puddle, a small Italian indie team working on Croaking Buzz, an asimmetric-coop platform, starring a frog and a particular mosquito, capable of spawning and manipulating bubbles. Play together helping each other to overcome challanges based on physics, coordination and emergent gameplay!

The game's playtest is currently open on Steam, and we'd love to hear your feedback!

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4913190/Croaking_Buzz/

u/Mossy_Puddle — 8 days ago