HeadHunters is a chaotic multiplayer party fighter where you play as a head and swap bodies during the match, changing your weapons and playstyle on the fly.
It’s available now on Quest 3 and supports full cross-platform multiplayer, so you can play with friends on other platforms too.
Would love to hear what you think.
Hey r/localmultiplayergames, some of you might remember my browser demo from 3 weeks ago. The reception was really encouraging, so I'm swinging back with a small thank-you before launch.
Quick recap: Scales of Silence is a local couch party game where collisions shrink you instead of killing you. Your tail is your health. Up to 8 players on one screen, one keyboard splits between 4 players, and each gamepad seats 2 (one player per thumbstick). No online except Steam Remote Play.
The Steam demo goes live Monday April 20, same scope as the browser version (story campaign, Score Battle, Endless) but with meaningful work on story, gameplay, and battle modes, plus a long tail of bug fixes.
10 Steam keys, first come first served. No strings, no feedback required, just a thanks for the warm welcome last time. If you spot something rough and ping me before Monday, I might squeeze in a last-minute patch, but that's a bonus.
Grab one and comment the number so others know it's gone.
Activate in Steam: Library > Add a Game (bottom left) > Activate a Product on Steam
Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4489580/Scales_of_Silence/
Hope it earns a spot in someone's game night rotation.
The Couch vs Couch curator lists games that can be played locally and online at the same time. It has "vs" in the name but it's also for co-op games.
If you you know of such games on Steam that I have missed or if you spot any errors please let me know.
bending reality... guiding your every move...
Anyway let's not worry about that. Just play Paddlenoid, a totally innocent (couch co-op) brick breaker 😇
If you have some time this weekend: It's 50% off on Steam!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2789390/Paddlenoid/
That “just gaming culture” line is basically a shield people use to avoid accountability. It’s like saying “this is how it’s always been, so it’s fine”—but that’s not culture, that’s complacency.
Gaming culture at its best is teamwork, creativity, and shared fun. Toxicity only thrives because people normalize it under that excuse. And yeah, the mindset absolutely should change—because if we keep defending bad behavior as tradition, we’re just teaching the next generation of players that abuse is part of the package.
Some of you here may be interested in my upcoming game where you each control a skate and try to navigate an obstacle course together.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4549600/Skate_Mates/
Frustration and hilarity sure to ensue.
Thanks
Great game and the developer seems like a genuinely nice person. Lots of laughs in multiplayer. I'm super impressed with the game.
Some new teasers/releases. Once again thanks to everyone thas has donated to get these games/make the handlers.
Nothing here has a release date.
Last 3 parts:
Part 7: https://www.reddit.com/r/nucleuscoop/comments/1qziihi/split_screen_teaser_for_a_some_games_part_7/
Part 8: https://www.reddit.com/r/nucleuscoop/comments/1roe4ul/split_screen_teaser_for_a_some_games_part_8/
Part 9: https://www.reddit.com/r/nucleuscoop/comments/1s03l6k/split_screen_teaser_for_a_some_games_part_9/
(In order of the screenshots)
- Everwind
- Cloudheim
- LIZARDS MUST DIE 2
- Lies of P (Now working with seamless coop version)
- Phantasy Star Universe (Clementine Private Server) (In public testing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK2kcdxgqH8)
- Natural Selection 2: Combat
- Rock the Islands
- Harvest Havoc
- Shutterbuds
(below were recently released)
- Temtem: Swarm
- Delivery & Beyond
- Whimsical Artefacts
- Oil Rush
- Tick, Tank, Boom
Enjoy :)
Like in the title, are there any 6-8 players local co-op games? And I mean strictly co-op, not PvP/competitive.
The only game that I know of is Pico Park, which is amazing, but I've played all it's versions already. It can't be possibly the only game like that in the world, can it?
https://retro-foundry.github.io/multistuntcar/
When I was younger, one of the things I always wanted to try properly in Stunt Car Racer was the two-player null modem mode. It was such a brilliant idea for the time — linking two machines together for head-to-head racing — but I never actually managed to get it working. It ended up becoming one of those features that was more exciting in theory than in my real experience of the game.
That stuck with me, so I decided to finally do something about it. Rather than chasing the original setup decades later, I modified StuntCarRemake to add split-screen support, which at last gives me a straightforward way to play two-player with friends on one machine. In a way, it is me finally getting the multiplayer Stunt Car Racer experience I wanted back then, just through a much more practical route.
I have also included a sort of “remote” two-player mode built around screen sharing. That one is a bit more experimental, and I am honestly not completely sure how reliable it will be in the wild. It depends on a direct peer-to-peer connection, and not every network setup is going to allow that cleanly. Still, I thought it was worth adding as an option, because when it does work it should make it possible to play together without needing to be in the same room.
So the split-screen mode is the main event, and the remote mode is more of a bonus feature to experiment with. If you do try the remote option, I would genuinely be interested to hear how well it worked for you. Let me know in the comments whether you managed to get it running successfully or not.
You can play 100% of Schrodinger's Cat Burglar in local co-op if you wish now! Everyone was asking for it - and it makes sense as you literally play as a single cat caught in a quantum superposition; able to split into two places at once.
The co-op play also has functionality like being able to swap on cue, flag things to the other player or simply just dress up in different hats.... again, thanks to popular demand.
Now in the demo if you're into that sort of thing!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2111550/Schrodingers_Cat_Burglar/
In Bounty Brawl: Most Wanted, every successful boss fight immediately turns into a chaotic free-for-all against your teammates.
Try out our steam demo now! Team up to take down the boss, then turn on each other to see who the real bounty hunter is!
A new game cabinet I built is widescreen (1360x768) with a mini PC with Ryzen 3 4300 / Radeon Windows 11. Two USB gamepad encoders for the controls, where both left and right players have only an 8-way joystick and three buttons. There are also 3 admin buttons for coin/start/etc.
Looking for 2-player games specific to this control setup. The challenge is that most retro/arcade/console games that would use this limited control setup are 4:3 ratio. Which is fine...I'm running retrobat and don't mind some of the classics here with bezel art but really want to take advantage of games native to widescreen format.
I know there must be plenty of indie/remake/free pc games out there that fit the bill. Currently loving Eggnogg+, Crawl, and SuperTuxCart.
I know the ps2 had some widescreen support, but again the control options most likely would require analog sticks, shoulder buttons, etc.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Looking for recommendations to play with just me and my parents (3 people).
As far as genre goes, we've enjoyed Murder Trivia Party (JackBox) together and always love playing board/card games like Clue, Spy Alley, Ticket to Ride, Hitster, etc. They are also avid Rummikub players. I was trying my best to find some social deduction game but of course, that is a bit tough for only 3 people.
I like the JackBox style as it's simple to hook up my Switch or laptop to the TV and show them how to use their phones for it. But definitely open to other methods.
Basically would love to find something with a lot of strategy involved that is easy to hook up via PC or Switch. I'm not sure if there is anything like that out there but my searches keep turning up dry.
Hi everyone. I have just released my first game, after to be honest, years of slow spare time development. While some of the concept is not exactly new, I set out to make a game that 4 people could play on one device which I hope people will find value in. It's been pretty great in airports and similar with the family.
My boy Ant ain’t good in any online video games, we’ve been doing a lot of FPS and he struggles. We’re thinking dead by daylight or something more easy going could workout for him for team based play. What yall think?
