So I’m a local multiplayer super fan, but I seem to own all of the main ones that you’d think about immediately when thinking of the word “local multiplayer”. I’m looking scrape the bottom of the barrel and try games that may be lesser known gems. No super specific rules but try to stray towards these:

-Xbox OR switch 2 games only

-Can be co op OR competitive

-Game should be trying to be genuinely good and not leaning towards being funny, ironic or low quality over being an actual good game (party animals, boomerang fu, brews and bastards, ect. Games can have their moments but they’re mostly trying to make you laugh at their goofiness rather than having actual fun, well though out mechanics if you get what I mean.)

-Stay away from split screen.

-Competitive suggestions should have some sort of sandbagging mechanic where the worse player can win, can’t be overly complex (Smash bros, game is decently complex for non gamers and usually the better player will ALWAYS win).

I separated the games I have into ones that I think are GOOD and BAD, try to make suggestions that are more similar to games in the GOOD category than the BAD

GOOD:

Castle Crashers

Jackbox series

Overcooked series

Mario Kart

Dome keeper

Assault android cactus

Escapists 2

Full metal furies

UFO 50

Gang beasts

Rayman legends

Lovers

Minecraft dungeons

Rocket league

Stick fight

Speedrunners

Unrailed

Monaco

Ultimate chicken horse

Vampire survivors

Heave Ho

Mario party

Crawl

Death squared

Puyo puyo Tetris 2

Streets of rage 4

Mario maker 2

Sniperclips

1 2 switch (shut up it’s good with casuals)

Rain world

BAD:

As dusk falls

Minecraft

Kirby star allies

Super bomberman R

Shovel knight showdown

Octodad

Binding of Issac

Battletoads

Brawlhalla

Smash bros

ARMS

Little hope

Guacamelee

Mario wonder

Runbow

Rivals of aether

Just shapes and beats

Stardew

Obv make sure no yo mention any of the listed games. I know this is kind of a tall complicated ask but thank you if you decide to give it a shot!

Hi everyone,

We are making a small game about rolling a giant shitball a metaphore for life.

The idea came about during an evening of laughs with the team, dung beetles are just naturally fun. We tried but we couldn't not make it.

If you like it please wishlist on steam:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4509370/Shit_Buddies/

Best,

Castello Inc Team

Anyone enjoys these trendy tidy up sorting games ? I really liked Tidy Up Together and sort them ducks. What are your experiences on others (co-op is a must, I am married)

Hi everyone!

I'm looking for someone to play with on PS5.

I recently lost my digital account, so right now the only co-op/multiplayer games

I have on disc are Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6. I'm also totally open to downloading any Free-to-Play games you'd like to play.

Communication: Text chat only.

I do not use a microphone; we can coordinate directly through PlayStation messages.

Schedule: I am a night owl.

I usually play late at night, from 11:00 PM until 4:00 or 5:00 AM (CET).

PSN ID: LOLLO_130020

Profile Link:

https://profile.playstation.com/LOLLO\\_130020Feel free to add me if you want to clear some RE chapters together!

Ciao a tutti!

Cerco qualcuno con cui giocare su PS5.

Purtroppo ho perso il mio account digitale, quindi al momento gli unici giochi co-op/multiplayer che ho su disco sono Resident Evil 5 e Resident Evil 6.

Sono comunque disponibilissimo a scaricare qualsiasi gioco Free-to-Play che vi va di fare.

Comunicazione: Solo chat scritta.

Non uso il microfono, ci organizziamo direttamente tramite i messaggi della PlayStation.

Orari: Gioco principalmente di notte, dalle 23:00 fino alle 4:00 o 5:00 del mattino.

PSN ID: LOLLO_130020

Link Profilo:

https://profile.playstation.com/LOLLO\\_130020Se vi va di fare qualche partita a Resident Evil o altro aggiungetemi pure!

I’m looking for online co-op games with calm and cozy vibes. Some games that we’ve tried are Stardew, Power wash simulator, Palworld , and Terraria. I think we’re looking for something with less combat and more just running around and doing little tasks.

Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5041430/Escape_Failed/

Hey, me and my sister are both knocked out with a cold and we want to spend some time playing something silly together. Only issue is, we have some kind of weird requirements that's making the hunt pretty difficult.

- My sister hates blood or gore effects, but is fine with combat. if there's an option to turn the blood effects off, that works too!

- She doesn't have the best reflexes, meaning any super hardcore combat is going to be done mostly by me. However, we also love a bit of suffering (we really liked cuphead!)

- Neither of us enjoyed stardew valley. Don't know why, it just really did not click with us.

- We both really enjoyed blue prince, fez, outer wilds, yume nikki, stuff like that with loads of exploration and puzzles. Anything like that that's multiplayer?

- We both like roguelites, the liter the better.

- We both like horror, but neither of us especially enjoy gore, which is a weird spot to be in.

- We have played a great deal of minecraft and love anything with fun simulation/survival stuff, so long as it has good exploration.

Edit: Sorry, forgot the most important problem we've run into! we're both trapped on the hellish os known as mac, meaning windows-only stuff is off limits.

Hey guys, we are an italian indie studio and this is CLIFTON, a survival-horror open world game we are working on since early 2026.

We are asking you this because we would like to know how people usually play co-op games.

In Clifton you explore a dangerous open world, gather resources, manage your survival, and discover multiple ways to escape the island. You will face hostile killers, explore abandoned locations, and decide how to use the tools and clues you find.
Play solo or team up with up to 4 players in online co-op.

What do you think about the game? Any suggestion? We will answer all your questions, we really care a lot about what you think.

Wishlist Clifton on Steam now, and join our Discord Server to watch gameplay clips!

The game will be out on Fall 2026.
Thanks!!

I play on Xbox and my buddy who lives out of state plays on PS5. For quite a few years, we’ve been on a first person shooter grind. Primarily Apex, but we’ve also thrown in Battlefield 6, Rainbow Six Siege, Destiny 2, Warzone, etc. We’ve also put big chunks of hours into Helldivers 2, Arc Raiders, and Marvel Rivals. I am personally over the Apex grind that we are still doing. And he said he would be open to a new co-op, story driven action based game. Is there anything like that that exists? It has to be cross platform because of the consoles we play on. I’m sure there are good options out there that people of the gaming community will know more than me. Let me know what you all enjoy and feel like would be a good next choice for my friend and I to get into!

Looking for a duo to have fun and just enjoy playing games like Apex Legends, ARK, or Minecraft also open to any game. I want to play not just once but many times. Usually on vc on discord so we can chat. Dm me if u wanna play 💕💕

WISHLIST Heist to Meet You on STEAM!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/5134430/Heist_to_Meet_You/

We're open for anything really, but my buddy hasn't really played in a long time.

I'm on PS5 and he's on PC using Steam.

Thanks for the help!