Best Local Multiplayer Games on Steam

Steam currently has 4,435 Local Multiplayer games available to download and play. Explore our list of the best picks ranked by Player Score. Our Player Score rankings are calculated directly from reviews left on the Steam store and will be updated in real-time as more players leave their feedback. Local Multiplayer game rankings were last updated on 12/12/2024.

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1. Rhythm Doctor

Save patients with your rhythm mastery! Rhythm Doctor is a rhythm game where you heal patients by defibrillating in time to their heartbeats. Learn each patient's unique heartbeat and defeat boss viruses trying to sabotage your rhythm, all set to heart-pumping, soul-soothing music.

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Rhythm Doctor holds the #1 spot for "best Local Multiplayer game on Steam" with a Player Score of 96. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 20,575 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 20,253 positive reviews and 322 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $15.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $15.99
Release Date 2/26/2021
Franchise 7th Beat Games
Developer 7th Beat Games
Publishers
Steam App Id 774181

2. BattleBlock 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.

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BattleBlock Theater® has achieved a Player Score of 96, placing it in the #2 spot for the best Local Multiplayer games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 71,022 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 69,050 positive reviews and 1,972 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $14.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $14.99
Release Date 5/15/2014
Franchise The Behemoth
Developer The Behemoth
Publisher The Behemoth
Steam App Id 238460

3. Broforce

Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.

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Broforce has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #3 spot for the best Local Multiplayer games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 57,881 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 56,137 positive reviews and 1,744 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $14.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Broforce on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $14.99
Release Date 10/15/2015
Franchise Free Lives
Developer Free Lives
Publisher Devolver Digital
Steam App Id 274190

4. Just Shapes & Beats

"Just Shapes & Beats" is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.

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Just Shapes & Beats has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #4 spot for the best Local Multiplayer games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 20,543 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 20,048 positive reviews and 495 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $11.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $11.99
Release Date 5/31/2018
Developer Berzerk Studio
Publisher Berzerk Studio
Steam App Id 531510

5. Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

Find yourself trapped alone in a room with a ticking time bomb. Your friends have the manual to defuse it, but they can't see the bomb, so you're going to have to talk it out – fast!

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Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #5 spot for the best Local Multiplayer games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 14,182 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 13,862 positive reviews and 320 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $14.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $14.99
Release Date 10/8/2015
Developer Steel Crate Games
Publisher Steel Crate Games
Steam App Id 341800

6. Goat Simulator 3

Pilgor's baaack! Gather your herd and venture forth into Goat Simulator 3; an all-new (at least on Steam), totally realistic, sandbox farmyard experience. Invite up to three friends in local or online co-op, create carnage as a team, or compete in mini-games and then not be friends anymore.

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Goat Simulator 3 has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #6 spot for the best Local Multiplayer games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 7,936 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 7,782 positive reviews and 154 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $29.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $29.99
Release Date 2/15/2024
Franchise Coffee Stain
Developer Coffee Stain North
Publisher Coffee Stain Publishing
Steam App Id 850190

7. The Expendabros

The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

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The Expendabros has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #7 spot for the best Local Multiplayer games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 18,118 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 17,614 positive reviews and 504 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is completely free to play and can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Release Date 8/5/2014
Franchise Free Lives
Developer Free Lives
Publisher Devolver Digital
Steam App Id 312990

8. Wobbly Life

Wobbly Life is a vibrant open-world physics sandbox. Play with your friends online or in local co-op, with exciting jobs, mini games and wacky story missions. Earn cash to spend in the world on clothes, vehicles and houses. There is a whole Wobbly World out there to explore!

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Wobbly Life has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #8 spot for the best Local Multiplayer games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 23,991 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 23,271 positive reviews and 720 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $14.39 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $14.39
Release Date 7/8/2020
Developer RubberBandGames
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Steam App Id 1211020

9. Duck Game

Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Blast your friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and much, much more. This is DUCK GAME. Don't blink.

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Duck Game has achieved a Player Score of 95, placing it in the #9 spot for the best Local Multiplayer games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 38,046 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 36,750 positive reviews and 1,296 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $12.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. Valve has also verified it as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.

Steam Price $12.99
Release Date 6/4/2015
Developer Landon Podbielski
Publishers
Steam App Id 312530

10. Bopl Battle

A couch/online game where you battle your friends with unique and wild abilities. There are many choices such as a shrink ray, creating black holes, stopping time and attaching a rocket engine to the stage to send it flying. Choose a combination that synergizes well to win the round!

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Bopl Battle has achieved a Player Score of 94, placing it in the #10 spot for the best Local Multiplayer games. Its score was calculated by analyzing a total of 14,239 reviews on Steam. This breaks down to a total of 13,825 positive reviews and 414 negative reviews — making it "Overwhelmingly Positive" on Steam.

It is priced at $9.99 to play and can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play Bopl Battle on the Steam Deck (though some functionality may be limited).

Steam Price $9.99
Release Date 11/16/2023
Developer Johan Grönvall
Publisher Zapray Games
Steam App Id 1686940

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  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 10). BattleBlock Theater® on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 5). Broforce on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 9). Just Shapes & Beats on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 5). Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 12). Goat Simulator 3 on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 5). The Expendabros on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 12). Wobbly Life on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, December 5). Duck Game on Steam. Steam Store.
  • Valve Corporation. (2024, November 26). Bopl Battle on Steam. Steam Store.

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