#Local Multiplayer

[3draccoon]

Split Fiction was an amazing game! My wife and I had so much fun playing it! It is the best coop game I have ever played. Gameplay and levels make up for a cringy yet still heartwarming story!

[pikkuisesti-paskaa]

During summer I made a game called Duster Busters!

Well my group and I made a game. It is a local multiplayer partygame we made during the summer game studies 2024 course. You can play with 2-4 people and the goal is to pop the other player's balloons before your balloons get popped or the time runs out! Be careful, since both of the maps have unique dangers to them you will have to get to safety from.

To download the game you can click the link below or just search for Duster Busters on itch.io. The game is free for you to enjoy :D

[tingvall]

My little indie game Scrap Galaxy combines a card based ship building game with intense local multiplayer space ship fighting; either against each other or coop against AI.

It is best enjoyed with 4 game pads, 3 friends, a TV, sofa, beer and pizza. Perfect party game - now 75% off during Steam’s summer sale.

[fogaminghub]

🎉🎶 Attention Mikufans! Hatsune Miku is rocking Fortnite for Festival Season 7! Join the fun by unlocking cool rewards, engaging in local multiplayer, and showing off your Miku gear. Get ready to jam and check out our ultimate guide for all the details! 🌟🎤

[filehulk]

Free Chess

Free Chess is a downloadable simulator of the timeless board game, chess. You can play solo against the computer or challenge a local friend in a head-to-head match. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced player, Free Chess is lightweight, downloads quickly, and offers an excellent way to sharpen your skills in the world’s oldest strategy game. Master the Game of Kings Free Chess is a…

[anarkade]

[doubtful-player]

[LEGACY] Astral Breakers

#DoubtfulPlayer #Sunday legacy upload. Today's #GameReview is #AstralBreakers by @intropygames. A #action #indie #puzzle #cute #zodiac #game, released on #Steam. The #repost of this #review is available now on our website.

Astral Breakers is honestly a game that surprised me. While not being squeaky clean, no bugs, no issues, it’s certainly a game I enjoyed right to the end.Actually, I am considering playing it on stream to showcase its highlights and lowlights.This game is, genuinely, not bad. Anything that is bad about the game doesn’t make it unplayable, unlike some games. There is, however, a lack of a…

[linuxgamenews]

Rallyallyally: Create Your Own Races and Take the Lead

Rallyallyally local multiplayer party racer game is due to get a port for Linux with Windows PC. This is the fruit of dedicated labor and creativity from the team at Hairy Heart Games. Getting ready to make its way onto Steam next month. Rallyallyally is a dynamic local multiplayer party racer game that's perfect for playing with friends. This a race where the person in the lead gets to choose where the track goes—that's the rolling road feature. It's also the main attraction here. It adds a fresh twist to racing because as you take the lead, you're the one creating the route to the finish line. Which also keeps everyone on their toes.

We are planning to support Linux, initially via Steam. We use Unity for development which seems to support Linux reasonably well.

This is the email reply from the developer of Rallyallyally. Also going on to state, "I am a programmer and have used Linux lots through the years, although not too much for playing games. I'm very happy to put the effort in to support it though." It looks like we will have a day-one build, hopefully. In this title, you're not just racing; you're battling with cool powerups. These aren't just your average speed boosts, either. Some are totally unique, like a siren that not only shields you from others' attacks. This can also make their own powerups malfunction. It's about fast reflexes, quick thinking, and a bit of strategy.

Rallyallyally Release Date Announcement

The fun part is the chaos that comes with racing against others. You can play against seven other people in the same room, which is always a blast. But don't worry if you can't get a group together—there's also the option to race against computer-controlled racers. Either way, you can have up to eight racers tearing up the track in Rallyallyally. Leadership in this race means more than just speed. If you're ahead, you have the power to shape the track itself, leading everyone to victory or perhaps off the beaten path. But staying in the lead isn't just about making the road; you've got to be quick, sharp, and ready to use tactics to stay there. Sometimes, it might just come down to a giant boxing glove to keep your rivals at bay. The Rallyallyally creators have designed this experience with lots of replay value. That means every time you play, it'll feel different. This could be due to the variety of powerups that pop up, how you've set up your vehicle, or even if your friend Dave suddenly gets really good out of nowhere. The team behind Rallyallyally has poured a lot of passion into making it, right down to the last detail. Hoping to make it a favorite choice for anyone's gaming night. Rallyallyally is hitting Steam on December 7th, 2023. It's set to be a hit for anyone looking for a fun, local multiplayer party racer challenge with friends or solo against AI competitors. Coming to both Linux and Windows PC.

[video-mp4]

A quick history of "Starship Battle"

Starship Battle (as it is currently called) is a passion project of mine that i've been working on since the start of 2023. yes i do more than just draw silly little pictures.

"Starship Battle is a (F2P) fast pace, 2 player, local multiplayer game (best played with controller), where you duke it out in a small arena with Starships. Each ship has unique abilities and controls differently."

you can get it here: https://videomp4.itch.io/starship-battle

--𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲--

It initially started simple, with nothing more than 2 spaceships that could shoot, move and die - that's about it

After a bit of brainstorming, my dad and i came up with an idea to incorporate healthpacks so you can stay in the fight for longer

--𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗔𝗹𝗽𝗵𝗮--

Next update i added asteroids that damage whoever flies into them and also included a temporary background

After that i added a main menu, end screen and some foreshadowing

--𝗔𝗹𝗽𝗵𝗮--

Next up was the introduction of ship types/classes - standart (just a regular ship, later fixed to "standard") - interceptor (speedy with less health, later designated "scout") - heavy (slow & bulky)

--𝗕𝗲𝘁𝗮--

One of the most major of updates was this one, which added a very improved title screen with anmiations and an end screen with a scoreboard, things that also got added: - screen transitions (fade to white/black while loading the next screen) - sound effects (button clicks, shots, explosions, etc) - soundtrack (generously provided to me by a close friend) - new backgrounds - options - new textures for the health pick-up - a shield pick-up - rudimentary AI

after that big update, i added unique abilities for every ship type that can be activated every 20 seconds - standard got a "powershot" that makes your next hit deal 5 dmg - scout got an "EMP", which when in range, temporarly removes the enemy's ability to turn - heavy got a mine that deals 7 damage if you fly too close (it can also penetrate shields)

to distinguish the ships even more they all got different shooting patterns - standard remained the same - scout now shoots two bullets in a V shape - heavy now shoots two bullets one straight forward and a slightly inaccurate one backwars This is where the currently playable version on itch lies.

--𝗕𝗲𝘁𝗮 𝟮: 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗲--

I decided i want this game to be as polished as it can be so i - added a bootslpash - hide the mouse during gameplay - overhauled most textures to improve visibility/readability - added a moving background - added lighting (aka basically just bloom lmao) - added trails to everything that moves [players and bullets] - added a singleplayer mode (as of writing still in development)

--𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲--

- fully finish the singleplayer mode with customisable challanges and a timer - FIND A NEW NAME FOR THE PROJECT!!!!, ↳ i am very bad at coming up with names for stuff and "Starship Battle", not only sounds incredibly generic, it's also already in use by a different game - maybe, some day, add an online multiplayer

[elv-arts]

I recently played halo ce and halo 2, and am currently halfway through 3. And uh oops I am enjoy it :) Saw these guys and had to figure out drawing them. All of these are traced or directly referenced from screenshots + renders. well except for the guy at the very bottom. I mostly just wanted to say that halo is cool :)

[nevesmose]

The chamber was a holding cell poorly disguised as a bedroom, split down the middle by a thick transparent barrier. The inner half was dark, depthless and black as the void.

"And which of my brothers are you?" Konrad Curze asked from somewhere within that darkness.

"Ferrus Manus," his visitor said plainly. "Primarch of the Tenth."

[tingvall]

This is the gameplay loop in my indie game Scrap Galaxy:

Construct a space ship from random junk parts

Fight until death

Repeat

Preferably enjoyed with some friends in a sofa and cold beer. I can’t sell you the beer, but I can tell you Scrap Galaxy is 75% off during Steam’s summer sale.

[ottersqueaks]

@majorpepperidge photobomb during multiplayer

The feral builders unlocked 1 of 2 husbands

[iiota]

oog cassette beasts is on sale on steam..its a really good monster catcher exploration rpg that focuses on double battles and fusion! i havent finished it but i really loved what ive played so far

[calista-222]

I was so excited to play Pikmin 4 until I realized that the local co-op is just like in Mario Galaxy where the second player can throw stuff and just sits around watching the first player play 90% of the time… I thought it would be like Pikmin 3 Deluxe with a 2 characters split-screen!! I wanted to play with my sibling!! And yeah, I could just get Pikmin 3 Deluxe instead but I can't because I don't have infinite space on my Switch!!! (And I'd much rather have a physical copy anyway)

[antirepurp]

remember when they made a whole actual cartoon tie-in game for sonic boom with a brand spanking new villain and that villain got like one episode in the actual show and no one remembers him anymore