Sure, online play is everywhere, but nothing beats the energy of local multiplayer games when everyone’s in the same room. Whether you’re gaming with siblings, parents, or your squad of nerdy friends, ...

There’s something special about sharing a multiplayer game in the same room as a group of mates. Whether it’s duffing up bad guys in classics like Streets of Rage II, racing in four-player Mario Kart ...

Anyone who played games with their siblings might remember how split-screen multiplayer was once the standard for great local co-op or competitive experiences. However, fewer and fewer games have ...

The ARMSX3 emulator for Android now lets you play local multiplayer games with a friend over a network or online.

Some say that couch multiplayer is dead thanks to the omnipresence of online gaming. We would like to say that, while couch multiplayer may not be as common as it once was, it is far from dead. There ...

The Nintendo Switch is more than a handy single-player console. It offers a wide range of titles worth sharing, but which Switch co-op games are worth your time? There are many options, so we’ve ...

Did you know that Steam has local co-op games? OK, that might sound obvious, but PC gaming is so heavily associated with online multiplayer that it's easy to forget that the platform offers nearly the ...

Following a serious revamp with the Test of Time update, Civ 7 devs Firaxis are ready to deploy the next raft of additions and tweaks to the strategy game. With the ability play as one society through ...

Pickleball is a VR racket-sports game, and since October 17 you can play the whole of it on a monitor with no headset ...

Miller Reynolds is a Writer at DualShockers specializing in news, reviews, guides, interviews, and lists. He began covering games professionally in 2025, bringing a journalism background and more than ...

Super Mario is the most iconic video game character in history but he also kind of hogs the whole conversation when it comes to multiplayer games on Nintendo systems. Look, I get it! Mario is awesome!

Keep those customers happy! Image credit: Team 17 Digital Ltd It feels bad putting Overcooked at 10 because it’s a heck of a lot of fun: one of those PS5 couch co-op games, you’ll go to again and ...