

Some of these local games you may have heard before and others will certainly be hidden gems you can share with your friends. We put together a list of our favorite 20 local co-op games we play. Many of the titles we're writing about work best with a controller, so prepare for that. As you can imagine, jamming four friends together on the same keyboard and mouse isn’t an ideal way to play. Most local co-op games need controllers to play. However, local co-op games with IRL ( in real life) friends, still brings a massive amount of fun that cannot be replaced with online games. Most games today don’t offer local co-op, opting for online gaming instead, with matches that hold anywhere from 1v1 duels, all the way to massive battle royal campaigns with up to 100 players.

If you were lucky, or creative, you may have played local games with your friends across consoles, also known as a LAN party. Back in the day, gaming with your friends meant meeting up at one friend’s house, bringing a controller or two, and pulling an all-nighter while trying to beat an entire campaign at the highest difficulty setting.
