15. The Swords of Ditto (PS4)
A friend can join your adventure in The Swords of Ditto at any time, and playing cooperatively can give way to so many cool moments. Whether it's solving a quirky little puzzle together or tackling a dangerous foe as a duo, it's easy to whittle away the hours when you're teamed up. What's more, the game's randomised elements, such as its map, give you and your best buddy a good reason to keep coming back.
14. Rocket League (PS4)
We can't talk about multiplayer without mentioning Rocket League. Up to four players can play offline in split-screen, and the football-with-cars action is as immediate, tense, and brilliant as ever. After several huge updates, you're not just limited to football, either - variants on ice hockey and basketball, as well as the floor-smashing Dropshot, should keep you and your buddies glued to the PS4 all night.
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13. Dragon's Crown Pro (PS4)
A beat-'em-up dungeon crawler with a gorgeous art style, Dragon's Crown Pro is a rich experience that's fantastic when played with friends. Drop in, drop out co-op allows up to three other people to join the fray, with AI companions filling any gaps, if you so wish. Dungeon delving as a group is always a pleasure, and taking down hulking bosses in record time is supremely satisfying.
12. LEGO DC Super-Villains (PS4)
We could've thrown any LEGO game on this list, but DC Super-Villains is probably our favourite on PS4. As always, you can play it with a buddy with its drop-in/out co-op. It's lighthearted, fun local multiplayer, and a great game for parents to play with their kids.
11. Gang Beasts (PS4)
This bizarre brawler was a long time coming. Announced for PS4 years before its eventual release in 2017, Gang Beasts is mad, scrappy, and sort of genius. You and up to three others control primary coloured, gelatinous Beasts, and your aim is to eliminate the other players from a selection of unusual levels by any means necessary. The results can be uproariously funny, with wacky physics causing all sorts of slapstick mayhem. With its irreverent style, this one's a real crowd pleaser.
Comments (27)
I stopped reading after Towerfall. That's the best local mp game on the system, everyone knows it.
Good, varied list of games.
@Kidfried agreed, me and my sons always have a couple of rounds of towerfall every weekend.
We also like the spulunky deathmatches but we hope spulunky 2 expands on the 1st.
For my son and I its all about Borderlands 2. Kinda surprised Mutant Football League didn't make the list.
Missing a fighting game, either injustice 2, tekken 7 or sfv. Playing tekken 2 wasted with my flat mates in my uni days was some of the best fun ever!!
Guacameele doesn’t even make the top 20? That’s just not right.
Just what I needed! Defs missing A Way Out, it's one the best co-op experiences out there!
There are a few my son and I like to play together aside from some mentioned above:
Black and White Bushido is a decent little budget game, Plants v Zombies GW2, Lego Worlds, Marooners, Frantics, Disney Infinity, Minecraft, Speed Runners is great. There's loads out there.
Fat Princess is a good coop game. Its a simple and fun ARPG.
I was wondering where Towerfall would land. The best in my book!
Why no Lovers in Space? Great local co-op that was once a free PS+ game. Had awesome fun with the whole family with that one.
I find COD WW2 to be a lot of fun splitscreen with my partner. We either play 1v1 local or we play splitscreen online. My partner who isn't a big gamer enjoys it so much she requests to play it nearly every day.
Stikbold! only gets #19? That game is easily top 3. Author needs a slap!
The couple in the picture - does anyone actually smile this much when playing local co-op? Usually my other half looks angry/disappointed after I've just got us both killed
A really cool list. Especially Rayman Legends!
It's funny as often it's easy to forget about some of the local multiplayer games there are on PS4. Good work putting the list together!
I haven’t saw the full list but I’m going to look at it. I’m not the biggest fan of online games anymore, I want to play in the same room.
Sad to see lego worlds or lego marvel superheros not mentioned. I've played those most with my daughter. I'd also give portal nights and honorable mention.
@Gremio108 That 1 is really a coöp game in singleplayer its gers boring fast.
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Weak list imo. Too much shovelware instead of better games.
A Way Out... Where is A Way Out? Some of the best local co-op you could wish for, and it's not even on the list? But seriously, I've never even heard of, let alone played, at least a dozen games in this list
It is a good list; my other half isn’t a gamer, but I’ve had “couples night” with some friends and we all really enjoyed That’s You, which as I got as part of PS+, was well worth it even just for that evening.
@Gremio108 I think it's more grimacing from the pain of over-extending their arms. Someone should tell them thrusting out the controller doesn't make them go faster.
VICTOR VRAN is sorely missing from this list. A 9.5/10 couch co-op title. Diablo meets platformer with great character customization based on cards and their costumes. AWESOME!
Has anyone played Crash team racing 4 player local with 4 DS4 controllers? Any issues and hopefully you still have real life friends afterwards...
Surprised that Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons did not make it - a beautifully made game, great story and unique. Looks like you prefer action.
@daldrum Brothers is a single player game.
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