🎮 The Ultimate Game Night is Coming!

Educational Family Games brings together:
- 80 quick educational games across 5 interactive boards
- 1-4 player local multiplayer (AI fills empty slots)
- Violence-free fun for ages 5-100
- 100% voiced in 19 languages
- Use smartphones as controllers with GamePad Link

Coming Q1 2026 to PS4/5, Xbox, Switch & Steam!

#IndieDev #FamilyGames #EducationalGames #LocalMultiplayer #CouchCoop

Gaming Couch – a local multiplayer party game platform for 8 players

https://gamingcouch.com

#HackerNews #GamingCouch #LocalMultiplayer #PartyGames #CouchGaming #MultiplayerFun #GameNight

Gaming Couch – Play Couch Co-Op Games Instantly

Gaming Couch is the ultimate social couch co-op party game platform. No consoles, no downloads, just pure fun!

Gaming Couch

A couch multiplayer for the holidays?
Play 3 games at once - chaos guaranteed!
Up to 4 local players, add bots if you like.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2298240/Kinetic_Neo_Ornate_Bout/

#VideoGames #GameDev #LocalMultiplayer #IndieGame

There are still some small issues with my current implementation. There is a possibility matching cards are not triggered, locking the whole game. If this happens you can reveal all cards but nothing is getting triggered anymore.

But still a huge achievement that it is starting to work out as planned.

https://video.gamerstavern.online/w/2yCT6Rpdz3o8S5NSwwkzif

#Samory #Godot #Godot4 #GameDev #LocalMultiplayer #Multiplayer

Samory - Multiplayer test

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Taking some inspiration from silly TV gameshows, Task Time needs to be on your list if you're after more games to play with friends either locally or online.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/inspired-by-gameshows-task-time-looks-like-a-quality-chaotic-local-and-online-party-game/

#Steam #Upcoming #Localcoop #PartyGame #Proton #OnlineCoop #Localmultiplayer #OnlineMultiplayer

Inspired by gameshows Task Time looks like a quality chaotic local and online party game

Taking some inspiration from silly TV gameshows, Task Time needs to be on your list if you're after more games to play with friends either locally or online.

GamingOnLinux

Need a new game to play with friends and family? Splatterbot is a good choice and it's a great laugh if you're a bit competitive.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/09/splatterbot-is-a-quality-family-friendly-party-game-about-making-a-big-mess/

#Review #IndieGame #Casual #FamilyFriendly #PartyGame #Localmultiplayer #SteamDeck #NativeLinux

Splatterbot is a quality family-friendly party game about making a big mess

Need a new game to play with friends and family? Splatterbot is a good choice and it's a great laugh if you're a bit competitive.

GamingOnLinux

The long wait for three player, couch-competitive match-three muffin nabbing is over!

All Your Muffins for Windows PC is available on Steam today.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3343120/All_Your_Muffins/

#indiegames #steamsale #puzzlegame #localmultiplayer

So, I went on a little hunt on F-Droid for local LAN or one-device multiplayer games, lo and behold, my list:


#foss #multiplayer #multiplayer-games #lan-multiplayer #local-multiplayer #foss-games #foss-videogames
GitHub - luanti-org/luanti: Luanti (formerly Minetest) is an open source voxel game-creation platform with easy modding and game creation

Luanti (formerly Minetest) is an open source voxel game-creation platform with easy modding and game creation - luanti-org/luanti

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Dome Keeper set for full online and local multiplayer with a new trailer

Multiplayer is finally coming to the excellent Dome Keeper, in a major upcoming update from developer Bippinbits.

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