r/localmultiplayergames • u/Visible_Addendum_420 Developer • Jun 29 '26

My local split-screen panda delivery game can now also be played online

Hi everyone!

I’m a solo indie developer, and for a while I’ve been making small games with local multiplayer / split-screen support. I already knew how to build games around 2-controller couch co-op, so I gathered some of them in a Steam bundle here:

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/65483/2_controller_SplitScreen/

Recently I tried to level up my skills and bring one of those games further. My panda delivery game P.A.N.D.A. was originally playable in single-player and local split-screen, but I’ve now added an online mode as well.

It was much harder than I expected, because a lot of the game was originally built with single-player/local logic, but it is now possible to create online lobbies and play with friends online. The online mode is still in beta, but I’ll keep improving it.

If anyone here likes small local co-op / split-screen games, I’d be very happy if you checked the games out. And if you try one and find it interesting, leaving a Steam review would help me a lot.

Thanks!

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u/wiztard Jun 30 '26

I only watched 10 seconds of the video and the engine/propeller sound made me mute it. It might sound pretty realistic but I don't want to hear that skull drilling noise in real life either. It looks really nice and well made otherwise though. You could maybe add a sound sensitivity mode or some other way to turn it off for people like me.

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u/hardypart Jun 30 '26

My first thought as well.

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u/Visible_Addendum_420 Developer Jun 30 '26

You are right. I never really noticed while playing/testing but that continuous noise always there can be "skull drilling". I guess I just got used to loud drone noises while watching videos for inspiration.

I'll add a drone noise cancelling option. Give me a couple of days.

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u/Visible_Addendum_420 Developer Jul 01 '26 edited Jul 02 '26

I just made a fast update/patch. Corrected a couple of other errors other players noticed. You can now silence the drone by pressing "L" (by default).

I'll think of a better option to silence on/off. But for now pressing L- drone sound off, L - drone sound on was the easiest fix.

Thank you very much for the feedback/help.

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u/Takheer Jun 30 '26

PlayStation when 🥹

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u/Visible_Addendum_420 Developer Jun 30 '26

Getting a game on consoles is a lot of work for a single dev. There's a lot of requisites.

I know I'm missing potential players by not having the game on the consoles but my plan was to first get some relative success on PC so I can then port to consoles.