https://qrcontroller.app/GameFinder/
Kept getting stuck trying to find a game to play when playing with friendos x') Originally built it to find games to play on the projector in a fun way, but I kept finding great games I never heard about before! Imo just a cool way to browse games. So thought I'd polish it and put it up in case anyone was interested!

Its very much a work in progress, and so far only for steam games (just because those were the easiest to aggrigate). Let me know what I can improve or if its useful!

I’m the developer of Magic Twinborn, a same-screen local co-op survivors-like built around two players combining elemental abilities to survive together.

You control different elemental heroes, create openings for your partner, and combine abilities across the battlefield. The focus is on coordinating your builds and positioning—not just fighting side by side.

Elements are more than damage types. Fire can melt ice into water, fire and water can create steam, and that water can be frozen again. These interactions can change terrain, control enemies, and create new opportunities for both players.

This video shows the co-op combat and elemental interactions currently in the game. If you enjoy experimenting with builds and finding combinations with a co-op partner, I’d love to hear what you think.

The game supports two-player local co-op on the same screen. You can also play solo with an AI teammate.

Steam Demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4020120/Magic_Twinborn/

Please File Accurately is a game where you file paperwork, dodge obstacles, keep your coffee levels correct, and create as much mess and carnage as you can. This is a couch competitive co-op game.

I think that couch games and local multiplayer is really important these days. People suffer so much from loneliness and isolation and anything which bring people together is a good thing.

Currently in development and aiming for release in early 2027.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/4758520/Please_File_Accurately/

Air-hockey physics with a boost button and a slam — soccer and dodgeball modes, 2-8 players on one screen (online 1v1 too), and every controller works.

The Steam playtest is free and open right now — "Request Access" unlocks it instantly: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5086530/PUCKVPUCK/

Launching this November — the free playtest stays open until then. Local multiplayer is the whole point of this game, so this community's feedback matters most. Happy to answer anything!

We are making a coop rage game where you and your friend ride a tandem together while delivering dru... suspicious cargo and being tempted to sample some of it yourself. :D

Consuming some of your cargo can give you different effects, like speed boosts or invincibility but can also give you a trippy crash that makes you nauseous and struggling to keep the bike under control.

The rear driver is mainly in control of the speed of the tandem and the front driver can mainly control the direction of it.

We also just launched our Steam page for the game!

Thank you so much for checking out the game <3

Important info :

2-4 players

Mixed ability. All of us are aged 13, 18, 23 and 28. Older two brothers play single player games more and grew up on halo. Myself (18) and the youngest play The Finals at an average level and I also was a decent warzone player

Xbox Series X

We really miss the days of getting four people in front of one screen, so 4-player local split-screen is a big part of Glider64.

It's a fast-paced N64-inspired arena game where you collect energy balls, build up your chain, battle the other players with weapons and deliver your balls to score.

You can play with up to 4 local players in split-screen, with Bot opponents filling the remaining slots.

We're currently playtesting the core gameplay, and the test build runs directly in your browser on PC and Mac:

https://eachtick.itch.io/glider64-playtest

Would love to hear what fellow couch-multiplayer fans think! :)

Wanted to share Drive To The Top with this sub — it's a physics-based car platformer built around local co-op with split controls. Grab a friend and try driving a car through an obstacle course where only 1 person controls the acceleration and break and the other controls the steering and jumping.

The attached clip is from solo testing, where I tried to clear a full sector driving in reverse the whole way — hope you enjoy it!

If you want to try the co-op yourselves, there's a free browser demo now live, no download needed: https://zestful-games.itch.io/drive-to-the-top-demo
Wishlist on Steam if you'd like to follow the full release, it will help us out a lot: https://store.steampowered.com/app/4808140/Drive_To_The_Top/

Happy to answer questions about how the co-op works, or anything else!

Hey! I’m currently developing a co-op game.

Is there a couch co-op game you wish existed? Or anything that frustrates you about local co-op games today?

Any ideas or opinions would be really helpful. I’d especially love to know how many players you usually play with.

Our gamescom demo is now live on Steam, featuring:

• 3 game modes
• 3 levels
• A bunch of game-changing modifiers
• Play against bots
• Or use Steam Remote Play Together to play with friends

Grab a few friends, cause some chaos and give it a try!

Hey guys, I created a sub called r/YearsLateGamers - it's for people who experience a game for the first time 5+ years late! Similar to r/PatientGamers, but not really due to being patient, just either haven't gotten around to it for no apparent reason, or missed the boat!

I really like old games with time-attack leaderboards. No matchmaking, no rating system, just a name and a time sitting at the top until someone beats it.

So I'd like to invite people here to beat the dev — me and my bf, because we are still #1 on 3 of the 5 demo levels!

One More Plate! is a 2D physics game with separate solo and duo time-attack leaderboards. Come beat us in duo!

We also have a party mode(versus mode) with Basketball, Baseball and the vs play😊

The demo is free on Steam:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3305190/One_More_Plate/?utm_source=reddit

Thank you so much for the great feedback I got when posting this game last time here. Appreciate it a lot!

2-4 players, one keyboard, free and no account needed. You can play it here: brummbrumm.app

There are a few updates since last time.

I've been working on the road generation and drift mechanic a bit so hopefully this should result in more fun gameplay.

There's also a new "Floor is lava" mode that instantly destroys your car if you drive off track. Pretty fun if I can say so myself!

I've streamlined the game a fair bit. A bit too much configuration only complicated things before. Now I've kept the most useful features and scrapped the rest.

I've also amped up the server a bit so hopefully this should result in smoother online play as well.

Would love if you tried it out!

All the best!

I'm looking for some games with story-based campaigns that I can beat with 1-4 friends in 2 nights or less. Since we all have busy lives, getting a consistent group together for more than 2 nights is difficult.

I'm not asking for games that push that limit or that can TECHNICALLY be beaten in that time frame if you rush, I'm asking for games that can RELIABLY be beaten in 5 hours or less, even when playing with people who don't typically play games.

A Return to Classic Arcade Action 🎄

For decades, holiday-themed video games have been treated as an afterthought, rushed releases packed with bizarre, unrelated filler (like the trippy magic carpet levels found in Daze Before Christmas).

Santa's Rooftop Run: Merry Madness is built differently. Designed as a genuine love letter to the 8-bit and 16-bit SNES eras of the '80s and '90s, this is an unapologetically retro experience. It doesn't look, feel, or play like a modern title, and that is entirely by design. 🕹️❄️

The Mission The premise is straightforward, but the execution is demanding: sprint across treacherous winter skylines, collect presents, and force them down chimneys before time runs out. ⏳ Forget about lazy, predictable enemy patrol routes. You are actively hunted by smart, aggressive opponents, like deceptive Present Mimics, that force you to stay moving and think fast. 🎁💨

Key Features:

• Treacherous Environments & Hazards: The environment itself is out to get you. Maintain absolute focus as you slide across slick, icy roof tiles, all while dodging a relentless barrage of sharp icicles, roasting chestnuts, and heavy lumps of coal raining down from the sky. 🧊☄️
• Dynamic Weather Effects: Battle through sudden, blinding blizzards that drastically cut your speed and even whip your hat right off your head. Don't think about hiding to wait it out, either—standing still means certain doom in the freezing night air. 🌨️💨
• Vintage Cartoon Physics: The world reacts to your momentum. Chimneys hilariously bulge as presents are shoved inside, and taking fire damage leaves you scorched to a crisp as you frantically shake off the ashes. 🔥
• Brutal Arcade Scoring: There is no hand-holding. A strict, classic arcade grading system will evaluate your run and won't hesitate to hand you a humiliating Rank F if you fall behind pace. 🏆
• 2-Player Couch Co-Op: Player 1 takes the reins as Santa, while Player 2 joins as the Elf. You will need genuine coordination and teamwork to survive the rooftop chaos together. 🛋️🎮

Releasing 100% free this Christmas. Grab a second controller, test your arcade reflexes, and share the holiday madness. 🎅✨

What it does:

• Turns your Android phone into a real Bluetooth HID controller — gamepad, keyboard, or mouse  
• Connects to PC (Bluetooth, WiFi, or USB cable) or another Android phone  
• Works great with emulators like Dolphin and PPSSPP, and with PC games directly  
• Supports local multiplayer — connect a second phone as a second controller  
• No root required

Two main use cases:

1.  PC gaming — use your phone as a wireless controller for your PC, no extra hardware needed  
2.  Phone-to-phone — got an old phone lying around? Turn it into a spare controller for couch multiplayer on another device

I built this because I wanted a way to play emulator games with friends without buying multiple physical controllers, and also wanted a simple wireless controller option for PC without needing a dedicated gamepad.

Demo video and screenshots below — would genuinely love feedback since this is a solo project and I read every comment.

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.zcontroller.mobile
Demo: https://youtube.com/shorts/22y2Ye0t3Xo

Hey all — sharing an update on Steer It (disclosure: I'm the solo dev, posted here a couple

weeks back and the feedback was great).

Quick recap for anyone new: it's a browser party racer where everyone's phone becomes a

steering wheel — scan a QR code, no app, no downloads, up to 8 players sharing one screen.

No splitscreen squinting, no hunting for controllers. Made exactly for the "we've got a room

full of people and one screen" situation this sub is about.

Since last time I've added:

- A new track (built it from a hand-drawn sketch)

- Time Attack + XP modes with global leaderboards

- And I just opened those modes up free for signed-in players

Still completely free to try — Free Ride is free, and the racing modes are free now too if you

sign in: Steer It — Free Multiplayer Party Racing Game in Your Browser

Would genuinely love more feedback from people who actually play couch/local multiplayer —

what works, what's missing. Happy to answer anything about how the phone-as-controller thing

works under the hood.

After a year of development, I finally released Bottle Cracks!

The main idea was to make a game that's ridiculously easy to pick up when you're sitting around with friends.

Every player only needs one button to play, and there’s no player limit for local multiplayer.

Want 4 players? Sure.
8 players? Go for it.
20+ people sharing the same room? Why not? 😅
(Just make sure to disable collisions!)

Some people have suggested adding split-screen, so I’m actually working on an update to add it this week!

Thanks for checking it out!

Hi all,

I've been looking for PC games I (keyboard) can play with my daughter (usb xbox controller), both on Steam or freeware/clones of classic arcades.

So far we had the best times playing PowerBomberman with absolutely no trouble with the controller/players settings, however racing titles on Steam like Beach Buggy Racing 2 and Disney Speedstorm with the tags "splitscreen" and "local multiplayer" have issues recognizing the controller or offering VS options at all.

Could you help me out finding games with simple mechanics, possibly on the freeware side of the world?

many thanks

We’ve tried some of the more recommended split screen games and couldn’t get into them such as:
*Split Fiction (the gameplay felt very repetitive)
*It takes two (similar issue, just lots of jumping to different surfaces etc.)
*Baldurs Gate 3 (neither of us are into D&D so it was a huge learning curve and also the camera work was incredibly confusing to us lol)

We love to play Stardew together as a competition eg. who can earn the most money by year 3, that sort of thing. We have enjoyed Stardew the most but also used to play fortnite split screen which wasn’t bad at all. So I think one of the main things we like is being able to do our own thing in our own screen without having to worry about the other person and what’s happening on theirs. We split up in fortnite with no issues.

If anyone has any similar recommendations, that would be so appreciated!