Steam has so many great couch co-op games, and here are the best ones to play right now in 2026.

Dalton Cooper is the Managing Editor of GameRant. Dalton has been writing about video games professionally since 2011. Having written thousands of game reviews and articles over the course of his ...

Who doesn’t love a bit of local multiplayer? We can talk about the good old days of squinting at our TVs in the 90s for four-player GoldenEye, to duffing up bad guys in Streets of Rage 4; whatever ...

One major question in any modern multiplayer game is: Can I play it on the couch with my friends? This guide will break down the status of MultiVersus Local Multiplayer and whether the game has the ...

Jason Wojnar started his gaming life with the original PlayStation and the Commodore 64, despite being way too young to know what the was. He started writing about video games in 2018 and hasn't ...

Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park is a solid multiplayer update, with the co-op ...

To start a local match, players must go into the Party section on the home screen. Following today’s update, a section on the following screen will now read “Local Party” and will prompt players to ...

Fortnite Festival has been bringing musical magic to Epic Games' all-encompassing platform for over a year. The team at Harmonix has gradually been adding features to the game throughout that time, ...

Despite rumors stating Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero will release without local multiplayer — a staple in anime arena fighters — the game will seemingly have both an online and local multiplayer feature ...

Why it’s great: Easy to pick up, impossible to put down. The chaos of shells, bananas, and last‑second blue shell strikes makes it perfect for mixed‑skill groups. Who it’s for: Families, casual ...

One of the most requested features for Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero was bringing back local multiplayer to relive those epic battles against our close friends, and those wishes did not go unfulfilled.

There’s something special about sharing a multiplayer game in the same room as a group of mates. Whether it’s duffing up bad guys in classics like Streets of Rage II, racing in four-player Mario Kart ...