250 Local Multiplayer Games from 50 Different Genres to Play on PlayStation 5

There are more local multiplayer games than ever, but most are indie games overshadowed by AAA titles. The PS4 has been getting about 60 new games a month in 2020 – 28% of which include local multiplayer – but most people only hear about a handful of them. I’m going to list 5 local multiplayer games per genre. I’m setting a limit because I will just keep going for some genres if I don’t. They will be in order of highest quality game to lowest quality. I had no problems finding games for each genre – almost all should have a Metacritic rating over 70%, with only a few exceptions (most notably the 3D Simulation Games).

Some games can really qualify for two genres, like Fury Unleashed, which is both a run & gun and roguelike. If this happens, I either pick the one it leans more strongly towards, or I just choose. No game will ever appear more than once on this list.

I posted a smaller version of this list about two months ago – I've since added links to the U.S. PlayStation Store page for each game, an overview section via a link that discusses 20 of the games on the list, and pictures for every game on the list. Click on the genre name to view the pictures. The photo album will list five games for each genre – not all pictures show the game in a state of local multiplayer, but they should give you an idea of what the game looks like regardless.

See below for the list.

2D Cooperative Traditional/Precision Platformers

• Rayman Legends – 4 players

• Flat Heroes – 4 players

• Unravel Two – 2 players

• JumpJet Rex – 4 players

• N++ – 4 players

2D Cooperative Action Platformers

• Shovel Knight: Shovel of Hope – 2 players

• Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 – 2 players

• The Adventure Pals – 2 players

• 20XX – 2 players

• Unruly Heroes – 4 players

2D Competitive Platformers

• Ultimate Chicken Horse – 4 players

• Speedrunners – 4 players

• Runbow – 4 players

• Sonic Mania Plus – 4 players

• Move or Die – 4 players

3D Platformers

• Sackboy: A Big Adventure – 4 players

• Human: Fall Flat – 2 players

• Knack 2 – 2 players

• Woodle Tree 2: Deluxe+ – 4 players

• Gigantasaurus the Game – 4 players

3D Puzzle Adventure Games

• Untitled Goose Game – 2 players

• Pode – 2 players

• Biped – 2 players

• PHOGS! – 2 players

• Death Squared – 4 players

2D Side Scrolling Puzzle Adventure Games

• Trine 1 & 2 & 4 – 3 players

• Chariot Bundle – 2 players

• Never Alone – 2 players

• Grave Danger – 2 players

• Organic Panic – 4 players

2D Top Down Puzzle Adventure Games

• Red Rope+: Don’t Fall Behind + – 2 players

• BFF or Die – 4 players

• Swap Quest – 2 players

• Pushy and Pully in Blockland – 2 players

• SlabWell– 2 players

Competitive Puzzle Games

• Puyo Puyo Tetris 1 & 2 – 2 players

• Tricky Towers – 4 players

• Tumblestone – 4 players

• Art of Balance – 4 players

• LUMINES REMASTERED – 2 players

Metroidvanias

• Salt and Sanctuary – 2 players

• Guacamelee! 1 & 2 – 4 players

• Sundered: Eldritch Edition – 2 players

• Timespinner (limited role) – 2 players

• Blaster Master Zero 1 & 2 (limited role) – 2 players

Top Down Action Adventure Games

• Hyper Light Drifter – 2 players

• Cat Quest II – 2 players

• Darksiders Genesis – 2 players

• Gauntlet: Slayer Edition – 4 players

• Vikings – Wolves of Midgard – 2 players

Real-Time RPGs

• Diablo III: Eternal Collection – 4 players

• Minecraft Dungeons – 4 players

• Children of Morta – 2 players

• Dragon’s Crown Pro – 4 players

• Outward – 2 players

Turn-Based RPGs

• Divinity: Original Sin 1 & 2 – 2 players

• For The King – 3 players

• Haven (PS5 only, PS4 version due Q1 2021) – 2 players

• Child of Light (limited role) – 2 players

• Tales of (series) (limited role) – 4 players

Side Scrolling Roguelikes/Roguelites

• Spelunky 2 – 4 players

• Fury Unleashed – 2 players

• Risk of Rain – 2 players

• GONNER 2 – 2 players

• Dungreed – 2 players

Top Down Roguelikes/Roguelites

• Wizard of Legend – 2 players

• Enter the Gungeon – 2 players

• Streets of Rogue – 4 players

• Full Mojo Rampage – 2 players

• Nuclear Throne – 2 players

Beat ‘em Ups

• Castle Crashers Remastered – 4 players

• Streets of Rage 4 – 4 players

• River City Girls – 2 players

• Mother Russia Bleeds – 4 players

• Fight’N Rage – 3 players

Twin Stick Shooters

• Alienation – 4 players

• Helldivers – 4 players

• Nex Machina – 2 players

• Nine Parchments – 4 players

• Tesla vs Lovecraft – 4 players

Side Scrolling Shoot ‘em Ups

• R-Type Dimensions EX – 2 players

• Super Hydorah – 2 players

• Gryphon Knight Epic – 2 players

• Sine Mora EX – 2 players

• Aqua Kitty – Milk Mine Defender DX – 2 players

Top Down Shoot ‘em Ups

• Jamestown+ – 4 players

• Ikaruga – 2 players

• Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime – 4 players

• Sky Force Reloaded – 2 players

• Rival Megagun – 2 players

Run & Guns

• Cuphead – 2 players

• Huntdown – 2 players

• Blazing Chrome – 2 players

• Guns, Gore & Cannoli 1 & 2 – 4 players

• Mercenary Kings – 4 players

First Person Shooters

• Call of Duty (series) – 2-4 players depending on entry

• Borderlands (series) – 2-4 players depending on entry

• Serious Sam Collection – 4 players

• Screencheat – 4 players

• RICO – 2 players

Third Person Shooters

• Fortnite – 2 players

• Resident Evil 5 Remastered – 2 players

• Earth Defense Force (series) – 2 players

• Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville & Garden Wafare 1 & 2 – 2 players

• Star Wars: Battlefront 1 & 2 – 2 players

3D Narrative Adventure Games

• A Way Out – 2 players

• The Dark Anthology: Man of Medan – 5 players

• The Dark Anthology: Little Hope – 5 players

• Beyond: Two Souls – 2 players

• Hidden Agenda (Playlink) – 6 players

Overcooked-like Games

• Overcooked! All You Can Eat (PS5 only, PS4 has the original entries) – 4 players

• Moving Out – 4 players

• Catastronauts – 4 players

• Unrailed! – 4 players

• Tools Up! – 4 players

Rhythm Games

• Rock Band 4 – 4 players

• Just Dance (series) – 6 players

• Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory – 2 players

• Crypt of the Necrodancer – 2 players

• Floor Kids – 2 players

Creation Games

• Minecraft – 4 players

• LittleBigPlanet 3 – 4 players

• Dreams – 4 players

• Lego Worlds – 2 players

• Gunscape – 4 players

Survival Games

• ARK: Survival Evolved – 2 players

• Terraria – 4 players

• 7 Days to Die – 2 players

• Don’t Starve Together – 2 players

• How to Survive 2 – 4 players

Side View Arena Fighters

• Duck Game – 4 players

• TowerFall – 4 players

• Extreme Exorcism – 4 players

• Demons with Shotguns – 4 players

• Black & White Bushido – 4 players

Top Down Arena Fighters

• Crawl – 4 players

• Super Bomberman R – 4 players

• Invisigun Reloaded – 4 players

• Hyper Jam – 4 players

• BRAWL – 4 players

Traditional Fighting Games

• Mortal Kombat X & 11 – 2 players

• Street Fighter (series) – 2 players

• Soulcalibur VI – 2 players

• Tekken 7 – 2 players

• BlazBlue (series) – 2 players

Indie Fighting Games

• Nidhogg 1 & 2 – 2 players

• Gang Beasts – 4 players

• Shovel Knight: Showdown – 4 players

• Brawlhalla – 4 players

• Brawlout – 4 players

Realistic Racing Games

• Gran Turismo Spec II – 2 players

• Dirt 5 – 4 players

• F1 (series) – 2 players

• WRC (series) – 2-4 players depending on entry

• Ride 1 & 2 – 2 players

Arcade Racing Games

• Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled – 4 players

• Team Sonic Racing – 4 players

• Horizon Chase Turbo – 4 players

• Trackmania Turbo – 4 players

• Wipeout: Omega Collection – 2 players

Traditional Team Sports Games

• FIFA (series) – 4 players

• MLB The Show (series) – 2 players

• NHL (series) – 4 players

• Madden NFL (series) – 4 players

• NBA 2K (series) – 4 players

Individual Sports Games

• Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 – 2 players

• Everybody’s Golf – 4 players

• PBA Pro Bowling (series) – 4 players

• WWE 2K19 – 4 players

• AO Tennis 2 – 4 players

3D Indie Sports Games

• Rocket League – 4 players

• Disc Jam – 4 players

• Mutant Football League – 4 players

• Super Mega Baseball (series) – 4 players

• Stikbold! – 4 players

2D Indie Sports Games

• Lethal League Blaze – 4 players

• Windjammers – 4 players

• Super Blood Hockey – 4 players

• Sportsfriends – 4 players

• Videoball – 4 players

Indie Golf Games

• Golf With Your Friends – 12 players

• Dangerous Golf – 4 players

• Infinite Minigolf – 8 players

• 3D Minigolf – 4 players

• Party Golf – 4 players

Party Games

• The Jackbox Party Pack (series) – 100 players

• Cake Bash – 4 players

• Petoons Party – 4 players

• Party Panic – 4 players

• Marooners – 4 players

Mini-Game Side Modes in 3D Platformers

• Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz – 4 players

• Unbox: Newbie’s Adventure – 4 players

• Yooka-Laylee – 4 players

• de Blob 1 & 2 – 2-4 players depending on entry

• Spongebob Squarepants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated – 2 players

Strategy Games

• Wargroove – 4 players

• Kingdom Two Crowns – 2 players

• Cannon Brawl – 2 players

• Tooth and Tail – 4 players

• Worms Battlegrounds & W.M.D. – 4 players

Tower Defense Games

• Dungeon Defenders II – 2 players

• Defense Grid 2 – 2 players

• Comet Crash 2: The Kronkoid Wars – 4 players

• PixelJunk Monsters 2 – 2 players

• X-Morph Defense – 2 players

3D Simulation Games

• Tour de France (series) – 2 players

• Legendary Fishing – 4 players

• Surgeon Simulator (series) – 2 players

• Goat Simulator – 4 players

• Bee Simulator – 4 players

2D Simulation Games

• The Escapists 2 – 4 players

• Spiritfarer – 2 players

• Death Road to Canada – 4 players

• Organ Trail Complete Edition – 2 players

• RIOT – Civil Unrest – 4 players

Single Screen Arcade/Arcade-like Games

• PAC-MAN 256 – 4 players

• Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron is Back – 4 players

• Pang Adventures – 2 players

• Thy Sword – 2 players

• Sweet Witches – 4 players

Board Games

• Monopoly Plus – 4 players

• Risk: Urban Assault – 4 players

• Chess – 2 players

• Backgammon Blitz – 2 players

• Blood Bowl 2 – 2 players

Trivia Games

• Trivial Pursuit Live! – 4 players

• Party Trivia – 4 players

• Knowledge is Power (Playlink) – 6 players

• That's You! (Playlink) – 6 players

• Jeopardy! PlayShow: The Road to the All-Stars Game (Playlink) – 3 players

Pinball Games

• Pinball Arcade – 4 players

• Stern Pinball Arcade – 4 players

• Pinball FX3 – 4 players

• Kabounce – 4 players

• Zaccaria Pinball – 4 players

Retro Game Series Bundles

• Sega Genesis Classics – 2 players

• Contra Anniversary Collection – 2 players

• METAL SLUG ANTHOLOGY – 2 players

• SNK 40TH ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION – 4 players

• Arcade Classics Anniversary Collection – 2 players

Playlink Games

• UNO – 4 players

• Melbits World – 4 players

• Frantics – 4 players

• Wordhunters – 6 players

• Ticket to Ride – 5 players

Virtual Reality Games

• Keeping Talking and Nobody Explodes – 4 players

• Tumble VR – 2 players

• The Playroom VR – 5 players

• Drunkn Bar Fight – 5 players

• VR The Diner Duo – 2 players

Notes About the List

Reddit limits you to 40,000 characters per post, so I cannot include the Notes Section in this post anymore. The Notes Section just mentions some disclaimers about some of the games on the list. I’ve instead linked it to my profile here: Notes Section.

Games Not Included in the 250 Count

Hope this helps you find something new to play. There are tons of great ones that didn’t even make the list. I’ll include some below – these ones did not count towards the 250 games stated in the post title.

• Lichtspeer: Double Speer Edition

• NASCAR Heat (series)

• Wand Wars

• Scribblenauts (series)

• Danger Scavenger

• Broforce

• Shift Happens

• Bleed 1 & 2

• 8DAYS

• Claws of Furry

• 9th Dawn III

• The Escapists 2

• Super Toy Cars 1 & 2

• Code Shifter

• Magic Twins

• Old Man's Journey

• HackyZack

• 99VIDAS

• Hellpoint

• Toto Temple Deluxe

• Ninjin: Clash of Carrots

• Rock of Ages 2 & 3

• Ages of Mages: The Last Keeper

• Bite the Bullet

• Riptide GP 2 & Renegade

• Cannon Brawl

• Totally Reliable Delivery Service

• Guilt Battle Arena

• STAB STAB STAB!

• The Perplexing Orb 1 & 2

• Maze

• PAC-MAN 256

• Pix the Cat

• Mugsters

• NeuroVoider

• Die For Valhalla!

• Koloro

• Air Hockey

• Hookbots

• FoxyLand 2

• Battle Garegga Rev.2016

• Neon Chrome

• Pang Adventures

• Laser League

• Skylanders Super Charges (accessories required)

• Skullgirls

• Katamari Damaci Reroll

• Batu Ta Batu

• Swimsanity!

• OlliOlli 2

• Organ Trail

• Moon Hunters

• Spitlings

• Knights and Bikes

• No Heroes Here

• Space Invaders Forever

• Bubble Bobble 4 Friends

• Tonight We Riot

• PixelJunk Nom Nom Galaxy

• Outbreak (series)

• Bokosuka Wars II

• Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Evolved

• Mecho Collection: Mecho Tales & Mecho Wars

• HIVE: Altenum Wars

• Dead Nation

• Dynasty Warriors (series)

• Big Crown: Showdown

• Colt Canyon

• Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

• King of Fighters XIV

• Rocketbirds 2: Evolution

• Resogun

• Apotheon (separate versus mode)

• Penarium (separate versus mode)

• Slime-san (separate versus mode)

• Catherine (separate versus mode)

• Sportsfriends

• Injustice 1 & 2

• Magicka 2

• Rocketbirds 2

• Spirit Arena

• Carly and the Reaperman – Escape from the Underworld (VR)

• ShellShock Live

• Pong Adventures

• Red Wings: Aces of the Sky

• NHL Arcade: 3 on 3

• NBA Battlegrounds

• Boxing Champions

• Axis Football (series)

• One Strike

• Super Sports Blast

• Disco Dodgeball – REMIX

• 1001 Spikes

• Alchemic Jousts

• Mega Coin Squad

• Bonkies

• Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game – Complete Edition

• Pix the Cat

• Papa’s Quiz

• Secret Ponchos

• Strikers Edge

• The Binding of Isaac (limited role)

• Woah Dave!

• Out of Space

• Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid

• Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2

• Jet Set Knights

• Portal Knights

I estimate there to be at least 1000 local multiplayer games on PS4. I still run into new ones on the PlayStation Store all the time. I know it's overwhelming to look at a post with a bunch of games you've never heard of before and make a choice. So I’m going to link to a post I made that discusses 20 local multiplayer games for PS4:

• Overview of 20 Local Multiplayer Games for PlayStation 4

• Click here if you also own either an Xbox One or Switch – I list some games available for both these platforms that aren’t on PlayStation 4/5.