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 ...

Couch co-op games saw a revival after this chaotic game released ten years ago, and local multiplayer has never been better.

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 ...

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 ...

Did you know that Steam has local co-op games? OK, that might sound obvious, but PC gaming is so heavily associated with online multiplayer that it's easy to forget that the platform offers nearly the ...

If RPGs with friends are your thing, Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time has got your back, since it features both local (couch co-op) and online multiplayer options to allow you to party up with ...