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A multiplayer video game is a video game in which more than one person can play in the same game environment at the same time, [1] either locally on the same computing system (couch co-op), on different computing systems via a local area network, or via a wide area network, most commonly the Internet (e.g. World of Warcraft, Call of Duty, DayZ).
A LAN party is a social gathering of participants with personal computers or compatible game consoles, where a local area network (LAN) connection is established between the devices using a router or switch, primarily for the purpose of playing multiplayer video games together.
As larger multiplayer games became feasible, cooperative gameplay also became more available. The 7th and current generations of video game consoles all feature wireless controllers, removing port-based local player limits.
That said, according to the dataset gathered by the website Co-optimus (also incomplete but with more than 1000 games), there's a clear peak in local multiplayer games around the 7° generation of consoles coinciding with the popularization of online multiplayer games on consoles like the PS3 and XBOX 360. Local Multiplayer Games Throughout the ...
Local Full Starsiege: Tribes: PC: FPS: 1998 128* Online Full * according to the developers of its networking model [2] Far Cry 6: PC, Xbox One, PS4: FPS: 2021 2 Online Full Sky Force Reloaded: PC, XB360, Xbox One, Switch: Scrolling shooter: 2017 2 Local Full Fire Truck: Arcade: Racing: 1978 2 Local Shared SpeedRunners: PC, XB360, Xbox One, PS4 ...
While Unravel was only single-player, Unravel Two is both a single-player and a multiplayer game, however only in local co-op. The game focuses on two Yarnys (which can be controlled by one or two players) which must work together in order to solve puzzles and manipulate the world.
Although the game was originally designed for local multiplayer, players requested the addition of online multiplayer features during the COVID-19 pandemic. On May 7, 2021, a new version of Pico Park was released for PC with online multiplayer and the additional features that came with the Nintendo Switch version. On September 9, 2021, the ...
The hotseat multiplayer mode is one form of offline multiplayer, local multiplayer or same-console multiplayer, though the term same-console multiplayer generally refers to dedicated gaming consoles rather than personal computers.