11 Local Multiplayer Gems That Built Gaming Communities

11. Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime: Teamwork in Neon

For modern gamers seeking something offbeat and truly cooperative, Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime offers a dazzling answer. Here, players must pilot a neon spaceship together—managing shields, firing cannons, and plotting warp jumps, all in frantic real-time. Talk about teamwork under pressure! The visuals are a candy-colored treat, and the moments of panic are always more fun with friends scrambling around the ship. Success is never about a solo hero; it’s pure, unfiltered group coordination (and plenty of last-second saves). Lovers proves that great local multiplayer is about more than winning. It’s about the wild stories you tell after, the goofy triumph dances, and those rare moments when your crew feels like it’s operating with psychic gamer synergy.