It’s no secret that the shift to online gaming has meant the classic trope of competitive gaming within the same room is dying out. Some games try and rekindle that magic: the likes of TowerFall Ascension and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge immediately spring to mind. However, there still aren’t as many as there should be. OctaFight, out today on Xbox, attempts to provide another much-needed alternative.
Do not adjust your monitor, for there isn’t an actual ‘Tech Glitch’. Fortunately, that’s just the name of the latest old school couch multiplayer game to arrive on Xbox One. So gather a few friends and let’s find out what Tech Glitch is offering in terms of entertainment!
Looking for some family friendly fun with a whole load of humour thrown in for your next gaming party? Well, get ready for a totally loco top-down battle racer full of mayhem, avocados and piñata stampedes as Must Dash Amigos arrives on Xbox One.
If you're previously worked on the likes of Control, Dying Light 2, The Walking Dead and more, what would be a safe bet for your next game? Well, if you're Fireline Games, it's quite obvious - something that brings cooperative cosmic calamity chaos to your couch. Something like Fueled Up.
You may recognise developers Behold Studios from such games as Knights of Pen & Paper and Chroma Squad, well, they’re back to unleash their acclaimed co-op experience Out of Space onto consoles. So, humans, please pay close attention to Out of Space: Couch Edition, as it’s taking you to outer space while you play as another race for a strategic affair on Xbox Series X|S, One, PS4 and Switch.
Puzzles are rather exciting and satisfying to solve on your own, but Batu Ta Batu wants to raise the stakes by letting others join you for more of a challenge. Could this tile-based puzzler out now on Xbox One be sliding into your gaming library sometime soon?
Ready for some robot based party action? Fancy embracing the power of couch multiplayer? Hookbots is here and it's leading the charge to bring fun back to the living room.
Local couch based multiplayer gaming comes into its own during the festive season, and that means Oh My Godheads should be something to consider if you're looking to make it through the Xmas period.