Multiplayer Archives - Allingames https://www.allingames.com/category/multiplayer/ All in! Games Wed, 06 Apr 2022 08:11:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 Discover our multiplayer games for Nintendo Switch https://www.allingames.com/discover-our-multiplayer-games-for-nintendo-switch/ Wed, 06 Apr 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.allingames.com/?p=7826 The list of our Nintendo Switch games has grown recently with some new multiplayer titles. Whether you’re into action-packed arcade shooters or crazy party games, we have something for you.

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The list of our Nintendo Switch games has grown recently with some new multiplayer titles. Whether you’re into action-packed arcade shooters or crazy party games, we have something for you. See our propositions below and start playing.

New online multiplayer games

Red Wings: American Aces

Red Wings: American Aces puts you in the pilot’s seat of a nostalgic, action-packed arcade shooter illustrated in a fun comic-book style with a gaming mode for every occasion—local or online, solo or multiplayer. Prove yourself in exciting aerial battles and make a name for your squad as the best aces of WWI!

Lumberhill

A crazy multiplayer party game in which lumberjacks try to get their tasks done and nature fights them every step of the way. Race against the clock, fulfill tasks, fight wildfires, pirates, and extremely annoying monkeys as you travel around the world and through time. Play in co-op, pvp, or solo mode!

A relaxing alternative

If you’re not feeling like playing with other people or competing against each other, check out our relaxing coloring book.

Red Wings: Coloring Planes

In Red Wings: Coloring Planes you’ve got the controls! With each historical plane, you get to decide whether to color it in the way it would have looked in its glory days or to personalize it with a wide variety of colors, textures, brushes, and stamps. The game is made up of 5 chapters, each with 6 different plane coloring pages. That means 30 different planes for you to color into your fleet! 

Grab the American Aces DLC for more coloring pages.

Local co-op games

Relax next to your family and friends and bond with them on the same sofa with our local co-op titles.

Tools Up!

Home renovation has never been so much fun! It is hard, messy work. But you don’t have to work alone in this crazy couch co-op! Join up to three friends, sit down (or not), and start a wild renovation party!

Red Wings: Aces of the Sky

Red Wings: Aces of the Sky is an arcade action game that puts you in the middle of WWI aerial battles. Accompany the legendary Red Baron and cheat death on your way to victory! Play solo or with a friend in 2-player local multiplayer mode.

Fort Triumph

Header Fort Triumph

Fort Triumph is a challenging fantasy turn-based tactics game where permanent death is a possibility at any moment. Lead a band of heroes with different skill sets through a witty, parody fantasy plot. Missions with various objectives are waiting for you on tiled procedural maps—whether in story mode or skirmish, prepare yourself for a grand adventure.

Little Racer

Slot cars are back in style. Choose one of many colorful tracks and race through the sky, desert, or even lava! Compete with AI or your friends—as many as four people can play at one time. Create your own levels for even more fun!

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Popular Couples Video Games to Play on Valentine’s Day https://www.allingames.com/popular-couples-games-to-play-on-valentines-day/ Tue, 01 Feb 2022 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.allingames.com/?p=4703 Are you ready for love? Valentine’s Day is coming, so grab your significant other and plug in your controllers. Now that you have your PC or console ready, surrounded by flower petals and scented candles, it’s time to choose the game.

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Are you ready for love? Valentine’s Day is coming, so grab your significant other and plug in your controllers. Now that you have your PC or console ready, surrounded by flower petals and scented candles, it’s time to choose the game.

But what should you play with your special someone? Should you go with co-op for couples or a short, romantic video game? We asked actual gamers from All in! Games for their opinion (big shout out to our producer Michał Ostapowicz for his support!) to make sure we only gave you the best recommendations. Check out our list to help you decide what games to play on Valentine’s Day and ensure that cupid’s arrow hits its mark.

Co-op video games for couples

YYou’re alone with your loved one. Everyone else has perished in a zombie apocalypse or… whatever, it’s not important. What matters is that you’re alone with them. It’s the perfect time to enjoy some co-op games for couples and there’s nobody around to hear you scream if you lose.

It Takes Two

Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox

Created purely for co-op (and a unanimous winner of our company survey), It Takes Two follows a clashing couple that’s been turned into dolls. The new situation forces them to work together and save their relationship in the meantime. Every new level brings unexpected obstacles that can only be overcome if you’re in sync. Are you?

Tools Up!

Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch

Do you know how people say IKEA puts relationships to the test? Turns out you don’t need IKEA if you have Tools Up!. It’s a fun renovation couch co-op game for couples (or for up to four players, but let’s stick to romance). If you’re looking for date ideas, try Tools Up! and find out if your beloved is the one you’ll build your forever home with.

Unravel Two

Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch

Unravel Two is a colorful puzzle game with settings inspired by wonderfully mossy Scandinavian locations. Create your cute Yarny and build your relationship with your partner Yarny in local co-op or solo. This game is especially forgiving for couples that aren’t at an equal gaming level.

Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

Lovers in a dangerous spacetime

Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch

Check if your devotion can conquer all and explore a neon galaxy to defeat the evil forces of Anti-Love. You’ll need to work together to navigate a spaceship and use your love to save the world. If this isn’t a perfectly themed Valentine’s Day video game, then what is?

Monster Prom

Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch

Have you ever wanted to date a monster? Find your supernatural love from a safe distance in Monster Prom, a funny dating sim for up to 4 players in which you seduce your monster schoolmates. Will you get a date or rejection from the prince of the 8th Circle of Hell? Will you make a gorgon care more about you than about money? Just be careful to not go for the same character as your real-life date!

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout

Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch

Battle royale may sound menacing as a genre, but this one is a colorful and wild dash through fun rounds until one victor remains. There can only be one victor in the series of ridiculous challenges. Will you leave your love behind and aim for glory? Either way, as the developers say: Leave your dignity at the door!

Untitled Goose Game

Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch

Team up with your date and destroy somebody’s morning in Untitled Goose Game. Become a horrible goose—or pair of horrible geese—and play pranks on innocent NPCs while honking to your heart’s content. Celebrate love by indulging your inner villains.

Lumberhill

Platforms: PC

The chaos of Lumberhill is sure to get your heart pumping and is a great co-op for couples. It’s a crazy multiplayer party game in which lumberjacks try to complete tasks with nature fighting them every step of the way, all while racing against the clock. Didn’t you always say your love looked great in flannel?

A Way Out

Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox

Nothing brings togetherness as much as prison and an exclusively co-op adventure. That is, the one in A Way Out. Each player controls one of two convicts who must cooperate to make the thrilling breakout a success. But either way, as long as you’re together forever, nothing else matters, right?

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

brothers screenshot

Platforms:  PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch

Control two brothers on a journey through Scandinavian landscapes to find a cure for their father. While the game was designed for a solo co-op experience, meaning that one player controls both characters with different keys or buttons, it is entirely possible to play as two—just sit very close to each other. 😉

Romantic games for a romantic evening

Playing video games doesn’t mean your date can’t be romantic! And even if your significant other doesn’t like playing themself, there’s some fun and heartwarming games that are enjoyable to play with an audience of one. No matter the reason, here are some single player games that aren’t long, but hey, it’s not like you don’t have other things to do on Valentine’s Day–those chocolate-covered strawberries aren’t going to eat themselves!

Boyfriend Dungeon

Platforms: PC, Xbox, Nintendo Switch

Who said Valentine’s Day video games have to be cheesy? Make your romance sharp as ever in Boyfriend Dungeon, a “shack-and-slash” dungeon crawling adventure. Enter the dungeon hand-in-hand with your favorite weapon-person and defeat fearsome creatures on your way to love. Best. Date. Ever.

The Sims 4

Platforms: PC, PlayStation, Xbox

If love is hard, try out its softer version in The Sims 4 for a moment of relaxation. A successful romance? Check! The house of your dreams? Check! A cute pet? Check—as long as you have the right DLC. Starting a happy family has never been easier.

Florence

Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch

Florence is a cute game about a young girl who feels stuck in her daily routine. Her meeting with cello player Krish changes the way she sees the world. How will their story unfold? This game is a beautiful short experience about learning to love yourself.

Wide Ocean Big Jacket

Platforms: PC, Nintendo Switch

Wide Ocean Big Jacket is a fun and heartwarming story about a family trip. An aunt and uncle take their middle school-aged niece and her boyfriend camping—the younger couple learns what it means to be in a relationship, while the older couple rediscovers their connection. This romantic video game has a bit of cupid’s magic for everyone.

Dream Daddy

Platforms: PC

Become a dad in Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator and…romance other dads! Maybe you’ll have more in common than just being a single parent. Brace yourself for a tsunami of dad puns and follow your heart.


Have you already decided which game you’re going to play together? Let us know on our Discord and if your favorite game for couples isn’t on the list, share it with us.

Spending Valentines with your family instead of a significant other? Check out our list of the best family co-op games that are kid-friendly.

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10 Best Thanksgiving Video Games https://www.allingames.com/10-best-thanksgiving-video-games/ Thu, 18 Nov 2021 14:15:00 +0000 https://www.allingames.com/?p=6715 We’ve compiled a list of the 10 best Thanksgiving video games that you can pick up this holiday season. You can play them solo, but most are better to play with the family both on the couch and online. Happy thanksgaming!

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Thanksgiving is all about meeting family, eating a lot of turkey and mash, and spending fun time together. And though video games might not help much with the first or second thing on that list, they can definitely help with the third. Because after all, who wants to argue about the state of the nation or listen to Aunt Bertha’s lame jokes again?

We’ve compiled a list of the 10 best Thanksgiving video games that you can pick up this holiday season. You can play them solo, but most are better to play with the family both on the couch and online if Uncle George can’t make the big dinner.

All these games are pretty family-friendly, whether you want to play with Grandpa Joe or your little cousin Sally, but we’ve added age ratings for anyone interested.

Let’s get started with the 10 best Thanksgiving video games to gobble up this year! 

Interested in more seasonal games? Check out our other helpful game articles:

Tools Up!

  • Age rating: ESRB Everyone
  • Platform: PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch
  • Game rating: 4,5 pumpkins

Family meet-ups are more than just arguing and catching up—it’s about shenanigans! What better way to stretch your family mischief muscles than by picking your tools up and renovating!

This party game lets you play with up to 4 players in local multiplayer via Steam Remote Play to finish the renovating tasks shown on the blueprint before the clock runs out. Obviously, puddles of paint, heaps of trash, and couriers with a bad sense of timing aren’t going to make it easy. 

If you feel interiors are cramping your style, take the renovation to the garden and see what kind of magic you can work in the yard! Gathering pumpkins and raking up autumn leaves makes this Tools Up! DLC a virtual Thanksgiving game. But be careful, there’s a whole bunch of crazy mischief lying in wait in the garden too!

Splatoon

  • Age rating: PEGI 7
  • Platform: Nintendo Switch
  • Game rating: 3 candied apples

Let’s face it, sometimes you just feel like you need to shoot something, especially before the pumpkin pie graces the table. That’s where Splatoon comes in, offering a family-oriented way to blow off some steam and let out some laughs.

Grab your friends and family into two teams of up to four and try to paint the entire level with your paint guns (and hopefully good aim) before time runs out. This paintball with a twist also lets you play online just in case all your cousins couldn’t make it for the turkey and mash.

Little Racer

  • Age rating: ESRB Everyone
  • Platform: Nintendo Switch
  • Game rating: 4 hay bales

Little Racer is a perfect Thanksgiving video game for parents and children alike. This dynamic slot car racing game has simple mechanics that let you jump right in and race across more than 100 levels of different tracks! Gather up your nieces and nephews and zoom across the track with up to 4 players in one race.

If you finish all the levels, but Aunt Martha said the turkey isn’t done yet, create your own tracks and race along those for hours of extra gameplay fun. With so much fun packed into such little cars, Little Racer is one of the best family co-op games you could choose.

Madden NFL

  • Age rating: PEGI 3
  • Platform: PC, PlayStation, Xbox
  • Rating: 3 yams

There’s nothing more traditional during Thanksgiving than watching football, but what better way to really get involved than by playing it yourself! Reek havoc on teams you’re not a fan of or show what your favorite team can really do on the field.

It takes some time to get good at this game, but there is a rookie mode that is great for Thanksgiving football players who just want to toss the ball around a little and have some fun. Hardcore football fans can also dive into the player management system to get a feel for draft season. 

Madden NFL supports online multiplayer so you can throw long passes to friends and family across the country.

Lumberhill

  • Age rating: ESRB Everyone
  • Platform: PC, Switch (planned)
  • Game rating: 4 cans of sweetcorn

Thanksgiving is the perfect time to get in touch with nature and learn that it can totally kick your butt. 

In Lumberhill, you play as a quirky lumberjack who has a lot to do like chop down trees or herd sheep all before the clock runs out. If you have enough of the forest, travel to other times and worlds and herd pandas or gather up dino eggs.

This multiplayer party game lets you play with up to 4 players in co-op or PvP mode, so have your family help you or just throw them off the map. You can also try to get your tasks done in single player mode if the rest of the fam is in a food coma. All in all, Lumberhill is a perfect Thanksgiving video game for the entire family to bond and laugh over.

Banished

  • Age rating: n/a
  • Platform: PC
  • Rating: 4 pilgrims

If you really want to get into the spirit of what the settlers encountered in the colonies, Banished can do just that. Start off a settlement with limited resources and settlers and live off of what nature offers and you can gather. The changing of the seasons plays an important role here; a sudden frost can make your harvest from bountiful to barely enough to survive.

It takes a little planning, strategy, and luck to make sure everyone is fed, housed, and warm, otherwise your entire settlement will become a ghost town quite quickly.

Red Wings: Aces of the Sky

  • Age rating: ESRB 10+
  • Platform: PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch
  • Rating: 4 pumpkin spice lattes

If a massive turkey dinner has you feeling too close to the ground, then take to the skies for a breath of fresh air. Red Wings: Aces of the Sky is an arcade fighter plane action game where you can zoom through the clouds over Europe by the Red Baron’s side or against him.

The flight mechanics are simple enough to enjoy the game after about five minutes, no matter your experience with flying games. Blow off some steam together with a sibling, or tap into your family rivalry with local co-op mode and try to shoot each other out of the sky and become the Thanksgiving ace of the family.

Firewatch

  • Age rating: PEGI 16
  • Platform: PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch
  • Game rating: 3,5 toasted marshmallows

If you need to spend some time away from the fam, this is a good Thanksgiving video game to get lost in since you play a character who is literally running away from a not-so-great life. In this single-player game, you man a fire lookout tower with a walkie-talkie that is your only contact with the outside world, but it soon turns out there are more mysteries waiting for you among the evergreens.

The game has simple mechanics and pleasant graphics, but really takes the cake (or apple pie) when it comes to the dialogue and voice actors. This Thanksgiving game is perfect for those who need a little downtime in between helpings of mashed potatoes.

Paradise Lost

  • Age rating: ESRB M
  • Platform: PC
  • Game rating: 4 turkeys

Why fight about politics and history over the dinner table, when you can experience an alternate history on your own?

Paradise Lost is a post-apocalyptic game that is reflective and somber and set in a cold, eerie world that never saw Nazi Germany defeated.

You play as 12-year-old Szymon who stumbled upon an abandoned bunker while trying to unlock the mysteries of his own past. The game mechanics are very simple since this game is primarily story-driven and with little complex action required from the player. The graphics are amazing and so is the soundtrack, letting you immerse yourself in the story and mystery interlaced with retro futuristic military technology as well as Slavic mythology the further down you venture. 

Don’t be surprised if, while playing this Thanksgiving video game, you realize you have a lot to be thankful for.

Mario Kart

  • Age rating: PEGI 3
  • Platform: Nintendo Switch
  • Game rating: 3,5 plates of mashed potatoes

Mario Kart is a family classic and a great game to play with all the young little turkeys in your family.

Race with up to 4 players locally in fun rides (like gliders or motorbikes) and using cool tricks like racing along walls and doing flips. The tracks are also in fun, different environments, including underwater racing. 

Obviously, the game is also well known for its colorful characters that keep coming back and never seem to get old, making Mario Kart a Thanksgiving video game classic.

So those are our top picks for the best video games to play this Thanksgiving. Have you spent one of your Thanksgivings playing any of these games? Do you have a favorite Thanksgiving video game that isn’t on the list? Let us know in the comments below or on our Discord!

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The Best Family Co-Op Games That Are Kid-Friendly https://www.allingames.com/the-best-family-co-op-games-that-are-kid-friendly/ Thu, 08 Jul 2021 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.allingames.com/?p=5758 The next worst thing to a rainy summer is a summer with a delightful bunch of bored kids, so take a look at our best family co-op games. We're sure that you’ll find something there to bring back a bright smile to your kid’s face, no matter their age.

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The next worst thing to a rainy summer is a summer with a delightful bunch of bored kids. They whine, they complain, and they basically make you pray for school to start sooner than usual. 

But before you go calling up the principal, take a look at our best family co-op games. We’re sure that you’ll find something there to bring back a bright smile to your kid’s face, no matter their age. 

There are options for everyone from puzzle lovers to racing enthusiasts as well as families both big and small. Best of all, all of these games are kid-friendly, but adults will have a blast as well!

Tools Up!

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This intensely fun local co-op game will challenge your interior design skills with multiple levels, renovation tasks, and things that can go terribly (and hilariously) wrong. Join up to three players to paint walls, move couches, and clean up the trash according to the supplied blueprint before the clock runs out. This is one of the best family co-op games because not only does it offer hours of crazy fun, it also teaches the power of teamwork (and organization).

Platform: PC, PS4, Xbox, Nintendo Switch
Genre: Couch co-op
Rated: ESRB Everyone

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Ibb&Obb

Source: Ibb&Obb Press kit

This rather unknown indie title is challenging in its simplicity. The controls are easy to master (the only options are to walk and jump), making it a game you can pick and start playing in a matter of minutes. You play as either a pink or green blob, and you have to work together to make it through each puzzle platform level so this is a great choice to get siblings to work together. Be careful though, if one blob dies, the other fizzles away and you both need to start the level over.

Platform: PS3, PC, Nintendo Switch
Genre: Puzzle-platform
Rated: ESRB Everyone

Red Wings: Aces of the Sky

Red Wings: Aces of the Sky screenshot

If your children keep stealing your aviator sunglasses and run around making airplane noises, this is the perfect game for them. Red Wings: Aces of the Sky is an arcade action game that puts you in the cockpit of a WWI fighter plane. Upgrade your pilot skill tree and choose from multiple plane skins to make your dogfights even more fun. Launch local co-op mode and grab a family member and make them your wingman (or woman!) or join versus mode and try to take each other down. There can be only one ace of the sky!

Platform: PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, PS4
Genre: Arcade warplane shooter
Rated: PEGI 12

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Rocket League

Source: Rocket League Press kit

What’s better than playing a fun game of soccer? Playing it as a futuristic car, of course! Toss around a huge soccer ball while trying to outwit your rivals and score a goal. It’s most fun when you gather your family and play as a team or play against each other to see who the best (and wackiest) player is.

Platform: PC, PS4 and 5, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
Genre: Sports, racing
Rated: ESRB Everyone

Sonic Mania

Source: Sonic Mania Press kit

Adults and parents might get a little teary-eyed at the retro look of a franchise they probably remember from their childhood. As usual, the game is full of boss battles and neat locations and the co-op option lets the first player play as Sonic while the second one plays as one of Sonic’s trusted friends, helping him win over bosses and collect points.

Platform: Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC
Genre: Action platformer
Rated: PEGI 3

Little Racer

Little Racer screenshot

This dynamic racing game will either bring up childhood memories in adults or help kids create their own. Use super simple controls to speed your colorful racing car over 130 different levels that include racing through the desert, hot lava, and the sky! What’s more, there’s a level editor you can use to make your own, unique racing tracks for even more fun. Up to four people can play at one time, making this a perfect family co-op game. Who will be the master of the track in your house?

Platform: Nintendo Switch
Genre: Racing, sports
Rated: ESRB Everyone

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Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Source: Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Press kit

Pick your favorite Mario Bros. character, customize your ride, and race! This very well-known game is a classic go to for some good, old, family fun. Up to four players can play on a single Nintendo Switch, but even 12 players can join in the racing fun if multiple consoles are connected so if you’re looking for a co-op game for larger families, this is a good choice.

Platform: Nintendo Switch
Genre: Racing
Rated: ESRB Everyone

Snipperclips

Source: Snipperclips Press kit

This whacky game will have your kids cutting it out quite literally. This couch co-op game can include up to four players who need to work together to solve different, fun puzzles by cutting their paper characters into useful shapes, so it’s a great game for the whole family to get involved in.

Platform: Nintendo Switch
Genre: Puzzles
Rated: ESRB Everyone

Lumberhill

This hilariously chaotic multiplayer party game has everything you need to laugh away the day. Gather up to three of your loved ones, turn into lumberjacks, and play together to chop down trees or gather sheep (or dinosaur eggs) before time runs out. Or have a family face off where some play as lumberjacks and some play as nature and both teams get in each other’s way of finishing their tasks. One way or the other, Lumberhill takes family co-op to the fun extreme.

Platform: PC, Nintendo Switch
Genre: Multiplayer party game
Rated: ESRB Everyone

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Family Fun Pack: Conquest Edition

Source: Family Fun Pack: Conquest Edition Press kit

If you’re one of the many people who don’t feel like spending hours looking for missing board game pieces, this might be something for you. Get a few of the most popular board games, such as Monopoly or Scrabble, in a digital version for hours of family fun. Although you have the option of playing solo with AI, why would you want to pass up on such a classic, family co-op game?

Platform: Xbox One, PS4
Genre: Card & Board
Rated: ESRB Everyone 10+

With this list of the best family co-op games, boredom will never be a long term guest in your house. Have you played any of these games as a family? Which one did you like best? Which one would you like your family to try? Let us know on our Discord.

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Lumberhill is now available! https://www.allingames.com/lumberhill-is-now-available/ Sun, 13 Jun 2021 22:49:19 +0000 https://www.allingames.com/?p=5595 Lumberhill is now out for PC. Race against time as a lumberjack, chop wood, and chase animals back into their pens to fulfill tasks while dinosaurs, meteors, and nature itself are set on stopping you.

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Hey-ho Lumberjacks!

Lumberhill is now out for PC. Race against time as a lumberjack, chop wood, and chase animals back into their pens to fulfill tasks while dinosaurs, meteors, and nature itself are set on stopping you. Invite a friend and play online or locally in co-op and pvp mode or play solo!

Watch a new trailer

Get the game

Get Lumberhill 10% off until June 20. In addition, you can get a DLC on Steam with 4 unique skins in the Powerful People Pack 40% off until June 20.

Don’t miss the bundles with Lumberhill:

In Lumberhill you will:

  • Put your teamwork skills to the test with up to 3 additional friends in local or online co-op or PvP, or play alone in solo mode
  • Have your butt kicked by nature
  • Complete orders in a wide variety of challenging, time-limited levels
  • Deal with chaotic random events such as wildfires, meteor showers, and pirate attacks
  • Unlock new exciting worlds and a wide variety of skins as you progress
  • Find unexpected routes and ways of doing things
  • Throw pandas around and evade dinosaurs
  • Probably kick your friends off the map by accident a lot (or on purpose—we don’t judge)

Don’t miss the game on Nintendo Switch, coming Q4 2021.

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How does Steam Remote Play Together work? https://www.allingames.com/how-does-steam-remote-play-together-work/ Thu, 10 Jun 2021 14:06:58 +0000 https://www.allingames.com/?p=5577 Thanks to Steam Remote Play Together (and a good internet connection, we won’t lie) you can play with your friends no matter where they are. How does Steam Remote Play Together work? See more here.

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Imagine you’re spending the weekend at home. You’ve planned some great, couch co-op time with your friends, but rain (or, I dunno, a global pandemic) keeps everyone at home. Bummer. But what if we told you it doesn’t have to end that way? Thanks to Steam Remote Play Together (and a good internet connection, we won’t lie) you can play with your friends no matter where they are. 

What is Steam Remote Play Together?

Steam Remote Play Together allows you to share local multiplayer games with friends over the internet. This function enables cross-platform play across Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, and Android. Steam Remote Play serves two main purposes: to enable online multiplayer for games which only support local co-op and to join a game you don’t own yourself, shared from one host computer.

Local multiplayer vs online multiplayer

Local co-op, often dubbed couch co-op, is basically a multiplayer mode that is offline. Games can be played locally, for example using a split screen function. You can check out our article for more details on what local co-op is and how it works.

Steam Remote Play Together’s functions

With Steam Remote Play Together, you can stream video, audio, and voice—only the game is displayed, so you don’t have to worry about accidentally sharing your desktop. Conveniently, voice chat and game volume options are available in one place.

One great feature is that you can play PC games on your phone, tablet, or TV, including Apple TV, iOS devices, Android devices, and Android TV. All you need to do is install the game on your host PC, download and install Steam Link from a mobile app store, connect to a PC that’s running Steam, and you’re ready to play. You can find links to Steam Link on the Steam Remote Play website and the full list of supported games in the Remote Play Games hub.

You can also stream a game from your PC on another PC, as long as you’re logged into Steam on both devices.

Steam Remote Play Together is continuously upgraded and now offers the possibility of joining a game just with a link (i.e. without a Steam account). The link can be used through the Steam desktop client or the Steam Link mobile app. You can find more details on IGN.

For frequently asked questions and known issues, visit Steam support.

How to use Steam Remote Play Together?

Remote Play Together

  • Start your game
  • Press Shift+Tab to open Steam overlay
  • Open your Friends List, right-click on a friend, and select ‘Remote Play Together’
  • Make sure your friend is logged in to Steam from a supported device, otherwise this won’t work.
  • Have your friend accept the invite in their chat window and you’re ready to play together!

Invite friends via a URL

  • Start your game
  • Press Shift+Tab to open Steam overlay
  • Open your Friends List and choose ‘Invite anyone to play’ at the top of the list. A Remote Play window will pop up with a link for another player
  • Invite more players by selecting ‘Add Another Guest’ 
  • Have your friend start their Steam client or download the Steam Link app via the link
  • Play together as soon as your friend has the client or the app installed

Remote Play Anywhere

  • Open the Steam client on the PC with the game you want to play installed and log in
  • Log in to Steam on another PC or a supported device with the Steam Link app installed
  • Launch and play the game remotely from the Steam library

Steam Remote Play Together doesn’t work for me -.-

Yes, your first experience with Steam Remote Play can be a bit overwhelming. We’ve compiled a list of questions that we had our first time using it; hopefully you’ll find some tips to make your Steam Remote experience better.

1) Does Steam Remote Play use only one keyboard? Can I use two keyboards?

Steam Remote Play Together recognizes the PC from which the invitations were sent as the host and, since a PC can only detect one keyboard/mouse, you can only share this one keyboard with your friends. 

However, you can use multiple controllers (Xbox One, Steam Controller, etc.) or share the keyboard by using alternative controls. For example, Tools Up! supports 4-player Split Keyboard—this enables you to play by sharing the host’s keyboard with alternative, “unblocked” controls for your character.

2) How do I share a keyboard in Steam Remote Play Together?

Enable the other player to use your keyboard in the Remote Play menu by clicking the keyboard icon next to their name. Your mouse can also be shared this way. Sometimes there is an additional step, for example in Tools Up!. Make sure that the option to share a keyboard is enabled in the game’s settings, which allows you to see all the possible controls.

3) Does Steam Remote Play Together support controllers?

Yes, you can use multiple controllers.

4) How many players can use Steam Remote Play?

Up to four players can play together according to Steam.

5) Does Steam Remote Play Together work on consoles?

No, it doesn’t. It requires a Steam client and Steam cannot be installed on consoles.

6) How can I tell if an All in! Games game supports Remote Play?

Each game’s Steam page has their features listed on the right. Look for features called “Remote Play Together”, “Remote Play on Phone”, “Remote Play on Tablet”, and “Remote Play on TV”.

From All in! Games’ titles, the following games support Steam Remote Play Together:

7) What system do I need for Steam Remote Play Together to work?

Cross-platform play is available across Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, and Android. In addition, you can play PC games on your phone, tablet, or TV, including Apple TV, iOS devices, Android devices, and Android TV. 

Here are some tips straight from Steam:

  • We recommend a minimum of a quad-core CPU for the computer running the game. The client has more modest requirements, but should have a GPU that supports hardware accelerated H264 decoding. Any recent laptop or PC should meet the client requirements.
  • Streaming from a Windows XP host is not supported.
  • Streaming from a Mac OS X host is supported on Mac OS X 10.8 and newer.
  • In order to support streaming game controllers on a Linux host computer, /dev/uinput or /dev/input/uinput needs to be readable and writable by Steam.

Network:

  • We recommend using a wired network for the best streaming experience. People have had some success with powerline networks and wireless N and AC networks with a good signal, though your experience may vary.
  • Streaming uses UDP ports 27031 and 27036 and TCP ports 27036 and 27037. Please make sure Steam can listen on these ports in your firewall software.

8) Do all players need a Steam account or just the host?

Thanks to a new function, you can now enjoy Steam Remote Play even with just one Steam account. The host, who must have a Steam account, can create and share a link to invite you to the game. However, you’ll need to install a Steam client (this is the software that you download onto your PC).

Has the Steam Remote Play Together feature ever saved you from a boring weekend? Do you use it to play with friends and family? If you have more questions, more answers, or simply want to discuss Steam Remote Play Together, join the discussion on our Discord.

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