The best local multiplayer games on PlayStation Plus Game Catalog

Playing together on the couch is the historical heart of multiplayer. We’ve made this list so you don’t get caught out scrolling for something to play when you’ve got company. Just be sure to call ‘dibs’ on your favorite controller.     

Mortal Kombat 1

Test your might in a new era of kombat. The realm’s fiercest warriors are back – but not as you remember them. Discover new twists on the Mortal Kombat lore in the cinematic story mode, where bitter rivalries become deadly alliances.

Master your best bone-crunching kombos, then tell your friends to GET OVER HERE for classic one-on-one showdowns.

Players: 1-2

Genre: Fighting

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WipEout Omega Collection

Rip through the air at breakneck speed and challenge your fastest friends and family in classic two-player offline split screen.

With a pumping EDM soundtrack fit for any house party, race 26 reversible tracks, 46 unique ships and nine game modes from fan-favourites WipEout HD Fury and WipEout 2048. Unleash bombs, mines, missiles, and maybe the odd insult, in a frantic fight for first place.

Players: 1-2

Genre: Racing

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Overcooked! All You Can Eat

Cook up a storm in the Onion Kingdom’s most chaotic kitchens, where volcanic explosions and cosmic wormholes are your standard occupational hazards. Race to get your meals out before your customers get bored, but make sure you don’t mess up any orders – a zombie invasion is no excuse.

Round up a few sous chefs for the co-op campaign, or heat things up in versus mode.

Players: 1-4

Genre: Family / Simulation

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Sackboy: A Big Adventure

Everyone’s favorite member of the sack-folk returns in a collision of colorful co-op platforming. Team up alongside your family in this fun-filled adventure as you work together to conquer a host of delightfully crafty levels and defeat the villainous Vex.

Players: 1-4

Genre: Action

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Tetris Effect: Connected

Discover a rhythmic reinvention of the puzzle classic, brought to you by the creative minds behind Rez Infinite and Lumines.

Get into The Zone, as you move, drop and spin your Tetriminos in sync with an evolving soundtrack and dynamic backgrounds.

Play solo or check out a range of competitive and co-operative multiplayer modes.

Players: 1-4

Genre: Puzzle

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Stick Fight: The Game

It’s every stick for themselves in this multi-colored, multiplayer, physics-based brawler.

Battle across 100 levels, each with their own interactive stage hazards and destructible environments. Use a huge range of deadly weapons to fight with honor, or just hide like a coward and try to survive the chaos – do whatever it takes to get the win!

Players: 1-4

Genre: Fighting / Party

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Cat Quest II

Pounce into a tail of two kings in this 2D open-world action-RPG. Explore a fantasy realm of magic and monsters, and help prevent an escalating war between the Felingard cats and the dogs of the Lupus Empire.

Play as both heroic cat and noble dog in single-player, or pick your favorite and team up with a friend in local co-op.

Players: 1-2

Genre: Role Playing Games / Adventure / Action

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Bang-On Balls: Chronicles

Sick of being told not to bounce on the couch? Get the whole room jumping with this glorious 3D platformer.

Roll, dash and smash around the place as you explore (and destroy) multiple historically themed open worlds, whether defending besieged balls during a Viking invasion or embarking on a race to space. Get the split-screen action rolling alongside your bounciest friend or family member.

Players: 1-2

Genre: Action

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LEGO® Marvel's Avengers

Summon your most heroic co-op partner (if they be worthy) for an action-packed adventure through the Marvel Cinematic Universe – reimagined and rebuilt in LEGO®.

Choose from over 200 of Earth’s mightiest heroes and villains, and explore classic locations like Asgard, Sokovia and the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier. Use each character’s unique superpowers to solve puzzles, battle enemies and save the day.

Players: 1-2

Genre: Action

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LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham

Bust bricks in a DC style in this superhero adventure that takes the Caped Crusader and his allies into outer space. There, Batman and company must combat the evil Brainiac and prevent him from destroying not just Gotham, but the entire Earth.

Team up with a friend to control heroes and villains alike in this colorful and casual puzzle-platformer.

Players: 1-2

Genre: Action / Adventure

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LEGO® Worlds

Let your imagination run wild in LEGO® Worlds. Jump into a brick-filled sandbox and bring it to life by filling it with characters, buildings and hazards. Use pre-built structures or make the world in your image, brick by brick.

And just like real life, you can invite a friend over and explore your blocky masterpiece together… or watch as they tear apart everything you’ve created.

Players: 1-4

Genre: Adventure / Family

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Everybody's Golf

Tee off a round of everybody’s favorite golf series. Assemble players at the clubhouse/living room, create and customize your golfer, and show off your swing, with tasks to play to increase your skills.

Hop into a golf cart and explore the free-roaming courses, jump into mini-games and unlock new tasks, tournaments and rewards. Be the ball, and turn that bogey into a birdie.

Players: 1-4

Genre: Sports / Family

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Untitled Goose Game

Honk your way around an otherwise calm and quiet little village in this hilarious game of curious puzzles and shameless thievery. Rob from residents, set up obstacles to impede them, and generally ruin everyone’s day except your own.

Double the fun by playing with a friend, planning pranks together as a pair of horrible geese.

Players: 1-2

Genre: Action / Puzzle / Family

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Frequently-asked questions about this topic

This guide contains a collection of top couch multiplayer gmaes currently available on the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog, but there are plenty of others to discover.

As titles join and leave the service on a monthly basis, it's hard to know the exact number of titles changes over time.

Game Catalog available on PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium tier memberships. The titles included in Game Catalog do change over time, with some titles leaving the service and others joining it.

Yes! There are several listed in this collection.

All titles available on Game Catalog are available to download to your console. Many are also available to stream, if you prefer.

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