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We don't know about you, but nothing gets us going quite like local multiplayer games, and with Christmas right around the corner, it's time to whip out some of the best games with this functionality. It is the turn of the decade, after all, and why wouldn't you combine spending quality time with your family with your favorite hobby? Who knows, you might even change the mind of a gaming naysayer or two! Sky's the limit, really.
Our goal today is to show you four incredible local multiplayer games for Christmas gaming. In no particular order, we'll take you cooking, ball-slinging, decapitating your friends, and escaping out of prison. That sounds like a grand way of spending Christmas to us, and we think you will agree, too.
For those who wish to Cooperate
We'll go over the more peaceful options first. It is the Holiday season, after all, and we fully understand if decapitation isn't on the list of things to do to your aunts and uncles. You'll have to decide, though: is it cooking or escaping from prison that interests you most?
If you'd like to cook, we won't make things easy for you! It's Overcooked! 2'o clock, and you'll be hard-pressed to find a game more incredibly chaotic than this. A perfect match for those who coordinate well, this game gets really difficult really fast, but there's nothing quite like beating a level. We've spoken about this series beforehand, and just what a unique experience it is, and we feel it's one of the best options for the modern hot-seat gamer.
- Overcooked! 2 - 50% discount - £9.99
The Escapists 2 is a fair bit different. Tasking you with straight-up breaking out of a wide variety of prisons, dungeons, and facilities, Escapists 2 offers a gameplay experience that has not been reproduced elsewhere. All you need to do is join forces with your desired Holiday teammates, get thrown into prison, and then find a creative way for you to break out. Together, preferably, but we don't judge!
- The Escapists 2 - 74% discount - £5.25
These about cover what we've got for the cooperatively-minded players among us. If you're way more competitive than that, though, you're going to want to keep reading.
For those who wish to duke it out
Heads! Who doesn't enjoy lopping them off? We sure do, which is why we think Headsnatchers is the competitive hot-seat game to play this season! It's a delightfully weird experience that delivers a number of different game modes to decapitate your pals and family in. We're talking 25 unique levels, to begin with! That's a lot. Add over 100 unique unlockable heads and up to 4-player hot-seat feature and you've got a veritable party.
- Headsnatchers - 17% discount - £9.50
In keeping with the theme of 'offbeat but awesome', we've also got Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD. The title of the game does speak for itself. If you are slightly weirded-out, though, that's probably the desired effect anyway. This game tasks you with rolling your monkey downhill (not a euphemism, we swear) to complete over 100 twisty-turny levels in record time. Its main draw, however, is the selection of 10 awesome party games to play in local multiplayer.
- Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD - 20% discount - £20.09
Honestly, if ball-trapped monkeys rolling downhill at 60 km/h doesn't draw in a crowd, nothing ever will. That's our assessment, at least!
Any other Local Multiplayer Games for Christmas?
To wrap things up on a very high note, there's one more special hot-seat game that we cannot help but recommend. You've guessed it - it's Darksiders Genesis. This amazing offshoot of the original action-adventure franchise offers just the right combo of action and cooperation for a prospective pair of gamers. If you'd like to learn more about this awesome release, we've got just the article for you!
If you'd like a small Christmas present from us, perhaps the lovely 19% discount on Darksiders Genesis will do the trick. You can get the game via its official store page, if you're interested. Don't miss out on this deal while it's still up!
With luck, this article will have shown you a few high-profile hot-seat gaming options for this Holiday season. We hope you find it handy, and that these titles offer plenty of hours of fun in the coming days!
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