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Top 5 PC Local Co-Op Games To PLAY In 2026
From split-screen thrillers to cozy platformers and LEGO-filled galaxies, here are the top 5 local co-op games on PC you absolutely need to play with a friend in 2026.
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Top 5 PC Local Co-Op Games To PLAY In 2026
From split-screen thrillers to cozy platformers and LEGO-filled galaxies, here are the top 5 local co-op games on PC you absolutely need to play with a friend in 2026.
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Outer Worlds 2 Review — A Wild Sequel That’s Better but Not Quite Starbound
Outer Worlds 2 expands on the first game's RPG systems, humor and world-building, delivering a fun sci-fi adventure that’s more ambitious and polished in many ways — even if it doesn’t fully eclipse its predecessor.
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RV There Yet? Review — Smoke, Roll and Drive into Chaos with Your Mates
RV There Yet? turns a rickety RV, a busted physics engine and four pals into one wild, hilarious co-op disaster zone. Equal parts cooperation, chaos and cigarette breaks — and absolutely worth the ride for groups of friends.
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Escape From Duckov Review — Quack, Loot, Survive: The Duckoverdose You Didn’t Know You Needed
Escape From Duckov turns the brutal extraction-shooter formula into a duck-themed solo adventure — quirky, brutal when it counts, and ridiculously fun. A 9/10 for fans of risk, loot and feathered mayhem.