The Local

Feb 27, 2025
2+players

Parkour · Fast-Paced · FPS

A fast-paced movement game, loosely inspired by Surf and B-Hop. Featuring 5 gamemodes, multiplayer, and a large, playground-like world. Master the movement, and conquer the leaderboards.

95%Overwhelmingly positive520 Steam reviews

Who can play

Store

Split-screen is not confirmed.
Online on PC. How many can join is not confirmed.
Free to play.

SteamPrice on SteamPlay free

Free to play

How it plays

Is it good

95%

Overwhelmingly positive on Steam

of 520 reviewsRead on Steam (opens the store in a new tab)

Every way to play together

Steam lists online multiplayer for PC. Free to play. Player counts are not confirmed yet. 95% positive of 520 Steam reviews.

- PC
PCStore (how we check facts)
Same screen
Not listed
Same room, own screens
Not listed
Online
2+players, versus

Play modes here come from the Steam store listing, which does not give player counts. How we check facts

Quick facts

Developer: Tobey Gronow
Publisher: JINC
Platforms: PC
Released: Feb 27, 2025 on PC
Controllers: Partial controller support on PC
Languages: Text in 1 language

Answers

Updated October 27, 2026

Does The Local have couch co-op?: No same-screen play is confirmed. The Steam listing does not include it on PC. Online play is the way to play it together.
Do you need two copies of The Local?: No. It's free to play.
What platforms is The Local on?: PC.
Is The Local free?: Yes, it's free to play.

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