If you have a friend and two controllers handy, please check out our game!

The ball is the Earth, but you're also on the Earth... don't think about it too hard. If you spin the ball, you spin the world. If you set the ball on fire, you set the world on fire. Destroy the Earth with your color of flames to win!

Link to LD page: https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/apocalypse-world-cup

Please let us know what you think, or if there's anything we should add. We've almost finished adding 3-4 player support and character customization, so hopefully we'll get a post-jam version up soon!

I love couch multiplayer games. Their shrinking popularity in mainstream gaming sucks imo, so it's always great to see them here in Ludum Dare.

Unfortunately, a lot of us who judge and rate Ludum Dare games do so on our own, so it can be hard to get good love and feedback for local multiplayer games. So I've compiled a list of some of the local multiplayer games I've found so far in LD38 (including the game my team made :grin:).

To anyone who has a friend handy (and hopefully a couple controllers) -- please check out some of the couch multiplayer games in LD38! Also, to anyone else who made a local multiplayer game, please leave it in the comments, and I'll add it to the post.

Ours

Apocalypse World Cup

2 player sports game where the ball is the Earth, but you’re also on the Earth… don’t think about it too hard. If you spin the ball, you spin the world. If you set the ball on fire, you set the world on fire. Destroy the Earth with your color of flames to win!

by Issac (me :smile:) (@issac), Jay (@jay), Neil Hanson (@neil-hanson), mbrajk (@mbrajk), and perfexxiion (@perfexxiion)

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/apocalypse-world-cup

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My Favorite

Raven Delivery Service

2 player co-op game in which two twin witches inhabit a small floating island in the sky. From this small world, they contract the raven clan to deliver various magical items to their customers on the surface.

by DDRKirbyISQ (@ddrkirbyisq), IBYuMe (@ibyume), Xellaya (@xellaya), and Vincent Castelli (@vincent-castelli)

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/raven-delivery-service

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A Bunch More

Small World Fighters

2-4 player 2D multiplayer shooter/brawler game where the players fight for control of a small planet. There are two modes - Control and Battle.

by noddingTortoise (@noddingtortoise)

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/small-world-fighters

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Ain't Big Enough

2 player game played on a small planet, where two sheriffs fight to the death. There are lots of power-ups and the bullets curve around the world.

by gustavo.christino (@gustavo-christino), Pedro Henrique Cesar (@pedro-henrique-cesar), Samuel_Cirqueira (@samuel-cirqueira), Gugs (@gugs), matheuscampos2910 (@matheuscampos2910), and arlamjr (@arlamjr)

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/aint-big-enough-1

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High Noon Robots

2 player game played on a small planet, where two robo-sheriffs fight in a crazy and frenetic deathmatch. You can shoot your enemy, but be careful: if you miss it, you’ll have to pay attention to your own bullet… it’s a small planet, so watch your back!

by Dark_Power (@dark-power), Volo92 (@volo92), Nurbed (@nurbed), johnnyupset (@johnnyupset), Boriky (@boriky), Toccio94 (@toccio94), RoxXx88 (@roxxx88), refax (@refax), Yagalos (@yagalos), vergat (@vergat), baldo91 (@baldo91), and fama88 (@fama88)

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/highnoon-robots

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From robots with love

2-4 player asymmetric party game where the players fight for the control of a snow globe. The player who has the snow globe controls the game world.

by Scarounet (@scarounet), ZeAntwan (@zeantwan), Guillaume Voisinet (@guillaume-voisinet), jutruc (@jutruc), and Anize (@anize)

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/from-robots-with-love

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Space Brawls

2 player game where you use orbital physics to try to shoot down each others' space stations.

by jcsirron (@jcsirron), and btrotter101 (@btrotter101)

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/space-brawls

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The Land We Must Take (La Terre qu'il nous faut conquérir)

2-4 player turn-based strategy game where you try to build the biggest empire on a tiny world.

by kavehes (@kavehes)

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/the-land-we-must-take-la-terre-quil-nous-faut-conquerir

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Not Enough Space

Up-to-4 player game where you try to knock your opponents off into space with bombs!

by mactinite (@mactinite), DanteEXE (@danteexe), alexispoquiz (@alexispoquiz), PandaChan (@pandachan), and SleepyShaman (@sleepyshaman)

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/not-enough-space

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Murder Mitosis

Up-to-4 player chaotic arena ~~death~~ dish match game in which you play as nano bots, competing to control deadly (but also weirdly cute) microscopic creatures, in a small world that gets more and more crowded as you fight.

by ArcticMattekar (@arcticmattekar), and forscience (@for-science)

https://ldjam.com/events/ludum-dare/38/murder-mitosis

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Feeling good about the progress so far :slight_smile: