ROUNDS

Fight your opponent in a hectic duel. With each death you get new abilities.

In “ROUNDS” you control a ball-shaped character and face your opponent in a fierce battle that lasts several rounds. In each round you have to kill your opponent twice. To do this, you are initially equiped with a small pistol that can fire three shots in a row. However, it doesn’t stop there: At the beginning, you can choose one out of five randomly drawn cards, each of them with a different bonus. Among them are improved defensive abilities, temporary healing or explosive projectiles.

After each death, you get to choose another card. Besides strong abilites, these can also have disadvantages, such as lower damage or increased reload time. The effects of the cards remain active until the end, which can result in interesting combinations. You need to shoot accurately, block effectively and dodge skillfully, if you want to survive long enough to emerge victorious. By the way, the environments are also randomly generated, and most platforms can be destroyed.

If you like intense duels, you definitely have to check out "ROUNDS". When we tried it out for the first time, it kept us busy for 100 minutes straight away. “Just one more round”.

Why you should play it:

  • You get stronger with every death: It’s a clever concept and quite motivating.
  • The destructible environments and crazy combos make for a lot of fun.

Last edited: 21.02.2024

Supported Platforms

  • Windows (Steam)

This game may be available on other platforms. Please check out the official website for “ROUNDS”, if your preferred platform isn’t listed. Your Linux distribution may support this game through Steam Play.

Supported Input Devices

  • Regular Gamepad
  • Keyboard (PC)

Most couch co-op games require one gamepad per player (DualShock 4, DualSense, Nintendo Switch Pro Controller etc.), but sometimes you can share gamepads (PS5, XBOX Series X/S), use a single Joy Con (Switch) or let at least one person utilize a keyboard (PC). Please note: We can’t guarantee that your specific setup works with “ROUNDS”.

Multiplayer Options

  • Local Multiplayer (Couch Co-Op)
  • Online Multiplayer
  • Remote Play Together on Steam

Remote Play Together (Steam) allows you to share local multiplayer games with friends over the internet. Only the host needs to own the game. The service is free.

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About us

Great couch co-op games are hard to find? Not anymore!

We love couch co-op games. Nothing beats the joy of sitting in the same room, playing some fun games and experiencing the reactions of your friends firsthand. Sure, online multiplayer modes can be fun, too, but couch co-op has always been the best type of multiplayer games for us.

If you are like us, you play local multiplayer games on a regular basis, either with your kids or your friends. Every platform has some couch co-op classics, like “Mario Kart 8 Deluxe” and “Super Mario Party” on Nintendo Switch or “Sackboy: A Big Adventure” on PS5. While these couch co-op games can be played over and over again, you may want to try something new from time to time. So, where do you find interesting, new titles? Sometimes you get great recommendations from friends, but most of the time you need to do your own research.

Most game stores like Steam, PlayStation/Microsoft Store or Nintendo eShop offer categories for local multiplayer games. However, they either feature just a handful of new games or list thousands of entries. Websites for couch co-op games do exist, but they try to list them all, even the not-so-good ones. Gaming related blogs and magazines write about couch co-op games from time to time, but it’s not their main subject. You probably don’t want to search on the internet for hours and hunt for hidden gems. You want to find great, new games without the hassle. That’s why we’ve came up with the idea for Couch Co-Op Favorites.

We put together lists of handpicked couch co-op games, filterable by platform, player count and relevant features. On this website you can quickly find new games which have been tested by people like you. Save time researching, spend more time with friends and family.

We love couch co-op games

We’re a group of friends from Northern Germany with a deep passion for couch co-op games, born out of way too much research during our student days. We don’t know every title out there, but we certainly know a lot of excellent games for different platforms and audiences. We play regularly, but we still identify as casual gamers. We believe that not every gaming related site needs to look like it has been made for stereotypical gamers. That’s why we’ve decided to make this site look friendly and approachable.

Our mission is simple: bring joy to people looking for great couch co-op games and support indie developers along the way.

We personally test every game

All games listed here are handpicked by us. We’re not paid by developers to feature their games. Developers may send us their games for free, but this doesn’t influence our opinon about these games. If we list a game, we genuinely like it. It’s that simple. No ads, no affiliate links, just good games.

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If you’re working on a couch co-op game, feel free to send us a short email with a link to your press kit and a few codes. To be able to test a game properly, we use multiple platforms (PC and at least one console, if possible). Currently, we prefer to test on Steam (Windows/Ubuntu) and on Nintendo Switch (EU/Germany). Please understand that we cannot publish a review for every game. As our time is limited, we are unable to test any betas or games in “Early Access”. Additionally, we priotize games which are available on multiple platforms (not Steam only).

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