Games Like Jousting in January

Multiplayer ‘couch game’ that can be played up to 4 players. The primary purpose is to defeat others by hitting a ball so that it collides with the target, inflicting damage in the process.

Why similar: PvP 17.3%, Arcade 17.2%, Top-Down 14.3%, 4 Player Local 14.2%, Action 14.1%

Last One Standing is a couch fighting game where you and your friends battle to death while new rules are added every round to maximize the chaos. Take your weapons and beat the friendship out of each other !

Why similar: PvP 28.1%, Arcade 22.6%, Action 18.6%, 4 Player Local 16.9%, Combat 8.5%

Three humans fight against a boss shadow in multiple rounds. Fight to destroy an orb to become the first boss. At the end of each round the human with the most hits on the boss becomes the boss next round. The player who banishes the most humans as the boss wins!

Why similar: PvP 29.5%, Arcade 17.2%, 4 Player Local 17%, Top-Down 15.3%, Local Multiplayer 10.4%

Help Wesley Smith to collect items, craft weapons and defeat his opponents in this frustratingly funny arcade game. Compete against the merciless bots or up to three friends in couch co-op mode to become the master blacksmith!

Why similar: 4 Player Local 22.3%, PvP 21.5%, Local Multiplayer 14.3%, Arcade 13.1%, Top-Down 12.3%

A vibrant and fun local multiplayer game for 2 to 8 players, where snakes grow by eating food and battle using game-changing power-ups. With two-player-per-gamepad controls and fast-paced action, it's the ultimate party game for friends!

Why similar: PvP 27.2%, 4 Player Local 24.9%, Local Multiplayer 19.9%, Arcade 13.5%, Action 7.9%

Immerse yourself in an action packed battle against your friends to be the last one standing on top of the plateau. Outmaneuver your opponents as your favorite hero, using its special abilities in your own unique way. Topple your foes while not losing your step in a game that's always on the edge.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 26.4%, Local Multiplayer 19.3%, PvP 17.8%, Top-Down 14.5%, Action 11%

Three characters, three missions, and plenty of chaos. Chase, escape, or sabotage the others in this wild competitive 2D action game.

Why similar: PvP 32%, Arcade 21.3%, Action 16.6%, Top-Down 13.1%, Combat 8.6%

Compete with your friends in this 3v1 asymmetrical party game. Team up as one of the piecelings or wreak havoc as the Mapster in an exciting race against time!

Why similar: PvP 37.1%, Arcade 20.5%, Action 11.3%, 3D 9.8%, 4 Player Local 9.6%

Sky Die is a 2D brawl that drops two-to-four players from tall heights, quickly approaching the bottom. Will you be the first to reach the finish line? Or will you succumb to traps scattered around the skies?

Why similar: 4 Player Local 26.2%, PvP 22.7%, Local Multiplayer 21%, Action 9.5%, Arcade 8.3%

A snake-style battle where your line steers itself around danger — no cheap deaths, just strategy. Outsmart your rivals in 4-player battles with lasers, bombs, and warps. Rollback netcode, ranked online, and local multiplayer.

Why similar: Arcade 21.1%, PvP 18.6%, Top-Down 17.7%, Action 17%, 4 Player Local 13.5%

Show who is the biggest black hole in the town!

Why similar: PvP 23.6%, Arcade 17%, Local Multiplayer 16.9%, 4 Player Local 14%, Top-Down 13.3%

Bounce, blast, and out-magic your friends! Control a bubble-riding wizzo in this chaotic 4-player top-down arena shooter. Combine spells on the fly, unleash high-knockback combos, and launch your rivals off the map in fast-paced couch and online battles.

Why similar: PvP 22.3%, 4 Player Local 19.7%, Arcade 12.9%, Top-Down 12.8%, Local Multiplayer 10.4%

Cute hamsters, explosive rivalries! Play solo against CPU opponents or challenge friends locally and online. Stash bombs in your cheeks, burrow out of trouble and turn each festival arena's hazards against your rivals.

Why similar: PvP 33.9%, Arcade 18.6%, Top-Down 12.1%, Action 9.9%, 4 Player Local 9.1%

Grab your bricks, get building, and race to the finish line before your rivals even lay their first stone. Want to slow the competition down? No problem! Trip them up and zoom ahead to claim first place!

Why similar: 4 Player Local 24.4%, PvP 23.8%, Top-Down 13.2%, Arcade 12.5%, Action 10.4%

Play as one of 4 trigger happy animals, in a primal duel for honor and glory! Bring your friends locally, or duke it out on Steam Remote Play! 2 to 4 Players can shoot, dash and bump their way to quick victory! You'll need speed, reflexes and viciousness to be KING of COSMO CLASH!

Why similar: 4 Player Local 27.1%, PvP 26.4%, Arcade 15.5%, Combat 9.6%, Top-Down 8.7%

Guilds n Glory is a cute medieval-inspired arcade-style hack-and-slash multiplayer mayhem that lets you command an entire army instead of a single character, and the only thing more satisfying than a crushing victory is seeing your enemies join your army - no one truly dies, they just switch sides!

Why similar: PvP 23.3%, 4 Player Local 14.2%, Arcade 14.1%, Top-Down 12.3%, Medieval 10.3%

Conquer territory solo or beat your friends in multiplayer mode with up to 4 players!

Why similar: Arcade 20.3%, Local Multiplayer 19.1%, PvP 16.3%, Top-Down 15.3%, 4 Player Local 11.6%

In this party combat game, up to 4 players battle it out. Assert your supremacy as the last survivor and claim victory! Traps, alliances, betrayals - anything goes to survive in the arena.

Why similar: PvP 20.4%, Local Multiplayer 14.2%, 4 Player Local 12.5%, Top-Down 12.1%, Arcade 11.3%

A minimal-input fighting game to determine who is the greatest Axecutioner of them all! Your huge, unwieldy axe ensures that each of your attacks are slow yet powerful, meaning you need to think and strategize before your next attack to claim victory over your opponent!

Why similar: PvP 27.5%, Arcade 17.6%, Local Multiplayer 14.7%, Medieval 14.6%, Action 9%

Fly, shoot, and even nuke your friends in Paper Planes! This 2D arcade style shooter is played with up to four players, control a plane or maybe even a wizard all while trying to eliminate each other from out of the sky. Come fly with your friends and crown yourself the victor.

Why similar: PvP 48.6%, Arcade 17%, Action 11.7%, Local Multiplayer 10%, 4 Player Local 7.9%

Roll the dice, swing the sword and let the magic talk!

Why similar: PvP 34.7%, 4 Player Local 28.1%, Arcade 18.7%, Medieval 12.1%, Local Multiplayer 6.4%

Enter the arena and clash for glory in this fast-paced fantasy multiplayer experience for the NES or PC. Play with up to 6 players

Why similar: PvP 34.8%, Arcade 20.1%, 4 Player Local 16.2%, Action 13.8%, Local Multiplayer 9.5%

GET RAMMED is a multiplayer party game with up to 8 players where you play as chaotic goats trying to RAM each other off the stage! Challenge each other with a playful mix of unique maps, power-ups and unexpected events!

Why similar: PvP 28.2%, Arcade 18.9%, Local Multiplayer 13.2%, Top-Down 10%, Action 8.6%

Clash for Crust is a 2-4 Player local multiplayer party brawler. Customize and take control of a Crazy Gull and fight using your Seagull Attacks and Power-Ups to grab the Golden Crust and to battle for the honor of becoming Top Gull.

Why similar: PvP 27.4%, 4 Player Local 26.1%, Arcade 16.3%, Top-Down 13%, 3D 7.8%

Splat Splat is a upgrade based top-down shooter game! Battle across arenas, collect coins & become stronger! Splat your friend until they can't splat no more!

Why similar: PvP 33.3%, Local Multiplayer 23.2%, Action 9.9%, 3D 9.7%, Top-Down 9.1%

A chaotic physics-based local multiplayer PvP game where players become speeding balls, dash into each other head-on, and ruthlessly crush their opponents’ balls. Survive successive rounds which escalate as players select upgrades, and become the last ball unbusted.

Why similar: PvP 27.9%, Arcade 16.3%, 4 Player Local 15.3%, Top-Down 13.2%, Local Multiplayer 9.6%

An 8-player party game about pushing your friends into traps so you can steal their treasures! Dodge spikes, grab coins and become the richest tomb robber!

Why similar: 4 Player Local 25.8%, PvP 24.3%, Local Multiplayer 17.6%, Top-Down 10.7%, Multiplayer 8.2%

It's time for a carnival game classic: goldfish scooping! Scoop as many as you can and become a master!

Why similar: PvP 27%, 4 Player Local 18.6%, Arcade 18%, Local Multiplayer 12%, Action 10.8%

Project S.E.N.S.E is asynchronous multiplayer game where you either play a mutant, robbed of all it's senses or a special force hunter, tasked to bring it back.

Why similar: PvP 23.1%, Action 16.7%, Arcade 13.4%, Top-Down 12.2%, Combat 11.2%

Balls Armed is a fast-paced, physics-based multiplayer action game made for blowing off steam. Round up your friends, roll into battle, and enjoy pure, chaotic fun — no grind, no pressure, just mayhem.

Why similar: PvP 28.2%, 4 Player Local 17.6%, Arcade 12%, Action 11.9%, Multiplayer 10%

A Couch/Online medieval fantasy fighting game where players must battle it out in multiple rounds of wacky physics-based swordplay, with the losers of each round getting a selection of random upgrades to turn the tides in their favor.

Why similar: PvP 25.8%, 4 Player Local 23.2%, Local Multiplayer 17.1%, Medieval 13.6%, Top-Down 8.7%

Cosmotrons is a cosmic battleground where skill and strategy collide. Choose your ship and customize its weaponry, engage in epic dogfights, navigate treacherous environments and outmaneuver your opponents in intense, fast-paced multiplayer battles. Are you ready to become a true space ace?

Why similar: PvP 23.9%, 4 Player Local 18.9%, Top-Down 13.5%, Local Multiplayer 12.8%, Arcade 10.7%

Kosmo Skirmish is a multiplayer space combat game. From 2 to 8 players, take on your friends on the various destructible planets. Choose the right combination of weapons and tools to win the game.

Why similar: PvP 29.3%, 4 Player Local 21.5%, Arcade 15.8%, Local Multiplayer 14.3%, Action 8.5%

GigaTurtles is a top-down, one-hit-kill, turtle v. turtle party game with stacking upgrades. Bask in glory when you win. Stack upgrades when you lose. Clone yourself, gain lasers, shoot through walls, cheat - do whatever it takes to become the GigaTurtle.

Why similar: PvP 29.1%, Arcade 14%, Local Multiplayer 13.1%, Top-Down 12.8%, Multiplayer 9.1%

Flick! Hit! Push them off!The ultimate Eraser Battle expands across time and space!Enjoy it to the fullest, whether you're playing solo or with everyone!

Why similar: 4 Player Local 22.8%, PvP 20.2%, Action 17.6%, Local Multiplayer 16%, Arcade 10.7%

Are you ready?! Make some noise (and some enemies) in this action-packed party shooter for 4! Utilize your unique energy shots, power-up your attacks with an array of pick-ups, and get set to take down the competition!!

Why similar: 4 Player Local 30.7%, PvP 26%, Top-Down 16.9%, Arcade 9.6%, Action 9.2%

The best Snake game ever made. A chaotic, unforgettable, laugh-out-loud 4-player couch battle. An intense test of your arcade gaming skills. Snake Party Extreme is all of these...and so, so much more!

Why similar: PvP 25.6%, 4 Player Local 19.6%, Local Multiplayer 15.5%, Arcade 15.4%, Top-Down 11.5%

Grappling Hook Ball Tournament is a shooting game, players against players. Play with friends, up to 8 players. Welcome to the arena!

Why similar: PvP 32.5%, Action 16.2%, 4 Player Local 14.8%, Arcade 13.2%, Local Multiplayer 11.7%

High score hopper. Steer through the air to land on shrinking, moving, and breaking platforms. Climb as far as you can before you miss and fall.

Why similar: Arcade 24.1%, Action 20.3%, PvP 18.4%, 4 Player Local 14.4%, 3D 11.4%

Stereo-Mix! is a fierce competition between music genres to get on the playlist of famous AI DJs. If you want to become famous, win the match by radiating more musical energy than your opponent!

Why similar: PvP 54.2%, Action 21.4%, 3D 14.7%, Multiplayer 9.7%

Bloodstone is a top-down one-hit-kill multiplayer brawler where you kill and collect your way to victory. Choose your fighter - do you want to be a cyborg ninja, or an acid-spitting alien, or maybe a regular barnyard chicken? Upgrade your character as the match progresses, become OP and get riiiich!

Why similar: PvP 27.5%, Arcade 16.4%, 4 Player Local 15.4%, Top-Down 14.8%, Local Multiplayer 9.1%

The cleaning robots have gone rogue! Up to 4-players compete in local-multiplayer to make the most mess! Utilize your environment and power-ups to overwhelm your opponents with untidiness. It's about to get messy..

Why similar: PvP 31.2%, Arcade 18.8%, Top-Down 16.6%, 4 Player Local 15.9%, Action 8.2%

Bumper Boss is a 4 player local multiplayer party game. Bump or race your way to the top and show everyone else who the boss is!

Why similar: PvP 41%, Arcade 23.7%, Action 13.3%, Local Multiplayer 12.2%, 3D 9.8%

Weird Hat Fight is a party game where you use magical hats to fight your friends to the death.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 24.7%, PvP 20.9%, Local Multiplayer 16.7%, Top-Down 10.1%, Action 7.1%

Survive in a maze and eliminate your opponents with bombs, shurikens and melee weapons in this 2D fast action game.

Why similar: Arcade 21.6%, PvP 20.1%, Action 18%, Top-Down 14.2%, 4 Player Local 10.3%

Battle up to 4 of your friends in this local play brawler to become the ultimate bomb testing robot. It's an explosive game of keep away!

Why similar: PvP 34.9%, 4 Player Local 30.8%, Action 14.3%, Arcade 13.6%, 3D 6.4%

Thirsty Princess is a fast-paced, top-down party game for 2–4 local players where you and your friends compete to drink beer with an impatient and unreasonable princess. Get drunk and slowly lose control while you brawl, steal from and sabotage your friends to win the favour of your princess.

Why similar: PvP 33.6%, Local Multiplayer 24.7%, Medieval 14.7%, Action 13.1%, Arcade 9.8%

It's goldfish scooping like you've never seen it before! Scoop up crazy goldfish one after another!

Why similar: PvP 22.9%, Arcade 21.4%, Action 17.1%, 4 Player Local 15.4%, 3D 9.3%

Fight alongside your past in a fast paced multiplayer arena! Every round adds your previous actions back into the battle, turning simple fights between four unique characters into ever growing temporal chaos.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 28.7%, PvP 22.8%, Arcade 13.2%, Top-Down 9.6%, Action 7.6%

Dashpong is a high energy arcade local multiplayer game where you dash all around the maps at full speed. Create paddles to defend your goal and shoot the ball at your opponent to score. Enjoy the game up to 4 players in local multiplayer.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 27.2%, PvP 26.1%, Arcade 17.7%, Local Multiplayer 17.5%, Top-Down 11.4%

Bomber Games is a fun arcade game for up to 8 players. Do you like to EXPLODE your friends, laugh together in a couch? Battle in arenas and explode them in this bomberman-inspired game with unseen bomb types and original abilities. Want more? Create and share your own levels. BOOM!

Why similar: PvP 26.5%, 4 Player Local 24.6%, Local Multiplayer 16.6%, Arcade 11.9%, Top-Down 6.9%

Tank Mayhem is an intense local multiplayer tank shooter with many unique power-ups and game modes. With a 3D environment and real-time lighting, this game aims to add a modern twist to classic 2D tank shooters. Have fun blasting your friends and trying out all of the exciting weapons :)

Why similar: PvP 27.5%, Local Multiplayer 18.2%, Arcade 16.6%, Top-Down 13%, 3D 7.7%

Rush to the bucket, dip into the paint, hook onto the ceiling, and smear your colorful body all over the walls... Oh, and you're a cute dormouse. Paint fast, grab bonuses, and become the top dormouse among your friends in D.I.P.: Dormouse Is Painting, a chaotic local party game for up to 4 players.

Why similar: PvP 27.7%, Local Multiplayer 22.3%, Arcade 19.5%, Action 10.2%, Combat 7%

A retro maze shooting game with a weird and wacky menagerie of enemies.

Why similar: Arcade 23.6%, 4 Player Local 21.7%, Action 16.1%, Top-Down 12.5%, PvP 10.7%

There’s only one beach and you are a disgruntled, selfish penguin. Dash, stomp and slap your way to vacation victory in this colorful and chaotic multiplayer brawler.

Why similar: PvP 26.2%, 4 Player Local 24.7%, Local Multiplayer 14.4%, Arcade 13.3%, 3D 7.8%

Who said pigs are peaceful? In Psyco Pig, forget mud and food—it’s all about bombs! Throw explosives, set traps, and cause farmyard mayhem. Play solo or challenge friends in wild local multiplayer battles. Explosions everywhere! Get ready to oink with chaos!

Why similar: Arcade 26%, PvP 20.4%, Top-Down 16.9%, 3D 12.1%, Local Multiplayer 10.1%

Triumph over friends in this chaotic arcade battle royale game for up to 8 players. Jump online, grab a sword, load your bazooka, and be the last knight standing in this free-to-play version of Knight Squad 2.

Why similar: PvP 26.1%, Arcade 22.4%, Medieval 19.3%, Top-Down 13.5%, Action 9.7%

Pack your bags and grab your passport! You and your friends are going on a tasty trip around the world filled with chaos and laughter! Your favorite food characters are back in an even more epic and fun competition (now with a DASH action!)

Why similar: PvP 39.7%, Local Multiplayer 23.1%, Arcade 18.7%, Action 13.2%, Multiplayer 5.3%

Bomberman is back and stronger than ever! The 8 Bomberman heroes journey to space to face the Evil Emperor Buggler! Classic Battle Mode is back! Challenge players around the world in online battles!

Why similar: Action 32.2%, Local Multiplayer 19.2%, Arcade 17.5%, 4 Player Local 17.2%, Multiplayer 13.9%

Draw your spells. Command the elements. DRAWCERY is an online PvP spell-summoning game with unique, draw-to-cast combat. Sketch elemental symbols in the heat of battle to unleash real-time magic and outplay your rivals like a true wizard.

Why similar: PvP 39.3%, Action 15.3%, Combat 12.3%, Arcade 10.7%, Multiplayer 8%