The CGF “2015” Collection

We do our research. Each title listed below is a game that we’ve played at one of our actual events in Chengdu in the year 2015, and certify as being a lot of fun in a multiplayer environment. In particular, we are looking for games multiplayer games which work in a social environment, with particular focus on games that feature:

Unique and distinctive art style and presentation
Dynamic gameplay that stands the test of time
Easy to follow on-screen action enjoyable for spectators
Elements which encourage you to yell at each other and at the screen, in a good way

We wrote a short description for each game and included a single image along with links to learn more. We encourage you to support the developers of these games and you can purchase all of the games below on Steam, our preferred platform for independent games. These games are listed in no particular order.

Regular Human Basketball

No giant mechanical death robots here, just regular human basketball… Shoot hoops with two giant mechanical death robots. Supports 10 players.

Regular Human Basketball

Knight Squad

Multiplayer arena combat reminiscent of Bomberman. 8 players slash opponents and collect crystals to win.

Knight Squad

Distance

Next-level racing which takes place in a Tron-like retro future universe. Four player split screen is lots of fun.

Distance

Demons with Shotguns

Demons and angels take to the mortal realm to fight for souls, armed only with shotguns. A fast-paced and frenetic arena combat game.

Demons with Shotguns

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

An unconventional multiplayer game where one player references a printed out manual while another defuses a bomb before it explodes. Crazy fun.

Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes

1001 Spikes

Indie platformer inspired by Indiana Jones, with a notoriously brutal difficulty. Don’t get impaled.

1001 Spikes

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Dogfight with opponents in space in this retro shooter inspired by Geometry Wars.

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The Next Penelope

A top-down futuristic racing game which reminds us of F-Zero with a wide array of weapons.

The Next Penelope

Super Slam Dunk Touchdown

A sports game for everyone, with elements of basketball, football, soccer, and ice hockey mixed together.

Super Slam Dunk Touchdown

Divekick

A parody of the fighting game genre, Divekick relies on kicking and diving. Simple, but different.

Divekick

Duck Game

Roast the other ducks in this multiplayer arena battler with mind-control rays and saxophones.

Duck Game

Blaze Rush

A top-down indie racer which pays homage to the 1993 classic SNES title Rock n’ Roll Racing.

Blaze Rush

Dungeon Defenders

Split-screen co-op action tower defense with deep customization and upgrades.

Dungeon Defenders

Super Mario War

An independent multiplayer arena battler where everyone plays as a retro Nintendo character. Hop on opponents to win.

Super Mario War

Dead Pixels

A side-scrolling 2D zombie game where you shoot your way through the zombie apocalypse with a friend in local co-op.

Dead Pixels

Rocket League

Vehicular soccer for four players: strap into a rocket car and guide a giant ball into the opposing goal.

Rocket League

Surgeon Simulator

Amateur surgery at its best! Try not to forget your watch inside the patient this time, doctor.

Surgeon Simulator

Dustforce

A janitorial action game where you race against other players to sweep up each stage.

Dustforce

Crawl

Advance through randomly generated dungeons while killing opponents and fighting to regain humanity.

Crawl

Particle Mace

Defend yourself from enemies in space by swinging around your massive particle mace.

Particle Mace

Worms Reloaded

The invertebrate artillery classic, reimagined in this 2010 remake. A true PC multiplayer classic.

Worms Reloaded

Goat Simulator

Featuring the latest in goat simulation technology, Goat Simulator is a multiplayer exploration game.

Goat Simulator

Hidden in Plain Sight

A steal action game where you blend in with a crowd of NPC characters to quietly eliminate foes.

Skyhook

4-player arena brawler where you take out opponents with a grappling hook. Play as a walking shark, too.

Skyhook

Jamestown

Jamestown is a neo-classical top-down shooter for up to 4 players, set on 17th-century British Colonial Mars.

Jamestown

Fist Puncher

An old-school side-scrolling beat-em-up made by Adult Swim. As many fists as that sentence has hyphens.

Fist Puncher

Pac-Man Battle Royale

4-player Pac-Man, exactly like you remember it with a single new caveat: the last player surviving wins.

Pac-Man Battle Royale

Jamsouls

A 4-player arena brawler designed and developed by a fellow CGF member.

Jamsouls

Clusterpuck

An 8-player retro sporty sports game where you cooperate with teammates to score goals.

Thief Town

Multiplayer-only stealth action set in a pixel-perfect rendition of the Wild West. Lurk in the crowd, emulate non-player characters, and backstab foes.

Thief Town

Mount Your Friends

A physics game for up to 4-players where you climb onto other players to achieve perfect balance. Filled with sexual innuendo. Not gay!

Mount Your Friends

Lethal League

A 2-player indie fighting game which combines combat with sports, Lethal League is a game we’ve been looking forward to playing for a long time.

Lethal League

Screen Cheat

A 4-player split screen shooter which harkens back to Goldeneye on the Nintendo 64: you can only play the game by peeking at other players’ screens.

Screen Cheat

Speedrunners

Race against opponents and against time itself in this running game, to disarm bombs randomly spread across an array of levels.

Speedrunners

Gang Beasts

A 4-player wrestling game with a particular focus on physics and comedy. Although this game hasn’t been officially released yet, it’s already shaping up to be a classic.

Gang Beasts

Sportsfriends

A multiplayer sports game that has players compete in a handful of fictional athletic events. This game is hilarious and has been a favorite of ours for a while now.

Sportsfriends

Super Mega Baseball

A 3D local-multiplayer game exclusive to the Playstation 4 that features what looks like fat midgets playing baseball. We haven’t played it before, but this should be good.

Super Mega Baseball

Towerfall: Ascension

A 4-player archery combat game. Navigate an arena and eliminate foes by targeting them with arrows which lend you different abilities. Fast and furious gameplay.

Towerfall: Ascension

Geometry Wars 3

A modern game made with the aesthetic and gameplay mechanics of old-school arcade shooters, Geometry Wars is one of the prettiest and most hectic multiplayer games we know of.

Geometry Wars 3

Starwhal

A 4-player competitive game where you control a space-faring Narwhal and fight against others. Tripped out visuals and hilarious combat are defining features in this game.

Starwhal

Nidhogg

One of our favorite multiplayer games, Nidhogg is a 2-player fencing game. The objective of the game is to obtain the “right of way” by fencing through or evading your opponent. Charmingly retro visuals combine with deep and satisfying strategic combat in this game.

Nidhogg

Broforce

Broforce is a 4-player side scrolling shooter game similar to Contra, with destructible environments. Play as Stallone, Schwarzenegger, Chuck Norris, Blade, or a dozen other bros as you dodge massive explosions to overcome bosses across dozens of stages. There are many American flags in this game.

Broforce

Samurai Gunn

A 4-player combat game where each player controls a gun and sword-toting samurai warrior. Twitchy gameplay and the retro aesthetic reminds us of Nidhogg.

Samurai Gunn

Super Puzzle Platformer

A combination of Tetris, with blocks falling, and a shooting game where you eliminate blocks in your lane to drop them on an opponent. Feels familiar and fresh at the same time.

Super Puzzle Platformer

Pixeljunk Shooter

A modern throwback to the vintage era of shooting games, Pixeljunk shooter is a 4-player co-operative game. Explore space, rescue trapped humans, and shoot your way through enemies.

Pixeljunk Shooter