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'''Local play''' is a form of multiplayer which does not require any connections to a network or the Internet as it is hosted on one machine. Either all players are visible in one scene (usually 2D games) or the monitor is split into multiple screens (3D games). Players will often require additional input devices to join the game (e.g. a [[controller]]).
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'''Hot seat''' is a form of local multiplayer where the players alternate between each other. Everybody uses the same keyboard or [[controller]] at a time. It is mostly used in [[Glossary:Turn-based|turn-based]] games.
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'''Local play''' is a form of multiplayer which doesn't require any connections to a network or the internet. It is hosted on one machine and either all players are visible in one scene (usually 2D games) or the monitor is split into multiple screens (3D games). Players will often require additional input devices to join the game (e.g. [[Controller]]).
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It is possible for players to use an Internet connection to join each other in this mode. A generalist third-party tool like [https://parsec.app/ Parsec] can be used  to achieve this, while some games on the [[Store:Steam|Steam]] storefront have the '''Remote Play Together''' feature which does this natively.
  
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'''Hot-seat''' is a form of local multiplayer where the players alternate between each other. Everybody uses the same keyboard or [[controller]] at a time. It is mostly used in turn-based games.
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Two players work together in Valve's Portal 2 using the game's split-screen feature.
Two players work together in Valve's Portal 2 using the game's split-screen feature.

Description

Local play is a form of multiplayer which does not require any connections to a network or the Internet as it is hosted on one machine. Either all players are visible in one scene (usually 2D games) or the monitor is split into multiple screens (3D games). Players will often require additional input devices to join the game (e.g. a controller).

Hot seat is a form of local multiplayer where the players alternate between each other. Everybody uses the same keyboard or controller at a time. It is mostly used in turn-based games.

It is possible for players to use an Internet connection to join each other in this mode. A generalist third-party tool like Parsec can be used to achieve this, while some games on the Steam storefront have the Remote Play Together feature which does this natively.

List of local multiplayer games