Unrailed 2, I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that it supports 8 player local coop, but might be worth double checking before buying
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It definitely supports up to 8 players but I think it requires 8 mice, not controllers.
We had a lot of fun with this back in high school.
Duck Game has 8 player support on PC and is a great party game.
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Duck game is one of our favorites! Didn't realize you could have 8 players though, awesome!
Tabletop Simulator is always my go to for big group local co-op (I believe it supports up to 10 players.) Pico Park 2 might be more akin to what you're looking for.
You can also check co-op.gg and filter by storefront, #of players, local, online, etc to see what results they give you! Just double check the game's individual chart to make sure the local co-op limit.
That website is nice, much cleaner interface than cooptimus
That would be hotseat multiplayer right? Or can you do splitscreen with tabletop sim?
As a fallback, you could also have some hotseat games. Was recently thinking of HedgeWars again, which is basically open-source Worms Armageddon.
I'm pretty sure there's a specific Bomberman console release you can emulate with 8 players.
You could also emulate Smash Bros Ultimate, as it has 8 player support. Might be boring to just play a Switch game many people have though. Maybe look into mods for it?
And you can always use co-optimus to search for stuff. Just set At least 8 players, couch co-op in the filters: https://www.co-optimus.com/system/4/pc.html
Saturn Bomberman supports up to 12 players I believe.
- Towerfall 8-player
- Raining Blobs
- Some versions of Bomberman go up to 8 players
Came in here to recommend Towerfall. Played it with 6 people once - it’s a blast and scales well enough with high player counts.
I believe TMNT shredder's revenge goes up to 6, beat'em up style game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1361510/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles_Shredders_Revenge/
For 8 specifically I can only think of pico park 1 and 2
Pretty sure Clusterpuck '99 on Steam supports up to 8
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I think most of those only go to 4, some to 2.
I think Brawlhalla supports 8 players
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