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The Local

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2025

Should you play it?

A fast-paced movement game, loosely inspired by Surf and B-Hop. Featuring 5 gamemodes, multiplayer, and a large, playground-like world. Master the movement, and conquer the leaderboards.

What works

  • Free to play
  • Addictive and satisfying movement mechanics
  • High skill ceiling with rewarding progression
  • Engaging multiplayer and leaderboards
  • Great music and art style

Things to keep in mind

  • Steep learning curve for beginners
  • Limited map variety
  • Some movement mechanics (air strafing) differ from source games
  • Fall damage can be frustrating
  • Performance issues on some platforms

What to play next

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More violent

Games that feels like The Local but with more combat and destruction

  • Vampire Hunters

  • Reflex Arena

  • Splitgate

  • Roboquest

  • Warfork

  • Grapple Tournament

More expressive

Games that feels like The Local but with more self-expression and customization

  • MicroWorks

  • The Karters 2: Turbo Charged

  • ShootMania Storm

  • Sketchy's Contract

  • Kabounce

  • Redmatch 2

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Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
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How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

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The Local: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Story, Fantasy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Intimacy, Cooperation, Fellowship.

Last update: 21/08/2026