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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

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Shatter

  • Hover

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  • Hot Lava

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

Choose your own criteria ->

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Similarity map

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).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
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  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

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).

The Local: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Competition, Status, Fellowship, Domination. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Expression, Fantasy.

Last update: 03/08/2026