Editing Multiplayer video game (section)

==Local multiplayer==
[[File:Limes1.jpg|thumb|left|Split-screen multiplayer in ''Limes & Napoleon'']]
For some games, "multiplayer" implies that players are playing on the same gaming system or network. This applies to all [[arcade game]]s, but also to a number of [[console game|console]], and [[personal computer game]]s too. Local multiplayer games played on a singular system sometimes use [[split screen (video games)|split screen]], so each player has an individual view of the action (important in first-person shooters and in [[racing video game]]s) Nearly all multiplayer modes on [[beat 'em up]] games have a single-system option, but racing games have started to abandon split-screen in favor of a multiple-system, multiplayer mode. Turn-based games such as chess also lend themselves to single system single screen and even to a single controller.
[[File:Lyon E-Sport 9 - Palais des sports de Lyon - LAN party (detail).jpg|thumb|right|A LAN party]]

Multiple types of games allow players to use local multiplayer. The term "local co-op" or "couch co-op" refers to local multiplayer games played in a cooperative manner on the same system; these may use split-screen or some other display method. Another option is [[Hotseat (multiplayer mode)|hot-seat games]]. Hot-seat games are typically turn-based games with only one controller or input set{{snd}}such as a single keyboard/mouse on the system. Players rotate using the input device to perform their turn such that each is taking a turn on the "hot-seat".

Not all local multiplayer games are played on the same console or personal computer. Some local multiplayer games are played over a LAN. This involves multiple devices using one local network to play together. Networked multiplayer games on LAN eliminate common problems faced when playing online such as [[lag (video games)|lag]] and anonymity. Games played on a LAN network are the focus of [[LAN party|LAN parties]]. While local co-op and LAN parties still take place, there has been a decrease in both due to an increasing number of players and games utilizing online multiplayer gaming.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-29|title=Why Couch Co-Op Games Are Dying Out|url=https://www.cbr.com/couch-co-op-video-games-dying-out/|access-date=2021-04-16|website=CBR|language=en-US}}</ref>