The Local

The Local

Steam Deck · unrated

Tobey Gronow · Parkour · Feb 27, 2025

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's free to play.

95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
508 player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 18 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Multiplayer: 16 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 10 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • No recurring complaint surfaced in 300 sampled reviews

Based on 508 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
100% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews0% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
If you love high-speed action and skill-based gameplay, this indie gem is a must-play!
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
It has a massive playground to practice in and a ton of content with single-player time trials, a chill Zen mode, and fun-sounding multiplayer modes like Infection.
16 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Running through SteamOS, it was buttery smooth and the vibrant, simple graphics really pop on that beautiful OLED screen.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
the game is incredibly good and fast paced, I adore the 90's look and the music/sound design is incredible. but to be honest the start of the game is rough. i did the tutorial but what i needed to do was pretty confusing. the indicator was on the top left of my screen and it was pretty small so for 5 min i was just grinding on rails oblivious to what i needed to do. but after playing with my friend for an hour i learnt the basics and got pretty average (i got "local" on the timed gamemode) but if i didn't have a friend with me tbh i would of dropped the game, but i didn't and now i'm having fun
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
however, the performance on the steam deck leaves a lot to be desired. on the "performance" mode after like 5-8 minutes the fps drops below 60, which for these types games is pretty much unplayable
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Gameplay18 reviews
Multiplayer16 reviews
Graphics10 reviews
Audio10 reviews
Performance6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain% still recommend

No recurring complaints surfaced in this sample.

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
95%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
12
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.