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The Local

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.

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Developer
Tobey Gronow
Publisher
JINC
Release
February 26, 2025
1 year and 157 days ago
Steam Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive508 reviews95.3%

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About the Game

Key Features

  • Mechanically rich and satisfying movement, loosely inspired by Surf and B-Hop
  • 5 gamemodes
  • Multiplayer
  • A large, playground-like world


  • Rail Grinding
  • Sliding, Wall Running and Climbing
  • Air Strafing and Bunny Hopping


  • Timed - 15+ time trials
  • Orders - Complete orders and go for the highscore
  • Zen - Relax and practice
  • ...and 2 multiplayer gamemodes


  • Capture - A capture the flag-esque gamemode
  • Infection - Infect, or avoid becoming infected
  • Timed and Zen are also supported
  • Proximity chat
  • Public server browser


  • Create levels for Timed, Capture, Infection, and Zen
  • Play by yourself, or online
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