Here’s a list of Local LAN playable games for PC.
All either have Local Multiplayer ie same PC (LOC) or LAN play (LAN)
If they have the option of a LAN dedicated server (DS), either on Linux or Windows.
(Dedicated servers are classed as servers that can be left running 24/7 on a third party PC, not a local dedicated executable that you typically run on the same PC as a playing client)
Most of these games will work in Windows 10, but some of the older games will need additional patches, software mods or registry hacks to work on modern machines.
8-Bit Armies (LAN)
8-Bit Hordes (LAN)
8-Bit Invasion (LAN)
Age of Empires (LAN)
Age of Empires II (LAN)
Age of Empires III (LAN)
Alpha Centurai (LAN)
Anno 1404 Venice (LAN)
Anno 1602 (LAN)
Anno 1503 (LAN)
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May Require Registry Fix to Enable LAN Gameplay.
Anno 1701 (LAN)
Anno 1701 The Sunken Dragon (LAN)
Arma Armed Assault (LAN)
Arma II (LAN)
Arma 3 (LAN)
Armagetron (LAN / DS)
Artemis Spaceship Bridge Simulator (LAN)
Atomic Bomberman (LAN)
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You will need to install IPXWrapper.
Battlefield 1942 (LAN)
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You will need the 1.61 retail patch if you are using Windows 10.
Battlefield 2 (LAN / DS)
Battlefield Bad Company 2 (LAN)
Bioshock 2 (LAN)
BlazeRush (LAN)
Blur (LAN)
Borderlands 2 (LAN)
BroForce (LOC)
Brink (LAN)
Brothers In Arms Earned in Blood (LAN)
Brothers In Arms Hell’s Highway (LAN)
Brothers In Arms Road To Hill 30 (LAN)
Call of Duty (2003) (LAN)
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For widescreen monitors you can edit config.cfg and config_mp.cfg in the MAIN directory to set custom FOV and resolutions.
Set seta r_mode to seta r_mode -1 to enable custom resolution.
Set seta r_customheight and seta r_customwidth to the resolution you want.
Set seta r_customaspect to the aspect ratio (e.g. 1.6 for 16:10 1.7 for 16:9). Divide the resolution’s width by height to calculate aspect ratio decimal.
Change seta cg_fov “XX” to the FOV you want.
Due to Windows 10 and SAFEDISC problems you ideally need both the single player v1.3 NOCD/FIX and the multiplayer 1.5 LAN fix
Call of Duty 2 (LAN)
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The Multiplayer EXE file may crash if nothing is plugged into your MIC port. Plug in headphones or a MIC, the multiplayer game will then take upto 30 seconds to actually load. This is probably because of the original game trying locate a teamspeak / voice server.
Carmageddon 2 Apocolypse Now (LAN)
Carmageddon MAX Damage (LAN)
Civilization III (LAN)
Colin McRae Rally 2 (LAN)
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To play in high resolutions and fix many other things install the SilentPatch by CookiePLMOnster
Colin McRae Rally 2005 (LAN)
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Run the game in XP Compatability Mode & then create a shortcut to the games EXE, add the following switch / options to the games EXE file “novideo widescreendisplay forceht shortcut options”
Colin McRae DiRT (2007) (LAN)
Command & Conquer (LAN)
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Download and install the CnCNet updates / patches, they add new resolutions and allow LAN and online gameplay
Command & Conquer Gold (LAN)
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Download and install the CnCNet updates / patches, they add new resolutions and allow LAN and online gameplay
Command & Conquer Tiberian Sun (LAN)
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Download and install the CnCNet updates / patches, they add new resolutions and allow LAN and online gameplay
Command & Conquer: Generals (LAN)
Command & Conquer: Generals Zero Hour (LAN)
Command & Conquer: Red Alert (LAN)
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Download and install the CnCNet updates / patches, they add new resolutions and allow LAN and online gameplay
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 & Yuri (LAN)
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Download and install the CnCNet updates / patches, they add new resolutions and allow LAN and online gameplay
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 (LAN)
Command & Conquer 3 (LAN)
Command & Conquer 3: Kanes Wrath (LAN)
Commandos: Behind Enemy Lines (LAN)
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If you want to play on a widescreen monitor or play in a high resolution, you should install the widescreen patch
Commandos: Beyond The Call Of Duty (LAN)
Commandos 2 (LAN)
Commandos 3 (LAN)
Counterstrike Global Offensive (LAN / DS)
Counterstrike Source (LAN / DS)
Crysis Wars (LAN)
Descent (LAN)
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To get the game running smoothly and multiplayer working on modern PC’s you should install the DXX-Rebirth Patch
Descent II (LAN)
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To get the game running smoothly and multiplayer working on modern PC’s you should install the DXX-Rebirth Patch
Descent 3 (LAN)
Doom (LAN)
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It will be much easier to setup and configure Multiplayer games by downloading and installing GZDoom and ZDL
Doom II (LAN)
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It will be much easier to setup and configure Multiplayer games by downloading and installing GZDoom and ZDL
Dynablaster Revenge (LAN / DS)
Fallout Tactics (LAN)
Far Cry (LAN)
Far Cry 2 (LAN)
Gauntlet Slayer (LOC)
Grid Race Driver (LAN)
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If you are using an i7 CPU you will need to rename workerMap8Core.xml to something else. (it is in the games System Directory) Then, rename workerMap4Core.xml to workerMap8Core.xml.
GRIP Combat Racing
GTA (LAN)
GTA 2 (LAN)
H.A.W.X (LAN)
Half Life (LAN)
Half Life Source (LAN / DS)
Half Life 2 Deathmatch (LAN / DS)
Halo 2 (LAN)
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You will need to install the Cartographer patch and register an account to play LAN.
Halo Combat Evolved (LAN)
Heretic (LAN)
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It will be much easier to setup and configure Multiplayer games by downloading and installing GZDoom and ZDL
Hexen (LAN)
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It will be much easier to setup and configure Multiplayer games by downloading and installing GZDoom and ZDL
I.G.I 2 Covert Strike (LAN)
Insurgency (LAN / DS)
Killing Floor (LAN / DS)
Killing Floor 2 (LAN / DS)
Kingpin Life of Crime (LAN)
Lead and Gold (LAN) (DS)
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You will need to have a dedicated Windows or Linux Server running to play Multiplayer.
Medal Of Honor: Allied Assault (LAN)
Minecraft (LAN / DS)
Monday Night Combat (LAN)
Moto Racer 2 (LAN)
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If you are using the GoG version of the game you need to launch it and tick “Manual Settings”
then type: -LimitFrameRate60 -KeepAvailableVram-800000000
Moto Racer 3 (LAN)
Need For Speed III Hot Pursuit (LAN)
Need For Speed Most Wanted (LAN)
Need For Speed Porsche Unleashed (LAN)
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This one needs a lot of work!
You will need to download and install dgVooDoo2
Run the setup and set the DirectX video card to dgVoodoo Virtual 3D Accelerated
Set VRAM of that card to 64MB
Choose OK, then copy all files in the dgVoodoo /MS directory to your games root directory (DDraw.dll, D3Dlmm.dll & D3D8.dll)
Next, download and extract NFS5-Essentials, extract the contents into the game directory.
you should now be able to run the game and use Peer to Peer to play over LAN!
Need For Speed ProStreet (LAN)
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The game requires the 1.1 LAN Patch. After that is installed you need to start the dedicated LAN server which is located in the games ONLINE folder.
Need For Speed Shift (LAN)
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The game requires the 1.2 official Patch. After that is installed you then need to install the unnoficial 1.5 community patch
Nuclear Dawn (LAN / DS)
OpenRA (Open Source Red Alert 2) (LAN)
OpenTTD (Open Source Transport Tycoon) (LAN) (DS)
OutRun 2006 Coast 2 Coast (LAN)
Painkiller Black Edition (LAN)
Portal 2 (LAN)
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Multiplayer needs the developer console activating from the game options, you then have to manually start the game form the console.
The host & client both type: sv_lan 1
The client then connects to the hosts IP from their console: connect 192.168.0.x
The host then starts the game by selecting the map: map mp_coop_start
The client will then load and connect
Click to see the full Portal 2 map list
“mp_coop_start”
“mp_coop_lobby_2”
“mp_coop_doors”
“mp_coop_race_2”
“mp_coop_laser_2”
“mp_coop_rat_maze”
“mp_coop_laser_crusher”
“mp_coop_teambts”
“mp_coop_fling_3”
“mp_coop_infinifling_train”
“mp_coop_come_along”
“mp_coop_fling_1”
“mp_coop_catapult_1”
“mp_coop_multifling_1”
“mp_coop_fling_crushers”
“mp_coop_fan”
“mp_coop_wall_intro”
“mp_coop_wall_2”
“mp_coop_catapult_wall_intro”
“mp_coop_wall_block”
“mp_coop_catapult_2”
“mp_coop_turret_walls”
“mp_coop_turret_ball”
“mp_coop_wall_5”
“mp_coop_tbeam_redirect”
“mp_coop_tbeam_drill”
“mp_coop_tbeam_catch_grind_1”
“mp_coop_tbeam_laser_1”
“mp_coop_tbeam_polarity”
“mp_coop_tbeam_polarity2”
“mp_coop_tbeam_polarity3”
“mp_coop_tbeam_maze”
“mp_coop_tbeam_end”
“mp_coop_paint_come_along”
“mp_coop_paint_redirect”
“mp_coop_paint_bridge”
“mp_coop_paint_walljumps”
“mp_coop_paint_speed_fling”
“mp_coop_paint_red_racer”
“mp_coop_paint_speed_catch”
“mp_coop_paint_longjump_intro”
“mp_coop_credits”
Postal 2 (LAN)
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You will requires the “Share The Pain” Update.
Quake (LAN)
Quake II (LAN)
Quake 3 (Arena) (LAN)
Quake 4 (LAN)
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You may wish to install the QMax Mod. It adds lots of features plus the addition of BOTS for multiplayer.
Re-Volt (LAN)
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You will need to delete winmm.dll from the games directory to launch it under Windows 10.
Red Eclipse 2 (LAN / DS)
Red Faction (LAN)
Red Faction II (LAN)
Red Faction Re-MARS-tered (LAN)
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to play Multiplayer over LAN, you have to choose Multiplayer Online in game and NOT the LAN option!
Return To castle Wolfenstein (LAN)
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You will need to install the user nade IoRTCW Patch v1.42B to play on Modern PC’s.
Rise of Nations (LAN)
Rise Of The Triad (LAN)
Rise Of The Triad (2013) (LAN)
Rust ( (LAN / DS)
Scorched Earth (LOC)
Screamer Rally (LAN)
Serious SAM The First Encounter (LAN)
Serious SAM The Second Encounter (LAN)
Serious SAM II (LAN / DS)
Serious SAM 3: BFE (LAN / DS)
Settlers IV (LAN)
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You will need the video fix from https://github.com/elishacloud/dxwrapper/wiki/The-Settlers-IV if you are using Windows 10, you should also run the game in Windows XP SP3 compatability mode
Sid Meiers Railroads (LAN)
Sniper Elite (LAN)
Sniper Ghost Warrior (LAN)
Sniper Ghost Warrior 2 (LAN)
Soldiers – Heroes of World War 2 (LAN)
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The game must be ran in a desktop resolution lower than 1920 x 1080
Split / Second (LAN)
Star Wars Battlefront (LAN)
Star Wars Battlefront II (LAN)
Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds (LAN)
Star Wars Republic Commando (LAN)
Star Wars Episode I Racer (LAN)
Stronghold Crusader (LAN)
Stronghold HD (LAN)
SWAT 3 (LAN)
SWAT 4 (LAN)
Tactical Ops: Assault on Terror (LAN)
Terraria (LAN / DS)
TerraTech (LAN)
The Ship (LAN / DS)
Trackmania United Forever (LAN / DS)
Trackmania² Canyon (LAN / DS)
Trackmania² Stadium (LAN / DS)
Trackmania² Valley (LAN / DS)
Unreal (LAN)
Unreal Tournament (LAN)
Unreal Tournament 2003 (LAN)
Unreal Tournament 2004 (LAN)
Unreal Tournament 3 (LAN)
Urban Terror (LAN)
Worms Armageddon (LAN)
Worms Forts Under Siege (LAN)
Worms WMD (LAN)
Worms World Party Remastered (LAN)
Wreckfest (LAN)
XONOTIC (LAN / DS)
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