The Local

The Local

Tobey Gronow · February 27, 2025 · Parkour, Fast-Paced, FPS, Open World, Racing

The Local is free to play — no purchase needed. We track it so you know if that ever changes.

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Overwhelmingly Positive95% · 5111playing now
This game is free to play. Get it on Steam →

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The Local price

The Local is free to play — there is no purchase price, on Steam or anywhere else we track. We keep watching it, so if it ever stops being free the price history on this page will show when that happened and what it changed to.

About The Local

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

The Local — game info

Platforms
Windows
Player modes
Single-player, Online PvP
Controller
Partial controller support
PC Game Pass
Not included

DLC & expansions

What Steam players say

Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.

Recommended Jul 22, 2026
Oh my god hold up, (insert absolute cinema meme) HIDDEN GEM bro this game makes me just feel good. Idk how else to put it but this game is THE best free game on steam. Thank you so so so so much devs for blessing not only my ears with fire music but also crazy graphics. Also how did I not know about this game like how is this not one of the most popular game ever? PS: me go very fast like a vroom vroom heheheheheheheheehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehhehehehh
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Recommended Aug 31, 2026
the gameplay is fun you just gotta find the right map
Recommended Aug 25, 2026
really good movement really hope it gets the attention it deserves
Recommended Aug 19, 2026
one of the best movement games i've ever played
Recommended Aug 12, 2026
Pretty Fun but Online is dead i hope more people find it.
Recommended Jul 27, 2026
its perfect for my brain, thank you very much

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