Are local co-op games back in vogue? (Hello Games)The team behind chaotic co-op title Overcooked announced their next project during The Game Awards, and it seems to take a few cues from Hazelights work.Were you aware that two split-screen co-op adventure games, designed specifically for two players, were announced at The Game Awards 2024 last night?The one with the most buzz was obviously Split Fiction, the latest project from It Takes Two creator Josef Fares and his team at Hazelight. Its name and release date had already leaked beforehand, but its reveal trailer promises a fun premise and unique mechanics for every level.But Ghost Town Games, the team behind chaotic co-op title Overcooked and its sequel, have been working on something relatively similar, albeit with more cartoonish, Luigis Mansion inspired presentation and British voice acting.Titled Stage Fright, its hard not to draw comparisons with Hazelights work, as Ghost Town Games describes their next project as an all new co-operative experience for two players that can be enjoyed locally or online.Publisher Hello Games (the same company behind No Mans Sky) even namedrops It Takes Two when describing how theres a clear market for such co-op centric games: Overcooked started a little resurgence, but there arent enough games you can play with friends. The huge success of Overcooked and It Takes Two shows that folks really crave them.We assume theyre referring to games you can play with friends locally. There are countless multiplayer games out there, but couch co-op has certainly become something of a lost art.If the trailer is anything to go by, Stage Fright will also make use of split-screen, as its child protagonists find themselves separated across two parallel worlds, where actions in one can impact the other.More TrendingAlthough you are limited to just two players, Stage Fright promises Overcooked-style chaotic moments as players make their way through escape room-esque challenges.When is Stage Fright being released?Currently, Stage Fright lacks any sort of release window, and its also only scheduled to launch on PC via Steam.If its anything like Overcooked, though, its bound to make the jump to consoles as well. It may even be in the works for the Nintendo Switch 2, since thats meant to be arriving in 2025, but time will tell if thats indeed the case. It seems the protagonists wont be separate throughout the entire adventure (Hello Games)Emailgamecentral@metro.co.uk, leave a comment below,follow us on Twitter, andsign-up to our newsletter.To submit Inbox letters and Readers Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use ourSubmit Stuff page here.For more stories like this,check our Gaming page.GameCentralExclusive analysis, latest releases, and bonus community content.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Your information will be used in line with our Privacy Policy