There has definitely been a decline in local co-op games. Especially in the triple A department and especially with a lot of games focusing on either a more cinematic story driven type of game or team based online shooter type genre.
You can still find a few indie type games but even with this list the ones that are actually interesting are very slim.
I don't recall anyone saying local co-op is dead but it is definitely not as popular or the focus for a good majority of games.
This list is missing some of the best co-op games on PS4: Blazrush, NBA Playgrounds, Disc Jam, Towerfall Ascension, Black Ops 3, Trackmania Turbo, Sportsfriends, Wipeout: Omega Collection, Olli Olli 2, Starwhal, Stikbold! and Amplitude.
It's cool, but we need many more arcade games by ACA, like Double Dragon or Bubble Bobble, or The King of Fighters 94. We need KOF 98 Ultimate Match for example. And so many more arcade games like Bad dudes, Final Fight, or the original Mortal Kombat games, or, y'know, Vigilante, Robocop, TMNT Turtles in Time, etc.
B-b-but local multiplayer was supposed to be dead on that platform 🤣
Always good to see articles promoting the smaller type games that many might not know about. Ive been meaning to check out Guns, Gore & Cannoli soon.
All about the bro force.
25 pages to click on? Come on now.