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Action · 2026 · Fair Play Labs · local · online
SpeedRunners 2: King of Speed
A race on one screen — fall behind and you are out.
What it is about
A race through side-scrolling courses: everyone is on one screen, and whoever falls behind and slides out of frame is eliminated.
The follow-up to the 2016 game, with new characters, power-ups and larger online lobbies.
First take
Side by side at the television this is exactly what its predecessor was, and that is one of the best local competitive games there is: a round takes two minutes, nobody has to learn anything, and the edge of the screen decides visibly for everyone. The reviews confirm this explicitly for local play — the criticism almost entirely concerns the online side: input delay, lobbies that fail to form, and that you can only play with friends in custom matches rather than the public modes. For an evening for two none of that matters. We will hold off on a verdict on the whole until there are reviews.
This game has only just come out. The co-op details are settled and sourced; a PairScore still needs reviews. We will add it as soon as there are enough.
Our verdict for couples
Suitable from
Hobby–Gamer
- Conflict potential
- Heated
- Cosiness
- Tense
- When you can stop
- After 15 minutes
- How long it lasts
- No ending
What other co-op fans say
Sixty percent approval on day two, and the dividing line runs cleanly between local and online. Those playing side by side write in superlatives — one review calls the predecessor one of the best local competitive games ever and sees the sequel on the same path. The rejection concerns the connection: input delay, lobbies that fail to form, and that you can only play with friends in custom matches rather than the public modes. Alongside runs a debate about whether the new power-ups untie the outcome too far from skill.
- “I love the game, it works absolutely fantastic in local with friends”
- “SpeedRunners 1 is one of my favorite local competitive multiplayer games of all time. So far, loving SR2. Just as fun with more flair and more modes!”
- “the only way to play with friends is in a custom lobby. You won’t be able to enjoy any other public game modes together with your friends”
Summarised by machine from 60 Steam reviews, not written by our editors. The quotes appear verbatim in those reviews.
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