A few days ago a new feature appeared. It allows you to play games with local multiplayer over the network with friends. Now it is in beta mode, so to try it, you need to go to the beta version of Steam.
You can read more about the new feature here.
We tested how it works for our game "Where are my Internets?" And ... I have good news for you: the game really works in this mode! The three of us passed the game at an easy level.
The bad news is that the system requirements of the new feature are not very encouraging. The player’s computer, which leads the game and invites other players, acts as a server. A weak computer here will not be able to support such a broadcast. Also, a friend who has weak Internet was not able to join, and this is another problem. Still, this new feature is quite resource intensive. Let's hope that when it leaves
the beta mode, the problem will be fixed.
However, it worth mentioning, that because the game itself not supports switching between players (only hot-seat mode) there is a problem that during the turn of any player, another player can click and accidentally take turn instead. The same thing happens if you play the game on one computer in hot-seat mode. However, this innovation is an emulation of it. This is a problem of the game itself, not a new Steam feature problem. Maybe we will fix this in the future.
If anyone else tried to run our game in this beta mode - write in the comments. It is very interesting how this works for you. I'm not sure that this will work on all computers, but because it worked for us, it is very likely that others will succeed too!