Games Like Shift Happens

PICO PARK is a cooperative local/online multiplay action puzzle game for 2-8 players.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 21.3%, Local Co-Op 17.9%, Co-op 14.3%, Puzzle Platformer 14.3%, Local Multiplayer 11.5%

ibb & obb is a two player cooperative game set in a puzzle filled world where gravity goes both up and down. You can only succeed by working closely together. Find a friend for some true local co-op couch fun or match up online.

Why similar: Co-op 26.5%, Local Co-Op 23.3%, Online Co-Op 18.9%, Puzzle Platformer 6.7%, Puzzle 6.1%

PICO PARK is back with all new levels! Play with 2-8 players locally or online in this co-op action-puzzle game!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 18.8%, Co-op 15.9%, Local Co-Op 14.4%, Local Multiplayer 14.3%, Multiplayer 9.3%

The best-selling Trine series returns to the magic of 2.5D! Join three iconic heroes as they set off on a quest through fantastical fairytale landscapes to save the world from the Nightmare Prince’s shadows.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 21.5%, Puzzle Platformer 16.4%, Online Co-Op 16.2%, Co-op 12.7%, Local Multiplayer 9.8%

Embark on the craziest journey of your life in It Takes Two. Invite a friend to join for free with Friend’s Pass and work together across a huge variety of gleefully disruptive gameplay challenges. Winner of GAME OF THE YEAR at the Game Awards 2021.

Why similar: Co-op 29.1%, Local Co-Op 23.4%, Online Co-Op 15.5%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Local Multiplayer 8.3%

Overcooked returns with a brand-new helping of chaotic cooking action! Journey back to the Onion Kingdom and assemble your team of chefs in classic couch co-op or online play for up to four players. Hold onto your aprons… it’s time to save the world again!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 30.1%, Online Co-Op 23.5%, Co-op 16%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Local Multiplayer 9%

When you cut ties to the past, new bonds form. Build relationships with other Yarnys in local co-op or as a single player, fostering friendship and support as you journey together.

Why similar: Co-op 29.9%, Local Co-Op 27.6%, Multiplayer 9.5%, Local Multiplayer 7.8%, Puzzle 6.4%

KeyWe is a cute, co-operative postal puzzler starring Jeff and Debra, two small kiwi birds working in a whimsical post office. They must jump, flap, peck and butt-slam their way across an interactive landscape of levers, bells and buttons to get those messages delivered on time!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 18.4%, Co-op 17.7%, Puzzle Platformer 16.8%, Online Co-Op 13%, Local Multiplayer 11.1%

PERFECTLY CRAFTED FOR PC. PlayStation® icon Sackboy bursts into action on PC in a huge 3D multiplayer platforming adventure. An epic journey stuffed with platforming challenges. Deeply immersive controls. Collaborative, chaotic and joyful multiplayer fun.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 27.8%, Co-op 18.2%, Online Co-Op 16%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Family Friendly 9.1%

Welcome to BattleBlock Theater! You’ve got no where to go but up...on stage. Play single player or co-op to free your friends and save Hatty Hattington! Jump, solve and battle your way through a mysterious theater inhabited by highly technological felines.

Why similar: Co-op 18.2%, Local Co-Op 15.1%, Online Co-Op 11%, Local Multiplayer 10.2%, Puzzle Platformer 9.8%

Degrees of Separation is a puzzle platformer where cooperation is built into every move. Two contrasting souls, Ember and Rime, fall in love, but are separated by an enigmatic force, and must use their powers to progress through a spectacular world of fantasy and adventure.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 23.3%, Online Co-Op 15.8%, Puzzle Platformer 15.7%, Co-op 14.6%, 2D Platformer 6.9%

Embark on a journey to give his majesty the ride of his afterlife. Guide a chariot containing the King's remains through underground caves using physics-based mechanics such as pushing, pulling, riding and swinging.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 24.6%, Local Multiplayer 16.3%, Co-op 15.2%, Puzzle Platformer 14.4%, Platformer 6.2%

With BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition, experience the multi-award-winning action adventure like never before - redesigned for Steam.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 30%, Co-op 15%, Puzzle Platformer 11.4%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Local Multiplayer 8.1%

The Trine series is back with its biggest adventure! In their fifth outing, the Heroes of Trine are pitted against dastardly and duplicitous villains, who will stop at nothing to seize control of the kingdom. The clock is ticking to save the world of Trine!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.8%, Local Co-Op 16.4%, Co-op 12.9%, Local Multiplayer 9%, 2D Platformer 8.7%

Take control of Lara and her new partner Totec, a Mayan tribesman, and uncover the ancient artifact known as the "Mirror of Smoke" in this all new action adventure game.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 28.5%, Co-op 20.9%, Online Co-Op 13%, Puzzle Platformer 10.3%, Local Multiplayer 7.1%

You and your friend are trapped in a mystical world. As time ebbs away you must solve increasingly complex puzzles to escape. Cooperation is key as neither of you have the full picture! Play on two devices, local or remotely, all you need is a voice connection.

Why similar: Co-op 28.7%, Online Co-Op 23.7%, Local Co-Op 13.2%, Puzzle 11.7%, Local Multiplayer 10%

A physics-based co-op platformer about a guy in a rabbit costume! Team up with a friend or three (local or online) to beat levels, find hidden carrots and race against the clock. Experience bunny madness. Embrace carrot chaos. Become Super Bunny Man.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 18.9%, Co-op 15.2%, Online Co-Op 15.2%, Puzzle Platformer 12.9%, Local Multiplayer 11%

Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power is a platforming game of action, puzzles and adventure, and the sequel to the award winning Trine and Trine 2. Reunite with the three heroes in an all-new adventure, now for the first time in full 3D!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.6%, Local Co-Op 21.3%, Co-op 17.2%, Local Multiplayer 11.6%, 2.5D 6.1%

Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.6%, Local Co-Op 16.5%, Co-op 16.4%, Online Co-Op 12.7%, Platformer 8.7%

Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!

Why similar: Co-op 23.1%, Local Co-Op 18.5%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Puzzle Platformer 9.6%, Puzzle 8.9%

Unrailed! is a co-op multiplayer game where you have to work together with your friends to build a train track across endless procedurally generated worlds. Master random encounters with its inhabitants, upgrade your train and keep it from derailing!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 25%, Online Co-Op 19.8%, Co-op 18.9%, Local Multiplayer 15.9%, Multiplayer 9.4%

BOKURA is a two-player puzzle adventure game. Play as two boys who ran away from their homes and work together to take yourselves somewhere far, far away. Relive the friendship of your childhood through the journey of two boys.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 29.1%, Co-op 20.5%, Puzzle Platformer 17.5%, Local Co-Op 11%, Multiplayer 8.4%

Biped is a coop action adventure game with a strong focus on moment-to-moment collaboration between 2 players.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 21.7%, Co-op 16.2%, Puzzle Platformer 16%, Online Co-Op 15.9%, Family Friendly 7.6%

A cosmic turbulence caused the 2D Platformer and the Top-Down Puzzler dimensions to merge! Switch between Toodee and Topdee and their unique perspectives to overcome hard-as-nails challenges, solve mind-melting puzzles and defeat huge bosses.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 23.1%, Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, Local Multiplayer 12.6%, 2.5D 10.4%, 2D Platformer 7.1%

Human Fall Flat is a hilarious, light-hearted platformer set in floating dreamscapes that can be played solo or with up to 8 players online. Free new levels keep its vibrant community rewarded.

Why similar: Co-op 25.9%, Puzzle Platformer 22.5%, Local Co-Op 13%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Puzzle 8.4%

Ship of Fools is a seafaring cooperative roguelite. Set sail, man the cannons and battle sea monsters through the tempestuous seas of the Archipelago. Are you fool enough to stop the Aquapocalypse?

Why similar: Local Co-Op 26.5%, Co-op 26.4%, Online Co-Op 15.4%, Local Multiplayer 13.9%, Multiplayer 10.3%

Shoot your way through the pages of an ever-changing comic book in this fast-paced roguelike. Play solo, in local or online co-op, expand your weaponry, and upgrade your hero with each run. All that to find out why has your creator lost his faith in you and to prove him wrong.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 30.4%, Online Co-Op 14.9%, Local Multiplayer 13%, Co-op 11.7%, Multiplayer 9.9%

Embrace mind-blowing moments as you’re pulled deep into the many worlds of Split Fiction, a boundary-pushing co-op adventure.

Why similar: Co-op 28%, Local Co-Op 26.8%, Online Co-Op 18.3%, Local Multiplayer 12.1%, Multiplayer 6%

Strategy co-op online multiplayer game about living on a spaceship with your roommates. You'll need to generate resources, take care of a deadly alien infestation, upgrade your appliances and build your sustainable space home. Living together is never easy, especially when you are in outer space!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 30.8%, Co-op 29.5%, Multiplayer 14.8%, Online Co-Op 9.8%, Local Multiplayer 9.3%

A Way Out is an exclusively co-op adventure where you play the role of one of two prisoners making their daring escape from prison.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 34%, Local Co-Op 28.7%, Co-op 27.9%, Multiplayer 7.4%, Action 1.4%

Experience all the Onion Kingdom has to offer, Overcooked! 1 & 2 infused with 4k goodness running at a smooth 60 FPS. Fully remastered and cooked up from scratch. Enjoy 200+ levels (22 new) and 80+ chefs (3 new), this is the ultimate Overcooked! experience.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 25.3%, Online Co-Op 19.8%, Local Multiplayer 15.1%, Co-op 14.1%, Multiplayer 9.2%

Overcooked is a chaotic couch co-op cooking game for one to four players. Working as a team, you and your fellow chefs must prepare, cook and serve up a variety of tasty orders before the baying customers storm out in a huff.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 35.3%, Local Multiplayer 18.5%, Co-op 18.2%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Family Friendly 6.4%

The Past Within is the new co-op experience from Rusty Lake! Play together with someone you deem trustworthy: one in The Past, the other in The Future. Observe and communicate what you see around you. Solve the puzzles and uncover Albert Vanderboom’s plan.

Why similar: Co-op 38.8%, Online Co-Op 25.6%, Puzzle 12.3%, Multiplayer 8.9%, Local Co-Op 8.7%

The creators of Little Nightmares™ I & II have returned to take you on a darker, more terrifying journey than ever before. In this horror adventure game, a brother & sister go through hell to rescue their missing friends and escape the island that they used to call home.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 25.3%, Co-op 24.7%, Online Co-Op 18.5%, Local Multiplayer 15%, Multiplayer 9.5%

Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris is the sequel to the critically-acclaimed Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, and the first-ever four-player co-op experience with Lara Croft.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 30.2%, Co-op 27.6%, Online Co-Op 15.8%, Multiplayer 8.6%, Puzzle 6.4%

Sujefa is co-op puzzle platformer where two players can play as Rock, Paper or Scissors. Work together to solve puzzles and reach the end. Play online or locally on a shared screen.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 20.6%, Local Co-Op 16.3%, Co-op 15.1%, Puzzle Platformer 10.1%, Local Multiplayer 8.5%

Partner up with your friend online and set sail for an unforgettable puzzle adventure in this bite-sized standalone We Were Here experience. Work together to overcome brain-teasing challenges and make fun memories, using your best communication, teamwork and trust skills.

Why similar: Co-op 36%, Online Co-Op 29.8%, Puzzle 11.5%, Multiplayer 11%, Team-Based 10.3%

Moving Out is a ridiculous physics-based moving simulator that brings new meaning to "couch co-op"! Are you ready for an exciting career in furniture? As a newly certified Furniture Arrangement & Relocation Technician, you’ll take on moving jobs all across the busy town of Packmore.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 28.8%, Co-op 20.6%, Local Multiplayer 19.1%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Family Friendly 5.6%

You both awaken imprisoned inside the sinister Castle Rock - were you betrayed, or simply not that clever? Find out in the greatest co-op puzzle adventure in the We Were Here Series! Do you and your partner have what it takes to face the dark forces of this realm or will you be trapped… forever?

Why similar: Online Co-Op 40.1%, Co-op 32.8%, Multiplayer 13.8%, Puzzle 13.3%

Seat customers, serve drinks, and manage chaos with up to 4 players! Keep the peace by considering customer types while seating them. Survive disasters, handle quirky customers, and design the perfect venue to keep the party going!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 26.6%, Online Co-Op 19.9%, Local Multiplayer 14.4%, Co-op 13.9%, Multiplayer 8.9%

From the depths of hell, climb chained to your friends through diverse worlds. Solo or co-op, try to reach the summit and discover what awaits you there...

Why similar: Co-op 35%, Online Co-Op 21%, Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, Multiplayer 9.6%, Platformer 8.6%

Caved In is a co-op action puzzle game for 2-8 players. Play online or local as you try to find your way out of the cave!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 18.8%, Online Co-Op 15.9%, Co-op 15%, Puzzle Platformer 11.2%, Multiplayer 7.8%

Connected is a casual, co-op puzzle game. It follows two robots that are connected by a cable and have a mission: to find and collect batteries throughout the scenario to keep the power towers charged. Cooperation and strategy are key!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 21.4%, Co-op 16%, Local Multiplayer 14.8%, Online Co-Op 14%, Puzzle Platformer 7.6%

In PHOGS! you play as a duo of dogs on a captivating, puzzle-filled adventure. Linked by a stretchy belly, you’ll need to bark, bite and bounce your way through obstacles set across the themed worlds of Food, Sleep and Play, in co-op or single-player.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 27%, Co-op 22.7%, Online Co-Op 21%, Puzzle Platformer 20.2%, Puzzle 2.8%

a hostile interpretation of the immersive sim, where nothing is planned, and everything works

Why similar: Local Co-Op 17.1%, Co-op 16.6%, Online Co-Op 14.1%, Puzzle Platformer 12.5%, Local Multiplayer 11%

Craft, Steal, Brawl and Escape! It’s time to bust out of the toughest prisons in the world as you return to the life of an inmate in The Escapists 2, now with multiplayer! Have you got what it takes to escape?

Why similar: Online Co-Op 26%, Co-op 23.1%, Local Co-Op 22.3%, Multiplayer 16%, Puzzle 3.7%

As we explore these frozen wastes, misfortune strikes once again. Through the fierce blizzard, a flare lights the sky, followed by a cry for help over the radio - broken, dying... No one else can come to their rescue. Can we make it back - together?

Why similar: Online Co-Op 41.5%, Co-op 29.7%, Puzzle 14.3%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Indie 1.9%

Hack, slash, and smash your way to victory in this award winning 2D arcade adventure from The Behemoth!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 22.7%, Online Co-Op 22.6%, Co-op 20.5%, Local Multiplayer 15.9%, Multiplayer 7.5%

Move or Die is an absurdly fast-paced 4-player local and online party game where the mechanics change every 20 seconds! It's THE friendship-ruining game.

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 24%, Multiplayer 19.1%, Online Co-Op 15.4%, Local Co-Op 12%, Co-op 9.2%

First-person puzzler you can play solo or in an online co-op. Explore a set of highly interactive escape rooms. Move furniture, pick up and examine everything, smash pots and break locks! Play thousands of community-made rooms through the level editor.

Why similar: Co-op 38.3%, Online Co-Op 20.1%, Multiplayer 16.1%, Puzzle 15.3%, Family Friendly 7.7%

Rescue hostages, disarm bombs and save the day in this old school, side-scroller action game with retro graphics and retro sensibilities. Online and Couch Coop Included.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 26.4%, Online Co-Op 19.7%, Co-op 15.7%, Local Multiplayer 15.5%, 2D Platformer 9.7%

A challenging puzzle and platformer game for 2 players. Play with a friend, combine your skills, think logically, and overcome obstacles together to reach the exit and complete each level. Only by working as a team will you be able to overcome every challenge and progress!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 17.9%, Co-op 16.3%, Local Multiplayer 15.2%, Puzzle Platformer 14.3%, 2D Platformer 7.1%

ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure, set in a lethal future earth, ravaged by a mysterious mechanized threat known as ARC.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 60%, Multiplayer 35.4%, Action 4.6%

The world’s most irreverent co-op action adventure returns! In the next chapter of Magicka, players ascend from the ruins of Aldrheim to experience a Midgård almost wiped free of Wizards after the Wizard Wars, with the few that do remain having either gone mad or extremely hostile toward all others

Why similar: Co-op 32.5%, Online Co-Op 19.7%, Local Co-Op 15.8%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Local Multiplayer 7.1%

Unravel is a physics-based puzzle platformer. Yarny, a character made from a single thread of yarn, must embark on a larger than life adventure.

Why similar: Co-op 18.4%, Puzzle Platformer 17.9%, Family Friendly 15.2%, Puzzle 14.3%, Platformer 9.7%

DYO is a mind-bending cooperative platformer for one or two players where you can hop between two halves of a split screen.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 27.1%, Puzzle Platformer 18.1%, Co-op 17.7%, Local Multiplayer 14.9%, Multiplayer 6.5%

Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!

Why similar: Co-op 45.2%, Online Co-Op 26.4%, Multiplayer 26.1%, Action 0.9%, Indie 0.8%

As your final hour approaches, a large structure looms up in the distance, towering above the relentless storm. Discover the truth behind this dark castle in a communication-based, cooperative puzzle adventure.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 38.4%, Co-op 33.5%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Puzzle 12.2%, Indie 2.4%

Sequel to the best-selling escape room game, brings a fresh take on first-person puzzles with a variety of new rooms to explore solo or with friends. Solve intricate puzzles, uncover hidden secrets, or craft your own escape rooms with Room Editor 2.0.

Why similar: Co-op 43.3%, Online Co-Op 36.2%, Puzzle 14.6%, Indie 4.3%, Singleplayer 1.7%