
Are you bold enough to enter A Lively Haunt alone? Or must you join a friend to investigate this 2-player, old-school, text parser adventure game?
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Indie, Retro, Pixel Graphics.

Are you bold enough to enter A Lively Haunt alone? Or must you join a friend to investigate this 2-player, old-school, text parser adventure game?

Handy Dandy
The two adventurers Handy and Dandy have caused a dimensional tear which is now separating them and the entire cave where they have to solve platforming puzzles to reunite again in this 2D co-op game.

Buddy Simulator 1984
Thanks to next generation AI technology, BUDDY SIMULATOR 1984 simulates the experience of hanging out with a best buddy! Your buddy learns from you, constantly adapting to your interests and personality. But most importantly, your buddy can play games with you!
The two adventurers Handy and Dandy have caused a dimensional tear which is now separating them and the entire cave where they have to solve platforming puzzles to reunite again in this 2D co-op game.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 36.1%, Co-op Campaign 32.6% ★, Adventure 13.8%, Indie 11.4%, Co-op 6.1%
Thanks to next generation AI technology, BUDDY SIMULATOR 1984 simulates the experience of hanging out with a best buddy! Your buddy learns from you, constantly adapting to your interests and personality. But most importantly, your buddy can play games with you!
Why similar: 1980s 18%, Text-Based 17.4%, Retro 16.6%, Typing 15.2% ★, Horror 14.5%
Multiplayer madness returns in this anarchic platforming gadget-vania sequel. The Great Leek aims to conquer the Galaxy in Space Farmers 2; The Space Time Leek.
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 40.9% ★, Local Co-Op 28.5%, Adventure 14.1%, Indie 11.1%, Co-op 5.4%
Ooka Ooka Adventure is an adorable 2 player co-op puzzle platformer! Join the Ookas, Ooka Bing and Ooka Ping, on their journey as they gather the Great Bananas! Take control of Ooka Ping or Ooka Bing, either using gamepads, or with the mouse and keyboard!
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 42% ★, Local Co-Op 35.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Co-op 6.3%, Adventure 4.4%
This 2D physics simulation has you trying to land two ships on their respective platform. Like the old classic Lunar Lander, but much more difficult and more heavily physics based.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 26.5%, Co-op Campaign 24.5% ★, 1980s 14.1%, Old School 12.5%, Retro 11%
IN SILENCE WAITS is a modern take on classic graphical adventures. Solve puzzles and avoid dangers as you explore the desolate wastes of a cruel world in search of a new home. In this world, not all monsters must be feared... and not all friendly faces should be trusted.
Why similar: Typing 28.4% ★, Text-Based 13.7%, Horror 12.2%, Retro 12.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
A retro early 1980s text adventure experience involving a murder mystery that is generated differently each time the game is played.
Why similar: Text-Based 28%, Typing 27.1% ★, 1980s 12.8%, Retro 9.9%, Mystery 8.9%
Experience arcade chaos! Smash through 12 explosive stages as badass mutants in this modern beat 'em up. Enjoy unique level mechanics, brutal bosses, and stylish pixel art. Grab a friend for epic co-op mayhem!
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 32.1% ★, Local Co-Op 25%, Old School 11.3%, Retro 10.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
In a dark world somewhere between dream and nightmare you find yourself alone, cold, and without memory of who you are or where you came from. Guided by little more than a silver locket and questions, you must find your way off an isolated island in pursuit of answers.
Why similar: Typing 26.7% ★, Horror 13.7%, Retro 13.5%, 1980s 11.5%, Text-Based 11.2%
Embark on a journey into the heart of an old-school text adventure game that beckons you into a world veiled in shadow and mystique. Here, your wits are your greatest weapon, and your keyboard, the tool to wield it.
Why similar: Typing 25.8% ★, Text-Based 23.8%, Old School 16.4%, Retro 15.2%, Mystery 6.9%
Get ready to plunge into an exciting new platforming adventure with Foxy!
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 28.7% ★, Local Co-Op 25.9%, Retro 11.8%, Adventure 9.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
LOOK, USE, TALK, and TAKE your way through this old-school text-based mystery of a broken kingdom. Only you can pry at the castle cracks and discover what lies at the core of a heart-breaking disappearance.
Why similar: Text-Based 26.8%, 1980s 19.2%, Retro 19%, Adventure 10.6%, Old School 8.7%
Ambidangerous is a top-down shooter that puts your ambidexterity to the test. Simultaneously control two elite soldiers as you fight your way through four randomized areas, five unique bosses, and a dozen enemy types. Take the challenge alone or share the controller with a friend for co-op play!
Why similar: GameMaker 28.8% ★, Co-op Campaign 26.1% ★, Local Co-Op 20%, Retro 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
Join Pampas and Selene as they overcome monsters, demons, and the Dark Priest with the help of the gods themselves! Explore this co-opvania 8-bit platformer alone or with a friend. This retro game is a loving tribute to an MSX2 masterpiece from the creator of UnEpic, Ghost 1.0, and UnMetal.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 27.5%, Co-op Campaign 23.8% ★, 1980s 14.5%, Retro 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
Escape from Life Inc is a quirky story-driven puzzle platformer, where you switch between three animals: a walking fish, an arrogant eagle and a stuttering reindeer. Together with plenty of wacky characters, help these three unlikely friends escape the alien lab!
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 46.6% ★, Local Co-Op 22.7%, Retro 9.6%, Adventure 8.3%, Indie 7%
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
Why similar: Text-Based 31.1%, Horror 18.4%, 1980s 16.4%, Retro 13.2%, Adventure 7.1%
Your words are your only weapon. Banish the restless dead in this Malaysian folklore typing horror. Face the Pocong and Pontianak in an abandoned school using fast-paced typing combat and ritual crafting. Can you find the words to survive? Start typing now.
Why similar: Typing 38.5% ★, Supernatural 24.7%, Horror 17.8%, Mystery 4.5%, Indie 4%
Help Alice and her sister save their mother through 28 levels spread over 4 worlds, each with their final villain to battle against! Play alone by switching from one character to another, or cooperate with 2 players to complete each level. Go through the levels and solve puzzles !
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 35% ★, Local Co-Op 29.1%, Retro 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%, Adventure 5.3%
Space Bear is a multi-choice text adventure typing game! Sort of. I mean, there isn't many actual choices, and the typing is more "mashing"...
Why similar: Typing 43% ★, Text-Based 32%, Adventure 14%, Indie 11%
Spell Blaster is a 2D top-down action game inspired by retro classics! The game is being developed for PC (with a planned release on Nintendo Switch) and tasks players with navigating mazes, destroying monsters, avoiding dangerous traps and solving perilous puzzles!
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 30% ★, Local Co-Op 22.1%, Old School 14.5%, Retro 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
Join Robb and Otto, two intrepid maintenance robots as they must travel through a malfunctioning spaces cruiser, in an effort to shutdown all the machines rampaging through the ship!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 46.3%, Retro 22.8%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%, Indie 10.5%, Co-op 8.8%
Will you solve the mystery of the Salazar manor or will you become another permanent inhabitant? An Italian horror inspired adventure game!
Why similar: Supernatural 18.6%, Old School 15.4%, Retro 15%, Horror 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
Time itself is breaking up, and Dodger, the dishwashing dude onboard Penrose Space Station, is the unlikely fixer. Join the chaos in this 80s-style comedy, sci-fi text-parser adventure as Dodger tackles a cosmic crisis like no other! This version includes all three episodes + new extra content!
Why similar: Typing 32% ★, 1980s 16.7%, Retro 16.6%, Text-Based 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.1%
Bean Busy is a maze chase game inspired by arcade classics of the early 80s. A colorful collection of items, obstacles, and (of course) beans await! Tackle one labyrinth after another while outwitting the monsters on your tail. Invite a friend and chase that high score together!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 38.8%, Retro 18.6%, 1980s 13.9%, Old School 11.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%
Don't Text and Drive is a challenging single-player horror game where you text for help as you are driving.
Why similar: Typing 44.2% ★, Text-Based 29.4%, Horror 20.9%, Atmospheric 2.8%, Indie 2.7%
In the text-adventure “Head in the Cloud,” you play as a Marine hacker on a mission to sabotage a crime syndicate’s supercomputer. When things don’t go to plan, you must use your head to survive, or risk losing it!
Why similar: Text-Based 25.9%, Typing 22.3% ★, Retro 18.2%, Horror 16.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.9%
百貨店巡回ホラーアドベンチャー。かつて奇妙な使用方法で流行した鎮静剤「エレベーション」、上昇を続けるエレベーター、留まる時間。夜間警備員の青年二名が、上階を目指しつつ巡回し、各フロアで異常事態の真相を探る。
Why similar: Horror 28.9%, Retro 27.7%, Adventure 19.6%, Pixel Graphics 18.8%, Indie 5%
舞台は東京から伊勢志摩へ…… ファミコン風アドベンチャーゲームの完全新作!
Why similar: Text-Based 19.4%, Old School 18.7%, Retro 17.8%, 1980s 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 11.4%
CozyTyper is a relaxing game where you can enjoy a cozy atmosphere while you spend your time improving your typing accuracy and speed, without the pressure of a ticking clock. Take your touch typing to the next level with calm practice and muscle memory training! Slow is smooth, smooth is fast.
Why similar: Typing 46.3% ★, Text-Based 18.4%, Retro 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Old School 8.9%
Saddle up for a bike-riding, frisbee-throwing, goose-petting, friendship-building, treasure-hunting, story-driven adventure for 1 or 2 players!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 33.8%, Co-op Campaign 33.2% ★, 1980s 11.4%, Retro 10.3%, Co-op 5.8%
Bug Attack! is a game inspired by arcade classics including Missile Command and Space Invaders. Players are tasked with protecting their building as long as they can. Bugs emerge everywhere from the ground at an increasing rate. Which is the greater enemy? The bug horde, or your own nerves?
Why similar: 1980s 23.4%, Local Co-Op 21.7%, Retro 21%, Old School 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 8%
The family is hungry and he must provide, VHS slasher survival horror.
Why similar: 1980s 25.9%, Horror 23.6%, Retro 22.7%, Mystery 10.8%, Adventure 6.9%
Fires have broken out all over the city! Use your portable water tank to extinguish raging fires and carry innocent civilians to safety. Play by yourself or simultaneously with a friend to see who is the best fire-fighter in FIRE AND RESCUE!
Why similar: 1980s 28.3%, Old School 20.3%, Retro 19.5%, Local Co-Op 13.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.8%
When you wake up in a dungeon full of peculiar smell, someone tells you: you must find a way to escape from this dungeon, and be careful, you are not alone……
Why similar: Text-Based 37.5%, Typing 26.6% ★, Horror 14.5%, Mystery 6.9%, Adventure 6.6%
Strange Pong is a classic Pong game with the addition of new game mechanics. This game is a game of tennis, the player controls a racket and must hit the ball. However, each level has its own features that make the game more interesting.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 35.1%, Old School 22.3%, Retro 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 13.4%, Co-op 6.9%
A science-fantasy retro-flavoured textual adventure running in your terminal
Why similar: Text-Based 23.3%, Typing 22.2% ★, Old School 17.5%, 1980s 16.5%, Retro 14.1%
Dungeonoid is a brick breaker with a classic RPG system. Play solo or with a friend over 40 challenging levels, build up your skills and use your special powers to defeat the Demon Master.
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 29.2% ★, Local Co-Op 21.6%, Retro 18.5%, 1980s 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%
Welcome to Midnight Special, a point-and-click survival horror game drenched in 16-bit pixel art and 1980s retro dread. On a thunderous night in 1987 in Maine, you awaken in a labyrinthine manor. You must click, explore, and solve puzzles to escape. Will you go gentle into that good night?
Why similar: Text-Based 19.4%, 1980s 16.2%, Old School 14.9%, Retro 14.7%, Horror 12.2%
Explore the island of Formentera and uncover its stories and ancient legends.
Why similar: Text-Based 29.4%, Retro 21.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.4%, Old School 13.4%, Adventure 12%
Explore the world as a little fox. Be careful, this adventure will not be easy!
Why similar: Old School 25%, Local Co-Op 22.7%, Retro 20.2%, Pixel Graphics 14.2%, Adventure 8.3%
Celestial Odyssey is a cooperative 2D arcade game with a short but touching plot, where you will need to repair a space bus falling apart on the fly alone or with a friend while flying between tiny planets. Monitor the fuel level, manage to patch up the holes and break the record!
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 46% ★, Local Co-Op 34.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.9%, Co-op 6.9%, Adventure 4.3%
A Fantasy Puzzle-Adventure game, Based on the fairytale "Hansel and Gretel". Play as both Hansel & Gretel, Solve puzzles, Collect items, Meet magical creatures and live happily ever after!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 54.2%, Retro 22.3%, Adventure 8.4%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%, Indie 5.4%
What made the MZ-700, which couldn't even display graphics, a national computer? Only the MZ-700 knows the answer...
Why similar: Retro 26.5%, 1980s 26.3%, Old School 17.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Adventure 9.8%
Your spirit has been reawakened by the Jester God and you must embark on a journey where humor and darkness intertwine, navigate mysteries with laughter as your guide in a world where whimsy shadows logic.
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 47.5% ★, Local Co-Op 41.3%, Adventure 5.1%, Co-op 4%, Indie 2.1%
Dive into the ultimate retro arcade experience! Trasmoz Legends combines classic 8-bit pixel art and a YM2203 chiptune soundtrack. Conquer relentless enemies in Family, Classic, Speedrun, and Endless modes. The finale of the acclaimed Trasmoz saga awaits!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 28.1%, 1980s 18%, Retro 16.9%, Old School 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%
A fixed-screen action game that allows you to play with up to two players using flower fairies Tamabo and Hanabo. Your goal: to fill the entire stage with blooming flowers.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 24.4%, 1980s 21.1%, Old School 18.6%, Retro 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.6%
Test your skills in this puzzle-platformer game: Help Enid, Ryder, and Dayen recover the Forgotten Fragments in this beautiful pixel art adventure. More than a hundred of hand-crafted levels split between the single-player and co-op campaigns!
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 36.1% ★, Local Co-Op 29.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Retro 9.9%, Co-op 5.4%
Experience a charming first-person RPG straight out of the '90s, with lush environments, dark dungeons, sarcastic writing and live-action FMV cutscenes! Go alone or team up with a friend to save Evenfall Bay in this chaotic adventure from the developers behind the freeware hit Wizzerd Quest!
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 41.7% ★, Local Co-Op 33%, Old School 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.7%, Adventure 5.3%
TwinCop is the most cooperative game, EVER. Play this action-packed, co-op, twin-stick shooter with your best bud or significant other. You and your friend are TwinCop: One player controls the right arm; the other controls the left arm; both of you control movement.
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 30.5% ★, Local Co-Op 27.6%, 1980s 14.3%, Gore 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.1%
Team up with a friend in this two-player co-op adventure! Help the robots T0J1 and J1B0 climb to the top by solving puzzles and coordinating with your partner!
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 48.1% ★, Local Co-Op 33.5%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Co-op 5.3%, Indie 4%
Xentron Attack is a multi-directional shooter. The evil alien forces called Xentron have invaded your galaxy and spreading dangerous meteors and missiles in the space. Fight with smart enemies who calculates your movements. Turn your ship precisely and use the borderless space wisely.
Why similar: GameMaker 32.4% ★, Local Co-Op 22.3%, 1980s 13.9%, Old School 12.7%, Retro 11.3%
You play as a talented rapper on a mission to record his best song while being tormented by an entity that haunts the abandoned studio that your friend Keith bought. Will you be able to face the darkness and free the studio from its cursed grip, or will the entity silence your voice forever?
Why similar: Local Co-Op 41.1%, Horror 21%, Co-op Campaign 16.7% ★, Mystery 6.8%, Adventure 6.7%
Working at a data entry job in the big city, you type up and transcribe the lost mail and letters that have nowhere else to go. But as the days carry on oddities in the mail start to emerge, and cracks begin to appear.
Why similar: Typing 34.6% ★, Text-Based 20.1%, Supernatural 15.6%, Horror 15%, Mystery 7.9%
A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror!
Why similar: 1980s 24.2%, Horror 21.1%, Retro 20.1%, Old School 19.7%, Gore 7%
You are Mike Goodman, joining a mission to investigate mysterious activity at an arctic base. Text-parser mystery adventure game inspired by classics of the genre, using pixel art in 3D.
Why similar: Text-Based 24.5%, Old School 16.9%, Retro 15.7%, Horror 15.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.8%, Supernatural 20.1%, 1980s 16.7%, Horror 13.7%, Retro 13.3%
Retro Game Crunch is a series of 7 games, full of the charm and challenge of the 8-bit generation. Each world feels like an authentic NES classic. A massive genre-spanning collection.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 42.3%, Retro 26.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Adventure 9.2%, Indie 8.2%