Games Like A Way Out

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: Split Screen 30.6% ★, Co-op 24.2%, Local Co-Op 16%, Online Co-Op 15.2%, Multiplayer 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Like A Way Out, it is a Hazelight-made, mandatory co-op campaign built around constant split-screen teamwork, cinematic pacing, and varied set-piece progression.

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

Why similar: Split Screen 35.8% ★, Co-op 19.9%, Online Co-Op 15.1%, Local Co-Op 14.8%, Story Rich 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: It follows the same Hazelight formula of a story-driven, exclusively co-op adventure where two players are always solving, traversing, and surviving together.

Explore the entangled lives of two families across thirty years in an original interactive drama from INTERIOR/NIGHT. Starting in 1998 with a robbery-gone-wrong, the character's lives depend on the choices you make.

Why similar: Co-op 26.6%, Crime 15.2%, Story Rich 12%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Dialogue Heavy 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: If you loved A Way Out's grounded crime drama and character tension, this co-op interactive story delivers a similarly cinematic, choice-heavy two-player experience.

It takes two to save the world in this cooperative spy adventure. Pair up with a friend as Agent or Hacker—with only your voices to connect you—and work together to bring a hi-tech global menace to its knees. Now with a FREE CONTENT UPDATE!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 56.6%, Co-op 30.6%, Multiplayer 10%, Adventure 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its entire campaign is built around two players in asymmetric roles constantly communicating and relying on each other, much like A Way Out's designed-for-two progression.

Pure adrenaline of non-stop action in Single Player, Online Co-op and Multiplayer. Double the pleasure and mayhem with new multiplayer DLCs! (click for details)

Why similar: Co-op 33.6%, Crime 19.5%, Split Screen 9.8% ★, Local Co-Op 7.3%, Multiplayer 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its grim co-op crime story about two desperate criminals captures much of A Way Out's rough, grounded action and fugitive energy.

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 43.4%, Co-op 26.4%, Story Rich 10.9%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Action-Adventure 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This two-player co-op adventure emphasizes communication, synchronized problem-solving, and a shared campaign in a way that strongly fits A Way Out fans.

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 42.4%, Co-op 30.1%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Story Rich 7.9%, Action-Adventure 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a longer, more polished two-player co-op campaign centered on trust, coordination, and making progress only by working closely together.

Guide two brothers on an epic journey of discovery, loss, adventure and mystery remade for the latest generation of graphics, performance, and gameplay. Play in single-player mode or local co-op with a friend. This is one journey you will never forget.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 40.5%, Split Screen 16.6% ★, Co-op 15.2%, Online Co-Op 12.4%, Action-Adventure 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: From Josef Fares' earlier design tradition, it delivers a tightly directed emotional adventure centered on controlling and bonding two characters through a shared journey.

This game is a port of the Games for Windows - Live version that was released in 2009. If you buy the Untold Stories Bundle here on Steam, it will be the same as upgrading to Resident Evil 5 Gold Edition.

Why similar: Co-op 30.3%, Online Co-Op 27.1%, Split Screen 14.5% ★, Local Co-Op 13.9%, Multiplayer 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This is one of the best action-heavy co-op campaigns on Steam, with two players moving through a tightly paced story full of fights, escapes, and shared set pieces.

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 37.3%, Co-op 23.1%, Local Co-Op 9.2%, Multiplayer 7.4%, Story Rich 7%

Why You'll Like It: This is another game built specifically for two players, using separate perspectives and constant communication to create a very intimate co-op story experience.

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: Split Screen 31.2% ★, Co-op 30.2%, Local Co-Op 21.5%, Multiplayer 7.6%, Online Co-Op 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: It trades crime drama for warmth and puzzles, but its side-by-side co-op design and constant partner dependency make it a very natural follow-up.

Two lovers gave up everything and escaped to a lost planet to be together. Glide through a mysterious landscape, explore a fragmented world and fight against what’s trying to tear them apart in this RPG adventure about love, rebellion, and freedom.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 49.2%, Story Rich 16.5%, Action-Adventure 12.7%, Third Person 9.1%, Sexual Content 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its entire adventure is built around two characters moving, fighting, and talking together, giving it a strong partner-focused campaign feel despite the softer tone.

Blending action and survival horror, Resident Evil 6 promises to be the dramatic horror experience of 2013.

Why similar: Split Screen 26.3% ★, Co-op 25.7%, Online Co-Op 21.6%, Local Co-Op 12.7%, Multiplayer 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its cinematic co-op campaigns lean even harder into action-movie pacing, partner mechanics, and dramatic escapes that echo A Way Out's blockbuster feel.

The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

Why similar: Co-op 52.3%, Story Rich 21.8%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, Action 5.5%, Atmospheric 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: Although more puzzle-focused, its brilliant two-player campaign nails the same feeling of a game specifically designed around constant cooperation between partners.

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 27.4%, Split Screen 22.3% ★, Co-op 21%, Local Co-Op 16.3%, Multiplayer 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its prison-break theme and cooperative planning make it an especially good match if your favorite part of A Way Out was working together to escape confinement.

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 38.5%, Online Co-Op 37.2%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Story Rich 5.5%, Emotional 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: This shorter co-op adventure still captures the same idea of two players advancing through a designed-for-co-op journey by constantly coordinating actions.

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 36.9%, Online Co-Op 35.3%, Local Co-Op 13.6%, Multiplayer 6.6%, Story Rich 4%

Why You'll Like It: Like A Way Out, it only really works when two players stay in sync, communicate clearly, and experience the story as a pair.

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

Why similar: Split Screen 34.4% ★, Online Co-Op 20.4%, Local Co-Op 17.8%, Co-op 17.3%, Multiplayer 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its goofy tone is different, but the game is entirely about two players learning to move, solve, and overcome challenges together as a team.

A unique psychological action thriller delivered by A-list Hollywood performances by Elliot Page and Willem Dafoe, Beyond: Two Souls takes you on a thrilling journey across the globe as you play out the remarkable life of Jodie Holmes.

Why similar: Co-op 32.4%, Story Rich 24.1%, Cinematic 11.8%, Emotional 10%, Adventure 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its cinematic storytelling and optional two-player play for its dual protagonists make it a good fit if A Way Out's movie-like presentation was the main draw.

At the close of the Iraq War, Special Forces hunting for weapons of mass destruction unearth something far deadlier – a buried Sumerian temple containing a nest of unearthly creatures. To survive the night below, they must forge a brotherhood with their enemies from the world above.

Why similar: Co-op 41.9%, Story Rich 27%, Action-Adventure 20.6%, Atmospheric 5.3%, Adventure 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its co-op story mode combines cinematic tension, character drama, and life-or-death teamwork in a way that suits players who liked A Way Out's narrative intensity.

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 44.9%, Online Co-Op 34.5%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Local Co-Op 8.3%, Story Rich 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: It is another highly communication-driven two-player experience where each player has unique information and both must work together to advance.

Welcome to Escape Academy. Train to become the ultimate Escapist. Solve Puzzles. Hack Servers. Meet the Faculty. Brew the perfect cup of tea. Escape Rooms in single player or co-op with a friend - local or online!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 26.7%, Local Co-Op 21.8%, Co-op 18.5%, Split Screen 17.6% ★, Multiplayer 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This is a lighter, puzzle-first option, but it still delivers a satisfying co-op campaign built around shared problem-solving and coordinated progression.

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 43.7%, Co-op 32.8%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Action-Adventure 7.7%, Adventure 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: Its emphasis on separated partners, voice communication, and solving your way out of danger together taps into A Way Out's cooperative tension.

Work together to solve puzzles and escape a desert island in this stylized multiplayer co-op adventure. Success requires more than just you and your partner thinking alike - you'll have to communicate and stay In Sink to overcome the challenges ahead.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 46.6%, Co-op 35.7%, Multiplayer 13.8%, Adventure 3.3%, Indie 0.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its whole appeal is that two players must communicate and collaborate through an escape-themed campaign, which lines up well with A Way Out's partnership focus.

A group of documentary film makers receive a mysterious call inviting them to a modern-day replica of serial killer H.H. Holmes ‘Murder Castle’. But on arrival they soon discover they’re being watched, and even manipulated, and suddenly there is much more at stake than just their ratings…

Why similar: Crime 20%, Co-op 17.8%, Story Rich 16.3%, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Local Co-Op 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op horror narrative leans into coordinated survival, split decisions, and a cinematic shared story, making it a good alternative for A Way Out's dramatic side.

Journey across space to the icy planet of Tau Volantis with Isaac Clarke and Sgt. John Carver to discover and destroy the source of the Necromorph outbreak.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 46.5%, Co-op 34%, Multiplayer 8.6%, Action 4.8%, Third Person 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: It is a story-driven co-op action campaign with partner-based combat, exploration, and high-pressure set pieces that scratches a similar shared-adventure itch.

Climb up from the depths of Hell. Scale various worlds solo or chained together with your friends in the 1-4 player platforming sensation.

Why similar: Co-op 42.8%, Online Co-Op 29.9%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Action-Adventure 6%, Third Person 4.7%

No remarkable journey is achieved without great effort. In Outward, the cold of the night or an infected wound can be as dangerous as a predator lurking in the dark. Explore the vast world of Aurai solo or in Co-op. The Definitive Edition features both DLCs and quality of life improvements.

Why similar: Split Screen 30.3% ★, Online Co-Op 22.6%, Co-op 20.1%, Local Co-Op 17.5%, Multiplayer 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: For players who want a longer action-adventure with online or split-screen co-op, it offers a demanding shared journey where success depends on planning together.

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 30.4%, Online Co-Op 30.2%, Co-op 23.8%, Story Rich 9.2%, Action-Adventure 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op platforming adventure is built around two complementary characters whose abilities only fully work when players coordinate closely.

A handcrafted two player adventure set in low gravity. Solve intricate asymmetric puzzles and escape Moontella’s extremely profitable slime empire through chaos, laughter, and unforgettable true co-op moments with your partner.

Why similar: Split Screen 42.3% ★, Online Co-Op 28.7%, Co-op 18.1%, Local Co-Op 7.6%, Adventure 2%

Little Nightmares III is an atmospheric adventure game in which you follow the journey of Low and Alone, two best friends in search of a way out of the Nowhere. In 2 players online cooperation or solo with an A.I., work together to solve puzzles and survive in this nightmarish world.

Why similar: Co-op 37.8%, Online Co-Op 31.9%, Multiplayer 12.4%, Split Screen 5.1% ★, Story Rich 4.9%

Morkredd is a tense, physics-based co-op puzzle game for one to two players combining skill-based puzzle-solving, a challenging balance of light and shadow, and a dark world full of secrets to unlock.

Why similar: Split Screen 40.4% ★, Local Co-Op 33.3%, Co-op 23.1%, Atmospheric 2.5%, Singleplayer 0.5%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric co-op adventure is designed around two players protecting a shared light source, creating the same strong sense of mutual dependence that defines A Way Out.

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: Co-op 29.4%, Online Co-Op 24.2%, Local Co-Op 23.7%, Multiplayer 8.9%, Cinematic 4.7%

Biped 2 is a coop action adventure game with a strong focus on moment-to-moment collaboration alone or between 2 or 4 players.

Why similar: Split Screen 35.3% ★, Online Co-Op 20.9%, Local Co-Op 17.3%, Co-op 17.1%, Multiplayer 6%

Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.

Why similar: Story Rich 36.6%, Multiplayer 30.4%, Third Person 8.9%, Adventure 7.7%, Action 7.6%

Lost in a frozen wasteland and split up from your partner inside an abandoned castle, the only possession you have left is a walkie-talkie with a familiar voice on the other end. Can the two of you find your way out in time?

Why similar: Co-op 44.9%, Online Co-Op 32.8%, Multiplayer 14.6%, Action-Adventure 3.1%, Adventure 2.6%

Blanc is an artistic cooperative adventure that follows the journey of a wolf cub and a fawn stranded in a vast, snowy wilderness. They must come together in an unlikely partnership to find their families.

Why similar: Co-op 28.6%, Local Co-Op 24.4%, Online Co-Op 24.3%, Emotional 8.8%, Multiplayer 8.4%

A co-op climbing game about two stuck-together toys on an escape mission from their evil owner.

Why similar: Co-op 32.1%, Local Co-Op 22.4%, Online Co-Op 21.2%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Action-Adventure 5.2%

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 47.6%, Online Co-Op 29%, Multiplayer 15.9%, Story Rich 4.2%, Adventure 2.6%

The Dark Pictures Anthology is a series of stand-alone, branching cinematic horror games that can also be played online with a friend. In Man of Medan, five friends set sail on a holiday diving trip that soon changes into something much more sinister.

Why similar: Co-op 49.7%, Multiplayer 14.7%, Story Rich 11.5%, Cinematic 9.5%, Adventure 3.9%

Saddle up for a bike-riding, frisbee-throwing, goose-petting, friendship-building, treasure-hunting, story-driven adventure for 1 or 2 players!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 29.5%, Local Co-Op 25.7%, Co-op 20.8%, Story Rich 8.4%, Action-Adventure 6.2%

A co-op adventure about driving your Recreational Vehicle home.

Why similar: Co-op 39.8%, Online Co-Op 38%, Multiplayer 17.9%, Adventure 2.3%, Atmospheric 1%

Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same?

Why similar: Co-op 61.4%, Multiplayer 25.2%, Action-Adventure 7%, Action 2.7%, Atmospheric 2.1%

Hacktag is a fast-paced two-player co-op stealth-game with unique asymmetric gameplay. Play as the stealth Agent in the field or as the virtually-infiltrated Hacker and work together to carry out espionage missions where nothing goes as expected!

Why similar: Split Screen 27.4% ★, Online Co-Op 24.6%, Local Co-Op 21.4%, Co-op 17.1%, Multiplayer 4.9%

How 2 Escape is an escape-simulation game where two players will need to cooperate on asymmetrical gameplay and devices. "Talk together. Help each other." will be your new motto to survive in How 2 Escape.

Why similar: Co-op 44.4%, Online Co-Op 39.3%, Multiplayer 16.3%

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 36.3%, Online Co-Op 30.3%, Local Co-Op 26%, Multiplayer 5.2%, Adventure 1.1%

Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.

Why similar: Story Rich 28.7%, Crime 20.2%, Cinematic 13.5%, Emotional 11.6%, Sexual Content 6.2%

Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.

Why similar: Story Rich 27%, Local Co-Op 21.8%, Emotional 18%, Adventure 10.9%, Atmospheric 7.6%

USAC: Code Breach™ is a unique coop experience set in a cyberpunk universe. As a special police unit, you and your partner are called in to investigate the unexpected shutdown of a high-tech research facility. Between reflection and action, you must survive a situation that is beyond you.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 44.3%, Co-op 19.3%, Local Co-Op 18.2%, Action-Adventure 7.9%, Multiplayer 7.6%

"Escape Memoirs: Safe House" is a co-operative reverse escape-room puzzle game. You are a member of a criminal organization who must break into one of their own safe houses to fetch some important tools. Do you think you have what it takes to overcome the puzzles that stand in your way?

Why similar: Online Co-Op 43.1%, Co-op 38.5%, Multiplayer 14.3%, Adventure 2.6%, Atmospheric 0.9%

When the sun goes down on the last night of summer camp, nine teenage counselors are plunged into an unpredictable night of horror. The only thing worse than the blood-drenched locals and creatures hunting them are the unimaginable choices you must make to help them survive.

Why similar: Multiplayer 29.3%, Co-op 22%, Story Rich 17.7%, Cinematic 16.4%, Sexual Content 4.9%

Two detectives, one deadly experiment, a race against time. Each player only has one half of the puzzle. In this 2-player co-op puzzle game you can survive the parallel experiment only by working together.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 30.8%, Co-op 29.2%, Crime 16.4%, Story Rich 10%, Multiplayer 8.7%

Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it.

Why similar: Multiplayer 21.2%, Story Rich 16.2%, Co-op 15.3%, Violent 11.8%, Nudity 9.3%

You’re out of jail, but the debt isn’t gone. Sneak, steal, and break into houses solo or in 4-player co-op. Use lockpicks, sleeping gas, and brute force to complete jobs, outsmart security, and make enough money before time runs out. Will you pay back what you owe, or lose everything?

Why similar: Online Co-Op 42.3%, Crime 21.6%, Multiplayer 15.5%, Co-op 11.4%, Action-Adventure 6%

Revenge of the Savage Planet is an upbeat, satirical action adventure Sci-Fi. Jump, shoot and collect your way across vibrant alien worlds, uncovering new gear and upgrades, while discovering various hidden secrets.

Why similar: Split Screen 38.8% ★, Online Co-Op 23.3%, Co-op 19.8%, Multiplayer 5.8%, Action-Adventure 4.2%

Wrangle the hands and arms of a 1970s space cosmonaut and push, pull and twist your way through an increasingly precarious range of physically simulated stellar scenarios, where without gravity, nothing is still, nothing is secure, and nothing is simple.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 46.3%, Co-op 35.7%, Multiplayer 6.4%, Adventure 3.8%, Atmospheric 3.4%

Embark on a chaotic co-op drive in Chained Wheels, where two vehicles are chained together and every move turns into a shared adventure or a DISASTER.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 51%, Co-op 21%, Local Co-Op 10.8%, Multiplayer 7.6%, Adventure 4.5%

Embark on a thrilling co-op adventure in 'Brave Escape,' a challenging platformer demanding teamwork to conquer perilous traps and treacherous terrain.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 34.2%, Local Co-Op 30.2%, Co-op 28.9%, Atmospheric 2.6%, Action 2.2%

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 54.6%, Action 12.5%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Adventure 10.8%, Atmospheric 7.7%