- #1 Chained Together
96% matchVery Positive90% of 61,303 reviews2024
Dev: Anegar Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 49.3%, Online Co-Op 15.3%, Platformer 12.7%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Funny 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game features the exact same tethered physics mechanic as Bread & Fred, requiring intense coordination to climb together.
- #2 Unravel Two
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 8,830 reviews2020
Dev: Coldwood InteractivePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 38%, Local Co-Op 29.9%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Local Multiplayer 6.7%, Family Friendly 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features a core tethered co-op mechanic where players must use their shared yarn connection to swing and traverse obstacles.
- #3 Stuck Together
96% matchVery Positive90% of 205 reviews2025
Dev: Hugecalf Studios
Windows
A co-op climbing game about two stuck-together toys on an escape mission from their evil owner.
Why similar: Co-op 20.3%, Local Co-Op 15.3%, Difficult 12.1%, Precision Platformer 11.1%, Local Multiplayer 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic and mechanical sibling to the seed game that focuses on the challenges of being physically linked to a partner.
- #4 Biped
95% matchVery Positive85% of 10,948 reviews2020
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Biped is a coop action adventure game with a strong focus on moment-to-moment collaboration between 2 players.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 22.5%, Co-op 20.5%, Difficult 14.9%, Online Co-Op 10.6%, Multiplayer 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on coordinated movement where players must control individual limbs to solve puzzles and traverse difficult terrain.
- #5 Super Bunny Man
94% matchVery Positive86% of 11,803 reviews2023
Dev: CatobytePub: Catobyte Ltd
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 20.7%, Co-op 19.5%, Online Co-Op 9.8%, Local Multiplayer 9.3%, Platformer 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar blend of physics-based movement and high-difficulty platforming that often leads to hilarious, unintended failures.
- #6 Heave Ho
94% matchVery Positive91% of 2,559 reviews2019
Dev: Le Cartel StudioPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Heave Ho is a riotous multiplayer party game for up to four players in couch co-op and versus play, or online with Steam Remote Play. Reach out, get a grip, and swing to victory — or meet your messy end!
Why similar: Co-op 30%, Local Co-Op 27.9%, Local Multiplayer 15.6%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Funny 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based platformer where players must swing and grab each other to navigate, mirroring the chaotic movement of the seed game.
- #7 PICO PARK
93% matchVery Positive91% of 29,731 reviews2021
Dev: TECOPARK
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
PICO PARK is a cooperative local/online multiplay action puzzle game for 2-8 players.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 20.6%, Co-op 19.1%, Online Co-Op 14.6%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Local Multiplayer 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Demands high-level synchronization and communication, making it a perfect follow-up for players who enjoy the team-dependent nature of Bread & Fred.
- #8 It Takes Two
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 260,886 reviews2021
Dev: Hazelight StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 39.7%, Local Co-Op 27.5%, Multiplayer 11.7%, Online Co-Op 10.8%, Local Multiplayer 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for cooperative platforming, requiring constant communication and shared mechanics to progress through diverse environments.
- #9 ibb & obb
91% matchVery Positive90% of 6,792 reviews2014
Dev: Sparpweed
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 34.4%, Local Co-Op 25.9%, Online Co-Op 12.5%, Platformer 7%, Multiplayer 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic co-op platformer that relies on shared momentum and precise positioning to navigate gravity-defying puzzles.
- #10 KarmaZoo
90% matchVery Positive87% of 1,397 reviews2023
Dev: PastagamesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Share the love and die trying! KarmaZoo is a joyful, altruistic, cooperative platformer where up to 10 random players help each other with the unique abilities of 50 different characters - all for the sake of good Karma.
Why similar: 2D Platformer 17.9%, Platformer 15.4%, Co-op 15%, Multiplayer 11.7%, Cute 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative platformer where players must work together and sacrifice for one another to reach the end of the level.
- #11 Two the Top
89% matchVery Positive97% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: James Sutton
Windows
A precision co-op platformer where the only obstacle is falling. Bring a friend along and work together as you face the brutal challenges that await you both on this climb! Can you both make it Two the Top?
Why similar: Precision Platformer 21.5%, Online Co-Op 15.4%, Difficult 13.5%, 2D Platformer 12.1%, Platformer 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A high-difficulty precision platformer that captures the same intense climbing challenge found in the seed game.
- #12 Shift Happens
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 4,337 reviews2017
Dev: Klonk GamesPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Shift Happens is a cooperative platformer for two. You and a friend shift your mass, throw each other and puzzle your way through four stages of stylized imaginary worlds. Including the occasional backstabbing and taunting. Play with a friend on a couch, online or even special singleplayer levels.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 23.9%, Co-op 21.3%, Local Multiplayer 11.4%, Online Co-Op 11.1%, Multiplayer 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A co-op platformer that forces players to manage weight and movement mechanics to overcome obstacles together.
- #13 Biped 2
89% matchMixed64% of 881 reviews2025
Dev: META Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Local Co-Op 25.6%, Co-op 23.8%, Online Co-Op 12.2%, Difficult 10.8%, Multiplayer 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the focus on coordinated, limb-based movement and cooperative puzzle-solving in a charming world.
- #14 KeyWe
88% matchVery Positive90% of 2,360 reviews2021
Dev: Stonewheat & SonsPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Co-op 24.1%, Local Co-Op 21.1%, Local Multiplayer 9.9%, Online Co-Op 8.7%, Cute 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, cooperative puzzle-platformer that requires constant communication to complete tasks under pressure.
- #15 Windswept
86% matchVery Positive93% of 521 reviews2025
Dev: WeatherFellPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
🦆 Marbles and 🐢 Checkers need your help finding their way home after being swept away in a storm. In this 90s buddy-platformer there's a ton of stuff to do and even more to collect!
Why similar: Precision Platformer 16%, Co-op 15.5%, Local Co-Op 12.9%, Difficult 12.6%, 2D Platformer 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the same precision-platforming intensity and vertical exploration that defines the Bread & Fred experience.
- #16 Human Fall Flat
87% matchVery Positive95% of 224,340 reviews2016
Dev: No Brakes GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 22.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 40.5%, Local Co-Op 17.6%, Multiplayer 14.5%, Funny 12.7%, Local Multiplayer 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Uses loose, physics-based controls that turn simple platforming tasks into comedic challenges when played with a partner.
- #17 PHOGS!
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,396 reviews2020
Dev: Bit Loom GamesPub: Coatsink
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 34.4%, Co-op 33.7%, Online Co-Op 16%, Cute 5.9%, Funny 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features a tethered mechanic where two players control the ends of a dog, requiring constant coordination to move and solve puzzles.
- #18 Ultimate Chicken Horse
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 52,324 reviews2016
Dev: Clever Endeavour Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Ultimate Chicken Horse is a party platformer game where you build the level as you play, placing traps and hazards to screw your friends over, but trying not to screw yourself.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 25.6%, Multiplayer 11.7%, Precision Platformer 11.7%, Local Multiplayer 11.3%, Platformer 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A competitive platformer that uses physics and traps, providing a chaotic and fun experience for groups of friends.
- #19 PICO PARK 2
83% matchVery Positive89% of 4,553 reviews2024
Dev: TECOPARK
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Co-op 18.4%, Local Co-Op 14.4%, Online Co-Op 11.1%, Local Multiplayer 11%, Multiplayer 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Refines the chaotic, team-based platforming of the original with new levels and mechanics that demand perfect timing.
- #20 Carry The Glass
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 3,148 reviews2024
Dev: Çağatay DemirPub: SlugShot Games
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Team up as two quirky construction workers in this fun 2-player co-op platformer! Carry a fragile glass window through colorful levels filled with challenges. Communicate and coordinate to dodge obstacles and solve puzzles. Can you finish the job without breaking the glass?
Why similar: Co-op 35.6%, Online Co-Op 16.6%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Platformer 12.4%, Funny 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based co-op platformer that requires careful, deliberate movement to avoid dropping your objective.
- #21 Brave Escape
82% matchVery Positive99% of 169 reviews2025
Dev: Hit Start Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on a thrilling co-op adventure in 'Brave Escape,' a challenging platformer demanding teamwork to conquer perilous traps and treacherous terrain.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 19.3%, Co-op 17.3%, Precision Platformer 14.8%, Difficult 10.6%, Online Co-Op 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging precision-platformer that tests your patience and skill with difficult jumps and tight controls.
- #22 Putty Pals
84% matchVery Positive96% of 113 reviews2017
Dev: Harmonious Games
Windows · Mac
Grab a friend and get squishy! Putty Pals is the ultimate co-op platformer, challenging two players to work together and overcome puzzles in a bright and beautiful world.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 29.5%, Local Multiplayer 17.8%, Platformer 9.1%, Funny 8.7%, Family Friendly 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A co-op platformer that emphasizes teamwork and physics-based interactions to overcome environmental hazards.
- #23 BOKURA
81% matchVery Positive92% of 12,560 reviews2023
Dev: tokoronyoriPub: Kodansha
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Co-op 27.7%, Online Co-Op 19.7%, Local Co-Op 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Multiplayer 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: Requires two players to see the world through different lenses, forcing them to communicate to solve platforming puzzles.
- #24 UniDuni
80% matchVery Positive96% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: Clops Game Studio
Windows
Inspired by the classics, UniDuni is a lighthearted puzzle platformer adventure which celebrates the bonds of friendship. Invite a friend to work together across hand-crafted levels or challenge yourself and prove your skills!
Why similar: Co-op 19.7%, Local Co-Op 14.9%, Local Multiplayer 14%, Side Scroller 9.3%, 2D Platformer 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A cozy, puzzle-platforming experience that emphasizes cooperative mechanics and shared success.
- #25 Levelhead
81% matchVery Positive94% of 1,126 reviews2020
Dev: Butterscotch Shenanigans
Windows
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Deliver those goods, real good - or get turned into scrap trying! Chaotic co-op platforming, genre-bending power-ups, a challenging campaign, and endless community-built levels await, so grab a friend and GO!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 20%, Co-op 17.2%, Local Multiplayer 10.7%, 2D Platformer 8.3%, Platformer 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a robust platforming experience with a heavy emphasis on co-op play and creative, difficult level design.
- #26 Bloody Trapland 2: Curiosity
82% matchVery Positive83% of 991 reviews2019
Dev: 2Play
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Take on the hard yet fair world of Bloody Trapland. Jump, slide, dash and dodge your way through the many deadly levels. Find secrets, solve puzzles, unlock mysteries and unravel the story. Go at it alone or bring your friends along for a co-op experience like no other. 1-4 players online and/or splitscreen.
Why similar: Co-op 17.2%, Local Co-Op 14.4%, Precision Platformer 10.9%, Online Co-Op 8.9%, Local Multiplayer 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Provides extremely difficult, fast-paced precision platforming that is best experienced with friends.
- #27 Overcooked! 2
79% matchVery Positive90% of 81,537 reviews2018
Dev: Ghost Town Games Ltd.Pub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 30.3%, Co-op 18.8%, Online Co-Op 14%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Local Multiplayer 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: While cooking-focused, it shares the chaotic communication and coordination requirements that make co-op games like Bread & Fred so engaging.
- #28 Pizza Possum
78% matchVery Positive93% of 2,107 reviews2023
Dev: FriedemannPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Live your ultimate possum dreams in a snackable, chaotic arcade game focused on eating as much food as you can in single-player or local co-op - without getting caught.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 34.9%, Co-op 28.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Cute 9.5%, Funny 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, physics-heavy adventure that captures the fun of cooperative play in a vibrant, fast-paced setting.
- #29 Toodee and Topdee
79% matchVery Positive93% of 859 reviews2021
Dev: dietzribi
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 23.4%, Precision Platformer 15.6%, Difficult 11.9%, Local Multiplayer 9.9%, 2D Platformer 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A unique puzzle-platformer that requires two players to switch perspectives to navigate the environment.
- #30 Overcooked
78% matchVery Positive90% of 16,312 reviews2016
Dev: Ghost Town Games Ltd.Pub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 75%
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 36.7%, Co-op 22.1%, Local Multiplayer 15%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Family Friendly 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: The original chaotic co-op experience that tests your ability to work under pressure with a partner.
- #31 Unrailed!
77% matchVery Positive93% of 19,556 reviews2020
Dev: Indoor AstronautPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 26.2%, Co-op 23.3%, Local Multiplayer 12.9%, Online Co-Op 12.3%, Multiplayer 9.8%
- #32 PlateUp!
75% matchVery Positive95% of 26,299 reviews2022
Dev: It's happeningPub: Yogscast Games
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 22.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Cook and serve your dishes, design and decorate your restaurants, and expand your culinary kingdom with new unlocks, abilities and dishes in procedurally-generated locations. Classic cooking action with permanent roguelite progression. Hire your friends - or do it all yourself!
Why similar: Co-op 41.1%, Local Co-Op 33.1%, Online Co-Op 10.3%, Cute 7.4%, Funny 6.4%
- #33 Bloody Trapland
77% matchVery Positive82% of 4,031 reviews2013
Dev: 2Play
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Bloody Trapland is a fast-paced multiplayer platformer where the levels are filled with dozens of dangerous traps and tricky jumps that stand in your way! Play co-op with your friends or take on the challenges on your own. With support for up to 4 players at once, local and/or online.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 25.2%, Precision Platformer 12.1%, Online Co-Op 11.4%, Local Multiplayer 10.2%, Difficult 8.7%
- #34 Kinduo
76% matchVery Positive96% of 101 reviews2021
Dev: Nibb Games
Windows
Kinduo is a local cooperative game where two elemental friends overcome obstacles to return to their island, push boxes, use electricity to connect objects, break ice blocks, blow things up and more in this cute and colorful co-op game!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 33.2%, Co-op 23.3%, Local Multiplayer 12.9%, Platformer 9.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%
- #35 Degrees of Separation
76% matchVery Positive80% of 1,303 reviews2019
Dev: MoondropPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 26%, Co-op 19%, Online Co-Op 10.5%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Difficult 10%
- #36 Heavenly Bodies
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,339 reviews2021
Dev: 2pt Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 27.8%, Co-op 20.3%, Precision Platformer 17.4%, Difficult 14.3%, Local Multiplayer 7.2%
- #37 Jelly Express
74% matchVery Positive82% of 159 reviews2023
Dev: xxgamestudioPub: StoryMode Publishing
Windows · Mac
Welcome to Jelly Express - the physics-based co-op game that's as cute as it is fun! Transform into wibbly-wobbly jellies, tackle all obstacles to get those packages delivered! Do it alone, or have a partner to help you out! Stretch, jump and wiggle your way to victory.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 22.9%, Co-op 19.1%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Difficult 11.2%, 2D Platformer 9.4%
- #38 We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip
72% matchVery Positive90% of 23,814 reviews2023
Dev: Total Mayhem Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 53.3%, Online Co-Op 22.4%, Multiplayer 13.8%, Cute 8.1%, Casual 2.4%
- #39 Mission in Snowdriftland
73% matchVery Positive96% of 359 reviews2021
Dev: tons of bits
Windows
Help Chubby, the fearless little snowman, with saving important artifacts from video game history! Mission in Snowdriftland is a pixel-art homage to classic 2D platformers like Super Mario.
Why similar: Snow 26% ★, Precision Platformer 16%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Platformer 9.1%, Family Friendly 8%
- #40 Joe 'n Jo
73% matchMixed64% of 1,265 reviews2024
Dev: Ethan RobichauxPub: Vultive Entertainment
Windows
Joe ‘n Jo is a challenging physics-based platformer about two giraffes who are strapped together for eternity. Play solo or with a friend and make your way through unique environments that will test your coordination and patience!
Why similar: Co-op 26.7%, Precision Platformer 22%, 2D Platformer 13%, Platformer 10%, Funny 7.7%
- #41 Webventure
75% matchMostly Negative38% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: Moodming
Windows
Webventure is a enchanting two-player co-op game. Join cute spiders on an extraordinary journey. Collaborate, spin webs, and overcome challenges together. Unleash creativity, build a strong bond.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 23.2%, Co-op 19.9%, Online Co-Op 9.5%, 2D Platformer 8.2%, Side Scroller 7.8%
- #42 BattleBlock Theater®
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 72,594 reviews2014
Dev: The Behemoth
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 20.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 22%, Local Co-Op 15.6%, Comedy 9.2%, Platformer 9%, Local Multiplayer 8.2%
- #43 Garbanzo Quest
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 626 reviews2024
Dev: zagawee
Windows · Mac · Linux
GARBANZO QUEST! The crazy bullet-heck platformer where your main weapon is your own spit! Bring a friend! Hand-crafted challenges, secrets, and branching paths galore!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 25.6%, Precision Platformer 18.6%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Difficult 11.2%, Platformer 9.7%
- #44 Ship of Fools
71% matchVery Positive82% of 5,982 reviews2022
Dev: Fika ProductionsPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Co-op 31.4%, Local Co-Op 27%, Local Multiplayer 11.2%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Online Co-Op 9.3%
- #45 Undercat
70% matchVery Positive98% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: SparkyTailGames
Windows
Undercat is a non-restrictive 2D platformer with co-op and PvP modes. Help the Resistance to overthrow the Cats' tyranny and liberate the animal city!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 23.9%, Co-op 15.8%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Local Multiplayer 8.3%, Family Friendly 7.9%
- #46 Big Helmet Heroes
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,050 reviews2025
Dev: Exalted StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Throw yourself into an epic 3D beat’em up adventure with adorable knights, full of surprising worlds and situations. Grab your buddy and play in 2 player co-op to save the princess, but this is only the beginning!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 35.5%, Co-op 31.2%, Side Scroller 14.8%, Funny 9.5%, Family Friendly 9%
- #47 Moving Out
71% matchVery Positive80% of 2,270 reviews2020
Dev: SMG StudioPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 29.8%, Co-op 24.7%, Local Multiplayer 15.2%, Multiplayer 8.4%, Comedy 5.5%
- #48 Bake 'n Switch
71% matchVery Positive80% of 86 reviews2020
Dev: Streamline GamesPub: Streamline Media Group
Windows
Bake ‘n Switch is a cute, yet tough couch co-op and PvP party game for 1-4 players. Embark on a 'Bun Solo' single-player adventure or team up with other Bakers to catch, throw, and bake a'dough'rable living bread creatures!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 24.7%, Co-op 20.2%, Local Multiplayer 13.6%, Online Co-Op 11.3%, Multiplayer 8%
- #49 Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken
72% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,152 reviews2012
Dev: Ratloop AsiaPub: Reverb Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Annihilate an evil penguin regime in this cinematic platform adventure game offering full solo and co-op campaigns.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 23.6%, Co-op 17.8%, Local Multiplayer 10.3%, Online Co-Op 9.3%, Platformer 9.1%
- #50 BOKURA: planet
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,546 reviews2025
Dev: tokoronyoriPub: Kodansha
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
"There's something I can't tell you..." Explore new frontiers of co-op gaming in BOKURA: planet, a puzzle adventure game that you can only play with two players. Take on the role of a spaceship's exploration crew and try to escape from the red planet you crash-landed on.
Why similar: Co-op 25%, Online Co-Op 18.3%, Cute 17.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.7%, Multiplayer 8.9%
- #51 Blanc
69% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,406 reviews2023
Dev: Casus LudiPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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 33.2%, Local Co-Op 30.1%, Online Co-Op 12.3%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Family Friendly 7.4%
- #52 Sujefa
67% matchVery Positive95% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: MegaPropeller
Windows
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: Co-op 22%, Local Co-Op 20.5%, Online Co-Op 15.3%, Platformer 10.1%, Local Multiplayer 8.3%
- #53 Past Synergy
70% matchVery Positive84% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: Acetate123
Windows
Past Synergy is a 2 player co-op game that tests you and your friend's synergy. Divide the ability and roles between you and your friend to overcome the obstacles in a cave.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 14.3%, 2D Platformer 13%, Co-op 12.5%, Side Scroller 12%, Platformer 10.9%
- #54 Broforce
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 60,525 reviews2015
Dev: Free LivesPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 25.1%, Co-op 23.6%, Local Multiplayer 8.5%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%, Platformer 8.1%
- #55 Slam and Roll
67% matchVery Positive98% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: KaleidoGames
Windows
Trap enemies in giant balls, kick them into massive combos and clear the screen. Travel the world, unlock characters, play co-op, or embrace Action Roguelike Chaos Mode.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 17.8%, Co-op 15.6%, Precision Platformer 11.6%, Difficult 9.4%, Local Multiplayer 8.7%
- #56 Xion Leak
66% matchVery Positive100% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Gentle Beasts Studio
Windows
Xion Leak is a fast-paced, two-player, cooperative platformer. Get in sync and set the fastest times to win trophies! Run fast, work together, and avoid the countless dangers that the mysterious Foreman has placed in your path.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 18%, Co-op 14.8%, Local Multiplayer 12.5%, Precision Platformer 9.7%, Online Co-Op 8.4%
- #57 Two Climbers
67% matchVery Positive100% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: RomboPub: Team Rombo
Windows
Two Climbers embark on a journey to climb Mount Teawok, TOGETHER! This adventure requires Two Separate copies to play!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 38.1%, 2D Platformer 27.4%, Pixel Graphics 15%, Platformer 13.9%, 2D 5.6%
- #58 The Two of Us
67% matchVery Positive85% of 5,499 reviews2021
Dev: Flow State Games
Windows
The Two of Us is a 2D Co-op Platformer that has a strong emphasis on working together. You will be greeted with various puzzle levels where you must work in conjunction with your friend to navigate the level.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 25.1%, 2D Platformer 22.3%, Platformer 16.5%, Cute 9%, Multiplayer 8.4%
- #59 Rikki & Vikki
69% matchVery Positive91% of 114 reviews2018
Dev: PenguiNet
Windows
Puzzling Action for One or Two Players.
Why similar: Co-op 24.9%, Local Co-Op 24.8%, Difficult 15.2%, Local Multiplayer 14%, Platformer 9.3%
- #60 Pile Up! Box by Box
68% matchVery Positive91% of 98 reviews2021
Dev: Seed by SeedPub: HandyGames
Windows
Pile Up! ticks all the right boxes as a family-friendly cooperative 3D platformer! Jump up, slide down, play together and carry the load!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 29.1%, Co-op 24.5%, Local Multiplayer 16.6%, Multiplayer 9.5%, Platformer 6.3%