Games Like Burglin' Gnomes

Boo Men is a 1-4 player online co-op horror game. You and your crew of burglars are tasked with stealing from ghosts. Just remember to stay in the light because you never know what could be lurking in the dark...

Why similar: Heist 32.8% ★, Co-op 19%, Multiplayer 13.9%, Horror 9.9%, Stealth 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: It is a direct thematic match that focuses on cooperative heist mechanics within a spooky, atmospheric setting.

A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

Why similar: Co-op 31.4%, Funny 16%, Horror 12%, First-Person 8.9%, Survival Horror 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive co-op experience that balances high-stakes scavenging with hilarious, physics-driven horror moments.

Film your friends doing scary things to become SpöökTube famous! (strongly advised to not go alone)

Why similar: Co-op 25.6%, Funny 14.8%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Horror 9.2%, Physics 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the same chaotic, funny, and terrifying co-op exploration vibe as you document horrors for internet fame.

Steal everything. Even the people. The Break-In lets you take whatever you want, from TVs to fridges to toilets. And all in 1-4 player co-op, VR and non VR. Select your getaway vehicle, anything from a bicycle to a stolen police van, and load up with gear like hammers and rocket boosters, and steal.

Why similar: Heist 27.3% ★, Co-op 16.8%, Funny 11.5%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Stealth 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This title emphasizes the core heist experience, tasking players with stealing items from houses while managing stealth and physics.

A co-op horror comedy game for you and your friends about burglarizing a nightmarish neighborhood full of mutated pets. No one said this would be easy, but maybe you can make it out of there with a sweet wood paneled video cassette recorder.

Why similar: Heist 22.5% ★, Co-op 22%, Funny 11.7%, Multiplayer 8.9%, Physics 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the specific premise of breaking into locations to steal goods while navigating physics-based challenges and comedic horror elements.

A 1-8 player co-op sci-fi looter horror game that takes place on a mysterious asteroid belt where players must complete contracts by traveling to exotic planets to kill creatures, find loot, and/or farm planetary materials that they must return to an ominous figure named Sketchy.

Why similar: Co-op 34.2%, Funny 15.6%, First-Person 9.8%, Horror 9.5%, Survival Horror 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar loop of exploring dangerous environments with friends to complete tasks and retrieve loot.

Solo or up to 8 players. Get rid of your employer's failed experiments in abandoned underwater labs. Navigate your submarine, avoid abyssal terrors, and remove all corpses.

Why similar: Funny 19.6%, Multiplayer 16.7%, Loot 11.9%, Horror 9.7%, First-Person 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the funny, first-person, co-op horror exploration style found in Burglin' Gnomes.

Dark Hours is a co-op survival horror game for 1-4 players. Your heist has been disrupted by a supernatural event, and your team of robbers is now trapped with an evil entity. Forget your plan, your mission is to survive. Explore and cooperate to find a way out.

Why similar: Heist 23.7% ★, Co-op 18.8%, Funny 10.6%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Stealth 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: It features a high-tension heist premise where players must avoid threats while working together to escape.

An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

Why similar: Co-op 29.6%, Multiplayer 17.8%, Horror 11.4%, Funny 9.4%, Stealth 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It blends comedy and horror in a co-op setting, tasking players with retrieving items under pressure.

Eggstraction is a multiplayer (4vs1) game where a group of chickens must steal their eggs back from a furious farmer. Dodge dangerous traps, blast down barricades and make use of whacky abilities to avoid ending up back in the cage.

Why similar: Heist 29.5% ★, Co-op 27.3%, Multiplayer 14.9%, Stealth 10.9%, Physics 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a cartoony, multiplayer heist experience that prioritizes teamwork and objective completion.

Escape prison with your friends by equipping tools, evading guards, and executing your breakout plan. Destructible environments, proximity chat, a multitude of escape routes, 10 player lobbies, and a full custom map editor!

Why similar: Co-op 34.3%, Funny 24.4%, Multiplayer 19.5%, Exploration 6.1%, First-Person 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game leans into the funny, chaotic multiplayer action that makes cooperative task-based games so engaging.

The chaotic multiplayer hide-and-seek game. Possess seemingly harmless objects as Ghosts or chase them down as Hunters before the clock strikes midnight!

Why similar: Co-op 38.9%, Multiplayer 27.5%, First-Person 13.6%, Horror 11.3%, Action 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes physics-based interactions and a blend of horror and comedy that will feel very familiar to fans of gnome-based heists.

FOREWARNED is a 1-4 player co-op survival horror. Delve deep into ancient Egyptian ruins with your team of fellow archaeologists. Investigate phenomena, collect treasure, discover lore, survive danger, and banish the evil that lurks within.

Why similar: Co-op 36.5%, Multiplayer 15.6%, Horror 13.8%, Survival Horror 10.3%, PvE 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It combines co-op exploration and heist-like looting in a supernatural setting that requires careful coordination.

Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.

Why similar: Co-op 38.5%, Multiplayer 25.9%, Horror 25%, First-Person 8.2%, 3D 1.4%

Why You'll Like It: While more investigative, it remains the gold standard for co-op horror exploration and team-based survival.

Clock in for the worst cleaning shift of your life: Unclog nasty toilets and scrub ectoplasm in this 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. Get the job done and don't get caught by the entities hunting you!

Why similar: Stealth 18.1%, Multiplayer 15.1%, Horror 12%, First-Person 11.6%, Survival Horror 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It forces players to complete mundane tasks in a haunted environment, mirroring the 'work-for-hire' horror loop.

A co-op game for 1-6+ players where you fall, dig, and explode your way down a dangerous cave system to find your lost dog. Catch your friends and watch your step on this journey full of traps, hazards, and the most deadly force of all: gravity. Will you jump into the unknown to rescue your dog?

Why similar: Co-op 29.8%, Funny 16%, Multiplayer 15.7%, Physics 10.6%, Procedural Generation 8%

Why You'll Like It: The physics-based comedy and multiplayer focus make this a great alternative for those who enjoy the slapstick side of Burglin' Gnomes.

A House of Thieves is a level-based stealth comedy-horror game about a Thief who doesn't go shopping but instead takes his shopping list and breaks into random houses to get his things.

Why similar: Heist 34.7% ★, Stealth 14.3%, Loot 9.9%, Funny 9.6%, Multiplayer 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the stealth and burglary mechanics that form the foundation of the gnome-heist experience.

🐸Up to 8 player co-op extraction puzzle-platformer where you swing, jump, catapult your friends, and eat eat EAT until you grow into a humongous Megafrog. Squad up with your frog friends and storm the Sewers for the glory of the Swamp King!🐸

Why similar: Co-op 26%, Heist 21.3% ★, Funny 14.4%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Physics 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes physics-based movement and funny multiplayer interactions that mirror the lighthearted chaos of the seed game.

Ghost Watchers is a co-op online horror game. You will explore and hunt ghosts in abandoned houses

Why similar: Co-op 46.8%, Horror 15%, Multiplayer 14.3%, Survival Horror 8.5%, First-Person 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op horror title requires players to use specialized equipment to manage threats, similar to the crafting and task-based gameplay of the seed.

An online VR co-op horror game about delivering parcels into haunted mines. Avoid monsters, drop off packages, and pray you reach the quota! Team up with up to 5 other delivery goblins, survive your shift and pay back your student loans. (VR crossplay supported)

Why similar: Co-op 24.8%, Funny 15.4%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Physics 8.6%, PvE 8%

Why You'll Like It: It combines comedy and horror with a delivery-based heist premise that feels very much in line with the seed game.

We Gotta Go is a co-op horror comedy that’ll scare the crap out of you—literally. Team up to reach the only bathroom in a haunted mansion before your bowels betray you. Scavenge for items, fend off ghosts, and fight through cursed halls together in a desperate hunt for sweet relief.

Why similar: Co-op 29%, Funny 17.9%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Physics 9.2%, First-Person 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game captures the frantic, funny, and horror-tinged co-op energy essential for fans of Burglin' Gnomes.

Zort is an action, adventure, and horror game that can be played with up to 4 people. Explore maps with your friends and have fun while escaping from various creatures. Experience a realistic horror experience with in-game voice chat with your friends!

Why similar: Co-op 32.7%, Funny 19.2%, Horror 10.7%, PvE 9.8%, First-Person 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a funny, co-op horror experience that emphasizes exploration and survival in a lighthearted yet spooky way.

Escape the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Traverse 30+ eerie backrooms levels while avoiding entities and other dangers. Try to escape but be warned: survival isn't guaranteed.

Why similar: Co-op 29.1%, Multiplayer 23.4%, Horror 16.2%, Survival Horror 7.3%, Stealth 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a cooperative exploration experience that emphasizes the feeling of being small in a large, dangerous environment.

Demonologist is a Co-Op horror game that can be played with at least 1 and up to 4 players. Your goal is to identify the type of evil spirit in cursed places and exorcise it using your equipment, either alone or with your team.

Why similar: Co-op 42.6%, Multiplayer 22.6%, Horror 14.4%, First-Person 10.7%, 3D 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a more intense co-op horror experience that still relies on team coordination and exploration.

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

Why similar: Co-op 40.2%, Multiplayer 21.7%, Funny 18.7%, Physics 6.2%, First-Person 4.8%

A magic-themed co-op horror game where you and up to 5 friends are minions summoned by a wizard to break into their rival's towers to cause mayhem. Try to fufill your vandalism target with an assortment of spells while avoiding magical beasts and monsters that protect the tower.

Why similar: Multiplayer 17.9%, Co-op 17.7%, Funny 11%, Horror 9.1%, Physics 8.7%

Play as plague doctors with your friends in this multiplayer co-op medieval horror! Purge the plague. Create the cure. Escape the mutated creatures. Make the queen proud.

Why similar: Co-op 25.1%, Funny 15.5%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Horror 8.1%, First-Person 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op horror game focuses on first-person exploration and survival, providing a similar atmosphere to gnome-based missions.

Become the best thief. Gather intel, steal things and sell them to buy hi-tech equipment. Do everything that a real thief does.

Why similar: Heist 30% ★, Co-op 27.1%, Stealth 17%, Funny 9.7%, First-Person 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: While single-player focused, it provides the most authentic burglary and heist mechanics available on Steam.

DEVOUR is a co-op horror survival game for 1-4 players. Stop possessed cultists before they drag you to hell. Run. Scream. Hide. Just don't get caught.

Why similar: Co-op 28.9%, Multiplayer 26.2%, Horror 24.9%, Survival Horror 10.5%, First-Person 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op horror game requires intense teamwork to complete tasks while being hunted, similar to the pressure of a gnome heist.

An online co-op horror game where you pacify, weaken and capture supernatural creatures for PAH Inc. Each level has a different story, unique monsters, and multiple endings. Play single player or together with up to 6 friends. Includes proximity voice chat with fun effects.

Why similar: Co-op 32.7%, Multiplayer 23.9%, Horror 18.7%, Survival Horror 6.1%, Exploration 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is a classic co-op horror task-based game that focuses on completing objectives while avoiding supernatural threats.

Venture forth as part of a specialized team of fellow players tasked with retrieving classified materials, evading the black goo virus, and the nightmarish entities it has spawned. With time running out before the US government initiates a devastating nuclear strike to contain the spreading menace.

Why similar: Co-op 31%, Funny 11.2%, Survival Horror 10.5%, Multiplayer 10%, Horror 9.9%

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 41.6%, Funny 22.9%, Multiplayer 17%, Physics 12.5%, Action 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is the ultimate physics-based co-op game, perfect for those who enjoy the clumsy, chaotic movement and interaction style of Burglin' Gnomes.

An online 1-6 player co-op "casino crawler" where you and your friends share one bank account and one massive debt. Gamble, buy sketchy items, make terrible decisions, and climb an ominous casino tower to hit your loan shark’s daily quota in 5 minutes - or face the consequences.

Why similar: Co-op 39.6%, Multiplayer 21.4%, Physics 10.3%, First-Person 8.5%, Procedural Generation 6%

In this online horror co-op, you play as a scrappy goblin, scavenging dungeons, dodging traps, and fleeing monsters to feed the Goblin King-Queen. Team up with goblin pals, or go rogue, as you dive deep and cause chaos! Fail to feed them, and you might be the next meal!

Why similar: Co-op 25.7%, Loot 15%, Multiplayer 11.6%, PvE 9.9%, Horror 6.9%

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: Heist 38.1% ★, Multiplayer 19.1%, Co-op 11.5%, Funny 10%, First-Person 7.6%

PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

Why similar: Co-op 35.8%, Multiplayer 20.9%, Physics 10.2%, First-Person 7.5%, Exploration 6%

In this co-op horror game, your team visits abandoned toy factories. Collect various junk, extract materials from it, create and improve your equipment. And try to survive, because while you are exploring the dark dungeons of factories, bloodthirsty toys are hunting you

Why similar: Co-op 27.4%, Funny 18.7%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Horror 8.9%, Survival Horror 6.4%

The Greatest Penguin Heist of All Time is a sandboxy physics game for 1-8 players, with everything from sneaky heists to hilarous stupidity to baking pizzas. With continuous updates, plenty of maps, and hundreds of items, clothes and quests, it has something for everyone.

Why similar: Heist 36.8% ★, Co-op 18.8%, Funny 14.4%, Multiplayer 8.9%, Stealth 7.9%

A chaotic co-op adventure for 1–5 players with a hint of 90s PC games. As new worker recruits, your mission is to explore, scavenge, craft, and eliminate. Loot everything. Be greedy. Contribute only what you dare to part with to grow your Hive. Warning: Goblins might perish in the process.

Why similar: Co-op 26.6%, Funny 17.5%, Loot 14.5%, Multiplayer 13.9%, Crafting 7.9%

Online co-op horror for 1–6 players. Board a cursed flying ship, raid haunted graveyards for loot, and survive monsters that hear every sound. Beware of UFO abductions, grab boosters from vending machines, gamble in the onboard casino, and embrace pure chaos with friends in voice chat.

Why similar: Co-op 30.7%, Multiplayer 15.9%, Horror 10.6%, Stealth 8.9%, Physics 7.9%

A horror co-op extraction builder set in a scorched wasteland where everything burns. Descend with your friends into shifting ruins, rip out furniture, and scavenge for loot before the Corrupted close in. Make it back alive, then rebuild the Outpost to better your chances for the next run.

Why similar: Loot 16.7%, PvE 13.4%, First-Person 11.8%, Physics 11.2%, Survival Horror 11%

An online co-op horror experience for up to 4 players. Use your elastic arms to grab valuable loot for your captain. But be careful, danger lurks around every corner trying to take your booty!

Why similar: Co-op 28.7%, Funny 17.5%, Physics 8.7%, Multiplayer 8.6%, Horror 8.2%

An online co-op detective horror for up to 3 players. Work together across randomly generated shifts to investigate your customers, as some are only pretending to be human. Make one mistake, and you’ll be forced to board up, set traps, and hide.

Why similar: Co-op 32.5%, Multiplayer 19.4%, Horror 16.3%, Stealth 9.1%, First-Person 8.9%

Enter strange, unpredictable dimensions with up to 8 players to grab artifacts and survive the chaos waiting inside. Showcase your loot in your private museum, unlock new machines, and gear up for your next dive. And please, shower between missions. Management insists.

Why similar: Co-op 25.1%, Funny 14.6%, Multiplayer 12%, Loot 11.1%, Horror 6.2%

1-4 player online HORROR COMEDY HUNTING game set in a forbidden national park. Hunt wildlife to meet dangerous quotas, drag massive carcasses with your friends and evade the creatures that begin hunting you back.

Why similar: Co-op 24.9%, Funny 16.4%, Multiplayer 13.3%, Horror 7.9%, PvE 7.6%

Dark Hours: Prologue is a free co-op survival horror game for 1-4 players. Your heist has been disrupted by a supernatural event, and your team of robbers is now trapped with a monster. Forget your plan, your mission: survive! Explore and cooperate to find a way out or hide and wish for daylight.

Why similar: Heist 18.8% ★, Co-op 18.1%, Multiplayer 15.9%, Funny 13.7%, Horror 10.4%

Go on heists through Midnight City alone or with up to four players to fulfill tasks as a hacker for various organizations. Improve your reputation, earn money, and uncover the secrets of shady companies all while being hunted by terrifying entities.

Why similar: Heist 37% ★, Co-op 18.8%, Loot 14.4%, Horror 8.6%, Survival Horror 7.4%

A co-op fantasy adventure where your voice is magic. Play as cat wizards, cast spells by shouting into your mic, explore fairy-tale worlds, fight monsters, and return to your hot-air balloon loaded with loot.

Why similar: Co-op 31.8%, Funny 19.1%, Physics 10.6%, Loot 6.8%, Multiplayer 6.7%

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 52.8%, Funny 15.1%, Multiplayer 13.9%, Physics 6%, Exploration 5%

Dig, build rails, and survive underground as a Goblin miner for WHAAG MINING INC. Light your path or the darkness will drain your life. Explore fully destructible biomes, fight hostile creatures, and hunt the legendary Giant Crystal, solo or online co-op

Why similar: Co-op 37.4%, Funny 21%, Multiplayer 15.3%, Exploration 7.7%, Physics 6.2%

Ascend through the twisted levels of the Backrooms using physics-based object manipulation to overcome obstacles, solve mind-bending puzzles, and uncover unsettling secrets. Play solo or team up in online co-op with up to 4 players as you climb higher, think smarter, and survive the unknown.

Why similar: Funny 28.4%, Co-op 22.6%, First-Person 15.2%, Horror 13.2%, Multiplayer 8.5%

No packages? No problem! Break in. Scrap everything. Deliver... A chaotic online co-op game for up to 5 players (or 15 if you really want to)!

Why similar: Heist 24.7% ★, Co-op 23.4%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Funny 12.5%, Physics 10.1%

A co-op horror game where you must scavenge for loot and maintain the bunker to keep it standing

Why similar: Co-op 32%, Funny 12.9%, PvE 11.2%, First-Person 10%, Horror 10%

KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2 is the ultimate co-op spider-hunting experience! Either solo or as a team of Exterminators, unleash an arsenal of crazy weapons, wreak havoc, and complete dozens of challenges across seven dimensions under spider siege.

Why similar: Co-op 25.6%, Funny 14.8%, Multiplayer 11.8%, PvE 9.3%, Physics 8.6%

Team up with up to 5 friends in this scientifically accurate-ish co-op adventure. Play as dung beetles trying to roll your precious dung ball safely home. The wildlife is dangerous, but your friends might be worse.

Why similar: Co-op 37%, Funny 21.9%, Multiplayer 19.8%, Physics 10.9%, Exploration 4%

Co-op horror for 1 to 6 players. Anyone can try to escape the Backrooms. You are going back in: locate the lost agents, solve the puzzles, film the entities, and hold out until extraction. Everything you carry can be lost. Your ranks, gear and storage are built to last.

Why similar: Co-op 25.8%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Stealth 11.3%, PvE 9.2%, Horror 8.3%

A co-op survival horror game where you and your closest friends must work together to survive in an upside down world crawling with the infected.

Why similar: Co-op 23.9%, Multiplayer 14.2%, Funny 11%, Horror 10.1%, PvE 9.5%

Physics-based co-op extraction game for crews of 2-4 players. Venture into the twisted Bermuda Triangle aboard the ORCA, a hybrid utility craft that can fly, drive and dive. Gather loot, buy new equipment, and unlock cosmetics across chaotic runs.

Why similar: Co-op 22.7%, Funny 15.5%, Loot 13.4%, Multiplayer 12.5%, PvE 10%

Work together to survive against an invisible monster with ever changing abilities. Asymmetric horror game best played with friends! (NO PUBLIC LOBBIES)

Why similar: Co-op 25.1%, Funny 16.1%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Stealth 9.1%, Horror 8.5%