- #1 Scott Pilgrim vs. The World™: The Game – Complete Edition
97% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,664 reviews2023
Dev: Engine SoftwarePub: Ubisoft
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Rediscover the beloved 2D arcade-style beat 'em up inspired by the iconic comic and movie Scott Pilgrim vs. The World!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 35.2%, Online Co-Op 13.6%, Local Co-Op 10.8%, Local Multiplayer 9.2%, Co-op 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A stylish side-scrolling co-op brawler with character leveling, food-based healing, combo-heavy fights, and a similarly playful retro sensibility.
- #2 Full Metal Furies
96% matchVery Positive91% of 2,925 reviews2018
Dev: Cellar Door Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
From the creators of Rogue Legacy comes a "true-cooperative" action RPG. FULL METAL FURIES puts an emphasis on team play with a unique combat system where everyone is important. Play on the couch, alone or with friends, or make it an online party for up to four players!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 24%, 4 Player Local 17.5%, Co-op 16.8%, Local Co-Op 14.9%, Online Co-Op 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This four-player action RPG combines colorful cartoon combat, distinct heroes, loot and progression, and teamwork-focused boss encounters.
- #3 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
96% matchVery Positive94% of 14,974 reviews2022
Dev: Tribute Games Inc.Pub: Dotemu
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge reunites Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael as they kick shell in a beautifully realized beat ’em up.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 57.7%, Local Co-Op 13.4%, Multiplayer 12.4%, 2D 5.6%, Arcade 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its fast, colorful four-player arcade brawling, simple combos, and crowd-clearing specials deliver the closest modern alternative to Castle Crashers' co-op chaos.
- #4 BattleBlock Theater®
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 72,913 reviews2014
Dev: The Behemoth
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 20.2 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 20.5%, Local Co-Op 15%, Funny 13.6%, Online Co-Op 13%, Local Multiplayer 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: From the same developer, it shares Castle Crashers' irreverent humor, hand-drawn charm, local/online co-op, and delightfully absurd presentation despite emphasizing platforming.
- #5 Knights of Braveland
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 322 reviews2023
Dev: Tortuga Team
Windows
Knights of Braveland is a cooperative beat'em up action game with a generated story. You will hack, slash, and smash your way to victory. And with your friends it is much more fun. Play local or online.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 19.8%, 4 Player Local 15.7%, Hack and Slash 12.9%, Local Co-Op 12.6%, Online Co-Op 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted fantasy beat-'em-up built around online or local co-op, character upgrades, loot, and messy enemy-filled encounters.
- #6 Big Helmet Heroes
93% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,147 reviews2025
Dev: Exalted StudioPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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: Beat 'em up 26.3%, Hack and Slash 17.6%, Local Co-Op 17%, Co-op 14.5%, Funny 9%
Why You'll Like It: This cheerful fantasy brawler centers on ridiculous armored heroes, accessible hack-and-slash combat, and cooperative play for up to four people.
- #7 Rampage Knights
94% matchVery Positive93% of 3,614 reviews2015
Dev: Rake in Grass
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rampage Knights is a cooperative beat 'em up game mixed up with randomized dungeon crawling and exploration, which you can play alone or with a friend online.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 30.1%, Co-op 18.5%, Local Co-Op 13.8%, Online Co-Op 10.9%, Multiplayer 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its fantasy hack-and-slash action, cooperative enemy smashing, unlockable gear, and goofy visual tone closely match the seed game's spirit.
- #8 Maximus 2: Street Gladiators
92% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: Four Fats
Windows · Mac
A fantasy beat-em-up that focuses on crunchy and satisfying combat. We captured the spirit of some of the best classic beat-em-ups, melding them into one memorable experience. Fight solo or with up to 4 players cooperative multiplayer!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 22.2%, Local Co-Op 14.1%, Hack and Slash 13.5%, Online Co-Op 12.6%, 4 Player Local 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A direct, humorous side-scrolling fantasy beat-'em-up with multiple classes, upgrades, and co-op combat against huge groups of enemies.
- #9 Lost Castle 2
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 14,111 reviews2026
Dev: Hunter Studio
Windows
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 30.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"Lost Castle 2" is a 2D Beat'em up Rogue-Lite game. Explore abundant treasures and items to enhance yourself, master various weapons to showcase your skills, and challenge powerful monsters to demonstrate your strength. A new adventure is calling for treasure hunters!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 22.4%, Local Co-Op 15.2%, 4 Player Local 15.1%, Online Co-Op 14%, Co-op 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: It expands on the original's colorful multiplayer dungeon-brawling with roguelite builds, weapon variety, and cooperative boss battles.
- #10 Lost Castle / 失落城堡
91% matchVery Positive86% of 23,985 reviews2016
Dev: Hunter StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Lost Castle is an action RPG beat'em up with roguelike elements and randomized dungeons for up to four players online and local!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 27.5%, 4 Player Local 26%, Hack and Slash 18.1%, Local Multiplayer 13.5%, Multiplayer 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: This cartoonish co-op roguelite turns the fantasy beat-'em-up formula into replayable dungeon runs full of weapons, relics, and boss fights.
- #11 River City Girls 2
91% matchVery Positive85% of 2,030 reviews2022
Dev: WayForward
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The River City Girls are back! Misako, Kyoko, Kunio, and Riki - joined by newcomers Marian and Provie - hit the streets for an all-new beat-'em-up adventure! Team up for local or online co-op and explore a massive world packed with new abilities, enemies, locations, and more!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 58.3%, Comedy 8.6%, 2D 7.6%, Adventure 7.5%, RPG 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Its humorous story, expressive cartoon art, RPG upgrades, shops, and four-player street-brawling make it an especially strong fit for Castle Crashers fans.
- #12 Streets of Rage 4
89% matchVery Positive92% of 19,766 reviews2020
Dev: Dotemu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 21.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Amongst the best beat’em up series ever created, jammin’ ‘90s beats and over the top street fighting, the iconic series Streets of Rage comes back with a masterful tribute to and revitalization of the classic action fans adore.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 47.4%, Local Multiplayer 9.7%, Online Co-Op 9.7%, Local Co-Op 9.4%, Co-op 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A polished modern brawler with excellent local and online co-op, satisfying crowd control, and characters that become more powerful through each run.
- #13 Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara
89% matchVery Positive81% of 2,032 reviews2013
Dev: Iron Galaxy StudiosPub: Capcom
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Dungeons & Dragons: Chronicles of Mystara brings reworkings of two of Capcom’s classic arcade hits - Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom and Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara – together in one definitive digital package.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 40.3%, Local Co-Op 13.6%, Online Co-Op 12.4%, 4 Player Local 10.9%, Co-op 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Its classic arcade fantasy brawling supports co-op adventuring, multiple hero classes, branching paths, magic, and plentiful enemy-clearing action.
- #14 Broforce
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 61,042 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 24.1%, Co-op 22%, Local Multiplayer 11.8%, Multiplayer 8.9%, Funny 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It trades swords for explosive weapons, but its destructible levels, local/online co-op, humor, and gleefully chaotic four-player action hit a similar party-game nerve.
- #15 Zombie Vikings
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 423 reviews2015
Dev: Zoink Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
From the creators of indie smash hit Stick It to The Man! comes a new one to four-player co-op stab-you-in-the-gut-a-thon. Embark on a dead funny adventure with the Zombie Vikings. A putrid posse sent on a mission through the most epic of worlds to retrieve Odin’s lost eye.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 37.7%, Local Co-Op 25.8%, 4 Player Local 17.1%, Adventure 7.3%, Action 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: A comic fantasy brawler with four-player co-op, bizarre weapons, exaggerated characters, and a deliberately silly tone akin to Castle Crashers.
- #16 Guacamelee! 2
86% matchVery Positive91% of 3,390 reviews2018
Dev: Drinkbox Studios
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Head back to the Mexiverse in this long-awaited sequel to the smash hit Guacamelee! Uppercut your way to victory across stunning new hand-crafted levels. Featuring a dense and colorful world, new luchador moves, sassy new bosses, twice the enemies, and 300% more chickens!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 24.6%, 4 Player Local 19.2%, Local Co-Op 17.4%, Co-op 13.5%, Funny 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Its vibrant Mexican-fantasy world, humorous writing, local co-op, unlockable combat moves, and action-platforming provide a similarly exuberant adventure.
- #17 Foul Play
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 653 reviews2013
Dev: MediatonicPub: Epic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Play as the daemon-hunter Baron Dashforth in a side-scrolling co-op brawler set entirely on the grand spectacle of a theatre stage that rewards performance over pummeling. Perform shattering takedowns and reversals!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 44.3%, Local Co-Op 21.5%, Online Co-Op 11.1%, Co-op 7.9%, Comedy 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: This theatrical co-op brawler rewards counters and showy combos while maintaining a whimsical, comedy-first presentation.
- #18 River City Girls
85% matchVery Positive84% of 3,807 reviews2019
Dev: WayForwardPub: WayForward
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
There's trouble once again in River City, and this time only the girls can save the day! Using a variety of attacks, weapons, and items, these hot-blooded heroines are ready to teach the city’s lowlifes a lesson - either solo or in 2-player co-op! It’s an old-school rumble for a new generation!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 48.5%, Local Co-Op 14.7%, Co-op 10%, Local Multiplayer 9.4%, Action 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: This energetic two-player brawler pairs combo-driven combat and RPG-style upgrades with an irreverent, cartoon-forward story.
- #19 Pit People®
84% matchVery Positive93% of 8,180 reviews2018
Dev: The Behemoth
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In this fast-paced, turn-based, co-op adventure you'll quest and explore, find awesome loot, customize your fighters, and recruit strange species! Come master your destiny in this strategic game of positioning.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 23.4%, Local Co-Op 18.6%, Co-op 15.6%, Funny 13.6%, Multiplayer 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Another Behemoth game, it shares the studio's unmistakable art and absurd humor while shifting Castle Crashers' co-op adventure into tactical combat.
- #20 Double Dragon Gaiden: Rise Of The Dragons
82% matchVery Positive86% of 1,751 reviews2023
Dev: Secret BasePub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 66%
The Double Dragon brothers return in this fresh addition to the iconic franchise. With roguelite elements, every playthrough is a chance at new action. Tag in with 2 of 4 starter characters or unlock 20 additional characters, each with their own special moves and playstyles. Online & Local Co-op.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 39.6%, Local Co-Op 22.3%, Local Multiplayer 16%, Co-op 7.7%, 2D 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A co-op beat-'em-up with selectable fighters, tag-team systems, upgrades, and roguelite route choices that keep repeated sessions fresh.
- #21 Battletoads
84% matchMixed68% of 2,403 reviews2020
Dev: Dlala StudiosPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
• Over-the-top combat with combos and hard-hitting morph attacks • Wild, varied gameplay sequences for all types of gamers • Hand-drawn animation feels like playing a cartoon • Drop-in couch co-op for three players
Why similar: Co-op 32.2%, Beat 'em up 28%, Local Multiplayer 9.4%, Adventure 8.7%, Action 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Its exaggerated cartoon violence, comedic tone, cooperative brawling, and constantly changing arcade challenges suit players who enjoy Castle Crashers' zanier side.
- #22 Magicka
83% matchVery Positive84% of 32,443 reviews2011
Dev: Arrowhead Game StudiosPub: Paradox Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Magicka is a satirical action-adventure game set in a rich fantasy world based on Norse mythology. The player assumes the role of a wizard from a sacred order tasked with stopping an evil sorcerer who has thrown the world into turmoil, his foul creations besieging the forces of good.
Why similar: Co-op 21.6%, Online Co-Op 16.9%, Comedy 10.6%, Local Co-Op 10.2%, 4 Player Local 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This comedic fantasy co-op adventure replaces melee combos with improvised spellcasting, preserving the frantic friendly-fire chaos and teamwork.
- #23 Asterix & Obelix Slap Them All! 2
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 105 reviews2023
Dev: Mr. Nutz StudioPub: Microids
Windows
Asterix & Obelix – Slap them all! 2 is a Beat’em Up with an original story. Explore different places such as forest ruins, a vast Roman camp and even Lutèce. Encounters and fights punctuate the storyline. This dynamic game invites you to come on an adventure — with a generous distribution of slaps!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 42.6%, Funny 13%, Medieval 8.5%, Cartoony 7.3%, Arcade 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A colorful comic-book beat-'em-up built around accessible co-op combat, slapstick humor, and hordes of foes to flatten together.
- #24 Jitsu Squad
81% matchVery Positive85% of 320 reviews2022
Dev: Tanuki Creative Studio
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Jitsu Squad is a Marvel vs Capcom inspired 4 player co-op TAG TEAM beat ‘em up with epic character transformations and fast paced combat.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 30%, Hack and Slash 18.7%, Co-op 15.8%, 4 Player Local 9.8%, Funny 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Its hand-drawn visuals, four-player local brawling, flashy specials, and energetic boss fights make it a great arcade-focused follow-up.
- #25 Charlie Murder
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,959 reviews2017
Dev: Ska Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
It’s a punk rock apocalypse! Team up with your friends to lead embattled punk rock band Charlie Murder in their epic quest to save the world from rival death metalers Gore Quaffer and their legions of evil.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 42.8%, Co-op 14.3%, 4 Player Local 13.8%, Online Co-Op 8.1%, Local Co-Op 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling co-op brawler with RPG stats, gear, darkly cartoonish art, and a distinctively weird sense of humor.
- #26 Viking Squad
81% matchVery Positive85% of 279 reviews2016
Dev: Slick Entertainment Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Grab your trusty sword, strap on a fearsome helmet, and plunge into the chaotic fray of Viking Squad! In this three player co-op brawler you must put a stop to the wildly mischievous Loki and reopen the gates to Valhalla. Find a friend for local co-op couch play or find a match online!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 43%, Local Co-Op 25%, Online Co-Op 10%, Adventure 9%, Action 7%
Why You'll Like It: A colorful Viking-themed co-op brawler with loot, branching upgrades, comedic characters, and a strong emphasis on replayable couch sessions.
- #27 Fight'N Rage
79% matchVery Positive91% of 3,234 reviews2017
Dev: sebagamesdev
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Fight’N Rage is a brand new old-school side-scroller beat’em up. Inspired by the classics from the “golden age”, and with an art style that mimics the aesthetic from the 90's arcade gems, this game pays homage to all classic gameplay features that makes this genre one of the best from its time!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 43.6%, Local Co-Op 21.6%, Local Multiplayer 18.6%, 2D 5.5%, Arcade 5%
Why You'll Like It: While more technically demanding, it offers superb side-scrolling co-op brawling, multiple playable fighters, and deeply satisfying crowd combat.
- #28 Young Souls
79% matchVery Positive85% of 618 reviews2022
Dev: 1P2PPub: The Arcade Crew
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Young Souls is a gorgeous 2D brawler meets story-rich action RPG. Fight hordes of belligerent goblins, level up with hundreds of weapons and accessories, explore, and journey between worlds, as rebellious twins battle their way to save their foster father.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 40%, Hack and Slash 28.1%, Co-op 19.8%, 2D 4.8%, RPG 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: It blends a character-driven fantasy story with local co-op dungeon brawling, equipment upgrades, and approachable action-RPG progression.
- #29 Bud Spencer & Terence Hill - Slaps And Beans 2
78% matchVery Positive89% of 296 reviews2023
Dev: Trinity TeamPub: Buddy Productions GmbH
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 52%
After the shipwreck in Africa, Bud and Terence save a village from criminals and make their way home on a raft loaded with bananas. But of course it wouldn't be a Bud and Terence adventure if everything went according to plan.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 31%, 4 Player Local 30.5%, Funny 12.6%, Comedy 8.5%, Arcade 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its comedic co-op beat-'em-up action, minigames, and cartoonish reliance on over-the-top punches make it a fitting lighter-weight choice.
- #30 The TakeOver
78% matchVery Positive84% of 1,199 reviews2019
Dev: Pelikan13
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 60%
The Takeover is a side-scrolling beat'em up inspired by 90's classics such as Streets of Rage and Final Fight. Battle solo or alongside a friend in local co-op while listening to awesome tunes from Little V Mills, Richie Branson, James Ronald and industry legend Yuzo Koshiro!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 69.9%, Local Co-Op 17.1%, Arcade 5.1%, Action 4.1%, Adventure 1.9%
Why You'll Like It: This modern throwback beat-'em-up emphasizes cooperative combo action, enemy hordes, weapon pickups, and flashy arcade spectacle.
- #31 Hammerwatch
77% matchVery Positive89% of 6,516 reviews2013
Dev: CrackshellPub: Team17
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A hack and slash action adventure, set in a fantasy pixel art environment. Play solo or co-op in this adventure from bottom to top of Castle Hammerwatch. Kill hordes of enemies with varied looks and features through four unique environments with traps, hidden secrets and puzzles.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 18.4%, Co-op 17.2%, Online Co-Op 15.7%, Hack and Slash 13.8%, 4 Player Local 10.4%
- #32 Stick Fight: The Game
75% matchVery Positive93% of 125,462 reviews2017
Dev: Landfall WestPub: Landfall
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Stick Fight is a physics-based couch/online fighting game where you battle it out as the iconic stick figures from the golden age of the internet.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 21.3%, Funny 15.2%, Local Multiplayer 15.2%, Multiplayer 14.2%, Local Co-Op 10.9%
- #33 Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition
77% matchVery Positive82% of 10,301 reviews2014
Dev: Arrowhead Game StudiosPub: WB Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The classic Gauntlet 4-player co-op action gameplay returns in a completely new experience! Battle the endless hordes of foes as you and your friends fight for treasure and glory via both local and online co-op multiplayer. Invade the Darkness!
Why similar: Co-op 19.8%, Hack and Slash 18.5%, Local Co-Op 17.5%, 4 Player Local 13.6%, Online Co-Op 9%
- #34 Move or Die
76% matchVery Positive89% of 23,310 reviews2016
Dev: XeluPub: Those Awesome Guys
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Move or Die is an absurdly fast-paced 4-player local and online party game where the mechanics change every 20 seconds! It's THE friendship-ruining game.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 19.5%, Local Multiplayer 17.1%, Multiplayer 14.6%, Funny 14.1%, Online Co-Op 11.6%
- #35 Bloody Trapland
76% matchVery Positive82% of 4,037 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 21.6%, Online Co-Op 19.7%, 4 Player Local 17.2%, Local Multiplayer 12.7%, Multiplayer 8.1%
- #36 Dungeon Defenders
75% matchVery Positive93% of 19,013 reviews2011
Dev: Chromatic Games
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 42.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Create a hero from one of four classes to save Etheria in this 4-player coop Tower Defense Action-RPG. Includes Steam exclusive Portal gun & TF2 familiars!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 50.1%, Multiplayer 23.1%, Funny 18.1%, RPG 5.8%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #37 Overcooked
74% matchVery Positive90% of 16,764 reviews2016
Dev: Ghost Town Games Ltd.Pub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 11.4 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 25.5%, 4 Player Local 18.4%, Local Multiplayer 15.1%, Co-op 15%, Multiplayer 9.3%
- #38 Rayman® Origins
74% matchVery Positive94% of 6,242 reviews2012
Dev: Ubisoft MontpellierPub: Ubisoft
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Experience the magical universe of Rayman with legendary 2D gameplay that has captured the hearts of millions of fans!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 26.9%, 4 Player Local 14.2%, Local Multiplayer 10%, Co-op 9.8%, Funny 8.7%
- #39 Rotwood
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 8,160 reviews2026
Dev: Klei Entertainment
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The world has been thrown into chaos, and it's up to you and your friends to battle the corrupted beasts of the Rotwood. Upgrade your gear, choose your preferred weapon, and hone your skills to defend your safe haven.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 23.4%, Hack and Slash 16.7%, Local Co-Op 12.7%, Co-op 11%, Local Multiplayer 10.1%
- #40 Rubber Bandits
72% matchVery Positive84% of 7,212 reviews2021
Dev: Flashbulb
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Rubber Bandits is a criminally fun multiplayer party game for up to 4 players. With 8 action-packed game modes, players steal, brawl, and dash to the finish line with the most loot to win!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 18%, 4 Player Local 15.1%, Local Co-Op 12.1%, Online Co-Op 11.2%, Co-op 10.6%
- #41 Brigands
70% matchMostly Positive94% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Simon RinfretPub: Azooloom
Windows
Brigands is a “top-down hack and slash / beat 'em up adventure” game set in a medieval fantasy world. A local co-op game for casual gamers who like high intensity challenges for short periods of time. You can play from 1 to 4 players on a single computer.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 19.7%, Hack and Slash 16.1%, Beat 'em up 15.3%, Local Co-Op 11.2%, Co-op 9.4%
- #42 Dungeon Rampage
68% matchVery Positive92% of 3,445 reviews2025
Dev: Gamebreaking Studios
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Battle your way to victory in this 1-4 player co-op hack-n-slash dungeon crawler. Play as a dynamic cast of heroes slicing their way through dungeons, earning weapons and loot. Rampage past a gauntlet of enemies and destruction to end the evil Lord Dinglepus' reign!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 24.7%, Online Co-Op 21.1%, Co-op 18.1%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Medieval 9.9%
- #43 Superfighters Deluxe
72% matchVery Positive89% of 3,596 reviews2018
Dev: MythoLogic Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Superfighters Deluxe is a unique action game that combines brawling, shooting and platforming in dynamic sandboxy 2D levels. Lots of weapons and fun gameplay systems interlock to create absurd action-movie chaos.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 19.8%, Online Co-Op 12.9%, Local Co-Op 12.5%, Local Multiplayer 12.4%, Multiplayer 10.6%
- #44 Box Knight
68% matchVery Positive95% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: We Made A Thing Studios
Windows
Fight. Die. Repeat. Become the Box Knight and brawl through a monster-infested office, floor by floor, boss by boss, in this irreverent action roguelike.
Why similar: Beat 'em up 26.6%, Hack and Slash 17.5%, Local Co-Op 17.2%, Co-op 8.2%, Local Multiplayer 7.9%
- #45 Hero Siege
73% matchMixed67% of 47,887 reviews2014
Dev: Panic Art Studios Ltd
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Hero Siege is a fast paced Pixel Art ARPG featuring an expansive roster of unique classes, deep build experimentation, and a player driven economy.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 32.9%, Local Co-Op 20.1%, Co-op 17.6%, Multiplayer 9.8%, RPG 5.6%
- #46 Knight Squad
73% matchVery Positive87% of 410 reviews2015
Dev: Chainsawesome Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Knight Squad is an insane 1 to 8 players chaotic arena friendship destroyer. Take on current friends and future frenemies in any of the incredibly fun game modes, ranging from Last Man Standing to Medieval soccer. All of that using only weapons from the Middle Ages… and laser guns… and miniguns.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 24.2%, Local Co-Op 15.8%, Local Multiplayer 14.4%, Co-op 12.2%, Funny 7.6%
- #47 SpeedRunners
70% matchVery Positive94% of 37,209 reviews2016
Dev: DoubleDutch GamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Cut-throat multiplayer running game that pits 4 players against each other, locally and/or online. Run, jump, swing around, and use devious weapons and pick-ups to knock opponents off-screen! One of the most competitive games you'll ever play.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 23%, Local Multiplayer 21.6%, Multiplayer 18%, Local Co-Op 9.9%, Funny 9%
- #48 Spiral Knights
71% matchVery Positive84% of 24,247 reviews2011
Dev: Grey Havens
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 47.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Join the ranks of the Spiral Knights. Stranded on an alien world, you must explore the ever-changing Clockworks beneath its surface.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 27.6%, Hack and Slash 20.9%, Co-op 15.5%, Multiplayer 12.9%, Adventure 7.3%
- #49 No Heroes Here
71% matchVery Positive90% of 484 reviews2017
Dev: Mad Mimic
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 61%
No Heroes Here is a frantic co-op game for 1 to 4 players, available in local and online modes. Craft and use several items effectively whilst coordinating your ragtag band of non-heroes to defend castles and survive! ...Oh, as well as saving the Kingdom in the meantime!
Why similar: 4 Player Local 21.7%, Local Co-Op 17.8%, Online Co-Op 14.1%, Local Multiplayer 13.9%, Co-op 9.9%
- #50 Minecraft Dungeons
68% matchVery Positive90% of 19,785 reviews2021
Dev: Mojang StudiosPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 22.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Fight your way through an exciting action-adventure game, inspired by classic dungeon crawlers and set in the Minecraft universe!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 46.1%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Funny 9.9%, Adventure 8.7%, RPG 7.6%
- #51 Hammerwatch Anniversary Edition
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 262 reviews2023
Dev: CrackshellPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Choose between seven hero classes, each with unique capabilities. Brave hordes of deadly creatures alone, or band together with your noblest of champions in co-op mode available both online and locally. Take on the challenges in three different campaigns, or build your own custom scenario.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 28%, Co-op 16%, Online Co-Op 14.1%, Adventure 8.9%, Medieval 8.8%
- #52 Conan Chop Chop
71% matchMixed60% of 779 reviews2022
Dev: Mighty KingdomPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Conan Chop Chop is a party roguelite for 1-4 players full of mayhem, loot, and adventure. In this outrageous take on Conan the Barbarian, you are the muscle-bound hero foolish enough to try and stop the evil wizard Thoth-Amon!
Why similar: 4 Player Local 18.5%, Local Co-Op 17%, Hack and Slash 16.6%, Online Co-Op 15.2%, Funny 8.1%
- #53 Stitchlings
64% matchVery Positive93% of 605 reviews2026
Dev: Studio WoolworksPub: USC Games
Windows · Mac
Play solo, or grab a friend and embark on a bite-sized co-op combat adventure fighting toy monsters, picking them apart, while you stitch together your uniquely customized Stitchlings!
Why similar: Beat 'em up 31%, Local Co-Op 23.6%, Hack and Slash 18.4%, Co-op 9.2%, Local Multiplayer 6.8%
- #54 Gang Beasts
67% matchVery Positive86% of 67,630 reviews2017
Dev: Boneloaf
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Gang Beasts is a silly multiplayer party game with surly gelatinous characters, brutal slapstick fight sequences, and absurd hazardous environments, set in the mean streets of Beef City.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 20.7%, Local Co-Op 15.7%, Co-op 15.7%, Local Multiplayer 13.3%, Funny 12%
- #55 Bass Monkey
67% matchVery Positive92% of 91 reviews2022
Dev: Jacob Weersing
Windows
Bass Monkey is a free Hack and Slash arcade game. Up to 4 friends can compete (or co-operate!) in this short, low-stress, musical platformer. Collect bananas, smack away hamsters, and try to get on the high score leaderboards as you battle through a 5 song EP.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 18.5%, Local Co-Op 16.3%, 4 Player Local 14.4%, Co-op 14%, Multiplayer 7.5%
- #56 Duck Game
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 39,069 reviews2015
Dev: Landon PodbielskiPub: CORPTRON GAMES CORP.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Enter the futuristic year of 1984, an age where ducks run wild in a frantic battle for glory. Blast your friends with Shotguns, Net Guns, Mind Control Rays, Saxophones, Magnet Guns, and much, much more. This is DUCK GAME. Don't blink.
Why similar: 4 Player Local 23.1%, Local Multiplayer 19.7%, Multiplayer 14.7%, Funny 13.7%, Local Co-Op 9.3%
- #57 Terraria
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,558,339 reviews2011
Dev: Re-Logic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 33.9 hrsMean: 152.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
Why similar: Co-op 25.1%, Online Co-Op 22.4%, Multiplayer 20.8%, 2D 12%, Adventure 9.4%
- #58 Ultimate Chicken Horse
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 53,615 reviews2016
Dev: Clever Endeavour Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 11.0 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 22.3%, 4 Player Local 19.7%, Local Multiplayer 14.2%, Multiplayer 12.6%, Funny 12.2%
- #59 FORCED: Slightly Better Edition
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,797 reviews2013
Dev: BetaDwarf
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
FORCED is a challenging 1-4-player game with co-op at its heart! A mix of tactical arcade action, RPG elements and puzzles will forge you and your friends together. As slaves in the toughest gladiator school of them all, you will face a plethora of unique trials - designed to be your death!
Why similar: Local Co-Op 18.4%, 4 Player Local 18.3%, Co-op 13.9%, Hack and Slash 13.7%, Online Co-Op 12.6%