Games Like Degrees of Separation

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: Local Co-Op 35.1%, Co-op 30.5%, Puzzle 8.9%, Puzzle Platformer 6.1%, Platformer 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the charming, physics-based co-op platforming and emotionally resonant atmosphere of Ember and Rime's journey.

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: Local Co-Op 29.8%, Co-op 28.3%, Online Co-Op 15.7%, Puzzle Platformer 7.7%, Puzzle 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Like Degrees of Separation, it is built from the ground up for cooperative puzzle-platforming with constantly shifting mechanical dynamics.

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: Local Co-Op 27.5%, Co-op 24.1%, Online Co-Op 17.9%, Platformer 8.5%, Puzzle 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers deeply integrated cooperative puzzle-platforming where two characters must navigate opposing gravitational mechanics together.

A physics-based puzzle platformer in breathtaking 2.5D. A haunted prince's nightmares are leaking into the waking world — chase him down as wizard, knight and thief, solving puzzles of fire, water, light, magnets, electricity and more. Play solo or with up to three friends, online or in local co-op.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 20.8%, Puzzle Platformer 15.5%, Online Co-Op 12.9%, Co-op 11.1%, Side Scroller 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It features the same enchanting fantasy aesthetic and multi-character puzzle-platforming where distinct abilities must be combined to progress.

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 23.8%, Puzzle Platformer 16.1%, Online Co-Op 15%, Co-op 14.2%, 2D Platformer 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: It relies on core cooperative mechanics involving character transformation and weight-shifting to solve side-scrolling puzzles.

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

Why similar: Local Co-Op 21.5%, Puzzle Platformer 16.3%, Difficult 14.6%, Online Co-Op 13.8%, Co-op 13.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title emphasizes tight, physics-based cooperative coordination between two distinct robotic partners solving clever puzzles.

Experience the epic journey of Nuna and Fox as they search for the source of an eternal blizzard that threatens the survival of everything they have ever known.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 36.9%, Platformer 14.4%, Puzzle Platformer 12.1%, Co-op 8.7%, Side Scroller 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the atmospheric storytelling and dual-character dynamic centered around cultural mythology and cooperation.

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 22.9%, Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, Side Scroller 12.5%, Difficult 12.2%, 2D Platformer 11%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the clever mechanical switching perspective and puzzle-platforming ingenuity found in Degrees of Separation.

Three heroes make their way through a fairytale world of forgotten ruins, scheming goblins and impossible contraptions. Play alone and switch between wizard, knight and thief at will, or bring up to two friends, in online or local co-op.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 16.1%, Puzzle Platformer 14.4%, Online Co-Op 10.1%, Side Scroller 9.3%, Co-op 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers fantastical 2D cooperative puzzle-platforming requiring creative use of distinct character abilities.

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: Local Co-Op 23.7%, Puzzle Platformer 21.6%, Co-op 18.4%, Online Co-Op 13.1%, Platformer 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This cooperative puzzle game emphasizes synchronous actions and communication to overcome charming environmental challenges.

Embark on an emotional journey of losing the love of one's life. Manipulate time, solve puzzles, reshape surroundings as you push forward into the bittersweet recollections of a past life. This is a story about happiness and hardship, joy and sorrow. A story that all of us will one day experience.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 31.4%, Puzzle Platformer 23%, Platformer 12.1%, Story Rich 9.2%, Relaxing 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: While single-player mostly, it shares the emotional narrative tone and time-manipulation environmental mechanics of the seed game.

An atmospheric platformer with puzzle elements and split screen, where the player takes control of two characters at once. Immerse yourself in the ethnic world of two heroes, solve puzzles and overcome obstacles together, explore the fairy forest and other locations, help each other.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 28.4%, Puzzle Platformer 25.2%, 2D Platformer 14.8%, Platformer 12.6%, Relaxing 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A split-screen cooperative puzzle-platformer focused on synchronized movement and shared progression.

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 31.9%, Puzzle Platformer 22.5%, Co-op 15%, Platformer 10.2%, Colorful 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game pairs two contrasting elemental characters together in a cute local co-op puzzle-platformer.

DYO is a mind-bending cooperative platformer for one or two players where you can hop between two halves of a split screen.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 36.1%, Puzzle Platformer 24.3%, Co-op 18.6%, Platformer 12.3%, Puzzle 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It features clever split-screen cooperative mechanics where two characters navigate interlocking dimensional puzzles.

Bound together by the magical artifact Trine, a wizard, a knight and a thief journey through a fairytale world of great castles and strange machinery. Solve puzzles, overcome obstacles and battle the undead! Play solo or in 1–3 player online or local co-op.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 17.7%, Puzzle Platformer 13.3%, Online Co-Op 10.9%, Co-op 9.7%, 2D Platformer 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: The original fantasy physics puzzler that defined cooperative multi-character platforming.

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 29.3%, Online Co-Op 24.9%, Puzzle 17%, Local Co-Op 16.9%, Story Rich 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: It replicates the essential communication and cooperative puzzle-solving ethos of playing side-by-side with a partner.

The Trine heroes in full 3D. Explore a fairytale world of breathtaking sceneries and enchanting creatures, solving puzzles as wizard, knight and thief, alone or together in online or local co-op.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 20.9%, Puzzle Platformer 16.9%, Online Co-Op 13%, Co-op 12.3%, Platformer 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Brings the classic cooperative puzzle-platforming trio into a 3D perspective while retaining core mechanics.

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: Puzzle Platformer 17.5%, Puzzle 15.3%, Co-op 15.1%, Platformer 13.8%, Family Friendly 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides the same whimsical art style and yarn-based physics puzzles, though tailored for solo play.

A cute yet challenging puzzle-platformer with a unique mechanic of moving the world itself to create new paths. Play solo or with a friend in local co-op mode to help Ben & Abi navigate this mysterious world. Test your logic skills by solving clever puzzles to help them find their way back home

Why similar: Local Co-Op 21.4%, Puzzle Platformer 16.7%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Co-op 10.1%, 2D Platformer 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on dual-character puzzle solving within a beautifully realized platforming environment.

Two lost beings and you are the only bond... Play with a friend to guide and reunite them on their journey in this communication-based coop puzzle adventure. You play on two devices with no connection except your voice!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 20.7%, Local Co-Op 19.2%, Co-op 12.3%, Side Scroller 11.2%, Hand-drawn 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It requires tightly coordinated cooperative puzzle progression built specifically for two players.

One player navigates. One player creates. Linebound is a 2D asymmetric co-op puzzle platformer where one player navigates the world while the other draws platforms in real time. Progress is only possible through communication.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 33.9%, 2D Platformer 19.6%, Puzzle Platformer 15.6%, Platformer 11%, Co-op 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A stylized 2D cooperative platformer emphasizing joint movement and environmental puzzle solutions.

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 19.1%, Puzzle Platformer 14.1%, Online Co-Op 12.1%, Co-op 11.5%, Difficult 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging cooperative platformer testing precision and joint timing.

Between dreams and nightmares, “Koloro” tells the tale of a young pink hair girl named Kora who embarks on a quest to find her missing sister through a stunning Puzzle-Platformer crafted by Sköll Studio.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 24.9%, Puzzle Platformer 18.6%, Co-op 13.2%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Platformer 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A dreamy puzzle-platformer featuring precise movement and atmospheric fantasy worlds.

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: Puzzle Platformer 20.1%, Local Co-Op 16.4%, Co-op 14.6%, Side Scroller 14.4%, 2D Platformer 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy, cute cooperative puzzle-platformer focused on teamwork and shared goals.

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: Online Co-Op 20.8%, Local Co-Op 20.1%, Co-op 14.8%, Puzzle Platformer 13.1%, Platformer 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features cooperative puzzle-platforming elements designed for two players to solve together.

Come with Me is a two-player cooperative game set in a puzzle filled magical world. Solve puzzles together by using your special abilities and collect memories to uncover the mystery of the world around you.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 26.3%, Puzzle Platformer 18.6%, Online Co-Op 16.9%, Co-op 16%, Platformer 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers cooperative adventure mechanics reminiscent of dual-character platformers.

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%, Co-op 13.2%, Online Co-Op 12.8%, Puzzle Platformer 12.4%, Side Scroller 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines cooperative mechanics with light puzzle-platforming elements in a whimsical world.

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

Why similar: Local Co-Op 31.8%, Co-op 26.7%, Online Co-Op 18.3%, Puzzle Platformer 7.3%, Story Rich 6.7%

MONOWAVE is a puzzle adventure through colorful worlds powered by four emotions. Alone or with a friend, express your feelings through song, empathize with your spirit friends, and solve puzzles to find your way forward.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.1%, Local Co-Op 19.5%, Co-op 10.7%, Platformer 10.3%, Hand-drawn 10.2%

Two Climbers embark on a journey to climb Mount Teawok, TOGETHER! This adventure requires Two Separate copies to play!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 31%, Puzzle Platformer 25.4%, 2D Platformer 19.4%, Platformer 9.5%, Puzzle 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A focused cooperative 2D platformer requiring synchronized vertical progression.

With You is a cooperative two-player puzzle-playground. It's a tiny game that hopes to inspire couples to connect, communicate, and collaborate.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 24%, Puzzle Platformer 16.7%, Side Scroller 14%, 2D Platformer 13%, Hand-drawn 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn cooperative campaign emphasizing quiet, emotional connection through puzzle-platforming.

Grab your best bud for help in this new co-op challenge to help two adorable penguins, Bread and Fred, reach the top of the snowy summit. Time your jumps, cling to walls and swing across gaps to see how far you can make it before you tumble all the way back down the mountain.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 26.2%, Co-op 18.6%, 2D Platformer 10.2%, Online Co-Op 10.1%, Difficult 10.1%

Alchemy Frogs is a local co-op puzzle platformer game with a 3D, isometric camera, in which Frog & Toad traverse a poisoned swamp to look for a cure that will help them save their family from being turned to stone. Frog & Toad will mix their potions to unleash powerful magical effects.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 34.7%, Puzzle Platformer 26.2%, Platformer 11.9%, Puzzle 7.9%, Magic 6.4%

Two Cubes is an Online Co-Op platformer where players can only touch their colour! The game requires 2 players who own the game to play!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 26.2%, Puzzle Platformer 24.8%, 2D Platformer 18.5%, Platformer 11.8%, Co-op 8.6%

“Keepers of the Trees” is a couch co-op puzzle platformer that gives you the power to control nature. Along with a friend, you will test your platforming mettle, work together to solve puzzles by growing special plants, and explore a lush, fantasy forest world.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 38%, Puzzle Platformer 16.3%, Side Scroller 12.6%, Platformer 10.5%, Puzzle 9%

Why You'll Like It: A nature-themed cooperative puzzle adventure featuring gentle environmental mechanics.

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 26.9%, Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, Co-op 18.7%, Local Co-Op 11.8%, Story Rich 7.7%

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 37.8%, Online Co-Op 32.2%, Puzzle 16.7%, Story Rich 7.2%, Atmospheric 6.1%

The Trine series is back with its biggest adventure! In their fifth outing, the Heroes of Trine are pitted against dastardly and duplicitous villains, who will stop at nothing to seize control of the kingdom. The clock is ticking to save the world of Trine!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.5%, Local Co-Op 17.6%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Platformer 11.7%, Co-op 10.9%

Puzzling Action for One or Two Players.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 24.4%, Puzzle Platformer 22.2%, Co-op 16.5%, Difficult 15.6%, Platformer 10.6%

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

Why similar: Local Co-Op 29.1%, Online Co-Op 18.6%, Co-op 14.8%, Hand-drawn 8.1%, Story Rich 8.1%

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 33.1%, Co-op 28.4%, Puzzle 14.6%, Family Friendly 13.1%, Colorful 10.8%

A cooperative puzzle-platformer! Join a cute spider and bee on a thrilling adventure! Solve puzzles together, enjoy fun PvP minigames, and face epic boss battles!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 26.4%, Puzzle Platformer 16.7%, Co-op 15.2%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Platformer 9.5%

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: Puzzle Platformer 25.4%, Online Co-Op 24.2%, 2D Platformer 18.7%, Platformer 13.5%, Puzzle 9.7%

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 34.1%, Co-op 27%, Puzzle 15.3%, Story Rich 9.6%, Action-Adventure 7.4%

Experience an innovative co-op adventure where two players have to work together. Engage in collaborative puzzle solving and dynamic combat with each player having unique abilities. Delve into a psychological narrative that explores the essence of humanity.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.3%, Side Scroller 19.4%, Local Co-Op 14.6%, Platformer 14.5%, Co-op 11%

A puzzle platformer with a new twist on co-op and single player gameplay. Solve puzzles, platforming challenges, and encounter dangerous monsters and traps that require you to KILL and resurrect your brother to advance! Death is just part of the adventure.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 16.8%, Local Co-Op 14.5%, Side Scroller 14.1%, Difficult 12%, Co-op 9%

Two souls, one destiny. Embark on a co-op adventure through a forgotten land, where teamwork and wit are the only way to navigate the wonders and dangers of a magical cave.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 23.6%, Puzzle Platformer 19.2%, Co-op 17%, Platformer 13.9%, Puzzle 10.7%

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: Online Co-Op 28.9%, 2D Platformer 19.8%, Difficult 19.3%, Platformer 13.1%, Co-op 7.5%

Fireboy & Watergirl are back! This time with fairies to help you!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 21.1%, Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Platformer 14.1%, Co-op 13%

Together in Between is a first-person adventure-puzzle game. You have been imprisoned in a magic book with your partner, in the same place but in different dimensions. Will you be able to overcome the Wizard-King's puzzles, and see your partner again?

Why similar: Online Co-Op 31%, Co-op 20%, Puzzle 14.7%, Puzzle Platformer 13.6%, Family Friendly 11.1%

Tales of the Tiny Planet tells the story of a separated group of planet friends who want to reunite. You have to assist them against the dangers of time and space.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 24.8%, Puzzle Platformer 15.1%, Difficult 12.2%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Platformer 9.2%

The Last Campfire is an adventure, a story of a lost ember trapped in a puzzling place, searching for meaning and a way home.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.3%, Puzzle 20.6%, Story Rich 15.1%, Relaxing 13.4%, Family Friendly 11.4%

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: Puzzle Platformer 23.7%, 2D Platformer 18%, Platformer 15.1%, Puzzle 10.1%, Online Co-Op 9.2%

In a world torn between nature’s grace and cold machine invasion, one girl and her companion must rely on their bond to survive and protect what they hold dear. Their story of hope, loss, and love will stay with you long after the journey ends.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.6%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Side Scroller 16.3%, Platformer 12.7%, Hand-drawn 10.3%

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 34%, Puzzle Platformer 24%, Online Co-Op 20.9%, Platformer 14.3%, Action-Adventure 6.8%

Harmony’s Odyssey is a 3D fantasy adventure puzzle game set on mythical dioramas full of riddles, perky creatures and magic. Embark on a fantastic journey through remote fabled lands tangled by a rowdy cat and bring peace to its inhabitants.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.3%, Local Co-Op 25.3%, Puzzle 11.6%, Magic 10.3%, Relaxing 10%

In this online 2-player co-op puzzle adventure, you and a friend become Inkwellers and dive into Celiphia’s magical journal. Work together, communicate clearly, and solve puzzles hidden within its pages.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.5%, Online Co-Op 22.2%, Co-op 20.3%, Magic 11.5%, Puzzle 10.3%

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: Local Co-Op 25.8%, Co-op 19.1%, Online Co-Op 14.4%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Music 10.4%

Split Fiction meets Portal! Bytebond is an electrifying online & couch co-op puzzle game that challenges you to regain control over an infected CPU. Dive into the heart of a PC with your friend and become the ultimate Antivirus Special Forces duo.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 29.6%, Online Co-Op 17.2%, Co-op 16.7%, Platformer 11.6%, Puzzle 8.8%