Games Like Fireboy & Watergirl: Elements

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 34.7%, Local Co-Op 24.3%, Multiplayer 16.4%, Local Multiplayer 14.5%, Puzzle Platformer 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: The tethering mechanic forces players to rely on each other to traverse obstacles, mirroring the interconnected nature of the seed game.

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 39.4%, Local Co-Op 26.4%, Puzzle Platformer 11.6%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Local Multiplayer 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It features a unique gravity-based cooperative mechanic that requires two players to work in perfect sync to navigate 2D levels.

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: Puzzle Platformer 34.8%, Local Co-Op 33.7%, Co-op 27.7%, 2D 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the elemental theme by having two characters control heat and cold to solve environmental puzzles.

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: Puzzle Platformer 26.4%, Local Multiplayer 25.5%, Local Co-Op 24.7%, Co-op 19.5%, 2D 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game features two elemental characters with distinct abilities that must be used in tandem to progress through puzzle-filled levels.

PICO PARK is a cooperative local/online multiplay action puzzle game for 2-8 players.

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 21.9%, Multiplayer 20.2%, Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, Co-op 17.2%, Local Co-Op 16.5%

Why You'll Like It: It is a quintessential cooperative puzzle-platformer that requires all players to contribute their unique skills to solve complex environmental tasks.

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 Multiplayer 25%, Puzzle Platformer 20.5%, Co-op 19.9%, Local Co-Op 19.8%, Multiplayer 10%

Why You'll Like It: The core mechanic involves two characters shifting their mass and size to help one another navigate platforming challenges.

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: Co-op 31.2%, Local Co-Op 26.4%, Local Multiplayer 26%, Multiplayer 13.3%, 2D 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: This challenging co-op platformer uses a rope-tethering system that demands high levels of coordination and communication.

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 34.8%, Local Co-Op 21.4%, Multiplayer 18%, Local Multiplayer 15.3%, Puzzle Platformer 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This genre-defining co-op adventure constantly introduces new mechanics that require two players to work together in creative ways.

Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 39.7%, Co-op 23.8%, Local Co-Op 18.3%, Action 9%, Multiplayer 8%

Why You'll Like It: Players switch between three characters with different elemental and physical abilities to solve physics-based puzzles in a beautiful 2D world.

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 25.1%, Local Multiplayer 22.1%, Local Co-Op 15.9%, Puzzle Platformer 15.7%, Multiplayer 13.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, humorous platformer that heavily emphasizes cooperative play and navigating trap-filled levels.

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 Multiplayer 25.8%, Puzzle Platformer 22.6%, Local Co-Op 22.2%, Co-op 19%, Multiplayer 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: This puzzle-platformer involves splitting the screen and manipulating two separate areas to help characters reach their goals.

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 Multiplayer 22.2%, Co-op 19.8%, Puzzle Platformer 19.1%, Local Co-Op 18.7%, Multiplayer 14.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its physics-based movement and cooperative requirements make for a chaotic and rewarding puzzle-platforming experience.

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

Why similar: Local Co-Op 51.7%, Multiplayer 32.9%, Action 15.4%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the essence of controlling two distinct characters simultaneously to navigate a world filled with environmental obstacles.

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.5%, Co-op 24.3%, Local Co-Op 23.7%, Multiplayer 16.8%, Action 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: The unique control scheme requires two players to coordinate their movements precisely to solve physics-based puzzles.

With BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition, experience the multi-award-winning action adventure like never before - redesigned for Steam.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 25.4%, Co-op 16.7%, Multiplayer 16.1%, Puzzle Platformer 14.7%, Local Multiplayer 14%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric side-scroller focuses on navigating complex, trap-laden environments that feel very similar to the temple levels in the seed game.

Chippy is good in low places and Noppo is good at jumping. It is an action puzzle where two guys work together to make a toy with a theme! What kind of toys are those two really good friends going to make,and what kind of future are they going to make?

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 31.3%, Local Co-Op 19.9%, Co-op 18.2%, Puzzle Platformer 12.2%, Action 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on two characters working together to assemble toys, requiring the same kind of cooperative timing as the seed game.

Jog! Jump! Switch! Coordinate the crazy conga line of alien athletes in this autorunner / puzzle platformer for 1-4 players.

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 24%, Local Co-Op 20.1%, Puzzle Platformer 19.5%, Co-op 18.4%, Multiplayer 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Players must coordinate character switching and jumping to navigate through challenging, color-coded obstacle courses.

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 31.8%, Multiplayer 23.2%, Co-op 22.1%, Local Multiplayer 19.6%, Action 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: While a cooking game, it shares the high-stakes coordination and communication requirements found in the most difficult puzzle levels.

Command treasure hunters Wyv and Keep through an ancient Amazonian temple in search of the Lost Idol! Use quick reflexes and teamwork to conquer a gauntlet of 60 fiendish puzzles and deadly traps. Unlock the secrets of the mystical Xu'hutl pygmies and their terrifying overlord, the great Quetzecola.

Why similar: Action 100%

Why You'll Like It: A classic puzzle-platformer that focuses on two characters using their unique traits to overcome temple-themed obstacles.

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 26.7%, Co-op 25.7%, Puzzle Platformer 21.8%, Multiplayer 17.5%, Action 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A charming co-op platformer where players must use their abilities to help each other cross gaps and solve puzzles.

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: Local Multiplayer 36.4%, Puzzle Platformer 27.2%, Co-op 21.8%, Local Co-Op 14.6%

Why You'll Like It: A cozy, colorful puzzle-platformer designed specifically for two players to navigate obstacles together.

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 Multiplayer 38.8%, Local Co-Op 24.4%, Puzzle Platformer 13.3%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Action 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A colorful co-op platformer where players must use their unique properties to help each other reach the end of the level.

Grab a buddy for this chaotic couch co-op delight. Use various tools and equipment to assemble the most efficient conveyor belts to keep the goods flowing! Best played in 2-player couch coop.

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 25.4%, Puzzle Platformer 25.2%, Local Co-Op 17.9%, Co-op 16%, Multiplayer 15.5%

Why You'll Like It: Players must work together to manage a conveyor belt system, emphasizing the same cooperative puzzle-solving logic.

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 48.6%, Co-op 38.1%, Action 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for cooperative puzzle-solving, requiring players to use their tools to manipulate the environment together.

Puzzling Action for One or Two Players.

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 27%, Puzzle Platformer 24.9%, Co-op 20.4%, Local Co-Op 18.1%, Action 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging, arcade-style puzzle-platformer that demands tight coordination between two players.

Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!

Why similar: Co-op 30.6%, Multiplayer 23.5%, Local Co-Op 18.7%, Puzzle Platformer 15.1%, Action 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A whimsical puzzle-adventure that features a dedicated co-op mode focused on teamwork and environmental interaction.

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: Puzzle Platformer 26.4%, Co-op 26.2%, Multiplayer 16.5%, Local Multiplayer 13.1%, Local Co-Op 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its physics-based puzzles require players to physically interact with the environment and each other to progress.

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: Local Multiplayer 30%, Co-op 21.2%, Multiplayer 18.5%, Local Co-Op 14.7%, Action 7.3%

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: Local Multiplayer 26.8%, Co-op 23.2%, Puzzle Platformer 17.4%, Local Co-Op 17.2%, Multiplayer 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult 2D platformer that relies on precise movement and cooperative teamwork to survive trap-filled stages.

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 22.5%, Local Multiplayer 19.9%, Local Co-Op 18.7%, Puzzle Platformer 17.6%, Multiplayer 13.8%

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.6%, Local Co-Op 22.9%, Co-op 22.1%, Action 19.7%, 2D 4.7%

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 24.8%, Puzzle Platformer 24.8%, Multiplayer 15%, Local Multiplayer 13.4%, Local Co-Op 9.7%

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 36.6%, Local Multiplayer 27.6%, Puzzle Platformer 18.1%, Co-op 14.2%, Action 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful platformer where two players control different characters to navigate a harsh environment, emphasizing shared survival.

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 Multiplayer 32.2%, Local Co-Op 17.6%, Co-op 16.2%, Puzzle Platformer 13.7%, Multiplayer 12.8%

PICO PARK:Classic Edition is a cooperative local/online multiplay action puzzle game for 2-10 players.

Why similar: Multiplayer 31.4%, Local Co-Op 24.5%, Local Multiplayer 19.9%, Co-op 14.4%, Puzzle Platformer 4.8%

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: Puzzle Platformer 39.8%, Local Co-Op 33.7%, Co-op 26.6%

Micro Mages is a platformer developed for the original 8-bit NES console. Now on Steam! ROM included. Play solo or with up to 4 players simultaneously. Compete over score or cooperate to overcome challenging levels.

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 33.1%, Co-op 21.5%, Local Co-Op 20.9%, Multiplayer 15.9%, Action 8.5%

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 35.9%, Co-op 33.9%, Multiplayer 19.3%, Action 10.9%

All Hands on Deck is a co-op puzzle platformer game. Use Rock, Paper, Scissors and various items together to solve puzzles, traverse through playful worlds and save plushies. Everyone can share the same experience! Just swap items and you're good to go. How handy is that!

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 29%, Puzzle Platformer 20.1%, Local Co-Op 19.5%, Co-op 18.5%, Multiplayer 12.9%

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 Multiplayer 30.6%, Local Co-Op 28.5%, Puzzle Platformer 20.6%, Multiplayer 17%, 2D 3.3%

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: Puzzle Platformer 54.7%, Co-op 21%, Multiplayer 17.9%, 2D 6.4%

Witchtastic is a challenging 2-4 player coop game about brewing and delivering magic potions as fast as possible. Take on the role of aspiring witches and experience charming adventures. Need a break from all the yelling of your friends? You can practice in a single player campaign as well!

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 29.8%, Local Co-Op 24.1%, Co-op 22.5%, Multiplayer 17.1%, Action 6.6%

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: Puzzle Platformer 27.6%, Co-op 24.4%, Local Co-Op 23.3%, Multiplayer 16.8%, Action 8%

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 Multiplayer 31.6%, Local Co-Op 29.2%, Co-op 19.7%, Multiplayer 16.6%, Action 2.9%

Team Avatar is back! Relive the epic adventure of the original Avatar: The Last Airbender series, as you play as Aang and his 8 friends to explore the most unique locations from the series, solve challenging puzzles and experience the most heart touching moments of Aang’s story

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 25.9%, Co-op 21.2%, Local Co-Op 20.3%, Action 19.1%, Multiplayer 13.5%

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: Puzzle Platformer 38.4%, Co-op 36.8%, Multiplayer 24.8%

Water is flooding the world. Build your own way to climb higher and higher. Maybe there is a chance of survival after all. Give yourself a try! Help those boars reach the highest level.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 26.1%, Puzzle Platformer 24.1%, Local Multiplayer 17.1%, Action 15.5%, Co-op 12.4%

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 29%, Local Multiplayer 17.8%, Co-op 16.7%, Local Co-Op 16.3%, Action 9.9%

From the makers of LEGO® Builder's Journey comes a new 2-player co-op adventure about friendship and play. When two friends make it their mission to rescue an abandoned spaceship, they embark on a journey beyond their wildest dreams.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 28.4%, Puzzle Platformer 26.4%, Local Multiplayer 19.6%, Co-op 18.1%, Multiplayer 7.6%

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 68.7%, Multiplayer 31.3%

VR Giants is a local/online co-op VR game in which one VR player and one screen player work together. The VR player controls a giant and must protect and support the tiny player who is controlled by the screen player. The tiny player can use the body of the giant as an extension of the level.

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 25.6%, Local Co-Op 24.5%, Puzzle Platformer 19.9%, Co-op 19.5%, Multiplayer 8.1%

“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 59.2%, Puzzle Platformer 38.5%, Action 2.4%

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: Puzzle Platformer 48.3%, Local Co-Op 42.1%, Co-op 5.5%, Multiplayer 4.1%

Tools Up! is an exciting local co-op that tests your renovation and teamwork skills. Paint walls, tear off wallpaper, and move couches against the clock!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 33.6%, Multiplayer 22%, Local Multiplayer 21.8%, Co-op 12.7%, Action 9.9%

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 Multiplayer 28.7%, Puzzle Platformer 23.2%, Local Co-Op 20.4%, Co-op 18.2%, Action 6%

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: Puzzle Platformer 100%

Join millions of players in the adventures of Poptropica! Establish yourself as the hero of your story while exploring mysterious lands and completing immersive quests. Uncover ancient mysteries, solve puzzles, and collect exclusive rewards throughout your travels.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 77.2%, 2D 11.7%, Multiplayer 11.1%

🦆 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: Co-op 32.1%, Local Multiplayer 27.2%, Local Co-Op 23.7%, Action 11.5%, 2D 5.4%

Jump, run, steal, fight, catch, and solve puzzles in this minimal-style adventure inspired by the golden age of the Japanese computer MSX!

Why similar: Co-op 28.1%, Local Co-Op 25.7%, Action 21.5%, Multiplayer 9.7%, 2D 9.1%