Games Like Heave Ho

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: Local Multiplayer 19.2%, 4 Player Local 18.7%, Multiplayer 17.1%, Party Game 16%, Funny 14.1%

Why You'll Like It: Like Heave Ho, this game features hilarious, physics-based ragdoll combat where the awkward movement is the primary source of fun.

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 32.2%, Multiplayer 20.2%, Funny 15.3%, Local Co-Op 13.7%, Local Multiplayer 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares the core mechanic of controlling clumsy, physics-driven characters to navigate tricky platforming environments.

A physics-based co-op platformer about a guy in a rabbit costume! Team up with a friend or three (local or online) to beat levels, find hidden carrots and race against the clock. Experience bunny madness. Embrace carrot chaos. Become Super Bunny Man.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 20.6%, Co-op 19.7%, Multiplayer 14.5%, Local Multiplayer 13.9%, Party Game 11%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the exact same spirit of cooperative, physics-based platforming where movement requires awkward, coordinated lunges.

Struggling is a physics-based co-op platformer with a twisted spin on teamwork. Control the arms of a squishy abomination and lead it through a deranged world.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 22.6%, Co-op 22.2%, Local Multiplayer 17.7%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Funny 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Players must control two arms of a single creature, requiring the same level of chaotic, limb-based coordination found in Heave Ho.

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 21.5%, Multiplayer 17.6%, 4 Player Local 17.2%, Local Multiplayer 14.2%, Party Game 13.7%

Why You'll Like It: It combines competitive platforming with chaotic level design, forcing players to adapt to unpredictable physics and hazards.

Fight your friends as puppies, kittens and other fuzzy creatures in PARTY ANIMALS! Paw it out with your friends remotely, or huddle together for chaotic fun on the same screen. Interact with the world under our realistic physics engine. Did I mention PUPPIES?

Why similar: Multiplayer 17.8%, 4 Player Local 15.6%, Co-op 14.4%, Party Game 14.1%, Local Co-Op 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: This physics-based brawler features cute characters and unpredictable movement that leads to the same kind of chaotic party moments.

Delivery Attempted. That's the Totally Reliable Delivery Service guarantee! T.R.D.S. is a ragdoll physics simulation about terrible package delivery couriers. Work together using odd machinery, useful gadgets, and the wonders of physics to reliably deliver packages to their destination.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 20.2%, Co-op 20.1%, Local Multiplayer 18%, Local Co-Op 16.7%, Multiplayer 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: The game centers on physics-based chaos where performing simple tasks becomes a hilarious struggle due to the intentionally difficult controls.

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 30%, Local Co-Op 27.9%, Local Multiplayer 15.6%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Funny 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op platformer forces players to rely on each other's momentum and physics, mirroring the high-stakes coordination of Heave Ho.

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: Multiplayer 23.4%, 4 Player Local 22%, Local Multiplayer 18%, Funny 13.8%, Local Co-Op 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: The physics-driven combat and platforming create a fast-paced, funny experience that feels right at home with Heave Ho fans.

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: Multiplayer 23.2%, 4 Player Local 19.4%, Local Multiplayer 19.3%, Funny 12.2%, Local Co-Op 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This fast-paced party game shares the high-energy, competitive chaos that makes local multiplayer sessions so memorable.

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: 4 Player Local 18.6%, Local Co-Op 16.6%, Co-op 15.2%, Local Multiplayer 14.8%, Party Game 14.5%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based party game where the environment and character movement are intentionally clumsy, leading to unpredictable outcomes.

Fling to the Finish is a cooperative racing game where teammates are tethered together by a stretchy elastic rope. Get up close and personal with your partner to maneuver two characters bouncing, rolling, and flinging their way to the finish line!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 19.8%, 4 Player Local 19.7%, Party Game 16.3%, Local Multiplayer 16.3%, Multiplayer 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: Teammates are tethered together, creating a unique physics-based racing experience that relies on the same coordination as Heave Ho.

Moving Out is a ridiculous physics-based moving simulator that brings new meaning to "couch co-op"! Are you ready for an exciting career in furniture? As a newly certified Furniture Arrangement & Relocation Technician, you’ll take on moving jobs all across the busy town of Packmore.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 22.1%, 4 Player Local 19.5%, Co-op 18.7%, Local Multiplayer 16.9%, Multiplayer 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: This physics-based co-op game turns simple tasks into chaotic, hilarious challenges that require constant teamwork.

Slice and dice your friends with boomerangs in this frantic physics party game. Join a crew of your favorite foods as you grill, chill and spill your enemies. Discover ridiculous power-ups and stack them together in deadly combinations.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 27.3%, Local Multiplayer 18.9%, Local Co-Op 18.8%, Party Game 14.6%, Co-op 14.5%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, physics-lite party game that is easy to pick up and provides constant, chaotic entertainment.

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 24.4%, Party Game 14.6%, Multiplayer 14.4%, 4 Player Local 12.4%, Local Multiplayer 9%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic co-op game where players must coordinate to complete tasks, often resulting in messy and funny mistakes.

Experience the extreme simulated sporting sensation that's sweeping our digital nation! Mount Your Friends is a fiercely competitive sporting event for you to play with your friends in the contextual security of your own home, assuming that your home is not composed of sexual innuendo.

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 25%, Multiplayer 21.9%, Funny 19%, Co-op 10.1%, Local Co-Op 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A classic physics-based climbing game where the awkward, limb-by-limb movement is the primary challenge and source of humor.

Unrailed! is a co-op multiplayer game where you have to work together with your friends to build a train track across endless procedurally generated worlds. Master random encounters with its inhabitants, upgrade your train and keep it from derailing!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 22.5%, Co-op 20.4%, 4 Player Local 17.8%, Local Multiplayer 16.7%, Multiplayer 15%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative game where managing physics and resources under pressure creates the same level of chaotic fun as Heave Ho.

With your brilliant robe and magic powers, it’s time to build some Tricky Towers! Stack your bricks in this land of fable, whose marvelous tower will be the most stable? Battle your friends and rise to fame, in this frantic physics game.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 23.4%, Local Co-Op 19.5%, Party Game 17.5%, Local Multiplayer 17.2%, Multiplayer 13.5%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game where the instability of your structures leads to the same frantic, funny moments as Heave Ho.

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: Multiplayer 21.8%, 4 Player Local 21.5%, Local Multiplayer 21%, Funny 11.2%, Local Co-Op 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: While more combat-focused, its chaotic physics and platforming make it a staple for any local multiplayer party.

TowerFall Ascension is the definitive version of the hit archery combat game. Inspired by classics from the golden age of couch multiplayer, it's a 4-player local party game centering around hilarious, intense versus matches. The core mechanics are simple and accessible, but hard to master and combat is fierce.

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 26.5%, Local Co-Op 21.1%, 4 Player Local 19.9%, Co-op 9.1%, Multiplayer 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A tight, competitive platformer that excels in local multiplayer settings with its fast-paced and rewarding mechanics.

Octodad: Dadliest Catch is a game about destruction, deception, and fatherhood. The player controls Octodad, a dapper octopus masquerading as a human, as he goes about his life. Octodad's existence is a constant struggle, as he must master mundane tasks with his unwieldy boneless tentacles while simultaneously keeping his cephalopodan...

Why similar: Local Co-Op 31.4%, Funny 26.3%, Co-op 15.2%, Adventure 9.3%, Indie 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: The game is built entirely around the challenge of controlling a character with physics-based, awkward limbs in everyday situations.

Push Me Pull You is an award-winning local multiplayer game about friendship and wrestling. Joined at the waist, you and your partner share a long, wriggling body as you wrestle your opponents for control of the ball.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 30.6%, Local Multiplayer 26.8%, Multiplayer 14.5%, Party Game 11.8%, Funny 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: This bizarre local multiplayer game requires players to share a body, emphasizing the same type of collaborative movement mechanics.

A couch/online game where you battle your friends with unique and wild abilities. There are many choices such as a shrink ray, creating black holes, stopping time and attaching a rocket engine to the stage to send it flying. Choose a combination that synergizes well to win the round!

Why similar: 4 Player Local 27.7%, Local Co-Op 19.3%, Multiplayer 15.8%, Co-op 14%, Local Multiplayer 13.7%

Why You'll Like It: This physics-based platformer combat game features unique abilities that lead to unpredictable and hilarious outcomes.

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 28.1%, Co-op 25.5%, Local Multiplayer 20.1%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Funny 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op platformer that requires players to work together and manage their mass to overcome physics-based puzzles.

Explore a neon galaxy in your very own battleship in this 1- to 4-player couch co-op adventure.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 28.4%, 4 Player Local 23.9%, Local Multiplayer 16.8%, Co-op 16.7%, Multiplayer 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: Cooperative coordination is key in this game, requiring players to manage different stations to keep their ship moving.

Pummel Party is a 4-8 player online and local-multiplayer party game. Pummel friends or AI using a wide array of absurd items in the board mode and compete to destroy friendships in the unique collection of minigames.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 25.5%, Multiplayer 21.4%, Party Game 12.8%, Local Multiplayer 10.5%, Funny 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A party game that features a variety of chaotic mini-games, many of which rely on physics and sabotage.

Stikbold is a glorious and intense sport which will put your friendships to the test with fast-paced, hard-hitting and occasionally hilariously unfair action! Or play the co-op story mode to unlock the full roster of quirky sporting heroes and earn achievements.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 24.2%, 4 Player Local 22.5%, Local Multiplayer 21.6%, Funny 12.4%, Multiplayer 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: A colorful, physics-based sports game that captures the lighthearted and competitive spirit of local multiplayer party games.

Crumble is a dynamic physics platformer. Move like a Slime, jump like a ball, swing like Spiderman!

Why similar: 4 Player Local 21.4%, Local Co-Op 15.6%, Co-op 11.5%, Local Multiplayer 10.3%, Party Game 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based platformer where the environment is constantly falling apart, demanding quick reflexes and coordination.

Experience all the Onion Kingdom has to offer, Overcooked! 1 & 2 infused with 4k goodness running at a smooth 60 FPS. Fully remastered and cooked up from scratch. Enjoy 200+ levels (22 new) and 80+ chefs (3 new), this is the ultimate Overcooked! experience.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 23%, 4 Player Local 20.9%, Local Multiplayer 15.9%, Co-op 15.3%, Multiplayer 14.8%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the frantic, high-pressure cooperative gameplay that forces players to communicate and laugh through their failures.

Just Die Already is an old people mayhem sandbox game created by the designers of Goat Simulator. You are old and angry and you've just been kicked out of your retirement home. How will you survive in a world that wants you to Just Die Already?

Why similar: Multiplayer 36.5%, Co-op 25.2%, Funny 20.5%, Adventure 11.1%, Indie 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A sandbox game focused on physics-based destruction and awkward movement that leans heavily into the 'funny failure' genre.

Deliver those goods, real good - or get turned into scrap trying! Chaotic co-op platforming, genre-bending power-ups, a challenging campaign, and endless community-built levels await, so grab a friend and GO!

Why similar: 4 Player Local 18.3%, Local Co-Op 17.2%, Co-op 15.1%, Local Multiplayer 13.8%, Party Game 12.4%

Survive the treacherous sea in this quirky multiplayer shooter game! Play solo or team up and fight off Cthulhu's minions. Master a unique recoil-based mechanic to blast enemies and chart your course. Mix and match upgrades to craft the perfect sea-surviving strategy!

Why similar: 4 Player Local 23.6%, Local Co-Op 20.6%, Local Multiplayer 18.7%, Co-op 16.5%, Multiplayer 12.1%

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 26.8%, 4 Player Local 17.4%, Co-op 16.5%, Local Multiplayer 16.5%, Multiplayer 13.8%

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 40.2%, Local Co-Op 29.7%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Platformer 6.4%, Local Multiplayer 4.9%

Broforce is an action-packed side-scrolling run ‘n’ gun ode to freedom, putting you in control of an under-funded, overpowered paramilitary organization dealing exclusively in excessive force.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 25.4%, Co-op 24.3%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Local Multiplayer 12.9%, Platformer 6.5%

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: Co-op 29.7%, 4 Player Local 26.2%, Local Co-Op 24.4%, Local Multiplayer 5.6%, Adventure 5.1%

Hot Shot Burn is the hilariously violent party brawler that lets you compete in the galaxy's ultimate televised blood sport. Experience crazy couch battles full of ridiculous flukes and insane skill shots for up to 4 players.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 26.2%, Local Co-Op 18%, Local Multiplayer 17.5%, Co-op 15.1%, Multiplayer 11.5%

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: Multiplayer 25%, Local Multiplayer 21.4%, 4 Player Local 19.7%, Local Co-Op 9.5%, Co-op 6.9%

"Tiny Brains" is a cooperative action puzzler that follows four super-powered lab animals in their attempt to escape a mad scientist's experiments. In this joyously chaotic multiplayer game, the four "Tiny Brains" must combine their unique physics-based powers to navigate through a trick-ridden maze.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 32%, 4 Player Local 23.2%, Co-op 20.6%, Local Multiplayer 8.7%, Adventure 6%

Build your team of mechanics and work together to repair and deliver as many cars as possible before the time runs out! Playable with up to 4 players, locally or online, Mechanic Heroes will make you love mechanics or simply hate your friends.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 23.8%, Local Co-Op 21.7%, Local Multiplayer 18.1%, Co-op 15%, Multiplayer 12.8%

Welcome to Jelly Express - the physics-based co-op game that's as cute as it is fun! Transform into wibbly-wobbly jellies, tackle all obstacles to get those packages delivered! Do it alone, or have a partner to help you out! Stretch, jump and wiggle your way to victory.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 22.1%, Multiplayer 21%, Co-op 18.8%, Party Game 15.3%, Funny 9.5%

An absurd couch co-op gas station builder for 1-4 players! Manage a servo (that's Aussie for "gas station") as impatient space travellers demand service. Wrangle wobbly pipes, set up refineries, and mix the right fuels to build space gas stations with peak efficiency.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 28.3%, Local Co-Op 19.2%, Co-op 18.9%, Local Multiplayer 18.7%, Multiplayer 11.7%

Trash Sailors is a hand-drawn co-op sailing adventure for one to four players. Create the trashiest team in history, in online or local co-op and find your way in the aftermath of a great trash tsunami.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 29.4%, Local Co-Op 19.3%, Co-op 15%, Local Multiplayer 14.5%, Multiplayer 10%

Welcome to Choppy Cuts! Grab your friends and go wild at this co-op snipping party. Efficiency is the key in this salon, so toss those tools, throw those customers, and do what you must to hit that goal!

Why similar: 4 Player Local 21.2%, Local Co-Op 17.3%, Co-op 15.5%, Local Multiplayer 15.1%, Party Game 12.4%

Wobbly Life is a vibrant open-world physics sandbox. Play with your friends online or in local co-op, with exciting jobs, mini games and wacky story missions. Earn cash to spend in the world on clothes, vehicles and houses. There is a whole Wobbly World out there to explore!

Why similar: Co-op 24.3%, Multiplayer 20.2%, 4 Player Local 16.9%, Local Multiplayer 15.1%, Funny 12.4%

Fueled Up is a chaotic couch co-op spaceship recovery game for up to four players. You and your crewmates must fuel, fix and rescue damaged spaceships before the evil space octopus gets its tentacles on them!

Why similar: 4 Player Local 22.6%, Local Co-Op 20.7%, Co-op 16.9%, Local Multiplayer 15.8%, Multiplayer 12.8%

Treadnauts launches 4-player tank brawls into the sky. Drive up all the walls! Rocket jump onto the roof! Shoot bullets out of the air! Move with style!!

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 27%, 4 Player Local 25.8%, Multiplayer 20.5%, Funny 14.1%, Platformer 7.8%

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

Why similar: Local Co-Op 27.2%, Co-op 25.2%, Multiplayer 17.4%, Funny 12.8%, Platformer 7.6%

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

Why similar: Multiplayer 23.9%, Local Co-Op 21.6%, Co-op 20.5%, Local Multiplayer 16.3%, Party Game 7.2%

Grab a friend and get squishy! Putty Pals is the ultimate co-op platformer, challenging two players to work together and overcome puzzles in a bright and beautiful world.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 28.7%, Local Multiplayer 25.9%, Funny 13%, Multiplayer 12.6%, Platformer 7%

Pile Up! ticks all the right boxes as a family-friendly cooperative 3D platformer! Jump up, slide down, play together and carry the load!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 26.1%, Co-op 22.3%, Local Multiplayer 22.2%, Multiplayer 15.2%, Funny 6.8%

Raiders of the Lost Island is a LOCAL co-op party game where up to 4 players compete in looting treasures from a sinking island, while building a boat to survive the final wave.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 22.3%, Local Co-Op 17.6%, Co-op 15.6%, Local Multiplayer 14.8%, Party Game 10.9%

Embark on a journey to give his majesty the ride of his afterlife. Guide a chariot containing the King's remains through underground caves using physics-based mechanics such as pushing, pulling, riding and swinging.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 26%, Local Multiplayer 20%, Co-op 19%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Adventure 7.4%

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 28.4%, Multiplayer 18.7%, Co-op 17.9%, 4 Player Local 16.2%, Local Multiplayer 9.9%

Ready to play some ball? Grab a team, suit up, and climb inside your human! Prep its thrusters, lower the all-terrain wheels, and spin up that flailing magnet-arm. It's time to play Regular Human Basketball!

Why similar: 4 Player Local 19.7%, Local Multiplayer 18.5%, Local Co-Op 17.8%, Party Game 15.5%, Multiplayer 12.2%

Play alone or with your friends in this cooperative adventure for 1 to 4 players. Make the right moves, and coordinate with your team to rescue people in danger. Have fun, and act fast! The success of your team depends on your choices. Save as many lives as possible in a frantic race against time!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 28%, Co-op 27.9%, 4 Player Local 25%, Local Multiplayer 8.9%, Multiplayer 5.5%

Screencheat is a ridiculous competitive split-screen first-person shooter where everyone is invisible, so players are forced to look at each other’s screens to win. Supporting both local and online multiplayer, combat in Screencheat is fast and furious with a wide variety of one-hit kill weapons.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 25.5%, Local Co-Op 20.1%, Local Multiplayer 17.9%, Co-op 14.6%, Multiplayer 12.9%

Spiders with laser swords! Duel to the death against your friends or choose to team up and hold back swarms of savage enemies. Swing, stab and shoot with style, effortlessly performing movie-worthy parkour.

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 24.2%, 4 Player Local 22%, Local Co-Op 16.1%, Co-op 13.7%, Multiplayer 12.4%

Hack, slash, and smash your way to victory in this award winning 2D arcade adventure from The Behemoth!

Why similar: 4 Player Local 23%, Co-op 19.1%, Local Co-Op 17.8%, Local Multiplayer 14.5%, Multiplayer 10.3%