Games Like Heave Ho

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 22.7%, Co-op 20.7%, Local Multiplayer 16.9%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Funny 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: You and a partner control the two arms of a fleshy creature, requiring intense coordination and physics-based problem solving.

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 21.1%, Co-op 18.7%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Local Multiplayer 13.5%, Party Game 10%

Why You'll Like It: This game features physics-based co-op platforming that perfectly mirrors the clumsy, hilarious movement mechanics found in 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: 4 Player Local 18%, Local Co-Op 16%, Co-op 15.5%, Local Multiplayer 13.2%, Multiplayer 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: The game focuses on ragdoll physics and clumsy combat, making it a staple for anyone who enjoys the chaotic feel of Heave Ho.

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 29.8%, Multiplayer 18.7%, Funny 14.5%, Local Co-Op 13.9%, Local Multiplayer 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Players must navigate physics-based puzzles using intentionally awkward controls that create constant, laugh-out-loud moments of failure.

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 19.4%, Co-op 18.8%, Local Multiplayer 17.3%, Local Co-Op 16.9%, Funny 10%

Why You'll Like It: The game uses unpredictable physics to make simple tasks like delivering packages incredibly difficult and funny.

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 29.2%, Co-op 29%, Local Multiplayer 15.5%, Multiplayer 12.4%, Funny 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This challenging platformer requires two players to swing and jump while tethered together, emphasizing the same cooperative physics-based movement.

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 22.9%, 4 Player Local 19.1%, Co-op 17.9%, Local Multiplayer 16.6%, Multiplayer 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op game turns the mundane task of moving furniture into a physics-based disaster that requires teamwork and coordination.

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 22.7%, Multiplayer 17.2%, 4 Player Local 17.2%, Local Multiplayer 14.2%, Party Game 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: This party platformer lets players place traps to hinder each other, creating a chaotic environment that rewards creative movement.

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 22.4%, 4 Player Local 21.6%, Local Multiplayer 17.6%, Funny 13.3%, Local Co-Op 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: The physics-based combat is fast, loose, and incredibly funny, making it a great follow-up for fans of chaotic local multiplayer.

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 23.2%, Multiplayer 19.8%, Funny 17.6%, Local Co-Op 9.5%, Co-op 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A competitive physics-based climbing game where the goal is to build a tower of bodies using awkward, limb-by-limb movement.

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 29.2%, Funny 23.1%, Co-op 13.1%, Physics 10.9%, Adventure 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Controlling the protagonist's limbs is a physics-based puzzle in itself, capturing the same 'simple task, difficult execution' vibe.

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 19.6%, 4 Player Local 18.5%, Local Multiplayer 15.3%, Party Game 14.3%, Multiplayer 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: Players are tethered together in a race, forcing them to coordinate their movement and physics to avoid obstacles.

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 17.3%, 4 Player Local 15.4%, Co-op 13.9%, Local Co-Op 13.2%, Party Game 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: This physics-based brawler features cute, wobbly characters that make every fight feel like a slapstick comedy routine.

Drink More Glurp is a wacky physics, sports(ish), hot seat, party game set on a distant world where aliens have copied Earth’s summer games and got everything slightly wrong. Compete in crazy contests with up to 20 local players or challenge the world on the global leaderboards.

Why similar: 4 Player Local 34.1%, Funny 27.3%, Local Multiplayer 24.4%, Physics 7.1%, Indie 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: This physics-based sports game features aliens with strange movement patterns that make every competition hilariously unpredictable.

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 26.9%, Local Co-Op 19.3%, Local Multiplayer 18.4%, Co-op 13.7%, Party Game 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, funny local multiplayer game that is easy to pick up but offers deep, chaotic fun for groups.

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 23.7%, Co-op 19.7%, 4 Player Local 17.9%, Local Multiplayer 16.6%, Multiplayer 14.5%

Why You'll Like It: Cooperative chaos is the core of this game, where players must work together to build a train track before the train runs out of space.

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 22.7%, 4 Player Local 19.5%, Local Multiplayer 19.4%, Funny 12.1%, Local Co-Op 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: The fast-paced nature and constantly changing rules make this a great choice for players who love high-energy local multiplayer.

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 25.7%, Multiplayer 21.2%, Party Game 12.2%, Local Multiplayer 10.6%, Local Co-Op 10%

Why You'll Like It: This party game is filled with mini-games that rely on physics and sabotage, perfect for a group looking for a laugh.

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 29.5%, Local Multiplayer 25.9%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Funny 11.3%, Party Game 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A bizarre local multiplayer game where players control two halves of a conjoined creature, requiring constant communication and physics-based maneuvering.

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 25.8%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Party Game 13.7%, 4 Player Local 12.5%, Local Multiplayer 9%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op renovation game emphasizes chaotic teamwork and spatial awareness, similar to the coordination required in Heave Ho.

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 18.2%, Local Co-Op 17.1%, Co-op 14.5%, Local Multiplayer 14.5%, Party Game 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based party brawler where players use various objects to fight, leading to unpredictable and hilarious outcomes.

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 22.6%, Local Co-Op 19.9%, Local Multiplayer 16.7%, Party Game 15.8%, Multiplayer 12.8%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game where you must stack blocks while sabotaging your opponents, adding a layer of competitive chaos.

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 18.4%, Local Co-Op 18.2%, Co-op 14.7%, Local Multiplayer 13.9%, Party Game 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A robust platformer with a level editor that allows for the creation of chaotic, physics-heavy challenges for friends.

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 26.2%, Local Co-Op 22.3%, 4 Player Local 19.7%, Co-op 8.9%, Multiplayer 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: This tight, skill-based local multiplayer game provides a more polished competitive experience for those who enjoy platforming combat.

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 29.6%, Co-op 24.7%, Local Multiplayer 19.9%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Funny 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op platformer that requires players to swap sizes and abilities to overcome physics-based obstacles together.

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 38.8%, Local Co-Op 31.6%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Platformer 6.5%, Local Multiplayer 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative puzzle-platformer that relies on gravity and momentum, offering a more thoughtful but equally rewarding co-op experience.

Get a grip, it’s Heave Ho 2! The insane 2-4 player party game sequel takes the couch co-op mayhem online for the first time. Grab what you can and swing to win!

Why similar: 4 Player Local 34%, Party Game 18.5%, Local Co-Op 11.4%, Co-op 9.5%, Local Multiplayer 8.4%

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 24.1%, 4 Player Local 20.8%, Local Multiplayer 15.9%, Co-op 14.8%, Multiplayer 14.4%

Why You'll Like It: While the mechanics differ, it captures the same high-pressure, chaotic cooperative energy that makes Heave Ho so engaging.

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 26.6%, Co-op 23.5%, Multiplayer 13.1%, Local Multiplayer 12.8%, Platformer 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: This over-the-top action platformer offers high-octane destruction and chaotic co-op gameplay that is always a crowd-pleaser.

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 24.7%, 4 Player Local 21.8%, Local Multiplayer 20.9%, Funny 11.9%, Multiplayer 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A funny, colorful, and action-packed take on dodgeball that is designed specifically for local multiplayer fun.

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 28.8%, 4 Player Local 25.9%, Local Co-Op 25.9%, Local Multiplayer 5.5%, Adventure 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op action game that requires genuine teamwork and coordination to succeed, appealing to the cooperative spirit of Heave Ho.

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%, Local Co-Op 21.3%, Local Multiplayer 18.3%, Co-op 15.8%, Multiplayer 11.5%

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 27.2%, Local Co-Op 19.9%, Multiplayer 15.2%, Co-op 13.4%, Local Multiplayer 13.3%

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 27.9%, 4 Player Local 17.3%, Local Multiplayer 16.3%, Co-op 16%, Multiplayer 13.6%

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

Why similar: Local Co-Op 29.9%, 4 Player Local 23.6%, Local Multiplayer 16.7%, Co-op 16.1%, Multiplayer 10.8%

"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 33.4%, 4 Player Local 22.9%, Co-op 19.9%, Local Multiplayer 8.6%, Adventure 6%

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

Why similar: Multiplayer 23.2%, Local Co-Op 22.9%, Co-op 19.9%, Local Multiplayer 16.5%, Party Game 6.8%

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 22.5%, Local Co-Op 21.7%, Co-op 16.4%, Local Multiplayer 15.7%, Multiplayer 12.5%

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%, Local Co-Op 18.9%, Local Multiplayer 17.5%, Co-op 14.7%, Multiplayer 11.2%

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

Why similar: 4 Player Local 20.5%, Local Co-Op 15.8%, Co-op 10.9%, Local Multiplayer 9.9%, Party Game 8.4%

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 28.3%, Local Co-Op 19.7%, Co-op 14.2%, Local Multiplayer 14%, Multiplayer 9.4%

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 27.5%, Local Co-Op 19.4%, Local Multiplayer 18%, Co-op 17.7%, Multiplayer 11%

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 22.9%, Local Co-Op 22.1%, Local Multiplayer 17.5%, Co-op 14.1%, Multiplayer 12.1%

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 29.7%, Multiplayer 18.2%, Co-op 17.3%, 4 Player Local 16.1%, Local Multiplayer 9.9%

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 Co-Op 30.1%, 4 Player Local 20.3%, Local Multiplayer 17.3%, Multiplayer 15%, Funny 7.1%

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 22.6%, Multiplayer 19.9%, Co-op 17.8%, Party Game 13.9%, Funny 9.1%

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 23.4%, Multiplayer 19.1%, 4 Player Local 16.4%, Local Multiplayer 14.9%, Funny 11.9%

Welcome to Choppy Cuts, a 1-4 player party game where chaos runs the show! Play solo or jump into local or online co-op with friends. In this wild salon, toss your tools and send customers flying! The goal is the only thing that matters here, so do whatever it takes!

Why similar: 4 Player Local 20.9%, Local Co-Op 18%, Local Multiplayer 14.9%, Co-op 14.9%, Party Game 11.4%

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

Why similar: Local Co-Op 27.3%, Co-op 23.4%, Multiplayer 16.1%, Funny 12%, Platformer 7.4%

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 36.7%, Local Co-Op 29.7%, Multiplayer 17%, Local Multiplayer 9.5%, Adventure 3.7%

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 26.2%, Local Multiplayer 19.1%, Co-op 17.7%, Multiplayer 9.5%, Adventure 7.1%

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 29.8%, Local Multiplayer 25.5%, Funny 12.7%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Platformer 7.1%

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 25.5%, 4 Player Local 24.3%, Multiplayer 18.9%, Funny 13.2%, Platformer 7.7%

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 26.6%, Local Multiplayer 21.5%, Co-op 21%, Multiplayer 14.3%, Funny 6.5%

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 19.8%, Local Co-Op 18.8%, Local Multiplayer 18.5%, Party Game 14.5%, Multiplayer 12%

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 23%, 4 Player Local 21%, Local Co-Op 16.4%, Co-op 12.7%, Multiplayer 11.6%

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 18.6%, Co-op 15.3%, Local Multiplayer 14.9%, Party Game 10.2%

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

Why similar: 4 Player Local 23%, Local Co-Op 18.8%, Co-op 18.6%, Local Multiplayer 14.4%, Multiplayer 10%