Games Like It Takes Two Friend's Pass

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 26.9%, Split Screen 22.6% ★, Local Co-Op 13.4%, Multiplayer 9.5%, Online Co-Op 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is the full version of the exact co-op adventure the Friend's Pass is designed to access, with constant mechanic-switching, split-screen teamwork, and a relationship-focused campaign.

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

Why similar: Split Screen 28.3% ★, Co-op 23.2%, Local Co-Op 13.8%, Co-op Campaign 8% ★, Online Co-Op 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Hazelight’s follow-up delivers another cinematic, mechanics-rich co-op campaign built entirely around two players solving set-piece challenges together.

A Way Out is an exclusively co-op adventure where you play the role of one of two prisoners making their daring escape from prison.

Why similar: Split Screen 30.2% ★, Co-op 24.5%, Local Co-Op 15.7%, Online Co-Op 15.6%, Multiplayer 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: From the same studio, this is another strictly two-player story campaign where cooperation and split-screen coordination are central from start to finish.

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 32.5%, Split Screen 23.4% ★, Local Co-Op 18.5%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Puzzle 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its two-character platforming and physics puzzles capture a similarly warm, partner-dependent feel, especially for couch co-op players.

PERFECTLY CRAFTED FOR PC. PlayStation® icon Sackboy bursts into action on PC in a huge 3D multiplayer platforming adventure. An epic journey stuffed with platforming challenges. Deeply immersive controls. Collaborative, chaotic and joyful multiplayer fun.

Why similar: Co-op 23.3%, Local Co-Op 22%, Multiplayer 16.6%, Split Screen 14.6% ★, Online Co-Op 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This is a polished co-op platforming adventure with teamwork-focused stages, playful variety, and an easy fit for partners or friends.

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 40.7%, Local Co-Op 22.2%, Online Co-Op 15.1%, Multiplayer 7.4%, Puzzle 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This two-player puzzle-platformer is all about coordinating movement and manipulating gravity in ways neither player can manage alone.

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

Why similar: Co-op 41.8%, Puzzle 11.3%, Puzzle Platformer 11.3%, 3D Platformer 8.8%, Story Rich 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: The co-op campaign is one of Steam’s best examples of two players using distinct tools and communication to solve cleverly designed puzzles.

It takes two to save the world in this cooperative spy adventure. Pair up with a friend as Agent or Hacker—with only your voices to connect you—and work together to bring a hi-tech global menace to its knees. Now with a FREE CONTENT UPDATE!

Why similar: Co-op 27.4%, Co-op Campaign 24.8% ★, Online Co-Op 22.8%, Multiplayer 11.5%, Puzzle 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Like It Takes Two at its best, it is built around asymmetric roles and constant communication, making each player feel essential.

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: Co-op 30.7%, Online Co-Op 19.5%, Co-op Campaign 17.4% ★, Multiplayer 13.1%, Puzzle 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op puzzle adventure emphasizes communication, shared problem-solving, and a full campaign made specifically for two players.

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

Why similar: Co-op 29.2%, Local Co-Op 24.3%, Online Co-Op 14.9%, Multiplayer 13.9%, Puzzle Platformer 7%

Why You'll Like It: Its charming co-op movement puzzles demand real coordination and create the same 'we solved that together' satisfaction.

In PHOGS! you play as a duo of dogs on a captivating, puzzle-filled adventure. Linked by a stretchy belly, you’ll need to bark, bite and bounce your way through obstacles set across the themed worlds of Food, Sleep and Play, in co-op or single-player.

Why similar: Co-op 30.8%, Local Co-Op 22.7%, Online Co-Op 14.9%, Co-op Campaign 14.9% ★, Puzzle Platformer 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Controlling a two-headed dog together creates the same kind of goofy, cooperation-driven puzzle solving that makes It Takes Two memorable.

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 37%, Online Co-Op 15.8%, Local Co-Op 10.5%, Puzzle 9.9%, Co-op Campaign 9.1% ★

Why You'll Like It: It is a pure two-player puzzle experience where both players must constantly compare information and work through challenges together.

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 29.7%, Online Co-Op 21.9%, Multiplayer 12.4%, Local Co-Op 9.9%, Puzzle Platformer 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This two-player narrative puzzle game gives each player a different perspective on the world, making communication and trust the core mechanic.

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: Co-op 27.4%, Local Co-Op 21.6%, Puzzle Platformer 10.2%, Online Co-Op 7.6%, Multiplayer 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its co-op campaign mixes platforming, environmental puzzles, and complementary character abilities in a way that strongly rewards teamwork.

The best-selling Trine series returns to the magic of 2.5D! Join three iconic heroes as they set off on a quest through fantastical fairytale landscapes to save the world from the Nightmare Prince’s shadows.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 24.2%, Co-op 23.1%, Online Co-Op 15.3%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Puzzle Platformer 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Like It Takes Two, it blends traversal, puzzle solving, and co-op-specific ability use into a colorful story adventure.

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

Why similar: Co-op 24.5%, Multiplayer 19.6%, Local Co-Op 19.1%, Online Co-Op 19.1%, Local Multiplayer 7%

Why You'll Like It: This compact co-op puzzle-platformer excels at forcing players to synchronize actions and solve each room as a team.

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: Co-op 29.1%, Local Co-Op 23.5%, Online Co-Op 15.5%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Local Multiplayer 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: The entire game is designed around two players altering their sizes and abilities to navigate platforming puzzles as a team.

The Past Within is the new co-op experience from Rusty Lake! Play together with someone you deem trustworthy: one in The Past, the other in The Future. Observe and communicate what you see around you. Solve the puzzles and uncover Albert Vanderboom’s plan.

Why similar: Co-op 49.6%, Online Co-Op 17%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Puzzle 10.3%, Local Co-Op 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This asymmetrical co-op puzzler captures the same feeling of two players piecing together one shared experience from different angles.

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 40.2%, Co-op 19.3%, Local Multiplayer 8.4%, Platformer 6%, Puzzle 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: This story-rich co-op platformer pairs two distinct characters with complementary abilities, creating a gentle but meaningful teamwork rhythm.

As we explore these frozen wastes, misfortune strikes once again. Through the fierce blizzard, a flare lights the sky, followed by a cry for help over the radio - broken, dying... No one else can come to their rescue. Can we make it back - together?

Why similar: Co-op 26.9%, Co-op Campaign 20.9% ★, Online Co-Op 19.5%, Multiplayer 11.7%, Puzzle 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its campaign is built around paired puzzle solving and communication, making it a strong match for players who liked mandatory co-op progression.

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 39.8%, Local Co-Op 27.4%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Online Co-Op 10.8%, Local Multiplayer 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its precision platforming is fully built around staying linked to your partner, turning every obstacle into a cooperation challenge.

Take control of Lara and her new partner Totec, a Mayan tribesman, and uncover the ancient artifact known as the "Mirror of Smoke" in this all new action adventure game.

Why similar: Co-op 30.6%, Local Co-Op 26%, Online Co-Op 9.9%, Puzzle 6.2%, Multiplayer 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op action-adventure mixes traversal, combat, and environmental puzzles in a way that feels great with a dedicated partner.

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 36.9%, Multiplayer 15.9%, Local Co-Op 11.6%, Split Screen 10.1% ★, Puzzle 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Its physics-based co-op puzzles create the same mix of teamwork, experimentation, and chaotic laughter that makes great co-op memorable.

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: Co-op 27.3%, Local Co-Op 17.5%, Co-op Campaign 14.6% ★, Online Co-Op 10.4%, Multiplayer 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Like the more playful moments of It Takes Two, it turns simple tasks into coordinated co-op chaos through role-based teamwork.

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: Co-op 29.1%, Local Co-Op 28.7%, Online Co-Op 16.3%, Puzzle Platformer 7.6%, Puzzle 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: This co-op puzzle-platformer uses two contrasting characters and environmental interactions to create a similarly partner-focused adventure flow.

First-person puzzler you can play solo or in an online co-op. Explore a set of highly interactive escape rooms. Move furniture, pick up and examine everything, smash pots and break locks! Play thousands of community-made rooms through the level editor.

Why similar: Co-op 48.2%, Multiplayer 20.6%, Online Co-Op 13.2%, Puzzle 12.6%, Adventure 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its co-op escape-room structure makes communication and shared puzzle solving the whole appeal, much like the puzzle-heavy sections of It Takes Two.

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

Why similar: Co-op 23.8%, Local Co-Op 22.8%, Online Co-Op 15.1%, Co-op Campaign 13.7% ★, Multiplayer 7%

Why You'll Like It: This story-driven co-op adventure captures a similar buddy-driven charm, with exploration, light puzzles, and a campaign best enjoyed with a partner.

Friendship is EVERYTHING! Play this award-winning title together with your friends, or switch between characters as your traverse a cute puzzle adventure on your own! Glo & Bulder come together to charm young and adult alike!

Why similar: Co-op 53.9%, Local Co-Op 20.5%, Adventure 15.5%, Puzzle 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is a calm, couch-friendly co-op puzzle adventure built around two characters whose abilities complement each other beautifully.

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

Why similar: Local Co-Op 33%, Co-op 26.3%, Co-op Campaign 16.8% ★, Multiplayer 12.1%, Local Multiplayer 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its constant need for two players to coordinate roles under pressure makes it an excellent teamwork-first co-op experience.

As your final hour approaches, a large structure looms up in the distance, towering above the relentless storm. Discover the truth behind this dark castle in a communication-based, cooperative puzzle adventure.

Why similar: Co-op 33.5%, Online Co-Op 20%, Co-op Campaign 17.3% ★, Multiplayer 13.9%, Puzzle 8%

Why You'll Like It: This is another strong two-player puzzle campaign where progress depends on exchanging clues and solving problems together.

Grab a friend and dive into a co-op adventure as a pair of RC cars. Drive through the house of an eccentric professor, team up to solve puzzles, explore hidden paths, and uncover what happened inside the house.

Why similar: Split Screen 23.9% ★, Co-op 17.1%, Local Co-Op 12.5%, Co-op Campaign 10.4% ★, Online Co-Op 8.1%

Invite a friend for free with the Friend's Pass and experience a mind-blowing co-op adventure together as you’re pulled deep into the many worlds of Split Fiction.

Why similar: Split Screen 32.5% ★, Local Co-Op 19.5%, Online Co-Op 14.2%, Co-op 11.4%, Co-op Campaign 9.6% ★

Make your way through a collapsing factory in this cooperative adventure with your friends or enjoy it solo. Nuclei is a puzzle-platform video game in which you'll use various components and objects that will grant your character multiple skills.

Why similar: Split Screen 23.4% ★, Co-op 17.2%, Local Co-Op 12.8%, Co-op Campaign 11.9% ★, Online Co-Op 8%

Dual Fire Walled City is a story-driven co-op game for two players. Featuring close friends who grew up together in the Kowloon Walled City, only to be pulled onto vastly different life paths by a twist of fate. Get ready to immerse yourself in a classic Hong Kong-style movie.

Why similar: Split Screen 33% ★, Co-op 26.2%, Local Co-Op 16.3%, Online Co-Op 9.4%, Multiplayer 4.9%

A Co-Op Adventure, Puzzle-Platformer game. Embark on your adventure with your companion in the magical world of Weeny Wise.Invite a friend to join for free with Friend’s Pass to solve puzzles together, cross platforms, and stand against creatures enchanted by Ragna.

Why similar: Split Screen 23.5% ★, Co-op 17%, Local Co-Op 13.8%, Co-op Campaign 11.2% ★, Online Co-Op 8.8%

Think and Coop is an exciting arcade game designed for offline and online collaboration. Travel through forests and fairytale lands to complete levels and face new challenges. Full synchronization and teamwork are the keys to success in this fantastic adventure.

Why similar: Split Screen 26.8% ★, Co-op 19.4%, Local Co-Op 15.8%, Online Co-Op 9.9%, Multiplayer 9.3%

Beavers be Dammed is a two player local co-op game in which two beavers perform heists under time pressure to steal wood from a sawmill under crazy circumstances!

Why similar: Co-op 37.7%, Local Co-Op 25.6%, Multiplayer 22.9%, Split Screen 13.9% ★

AVTale is a cooperative platformer for two players on one screen or online. Two heroes find themselves in a dark cave full of secrets and dangers. One can only fight, the other can support the ally. Together, solve puzzles, fight monsters and much more!

Why similar: Split Screen 34% ★, Local Co-Op 18.8%, Online Co-Op 12.6%, Co-op Campaign 11.5% ★, Multiplayer 10.2%

A co-op puzzle-platformer set in a world of cubes. Progress through increasingly complex platforming puzzles with unique special abilities. Play in Split-Screen or Online.

Why similar: Co-op 22%, Local Co-Op 16.4%, Co-op Campaign 12.7% ★, Online Co-Op 10.8%, Multiplayer 8.2%

A physics-based puzzle-platformer about the importance of friendship! Gather your friends in a conga line and help them save their endangered planet, but beware: the longer the chain, the harder to control! On the other hand (haha!), journeys are better with friends on your side.

Why similar: Split Screen 27.2% ★, Co-op 20%, Local Co-Op 13.9%, Multiplayer 8.7%, Co-op Campaign 7.9% ★

SEMO is a co-op physical platformer in which you move and jump your triangle to collide with the circle to get it to the target point.

Why similar: Co-op 25.8%, Local Co-Op 19.9%, Online Co-Op 15.4%, Multiplayer 14.8%, Split Screen 11.3% ★

Harness the Sixth Force: a bond that keeps you close and powers your energy whips. Slide, grapple, and swing—drag your partner, whip enemies, and solve puzzles on the run. Collect coins and candy to break on through to the other side of the simulation. Play local co-op or Steam Remote Play Together.

Why similar: Co-op 24.7%, Local Co-Op 16.8%, Online Co-Op 12.1%, Co-op Campaign 10% ★, Multiplayer 9.8%

Unite in adventure and laughter in the action-packed game of Jumanji, the ultimate team challenge for those seeking to leave their world behind.

Why similar: Split Screen 28.9% ★, Co-op 24.2%, Local Co-Op 13.5%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Online Co-Op 6.3%

Experience a magical adventure in Karma & Jonar – The Rock Trolls, a fantasy co-op game where you and a friend take on the roles of the brave children Karma and Jonar. Work together to save the land of Glimeria from the forces of darkness and explore the enchanting world of Glimeria.

Why similar: Split Screen 33.6% ★, Co-op 23%, Local Co-Op 14.9%, Co-op Campaign 13.2% ★, 3D Platformer 4.5%

A cozy co-op adventure in which you play as a water or seed-like character, changing states and rebuilding a world left behind by humans.

Why similar: Co-op 22.3%, Local Co-Op 18.9%, Co-op Campaign 15.2% ★, Online Co-Op 12.8%, Multiplayer 11%

Haunted Paws is a Cozy Coop Horror game where you will play as two Puppies trying to rescue their human friend in a haunted mansion. Create your puppy, explore spooky environments and defeat evil creatures in an action packed adventure!

Why similar: Split Screen 21.3% ★, Co-op 17%, Local Co-Op 13.7%, Co-op Campaign 10.7% ★, Online Co-Op 10.5%

Carry your flickering torch through perilous traps in this retro-inspired cooperative platformer. Work together to keep your sanity intact, beat reflex-driven challenges, and survive the misanthropic taunts of the "TorcherR" – all while racing against time before your light runs out!

Why similar: Split Screen 26.5% ★, Co-op 19.5%, Local Co-Op 18.4%, Online Co-Op 10%, Multiplayer 8.4%

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: Split Screen 29.3% ★, Co-op 18.6%, Online Co-Op 12.9%, Co-op Campaign 10.5% ★, Multiplayer 8.3%

Blast your enemies, extinguish fires, clean up, repair, recycle and explore where no one has screwed up before! Team up and face swarms of foes as you pilot your way through a procedurally generated galaxy. Save the Multiverse in Hyperspaced, a chaotic co-op space action game for 1-4 players!

Why similar: Co-op 23.8%, Split Screen 21.6% ★, Local Co-Op 20.1%, Co-op Campaign 14.1% ★, Multiplayer 11%

Classic platforming action brought kicking and screaming into the voice chat era. Roll, bounce, grab, swing, and boost through compact challenge based worlds with friends online or locally, backed by an original liquid dnb soundtrack.

Why similar: Split Screen 25.5% ★, Co-op 21.9%, Local Co-Op 13.6%, Online Co-Op 12.1%, Multiplayer 10.4%

Celestial Odyssey is a cooperative 2D arcade game with a short but touching plot, where you will need to repair a space bus falling apart on the fly alone or with a friend while flying between tiny planets. Monitor the fuel level, manage to patch up the holes and break the record!

Why similar: Co-op 25.3%, Local Co-Op 20.9%, Co-op Campaign 17.1% ★, Online Co-Op 13.2%, Multiplayer 9.4%

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

Why similar: Multiplayer 27.5%, Local Co-Op 26.3%, Co-op 18.2%, Online Co-Op 18%, Local Multiplayer 5.7%

Connected is a casual, co-op puzzle game. It follows two robots that are connected by a cable and have a mission: to find and collect batteries throughout the scenario to keep the power towers charged. Cooperation and strategy are key!

Why similar: Co-op 29.3%, Local Co-Op 24.2%, Multiplayer 13.9%, Online Co-Op 13.3%, Local Multiplayer 9.5%

Do you remember the excitement of hopping from spot to spot, avoiding the ”Lava”? We’re bringing back those childhood memories with a game inspired by the fun we all had growing up. You can test your reflexes, strategy, and competitive spirit. The goal is simple: be the first to reach the trophy.

Why similar: Split Screen 22.6% ★, Co-op 21.7%, Local Co-Op 15.8%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Online Co-Op 9.3%

Ranger Force is a story driven atmospheric third person action, adventure, shooter, fighting game that can be experienced alone, or with a partner in multiplayer split-screen co-op mode.

Why similar: Split Screen 26.5% ★, Co-op 18.8%, Local Co-Op 16.5%, Co-op Campaign 13.4% ★, Multiplayer 8.6%

【 It’s like catch but the ball is the ability to jump. 】 Take on the role as one of two creatures in this imaginative co-op experience that tests how well you and your friend get along. Explore a broken world together and discover what is valuable, and what remains just a passing thought.

Why similar: Co-op 22%, Local Co-Op 18.3%, Co-op Campaign 15% ★, Online Co-Op 12%, Multiplayer 9.4%

Mischief is a delightful and imaginative action/adventure video game where you step into the paws of a courageous rat, navigating through a captivating world within the nooks and crannies of a typical home and a bustling backyard solo or with up to four local players!

Why similar: Split Screen 26.1% ★, Co-op 22.9%, Local Co-Op 19.5%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Local Multiplayer 8%

Craft, Steal, Brawl and Escape! It’s time to bust out of the toughest prisons in the world as you return to the life of an inmate in The Escapists 2, now with multiplayer! Have you got what it takes to escape?

Why similar: Co-op 26.8%, Split Screen 19.2% ★, Multiplayer 19%, Local Co-Op 16.1%, Online Co-Op 15.7%