Games Like Operation: Tango - Friend Pass

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 Campaign 24.4% ★, Online Co-Op 13%, Hacking 12.7% ★, Wholesome 11.1% ★, Detective 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: The full version of the game provides the complete experience of the asymmetric spy-themed puzzle gameplay.

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 Campaign 27.4% ★, Co-op 23%, Online Co-Op 22.9%, Multiplayer 12.4%, Puzzle 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in cooperative design that forces players to use unique, changing mechanics to overcome obstacles together.

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: Online Co-Op 34.6%, Co-op 28%, Puzzle 20%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Thriller 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game requires two players to look at different perspectives of the same environment to solve complex, time-bending puzzles.

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: Online Co-Op 25.7%, Co-op Campaign 25.6% ★, Co-op 16.7%, Puzzle 15.3%, Multiplayer 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: An asymmetric puzzle game where players must share information about their respective screens to manipulate time and progress.

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 Campaign 33.9% ★, Online Co-Op 22.1%, Detective 10.9%, Co-op 9.7%, Puzzle 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: The most polished entry in a series built entirely around the need to describe what you see to your partner to solve escape-room puzzles.

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: Online Co-Op 35.5%, Co-op 22.9%, Puzzle 16.4%, Multiplayer 10.9%, Adventure 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes, bite-sized puzzle experience designed specifically to test the strength of your communication with a partner.

Find yourself trapped alone in a room with a ticking time bomb. Your friends have the manual to defuse it, but they can't see the bomb, so you're going to have to talk it out – fast!

Why similar: Co-op 40.5%, Puzzle 25.7%, Multiplayer 16.2%, Family Friendly 12.9%, Casual 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: It is the ultimate test of verbal communication, requiring one player to describe a bomb while the other reads the manual.

Unravel the mystery of a cryptic box in this 2-player co-op puzzle game. Join forces as two detectives, solve cooperative puzzles, communicate effectively, crack the codes and outsmart the killer.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 25.9%, Detective 13.5%, Investigation 12.8%, Puzzle 11.3%, Co-op 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A detective-themed co-op game that requires players to share clues and evidence found on their separate screens.

Work together to solve puzzles and escape a desert island in this stylized multiplayer co-op adventure. Success requires more than just you and your partner thinking alike - you'll have to communicate and stay In Sink to overcome the challenges ahead.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 28.7%, Co-op 13.7%, Family Friendly 13.5%, Puzzle 11.3%, Multiplayer 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on synchronized puzzle-solving and communication within a series of themed escape rooms.

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

Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.5%, Co-op 29.9%, Puzzle 27.7%, First-Person 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features a dedicated co-op campaign that demands perfect spatial awareness and coordination to navigate complex physics puzzles.

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 20.7%, Online Co-Op 20.4%, Puzzle 18.6%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Family Friendly 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a vast library of escape rooms that require players to divide tasks and coordinate their efforts to beat the clock.

Hacktag is a fast-paced two-player co-op stealth-game with unique asymmetric gameplay. Play as the stealth Agent in the field or as the virtually-infiltrated Hacker and work together to carry out espionage missions where nothing goes as expected!

Why similar: Hacking 34.9% ★, Co-op Campaign 27.4% ★, Online Co-Op 20.5%, Co-op 8.9%, Multiplayer 5%

Why You'll Like It: Features a distinct stealth-hacking dynamic where one player acts as the field agent and the other as the virtual hacker.

How 2 Escape is an escape-simulation game where two players will need to cooperate on asymmetrical gameplay and devices. "Talk together. Help each other." will be your new motto to survive in How 2 Escape.

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 40.2% ★, Online Co-Op 15.9%, Co-op 10.9%, Puzzle 8.9%, Investigation 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: An asymmetric escape game where one player uses a companion app to guide the other through a series of timed challenges.

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: Online Co-Op 59.6%, Co-op 26%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Adventure 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic, narrative-driven co-op experience that requires constant teamwork and role-based cooperation to escape prison.

A new lead turns up old doubts about an 'Unsolved Case'. A trap, or a copycat killer? In this co-op puzzle game prequel to the award-winning Cryptic Killer series, put on your detective badges as you collaborate and communicate to crack the codes, solve the riddles, and catch the Cryptic Killer.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 32.2%, Detective 13.6%, Investigation 12.6%, Puzzle 11.6%, Co-op 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play prequel that perfectly captures the communication-heavy puzzle style of the We Were Here series.

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

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 33.9% ★, Online Co-Op 27.7%, Co-op 9.1%, Multiplayer 7.9%, Family Friendly 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-adventure game that relies on asynchronous information sharing and collaborative logic to solve mysteries.

Lost in a frozen wasteland and split up from your partner inside an abandoned castle, the only possession you have left is a walkie-talkie with a familiar voice on the other end. Can the two of you find your way out in time?

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 37.5% ★, Online Co-Op 15.7%, Co-op 13.3%, Puzzle 9.3%, Investigation 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: The original entry that established the communication-based escape room genre with its focus on radio-based puzzle solving.

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

Why similar: Online Co-Op 32.7%, Co-op 17.8%, Family Friendly 16.3%, Puzzle 14.1%, Multiplayer 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game that requires precise, rhythmic coordination between two players to navigate obstacles.

Welcome to Escape Academy. Train to become the ultimate Escapist. Solve Puzzles. Hack Servers. Meet the Faculty. Brew the perfect cup of tea. Escape Rooms in single player or co-op with a friend - local or online!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 37.5%, Puzzle 16.4%, Co-op 16%, Multiplayer 14%, Adventure 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features a series of escape rooms that emphasize teamwork, logic, and collaborative puzzle-solving.

Two detectives, one deadly experiment, a race against time. Each player only has one half of the puzzle. In this 2-player co-op puzzle game you can survive the parallel experiment only by working together.

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 27.5% ★, Online Co-Op 14.4%, Detective 10.9%, Investigation 10.2%, Co-op 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click style co-op puzzle game that requires players to compare notes to solve mysteries.

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 Campaign 43.5% ★, Online Co-Op 18%, Co-op 13.1%, Family Friendly 8.9%, Multiplayer 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic co-op puzzle game where players must coordinate to manage a post office, requiring high levels of communication.

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: Online Co-Op 46.4%, Co-op 23%, Puzzle 17.6%, Family Friendly 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer where two characters control different environmental elements that must be used in tandem to progress.

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 Campaign 32.5% ★, Online Co-Op 21.8%, Investigation 13.1%, Co-op 10.2%, Puzzle 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A sequel that expands on the communication-based puzzle mechanics of the original with more complex environmental interactions.

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: Online Co-Op 38.8%, Co-op 29%, Puzzle 15.1%, Multiplayer 8%, Family Friendly 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A gravity-based puzzle platformer that demands constant cooperation and timing to navigate through levels.

"First Class Escape: The Train of Thought" is a co-operative atmospheric escape room puzzle game, set in a beautifully realized vintage train. Do you think you have what it takes to solve the puzzles and escape the train?

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 31.4% ★, Online Co-Op 17.3%, Investigation 12.2%, Detective 12%, Co-op 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: An escape room game that focuses on collaborative puzzle-solving in a confined, atmospheric setting.

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: Online Co-Op 44.6%, Co-op 18.7%, Puzzle 13.2%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Adventure 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer where players use unique character abilities to solve environmental challenges together.

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 32.8%, Online Co-Op 32.1%, Family Friendly 16.2%, Multiplayer 14.6%, Casual 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging co-op platformer that requires extreme coordination and communication to survive difficult jumps.

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

Why similar: Online Co-Op 49.7%, Multiplayer 21.6%, Co-op 17.7%, Puzzle 6.3%, Casual 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative puzzle game that requires all players to work in perfect sync to reach the goal.

Call your partner and become the best detective duo in this CO-OP adventure! Gather evidence, question the suspects and point out their contradictions. Cooperation is key as neither of you have the full picture of the case! Play on two devices, local or remotely, all you need is a voice connection.

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 37.6% ★, Online Co-Op 18.9%, Investigation 13%, Detective 10.2%, Co-op 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op investigation game that mirrors the detective and partner dynamic found in spy-themed adventures.

Play an early version of the first level for free! Work together to solve the puzzles and escape a desert island in this multiplayer co-op adventure. Success requires more than just you and your partner thinking alike - you'll have to communicate and stay In Sink to overcome the challenges ahead.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 44%, Puzzle 14.7%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Co-op 10.1%, Family Friendly 7.4%

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: Co-op Campaign 46.3% ★, Online Co-Op 21.1%, Puzzle 7.6%, Family Friendly 7.3%, Co-op 7.1%

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: Co-op 32.1%, Casual 20.4%, Multiplayer 20.2%, Family Friendly 17.2%, Puzzle 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based co-op game that requires players to coordinate movements to solve spatial puzzles under pressure.

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: Co-op Campaign 45.8% ★, Online Co-Op 18.5%, Co-op 9.9%, Puzzle 8.3%, Multiplayer 5.9%

"Escape Memoirs: Mini Stories" is a series of co-operative escape-room style puzzle scenarios. Each one is sure to test your wits as you try to overcome the challenges that stand in the way of your escape.

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 25.3% ★, Online Co-Op 24.2%, Detective 11%, Multiplayer 9.5%, Co-op 9.3%

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 Campaign 40.6% ★, Online Co-Op 22%, Puzzle 9.1%, Co-op 8.4%, Investigation 8.4%

Your crew consists of two elite thieves. A client hires you to steal a mysterious item. One handles intel; the other infiltrates. Choose your roles and master the heist in this asymmetric co-op puzzle game.

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 54.7% ★, Puzzle 10.3%, Online Co-Op 10.1%, Co-op 9%, Multiplayer 6.7%

Multiplayer jigsaw puzzles with voice chat! Play on your own or with friends, and feel like you're all sitting around the same table. Millions of puzzle images, upload your own, or create any puzzle you can imagine just by describing it!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 31.8%, Puzzle 20.8%, Multiplayer 14.9%, Co-op 12.7%, Family Friendly 11.6%

Sequel to the best-selling escape room game, brings a fresh take on first-person puzzles with a variety of new rooms to explore solo or with friends. Solve intricate puzzles, uncover hidden secrets, or craft your own escape rooms with Room Editor 2.0.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 24.1%, Detective 18.5%, Investigation 16.6%, Co-op 15.4%, Puzzle 11.7%

Team up with a friend to reach a lost submarine and prevent the outbreak of war. Work together on two devices to solve increasingly challenging puzzles, where each of you has your own unique role to play. 2 players: 1 buys the game, the other uses the free Companion App

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 55.2% ★, Puzzle 10.6%, Online Co-Op 9.5%, Multiplayer 8%, Co-op 5.5%

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

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 39% ★, Online Co-Op 22.3%, Co-op 18.3%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Multiplayer 6.1%

Tvö is an online cooperative puzzle game where two players must use their wits and communication skills to find a way into the heart of the labyrinth. This game can be played using our in-game voice chat or a third-party option.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 34.7%, Co-op 15.8%, Puzzle 14.4%, Multiplayer 11.7%, Investigation 7.7%

Puzzle Compound is an online cooperative multiplayer puzzle solving game where 2-4 friends gather clues, work together and explore multiple locations with the goal of escaping.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 27.6%, Investigation 20.5%, Puzzle 11.6%, Co-op 11.4%, Family Friendly 10.9%

The Timeless Child is a 2-player puzzle-adventure coop game with first-person view. Embark on a journey, through time and space, to save Emily Wells from her endless temporal jail.

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 39.8% ★, Online Co-Op 15.9%, Investigation 11.9%, Co-op 8%, Female Protagonist 7.8%

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: Co-op Campaign 49.1% ★, Online Co-Op 30.4%, Co-op 5.5%, Multiplayer 4.9%, Adventure 4.7%

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

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 32.5% ★, Online Co-Op 20.1%, Family Friendly 8.5%, Puzzle 8.4%, Detective 7.3%

In To Be Headed Or Not To Be, you and a friend will have to use your heads, both figuratively and literally, to solve enigmas and challenges in order to escape the mansion.

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 48.6% ★, Online Co-Op 11.5%, Co-op 9.5%, Puzzle 8.3%, Family Friendly 7.4%

Two minds. Two perspectives. One solution. Step into a cooperative puzzle experience where you and your partner see different sides of the same world. Communicate, connect the clues, uncover the truth.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 36.9%, Co-op 17.4%, Puzzle 14.9%, Multiplayer 13.2%, Adventure 5.8%

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 Campaign 38.4% ★, Online Co-Op 24.5%, Co-op 10.7%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Puzzle 8.5%

From the depths of hell, climb chained to your friends through diverse worlds. Solo or co-op, try to reach the summit and discover what awaits you there...

Why similar: Online Co-Op 37.4%, Co-op 33.2%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Adventure 8.5%, Casual 6.7%

"Tales of Escape" is a series of 6 person multiplayer escape room adventures for virtual reality or desktop pc! Gather your friends and choose a story to play!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 25.1%, Co-op 18.8%, Puzzle 18.1%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Investigation 13.9%

"Escape Memoirs: Safe House" is a co-operative reverse escape-room puzzle game. You are a member of a criminal organization who must break into one of their own safe houses to fetch some important tools. Do you think you have what it takes to overcome the puzzles that stand in your way?

Why similar: Online Co-Op 24.9%, Investigation 19.7%, Co-op 13.8%, Detective 11.9%, Multiplayer 10%

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: Co-op Campaign 41.2% ★, Online Co-Op 19.9%, Co-op 10%, Family Friendly 8.4%, Multiplayer 7.3%

WASD : The Adventure of tori is an online co-op game for 2–4 players, where each player can only use their automatically assigned key (W, A, S, or D). Even a small mistake can make the team fail, so talk with your teammates and work together! You’ll learn the rest by crashing into it… a lot.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 43.2%, Co-op 20.7%, Multiplayer 15.4%, Puzzle 7.4%, Adventure 4.6%

Overcome the trials by relying on your partner's sights! A 3D co-op game that goes beyond common sense. Enjoy unique gameplay based on sights in I See Me.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 49.5%, Co-op 19.3%, Multiplayer 16.7%, Family Friendly 8.6%, Adventure 5.9%

"Escape Memoirs: Mansion Heist" is a co-operative atmospheric reverse escape-room puzzle game. You are a master thief who has been hired to rob a mysterious mansion, filled with various puzzles. Do you think you have what it takes to conquer the challenges that await you in the mansion.

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 25.8% ★, Online Co-Op 20.6%, Detective 14.8%, Investigation 11.2%, Puzzle 8%

"First Class Escape 2: Head in the Clouds" is a co-operative atmospheric escape-room-style puzzle game, set in a beautiful luxury airship. Do you think you have what it takes to overcome the challenges that await you on the airship?

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 28.1% ★, Online Co-Op 18.4%, Investigation 12.7%, Detective 11.9%, Co-op 8.8%

En Route: Space is a 2 player co-op puzzle game where you need each other to figure your way out through the mysteries of space. Work together, open your mind and trust one another to persevere this adventure.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 32.9%, Investigation 15.6%, Puzzle 12.6%, Co-op 11.9%, Futuristic 9.7%

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: Online Co-Op 41.2%, Co-op 21.5%, Family Friendly 13.8%, Puzzle 12.2%, Multiplayer 11.3%

USAC: Code Breach™ is a unique coop experience set in a cyberpunk universe. As a special police unit, you and your partner are called in to investigate the unexpected shutdown of a high-tech research facility. Between reflection and action, you must survive a situation that is beyond you.

Why similar: Hacking 25.5% ★, Online Co-Op 23.6%, Investigation 15.8%, Cyberpunk 11.5%, Puzzle 9.2%