- #1 Journey To The Savage Planet
97% matchVery Positive87% of 6,926 reviews2021
Dev: TyphoonPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 78%
"WELCOME TO THE PIONEER PROGRAM! As the newest recruit of Kindred Aerospace - The 4th best interstellar space exploration company - Your job is to determine if the planet ARY-26 planet is fit for humans. You may be short on equipment and experience, but you'll figure it out. Good luck!
Why similar: Co-op 14.1%, Metroidvania 14%, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Exploration 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Serves as the direct spiritual predecessor, sharing the exact same satirical sci-fi exploration and quirky humor.
- #2 Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
96% matchVery Positive91% of 18,159 reviews2023
Dev: Insomniac GamesPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Blast your way through an interdimensional adventure with Ratchet and Clank – now on PC! Help them take on an evil emperor from another reality as you jump between action-packed worlds and beyond at hyper-speed!
Why similar: Third Person 20.5%, Action-Adventure 16.7%, Adventure 11.5%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Platformer 11%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the same energetic 3D platforming, colorful sci-fi aesthetics, and zany weapon upgrading.
- #3 The Gunk
96% matchVery Positive86% of 6,079 reviews2022
Dev: Image & Form GamesPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Gunk is an action-adventure game in which you play as Rani, part of our duo of gritty space haulers. As they’re struggling to bring in funds, they chance upon an untouched planet brimming with life. They came in search of valuable resources, and it looks like they’ve hit the jackpot…
Why similar: Space 19.1%, Metroidvania 18.9%, Third Person 15%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Action-Adventure 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similar third-person sci-fi exploration vibe where you clean up and scan bizarre alien environments.
- #4 It Takes Two
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 270,640 reviews2021
Dev: Hazelight StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 13.6 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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: Split Screen 35% ★, Co-op 24.8%, Online Co-Op 12.8%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Co-op Campaign 5.4% ★
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a similarly vibrant co-op adventure focused on creative platforming and cooperative mechanics.
- #5 Boti: Byteland Overclocked
94% matchMixed69% of 521 reviews2023
Dev: Purple Ray StudioPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Jump, Dash, Slide! Dive into a classic 3D platformer experience with Boti: Byteland Overclocked. Explore the stylized insides of a computer as a determined data robot and save Byteland from an ominous threat. Play solo or team up with a friend in seamless co-op.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 23.2%, Co-op 18.1%, Co-op Campaign 9.8% ★, Platformer 9.2%, Sci-fi 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A colorful 3D platformer featuring cheerful traversal and cooperative-leaning mechanics.
- #6 High On Life
94% matchVery Positive89% of 25,784 reviews2022
Dev: Squanch Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
HIGH ON KNIFE DLC OUT NOW!! - Humanity is being threatened by an alien cartel who wants to use them as drugs. It’s up to you to rescue and partner with charismatic, talking guns, take down Garmantuous and his gang, and save the world!
Why similar: Comedy 29.9%, Sci-fi 18.3%, Action-Adventure 14.5%, Open World 12.3%, Adventure 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Matches the satirical sci-fi tone and comedic storytelling present in the Savage Planet series.
- #7 Unravel Two
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 9,223 reviews2020
Dev: Coldwood InteractivePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Split Screen 36% ★, Co-op 30.8%, Multiplayer 10.5%, Platformer 4.7%, Online Co-Op 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses tightly on cooperative puzzle-platforming through vibrant, detailed environments.
- #8 Akimbot
92% matchVery Positive80% of 941 reviews2024
Dev: Evil RaptorPub: PLAION
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 63%
In the action-adventure platformer, Akimbot, blast your way through armies of robots, pilot spaceships and forge your own path to save the universe from impending doom! Set in a sci-fi world where only robots exist, travel the galaxy and experience non-stop robot mayhem and explosive action!
Why similar: Platformer 26.6%, Third Person 19.4%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Co-op 8.6%, Colorful 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers fast-paced 3D platforming and robot action with a lighthearted sci-fi edge.
- #9 Destroy All Humans!
91% matchVery Positive92% of 11,522 reviews2020
Dev: Black Forest GamesPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The cult-classic returns! Terrorize the people of 1950's Earth in the role of the evil alien Crypto-137. Harvest their DNA and bring down the US government in the faithful remake of the legendary alien invasion action adventure. Annihilate puny humans using an assortment of alien weaponry and psychic abilities.
Why similar: Open World 19.2%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Comedy 14.9%, Third Person 14.3%, Action 14.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features the same zany, satirical alien sci-fi action and destruction-focused exploration.
- #10 Portal 2
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 467,332 reviews2011
Dev: Valve
Windows · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 30.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
Why similar: Co-op 26.4%, Platformer 21%, Comedy 12.8%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Action-Adventure 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines brilliant co-op puzzle-solving with witty sci-fi humor and atmospheric exploration.
- #11 Deep Rock Galactic
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 380,437 reviews2020
Dev: Ghost Ship GamesPub: Coffee Stain Publishing
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 76.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!
Why similar: Co-op 39.4%, Space 21%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Exploration 10.4%, Survival 9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides cooperative alien world exploration with heavy sci-fi flavor and light humor.
- #12 POPUCOM
89% matchVery Positive87% of 4,231 reviews2025
Dev: HypergryphPub: GRYPHLINE
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Venture together with your friends on an unknown planet. Use color switching, match-3 shooting, and artifact powers to overcome challenges and keep advancing. What lies ahead of you is an adventure filled with wonder, hope, and much more to discover!
Why similar: Co-op 32.7%, Platformer 20.6%, Online Co-Op 13.2%, Adventure 7.8%, Multiplayer 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A colorful, cooperative adventure-platformer built around vibrant color-matching mechanics.
- #13 Chained Together
88% matchVery Positive90% of 64,423 reviews2024
Dev: Anegar GamesPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Climb up from the depths of Hell. Scale various worlds solo or chained together with your friends in the 1-4 player platforming sensation.
Why similar: Co-op 31.4%, Online Co-Op 18%, Platformer 12.9%, Third Person 10.4%, Multiplayer 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers cooperative platforming challenges focused on chaotic shared movement.
- #14 Bang-On Balls: Chronicles
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,190 reviews2023
Dev: Exit Plan GamesPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A quirky, absolutely content-packed, destructible open-world sandbox adventure with combat, platforming, character customization, and collect-a-thon scavenger hunt experience. Play solo, 2-player split screen, or online co-op for up to 4 players. No paid cosmetic DLC nonsense.
Why similar: Split Screen 31.7% ★, Co-op 16.9%, Online Co-Op 14.2%, Open World 9.9%, Comedy 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A satirical 3D platformer with open-world exploration and goofy multiplayer action.
- #15 Split Fiction
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 127,487 reviews2025
Dev: Hazelight StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 15.4 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
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 36.9% ★, Co-op 18.1%, Online Co-Op 11.5%, Co-op Campaign 6.9% ★, Sci-fi 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A cooperative split-screen experience tailored for seamless shared puzzle-platforming.
- #16 Biped
86% matchVery Positive85% of 11,558 reviews2020
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Biped is a coop action adventure game with a strong focus on moment-to-moment collaboration between 2 players.
Why similar: Split Screen 33.4% ★, Co-op 15.1%, Online Co-Op 14.7%, Platformer 9.8%, Open World 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes physics-based cooperative puzzle-solving with a cute and lighthearted tone.
- #17 Strange Brigade
85% matchVery Positive84% of 11,344 reviews2018
Dev: Rebellion
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Embark on an exotic journey into danger in this rip-roaring 1930s third person adventure for 1-4 players! Encounter pulse-pounding action, treacherous traps and tales of derring-do!
Why similar: Co-op 24.5%, Online Co-Op 20.2%, Third Person 13.9%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Adventure 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers pulp-adventure cooperative shooting with a tongue-in-cheek narrator and comedic style.
- #18 Sackboy™: A Big Adventure
84% matchVery Positive84% of 4,492 reviews2022
Dev: Sumo DigitalPub: PlayStation Publishing LLC
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Split Screen 21.3% ★, Co-op 20.8%, Online Co-Op 17.6%, Multiplayer 15.3%, Platformer 14.6%
Why You'll Like It: A whimsical 3D platformer built explicitly for delightful cooperative play.
- #19 Borderlands 2
84% matchVery Positive90% of 312,639 reviews2012
Dev: Gearbox SoftwarePub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.8 hrsMean: 66.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The Ultimate Vault Hunter’s Upgrade lets you get the most out of the Borderlands 2 experience.
Why similar: Co-op 32.6%, Multiplayer 17.2%, Comedy 13.9%, Open World 10.4%, Online Co-Op 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: Combines satirical sci-fi loot-driven action with cooperative campaign gameplay.
- #20 ASTRONEER
83% matchVery Positive92% of 139,497 reviews2019
Dev: System Era Softworks
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 44.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Interact with strange new worlds in a unique and tactile way, molding the environment itself as if it were clay in your hands. Build your base, master resource management, automate your production lines, and more as you unravel the mysteries of the universe, alone or with friends.
Why similar: Space 20.5%, Co-op 16.7%, Open World 15.2%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Survival 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Offers bright, colorful planetary exploration and resource gathering in a charming space setting.
- #21 Tinykin
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,357 reviews2022
Dev: SplashteamPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Catch hundreds of tinykin and use their unique powers to bring Milo back to his home planet and back to normal size!
Why similar: Third Person 20.8%, Platformer 17.2%, Comedy 16.4%, Action-Adventure 15.3%, Exploration 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A colorful, exploration-focused puzzle-platformer set in a miniature, vibrant world.
- #22 Psychonauts 2
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 14,528 reviews2021
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12.9 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Combining quirky missions and mysterious conspiracies, Psychonauts 2 is a platform-adventure game with cinematic style and tons of customizable psychic powers.
Why similar: Comedy 23.9%, Platformer 21.7%, Third Person 17.3%, Action-Adventure 10.6%, Adventure 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features inventive level design, quirky humor, and imaginative platforming action.
- #23 Grounded
80% matchVery Positive90% of 95,977 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 41.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?
Why similar: Co-op 25.4%, Survival 16.5%, Multiplayer 15.5%, Online Co-Op 14.8%, Open World 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: Blends cooperative survival and exploration with vibrant, oversized alien-feeling environments.
- #24 Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
82% matchVery Positive87% of 911 reviews2012
Dev: Shadow Planet ProductionsPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 46%
In this Insanely Twisted, 2-D action-adventure game, explore unique environments and battle bizarre creatures.
Why similar: Metroidvania 58.3%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Adventure 9.2%, Exploration 9%, Action 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Explores bizarre sci-fi underground worlds with unique vehicle-based exploration.
- #25 Risk of Rain 2
79% matchVery Positive94% of 353,255 reviews2020
Dev: Hopoo GamesPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 19.5 hrsMean: 64.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Escape a chaotic alien planet by fighting through hordes of frenzied monsters – with your friends, or on your own. Combine loot in surprising ways and master each character until you become the havoc you feared upon your first crash landing.
Why similar: Co-op 33.9%, Online Co-Op 20.5%, Multiplayer 19.7%, Third Person 10.9%, Action 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Explores alien planets with intense sci-fi action and strong co-op mechanics.
- #26 LEGO® Star Wars™: The Skywalker Saga
78% matchVery Positive90% of 48,477 reviews2022
Dev: TT GamesPub: Warner Bros. Games
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Play through all nine Skywalker saga films in a game unlike any other. With over 300 playable characters, over 100 vehicles, and 23 planets to explore, a galaxy far, far away has never been more fun! *Includes classic Obi-Wan Kenobi playable character
Why similar: Co-op 22.4%, Space 17.1%, Open World 14.4%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Sci-fi 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features lighthearted cooperative action-adventure across a comedic sci-fi universe.
- #27 Together: Moon Escape
77% matchVery Positive91% of 992 reviews2026
Dev: CarlosGameDev
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A handcrafted two player adventure set in low gravity. Solve intricate asymmetric puzzles and escape Moontella’s extremely profitable slime empire through chaos, laughter, and unforgettable true co-op moments with your partner.
Why similar: Split Screen 31.6% ★, Online Co-Op 15.8%, Space 13%, Co-op 12.1%, Co-op Campaign 11.8% ★
- #28 From Space
79% matchMixed68% of 1,953 reviews2022
Dev: Triangle StudiosPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
From Space is a solo and co-op action-shooter for squads up to four players. Take on the challenge of liberating the earth from an alien infestation with your friends, using over-the-top weaponry in a post-apocalyptic world with awesomely stylized graphics. The apocalypse has never been so much fun!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 26%, Co-op 25.1%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Action-Adventure 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, cooperative sci-fi shooter featuring colorful alien-busting action.
- #29 STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions
77% matchMixed58% of 891 reviews2026
Dev: System Era SoftworksPub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Explore alien worlds and launch Offensives against the Void as a member of the ESS Starseeker crew. Embark on timed Expeditions to investigate alien flora and fauna, upgrade your gear, and complete missions to save the Universe.
Why similar: Space 19.3%, Online Co-Op 15.9%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Third Person 9.1%, Multiplayer 8.3%
- #30 Goodboy Galaxy
76% matchVery Positive95% of 154 reviews2024
Dev: Goodboy Galaxy Ltd.
Windows · Linux
A vibrant sci-fi platform adventure game where you help Maxwell the dog explore unfamiliar worlds, make strange new friends and contend with mysterious forces - by jumping, shooting, slicing, shrinking, warping and drilling.
Why similar: Metroidvania 31.3%, Platformer 17%, Comedy 9.5%, Exploration 8.8%, Space 8.7%
- #31 KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2
74% matchVery Positive94% of 1,706 reviews2025
Dev: Casey Donnellan Games LLCPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2 is the ultimate co-op spider-hunting experience! Either solo or as a team of Exterminators, unleash an arsenal of crazy weapons, wreak havoc, and complete dozens of challenges across seven dimensions under spider siege.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 20.2%, Co-op 19.1%, Comedy 12.4%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Multiplayer 9.9%
- #32 SWAPMEAT
74% matchVery Positive87% of 384 reviews2026
Dev: One More Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Rip through hostile alien worlds, harvest mutant body parts mid-combat, and adapt faster than your enemies. Every alien you harvest gives you new body parts with unique powers, like triple-jump legs, turret-dropping torsos, grenade-launching turkey heads. Steal, swap, survive.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 24.4%, Co-op 23.5%, Open World 15%, Comedy 14.3%, Multiplayer 11.2%
- #33 Obama
75% matchVery Positive89% of 1,180 reviews2022
Dev: Monkey And Rat Software
Windows
Obama is a third person action-adventure game with bullet-hell inspired combat. Cleanse an unknown alien planet of the beasts that now inhabit it. Find out who is in command and reveal their ultimate goal.
Why similar: Platformer 16.2%, Third Person 13.1%, Space 12.3%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, Co-op 10.9%
- #34 Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 43,292 reviews2014
Dev: 2K AustraliaPub: 2K
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 28.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Launch into the Borderlands universe and shoot ‘n’ loot your way through a brand new adventure that rockets you onto Pandora’s moon in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 17.4%, Co-op 16.9%, Space 15.1%, Open World 11.2%, Comedy 11%
- #35 Sketchy's Contract
73% matchVery Positive85% of 1,338 reviews2026
Dev: Dimensionless Games
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A 1-8 player co-op sci-fi looter horror game that takes place on a mysterious asteroid belt where players must complete contracts by traveling to exotic planets to kill creatures, find loot, and/or farm planetary materials that they must return to an ominous figure named Sketchy.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 25.4%, Co-op 22.9%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Space 10.7%, Exploration 8.7%
- #36 Bytebond
73% matchVery Positive90% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: DVD UnicornsPub: Anshar Publishing
Windows · Mac
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 17.6%, Online Co-Op 16.9%, Co-op Campaign 14.9% ★, Platformer 11.9%, Sci-fi 10.8%
- #37 Primal Planet
72% matchVery Positive88% of 792 reviews2025
Dev: SeethingswarmPub: Pretty Soon
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 48%
Unveil a heartfelt story of family, dinosaurs, and UFOs! Craft, upgrade, and survive in a realm of primeval predators, savage tribes and... ancient aliens. Rise from a humble cave dweller to the planet’s last hope — alone or in local co-op. Welcome to the dinovania!
Why similar: Metroidvania 32.4%, Co-op 21.4%, Platformer 15%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Exploration 9%
- #38 FixForce
71% matchVery Positive93% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: Surgent Studios
Windows
Leap, climb, and launch your friends in this chaotic co-op extraction platformer for up to 6 players! Use your drill-wrench to build your way across a vibrant post-apocalyptic world, find replacement parts, and fix broken machines. And if you lose your head, don’t worry: it’s all part of the job.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 25%, Co-op 23.1%, Multiplayer 13.1%, Comedy 11.3%, Platformer 10%
- #39 Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,155 reviews2012
Dev: Ratloop AsiaPub: Reverb Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Annihilate an evil penguin regime in this cinematic platform adventure game offering full solo and co-op campaigns.
Why similar: Co-op 19.7%, Online Co-Op 19.6%, Platformer 16.7%, Comedy 11%, Multiplayer 9.3%
- #40 Moonlight Pulse
71% matchVery Positive92% of 265 reviews2024
Dev: Seafloor Games LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Teamwork matters most in this seamless, fantastical metroidvania within a living, breathing world. Realize each character's true potential to take down an invading force of overwhelmingly powerful parasites.
Why similar: Metroidvania 34.9%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Platformer 11.9%, Space 11.4%, Exploration 8.9%
- #41 SHEEPO
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 629 reviews2020
Dev: Kyle Thompson
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Explore a strange planet, collect the creatures you find, and then shape-shift into them to expand your world. Build your own path, chat with the locals, and discover the planets sprawling secrets in this quirky metroidvania platformer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 41.8%, Platformer 19.8%, Open World 13.4%, Exploration 9.9%, Adventure 6.8%
- #42 Cubic Odyssey
70% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,754 reviews2025
Dev: Atypical GamesPub: Gaijin Network Ltd
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Embark on a galactic journey in Cubic Odyssey, an open-world adventure where you explore vibrant planets, craft tools, build vehicles, and fight the Red Darkness. Uncover ancient mysteries, and shape a universe full of life, danger, and limitless possibilities!
Why similar: Co-op 27.7%, Sci-fi 17.2%, Action-Adventure 14%, Online Co-Op 11.7%, Space 7.9%
- #43 StarRupture
68% matchVery Positive81% of 13,607 reviews2026
Dev: Creepy Jar
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
StarRupture is a first-person open world base-building game with advanced combat and tons of exploration. Play alone or in a group on this sublime and ever-changing planet, extract and manage resources, create your complex industrial system and fight off hordes of alien monsters.
Why similar: Co-op 20.6%, Online Co-Op 16.5%, Open World 13.8%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Multiplayer 10.4%
- #44 Biped 2
70% matchMixed64% of 1,104 reviews2025
Dev: META Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Biped 2 is a coop action adventure game with a strong focus on moment-to-moment collaboration alone or between 2 or 4 players.
Why similar: Split Screen 38.3% ★, Online Co-Op 16.8%, Co-op 16.7%, Open World 9.4%, Multiplayer 7.9%
- #45 Space Farmers
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 1,787 reviews2014
Dev: BumpkinBrothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Grab a friend, grab a gadget, grab a gun and get ready for the most fun you'll ever have in a co-op game!
Why similar: Co-op 33.3%, Space 21.9%, Online Co-Op 16.1%, Action 12.6%, Multiplayer 12%
- #46 This Means Warp
70% matchMixed69% of 676 reviews2023
Dev: OutlierPub: Jagex Ltd
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
It’s co-op space survival fun, Jim, but not as we know it. This Means Warp is an intense spaceship management roguelite experience for 1-4 players. Explore a procedurally generated universe, upgrade your ship, battle dangerous enemies and adapt your strategies to survive in a hostile galaxy.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 18.2%, Co-op 16.2%, Space 15.4%, Co-op Campaign 11.2% ★, Sci-fi 9.4%
- #47 Genopanic
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 385 reviews2024
Dev: Mobirate
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step
Why similar: Metroidvania 43.8%, Platformer 19.9%, Sci-fi 13.7%, Exploration 11.2%, Action 5.9%
- #48 Headlander
69% matchVery Positive90% of 1,059 reviews2016
Dev: Double Fine ProductionsPub: Adult Swim Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Launch into the ultimate head trip as you blast through psychotic robots in a retro 70's sci-fi action adventure from Double Fine Productions. It is a world of automation, a utopia gone wrong in which all of humanity have transferred their minds into robotic imposter bodies and are ruled by a computer.
Why similar: Metroidvania 38%, Sci-fi 23.5%, Platformer 17.7%, Comedy 12.9%, Action 7.9%
- #49 Xanthiom Zero
67% matchVery Positive95% of 152 reviews2023
Dev: MathanGames
Windows
Play as Captain Grisham, and uncover the secrets of Planet 4-514 in this thrilling prequel to Side Scape!
Why similar: Metroidvania 36%, Space 20.4%, Platformer 13.3%, Sci-fi 11%, Exploration 9.5%
- #50 Frog Sqwad 🐸
66% matchMostly Positive76% of 456 reviews2026
Dev: Panic Stations
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
🐸Up to 8 player co-op extraction puzzle-platformer where you swing, jump, catapult your friends, and eat eat EAT until you grow into a humongous Megafrog. Squad up with your frog friends and storm the Sewers for the glory of the Swamp King!🐸
Why similar: Online Co-Op 24.1%, Co-op 22.5%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Comedy 11.2%, Third Person 9.4%
- #51 Superior: Vengeance
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 136 reviews2023
Dev: Drifter®Pub: Gala Games
Windows
Make your way through a sprawling, hyper-stylized superhero universe on the hunt for superheroes turned evil. Save the world in this roguelite, 3rd-person co-op shooter by stealing powers and engaging in extraordinary combat using hundreds of unique superpowers, weapons, and abilities.
Why similar: Co-op 24.6%, Online Co-Op 20.2%, Co-op Campaign 15.9% ★, Third Person 12.4%, Multiplayer 11.6%
- #52 Spark the Electric Jester 3
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,044 reviews2022
Dev: Feperd Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
High speed 3D action platformer! Join Spark on his latest adventure.
Why similar: Platformer 29.4%, Third Person 25.2%, Sci-fi 15.1%, Exploration 12.8%, Action 10.1%
- #53 Mother Machine
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 78 reviews2025
Dev: Maschinen-Mensch
Windows
Team up for 1-4 player co-op platforming in procedurally-generated alien caves! Customize your gremlin, embrace the chaos and fart on friends! Tackle challenges together and unlock new looks and wild mutations for your next run!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 24.3%, Co-op 23.6%, Platformer 16.6%, Comedy 15.3%, Exploration 9.3%
- #54 PLANET ALPHA
69% matchMixed70% of 1,136 reviews2018
Dev: Planet Alpha ApSPub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
PLANET ALPHA, a beautiful alien world filled with mystery and danger. Pursued by relentless enemies, you must harness the power of night and day as you struggle to survive.
Why similar: Space 19.5%, Platformer 18.8%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Open World 10.9%, Exploration 8.3%
- #55 POLARIS™
67% matchMixed57% of 80 reviews2025
Dev: POLARIS™ TeamPub: Variable State
Windows
Team up and take flight in this sci-fi co-op shooter with fully destructible environments. Soar through dynamic open levels using powerful abilities, master advanced weapons and vehicles, and lay waste to the armies of a hostile colonizing threat - defend your home worlds!
Why similar: Online Co-Op 21.2%, Co-op 14.2%, Space 13.4%, Open World 10.1%, Third Person 9.6%
- #56 ADIOS Amigos: Galactic Explorers
67% matchVery Positive94% of 124 reviews2018
Dev: Cosmic Picnic
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Improvise fuel efficient trajectories to keep your rusty ship running. Break into a space station with an asteroid. Tow a sofa into a black hole. Experience the perils and intrigue of space exploration with 1-4 players.
Why similar: Split Screen 43.1% ★, Platformer 15.3%, Space 14.4%, Sci-fi 10.4%, Exploration 9.5%
