Games Like Shift Happens

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 26.4%, Local Co-Op 23.5%, Online Co-Op 18.7%, Puzzle Platformer 6.8%, Puzzle 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A charming puzzle-platformer that relies entirely on two players interacting with gravity and momentum to traverse levels.

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 29.9%, Local Co-Op 27.8%, Multiplayer 9.5%, Local Multiplayer 8%, Puzzle 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features two yarn creatures tethered together, requiring players to use physics-based movement to overcome environmental obstacles.

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 31.8%, Co-op 28.7%, Platformer 13.2%, Puzzle 11.9%, Funny 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive cooperative puzzle-platformer that requires constant communication and creative physics-based problem solving.

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

Why similar: Local Co-Op 20.1%, Online Co-Op 15.8%, Co-op 15.5%, Puzzle Platformer 15.3%, Multiplayer 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the precise, physics-based movement of two robots that must coordinate their steps to navigate tricky terrain.

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 29%, Local Co-Op 23.7%, Online Co-Op 15.4%, Multiplayer 10%, Local Multiplayer 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in cooperative gameplay that constantly introduces new mechanics, much like the varied stages in Shift Happens.

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 19.1%, Co-op 15.2%, Online Co-Op 15%, Puzzle Platformer 12.8%, Local Multiplayer 11%

Why You'll Like It: A hilarious physics-based platformer that captures the same chaotic, clumsy energy found in Shift Happens.

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

Why similar: Online Co-Op 21.2%, Local Co-Op 18%, Puzzle Platformer 14.3%, Co-op 14.2%, Local Multiplayer 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist but highly challenging puzzle-platformer that requires perfect synchronization between all players to succeed.

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 21.7%, Puzzle Platformer 16.5%, Online Co-Op 16%, Co-op 12.6%, Local Multiplayer 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful physics-based puzzle-platformer where players must combine unique character abilities to solve complex environmental challenges.

Heave Ho is a riotous multiplayer party game for up to four players in couch co-op and versus play, or online with Steam Remote Play. Reach out, get a grip, and swing to victory — or meet your messy end!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 28.1%, Co-op 25.5%, Local Multiplayer 20.1%, Multiplayer 12.7%, Funny 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based game where players must swing and toss each other to reach the goal, mirroring the throwing mechanics of the seed game.

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 24.8%, Local Multiplayer 16.3%, Co-op 15.1%, Puzzle Platformer 14.5%, Platformer 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-heavy co-op platformer where players must work together to maneuver a chariot through dangerous environments.

Welcome to BattleBlock Theater! You’ve got no where to go but up...on stage. Play single player or co-op to free your friends and save Hatty Hattington! Jump, solve and battle your way through a mysterious theater inhabited by highly technological felines.

Why similar: Co-op 18.1%, Local Co-Op 15.2%, Online Co-Op 10.9%, Local Multiplayer 10.3%, Puzzle Platformer 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, funny platformer that emphasizes cooperative play and level-based challenges.

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 25.7%, Puzzle Platformer 22.6%, Local Co-Op 13.2%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Puzzle 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game where the clumsy movement and cooperative problem-solving create a similar sense of comedic frustration.

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: Local Co-Op 23.4%, Puzzle Platformer 15.9%, Online Co-Op 15.6%, Co-op 14.5%, 2D Platformer 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer where two characters manipulate different elements to solve environmental puzzles, much like shifting mass.

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 23.9%, Co-op 21.3%, Local Multiplayer 11.4%, Online Co-Op 11.1%, Multiplayer 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging physics-based platformer where two players are tethered together, requiring deep coordination to climb and jump.

DYO is a mind-bending cooperative platformer for one or two players where you can hop between two halves of a split screen.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 27.1%, Puzzle Platformer 18.1%, Co-op 17.5%, Local Multiplayer 15.3%, Multiplayer 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A clever puzzle-platformer where players split the screen to manipulate the environment, echoing the shifting mechanics of the seed game.

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 26.8%, Local Multiplayer 20.7%, Puzzle Platformer 9.6%, Family Friendly 8.5%, Platformer 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A colorful, co-op focused puzzle-platformer that emphasizes teamwork and character-specific abilities.

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 29.4%, Local Multiplayer 16.6%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Online Co-Op 13.3%, Platformer 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A competitive platformer where players build the level as they go, creating the same kind of chaotic fun found in Shift Happens.

A cosmic turbulence caused the 2D Platformer and the Top-Down Puzzler dimensions to merge! Switch between Toodee and Topdee and their unique perspectives to overcome hard-as-nails challenges, solve mind-melting puzzles and defeat huge bosses.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 23.2%, Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, Local Multiplayer 12.6%, 2.5D 10.3%, Side Scroller 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A unique puzzle-platformer that forces players to switch between 2D and top-down perspectives to solve environmental puzzles.

Jog! Jump! Switch! Coordinate the crazy conga line of alien athletes in this autorunner / puzzle platformer for 1-4 players.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 22%, Co-op 15.2%, Puzzle Platformer 14%, Local Multiplayer 12.7%, Team-Based 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op platformer that requires players to swap positions and coordinate jumps to avoid obstacles.

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 29.2%, Co-op 20.5%, Local Multiplayer 19.1%, Multiplayer 8.2%, Family Friendly 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based cooperative game that rewards chaotic teamwork and creative problem-solving.

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: Local Co-Op 18.5%, Co-op 17.9%, Puzzle Platformer 16.9%, Online Co-Op 12.7%, Local Multiplayer 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative puzzle game that requires intense communication and coordination to complete tasks in a fast-paced environment.

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: Local Co-Op 27.2%, Co-op 22.6%, Online Co-Op 20.9%, Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, Puzzle 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: Players control two heads of a single dog, requiring constant communication to navigate physics-based puzzles.

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: Local Co-Op 21%, Co-op 15.3%, Local Multiplayer 14.4%, Online Co-Op 12.5%, Multiplayer 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A platformer that encourages cooperative play and creative level design, similar to the puzzle-solving focus of the seed game.

Pikuniku is an absurdly wonderful puzzle-exploration game that takes place in a strange but playful world where not everything is as happy as it seems. Help peculiar characters overcome struggles, uncover a deep state conspiracy, and start a little revolution in this delightful dystopian adventure!

Why similar: Co-op 23%, Local Co-Op 18.6%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Puzzle Platformer 9.9%, Puzzle 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A quirky, physics-based puzzle-platformer that offers a lighthearted and cooperative experience.

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: Local Co-Op 17%, Co-op 16.1%, Online Co-Op 14.7%, Local Multiplayer 14%, Multiplayer 13.4%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based brawler that emphasizes clumsy movement and teamwork in a highly interactive environment.

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: Local Co-Op 22.4%, Online Co-Op 17.2%, Co-op 17%, Local Multiplayer 17%, Family Friendly 10%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based party game that captures the chaotic, competitive, and cooperative spirit of Shift Happens.

Assemble your team of three from seven unlikely adventurers, then descend into the mysterious depths to explore The Cave!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 32.1%, Co-op 14.2%, Platformer 12.6%, Local Multiplayer 12%, Puzzle 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A classic puzzle-platformer that requires players to coordinate multiple characters with unique abilities to progress through a mysterious world.

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 27.7%, Local Co-Op 27.1%, Online Co-Op 17.8%, Local Multiplayer 11.7%, Puzzle Platformer 6%

PICO PARK is back with all new levels! Play with 2-8 players locally or online in this co-op action-puzzle game!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 18.6%, Co-op 15.8%, Local Co-Op 14.5%, Local Multiplayer 14.3%, Multiplayer 9.2%

Take on the hard yet fair world of Bloody Trapland. Jump, slide, dash and dodge your way through the many deadly levels. Find secrets, solve puzzles, unlock mysteries and unravel the story. Go at it alone or bring your friends along for a co-op experience like no other. 1-4 players online and/or splitscreen.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 17.6%, Co-op 17.4%, Local Co-Op 17.1%, Local Multiplayer 12.9%, Puzzle Platformer 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult, fast-paced co-op platformer that tests your coordination and patience with challenging level design.

Sujefa is co-op puzzle platformer where two players can play as Rock, Paper or Scissors. Work together to solve puzzles and reach the end. Play online or locally on a shared screen.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 20.4%, Local Co-Op 16.5%, Co-op 15%, Puzzle Platformer 10.2%, Local Multiplayer 8.5%

Gang Beasts is a silly multiplayer party game with surly gelatinous characters, brutal slapstick fight sequences, and absurd hazardous environments, set in the mean streets of Beef City.

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 30.7%, Co-op 20.3%, Multiplayer 17.9%, Funny 13%, Family Friendly 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: A slapstick physics-based game where the goal is to outmaneuver and throw your opponents, mirroring the backstabbing fun of the seed game.

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 37.8%, Local Multiplayer 13.8%, Puzzle Platformer 12.3%, Co-op 11.1%, Platformer 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful co-op platformer that focuses on the synergy between two characters to navigate a harsh, atmospheric environment.

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: Local Co-Op 20.9%, Online Co-Op 16.4%, Co-op 16.4%, Puzzle Platformer 16.2%, Family Friendly 7.9%

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: Local Co-Op 19.4%, Online Co-Op 14.6%, Local Multiplayer 14%, Co-op 13.8%, Puzzle Platformer 13.1%

Join a fun adventure by rolling a log together! In this 2 player co-op platformer, become lumberjacks with your friend and keep your balance while moving forward on a log. Overcome obstacles by moving back and forth, reach the goal, and never give up. Knowing how to get back up matters.

Why similar: Co-op 24%, Puzzle Platformer 20.8%, Online Co-Op 18.1%, Local Co-Op 10.9%, Multiplayer 8.7%

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: Co-op 35%, Online Co-Op 21.2%, Puzzle Platformer 20.3%, Multiplayer 9.5%, Platformer 8.6%

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 25.7%, Online Co-Op 20.7%, Local Multiplayer 18.1%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Family Friendly 8.3%

Share the love and die trying! KarmaZoo is a joyful, altruistic, cooperative platformer where up to 10 random players help each other with the unique abilities of 50 different characters - all for the sake of good Karma.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.5%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Online Co-Op 10.5%, Co-op 10.3%, Platformer 10%

Inspired by the classics, UniDuni is a lighthearted puzzle platformer adventure which celebrates the bonds of friendship. Invite a friend to work together across hand-crafted levels or challenge yourself and prove your skills!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17.2%, Local Multiplayer 17%, Co-op 15.8%, Local Co-Op 14.1%, Side Scroller 7%

Xion Leak is a fast-paced, two-player, cooperative platformer. Get in sync and set the fastest times to win trophies! Run fast, work together, and avoid the countless dangers that the mysterious Foreman has placed in your path.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 17.4%, Local Multiplayer 15.4%, Online Co-Op 13.4%, Co-op 12.1%, Puzzle Platformer 8.9%

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 26.3%, Online Co-Op 19.8%, Local Multiplayer 13.7%, Puzzle Platformer 12.5%, Multiplayer 7.9%

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 35.5%, Local Multiplayer 18.6%, Co-op 18.1%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Family Friendly 6.4%

Team up as two quirky construction workers in this fun 2-player co-op platformer! Carry a fragile glass window through colorful levels filled with challenges. Communicate and coordinate to dodge obstacles and solve puzzles. Can you finish the job without breaking the glass?

Why similar: Co-op 23.9%, Online Co-Op 21.8%, Puzzle Platformer 21.7%, Multiplayer 10.8%, Platformer 7.9%

Puzzling Action for One or Two Players.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 23.2%, Puzzle Platformer 21%, Co-op 19.8%, Local Multiplayer 16.8%, Platformer 7%

VR Giants is a local/online co-op VR game in which one VR player and one screen player work together. The VR player controls a giant and must protect and support the tiny player who is controlled by the screen player. The tiny player can use the body of the giant as an extension of the level.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 27.2%, Co-op 16.3%, Puzzle Platformer 14.5%, Local Multiplayer 13.7%, Online Co-Op 8.5%

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: Online Co-Op 31%, Puzzle Platformer 24.1%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Co-op 10.6%, Platformer 8%

The sequel to the physics-based puzzle game 'Q REMASTERED,' titled 'Q2 HUMANITY,' introduces characters or 'humans' that now appear in the game. These 'humans' can jump, bounce, throw things, and sometimes even exhibit special abilities. 'Q2' can be played solo or with up to 4 players.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 18.7%, Co-op 18.4%, Puzzle Platformer 15.4%, Online Co-Op 13%, Local Multiplayer 7.9%

Kinduo is a local cooperative game where two elemental friends overcome obstacles to return to their island, push boxes, use electricity to connect objects, break ice blocks, blow things up and more in this cute and colorful co-op game!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 29.6%, Puzzle Platformer 20.8%, Co-op 17.6%, Local Multiplayer 14.8%, Platformer 6.6%

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

Why similar: Local Co-Op 24.7%, Online Co-Op 19.3%, Local Multiplayer 17.6%, Co-op 14.2%, Multiplayer 8.1%

Webventure is a enchanting two-player co-op game. Join cute spiders on an extraordinary journey. Collaborate, spin webs, and overcome challenges together. Unleash creativity, build a strong bond.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 21.7%, Co-op 15.8%, Online Co-Op 14.7%, Puzzle Platformer 11.7%, Multiplayer 7.2%

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: Local Co-Op 27.1%, Online Co-Op 20.7%, Co-op 19.4%, 2D Platformer 8.7%, 2.5D 7.8%

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: Local Multiplayer 24.1%, Multiplayer 18.9%, Online Co-Op 15.4%, Local Co-Op 12.1%, Co-op 9.2%

A co-op climbing game about two stuck-together toys on an escape mission from their evil owner.

Why similar: Co-op 22%, Local Co-Op 19.5%, Local Multiplayer 15.1%, Online Co-Op 12.5%, Platformer 8.1%

Limbs is a one to two player dexterity game where you take control over the limbs of a string puppet. Immerse yourself in a handcrafted world where moving each limb individually makes for challenging but rewarding and hilarious gameplay.

Why similar: Local Multiplayer 20.2%, Local Co-Op 20.1%, Puzzle Platformer 16.9%, Puzzle 7.8%, 2.5D 7.4%

"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 45.5%, Co-op 24.4%, Local Multiplayer 10.6%, Puzzle 9.1%, Indie 3.8%

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 25.2%, Online Co-Op 19.6%, Co-op 18.9%, Local Multiplayer 16%, Multiplayer 9.4%

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 29.9%, Local Multiplayer 21.8%, Co-op 21.3%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Platformer 5.2%

Wrangle the hands and arms of a 1970s space cosmonaut and push, pull and twist your way through an increasingly precarious range of physically simulated stellar scenarios, where without gravity, nothing is still, nothing is secure, and nothing is simple.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 29.1%, Co-op 18%, Puzzle Platformer 17.8%, Local Multiplayer 9.7%, Puzzle 7.1%

Past Synergy is a 2 player co-op game that tests you and your friend's synergy. Divide the ability and roles between you and your friend to overcome the obstacles in a cave.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.1%, Local Co-Op 14.1%, Co-op 10.5%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Side Scroller 9.5%