- #1 Shadow Puppeteer
97% matchMostly Positive79% of 215 reviews2014
Dev: Sarepta studioPub: Snow Cannon Games
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Invite a friend to explore the strange, yet beautiful world of darkness and light in Shadow Puppeteer, an award-winning, local co-op adventure.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.1%, Platformer 17.2%, Local Co-Op 13%, 2.5D 12.9%, Co-op 11.4%
- #2 Myrmidon
96% matchMixed41% of 1,795 reviews2025
Dev: Studio PopotePub: Rubika Supinfogame
Windows
Invite a friend online and embark on a puzzle-platformer adventure exploring the bond between an animator and his puppet. Work together to clear obstacles across the sprawling sets of a stop-motion animation workshop and find out to what lengths the power of imagination can take you.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.8%, Cinematic 18.5%, Platformer 14.1%, Co-op 12%, Puzzle 10.5%
- #3 Split Echo: Demo
95% matchVery Positive81% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: OneMac
Windows
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: Cinematic 29.2%, Puzzle 17.7%, Co-op 17.7%, Exploration 11.5%, Casual 8.4%
- #4 CO-OP : Decrypted
96% matchMixed43% of 67 reviews2015
Dev: Pixelz Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 31%
CO-OP is a 2.5D puzzle-platformer. You control two robots; R3D, who can absorb all the light sources around him, and BLU3, who converts that energy into an explosive power. They find themselves in what seems like a recycling facility, with drones analyzing their every move...
Why similar: Side Scroller 32.1%, Puzzle Platformer 25.2%, Co-op 24.1%, Adventure 12%, Casual 6.6%
- #5 From the Shadows
94% matchVery Positive85% of 260 reviews2020
Dev: Gamagora ICOM
Windows
From the Shadows is a cooperative puzzle platformer game where players have to work their way through a mysterious mansion by resolving puzzles that revolve around the mechanics of light and shadow.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.7%, 2.5D 16.8%, Side Scroller 16.6%, Platformer 13.4%, Puzzle 9.1%
- #6 Together in Forgotten Lands: Chapter One
93% matchVery Positive90% of 204 reviews2025
Dev: Vellichor Games
Windows
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: Puzzle Platformer 29.1%, Platformer 21.1%, Puzzle 14.1%, Exploration 12%, Adventure 7.9%
- #7 Come with Me
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 1,795 reviews2021
Dev: Xin YePub: Spookulele Games
Windows
Come with Me is a two-player cooperative game set in a puzzle filled magical world. Solve puzzles together by using your special abilities and collect memories to uncover the mystery of the world around you.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.7%, Platformer 15.1%, Local Co-Op 12.9%, Co-op 12.2%, Puzzle 9%
- #8 Hand In Hand
92% matchVery Positive93% of 95 reviews2023
Dev: MaxMediaPub: Games Harbor
Windows
An atmospheric platformer with puzzle elements and split screen, where the player takes control of two characters at once. Immerse yourself in the ethnic world of two heroes, solve puzzles and overcome obstacles together, explore the fairy forest and other locations, help each other.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 41.6%, Platformer 26.4%, Local Co-Op 19%, Adventure 6.3%, Linear 4.3%
- #9 With You
91% matchVery Positive89% of 2,791 reviews2022
Dev: Carol MertzPub: Insatiable Cycle
Windows · Mac · Linux
With You is a cooperative two-player puzzle-playground. It's a tiny game that hopes to inspire couples to connect, communicate, and collaborate.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.1%, Side Scroller 22.6%, Platformer 16.9%, Local Co-Op 14%, Exploration 10.1%
- #10 Unknowz
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Unknowz Corporation
Windows
Unknowz is a cooperative platformer where two pirates, one alive, the other undead, must combine their unique abilities to solve puzzles, avoid traps, and escape from a skeleton-infested island. Work together... or sink!
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23%, Platformer 14.2%, Local Co-Op 13.6%, Exploration 9.8%, Stylized 8.9%
- #11 Past Synergy
91% matchVery Positive84% of 62 reviews2022
Dev: Acetate123
Windows
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 24.9%, Side Scroller 21.9%, Platformer 18.4%, Puzzle 11.9%, Local Co-Op 6.7%
- #12 Chained Together
87% matchVery Positive90% of 60,245 reviews2024
Dev: Anegar Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Puzzle Platformer 28.4%, Co-op 23.9%, Platformer 21.8%, Exploration 10.2%, Adventure 8.2%
- #13 Degrees of Separation
89% matchVery Positive81% of 1,275 reviews2019
Dev: MoondropPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Puzzle Platformer 24.9%, Side Scroller 19.2%, Local Co-Op 14.8%, Platformer 14.3%, Co-op 11.3%
- #14 REZ PLZ
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: Long Neck GamesPub: Graffiti Games
Windows
A puzzle platformer with a new twist on co-op and single player gameplay. Solve puzzles, platforming challenges, and encounter dangerous monsters and traps that require you to KILL and resurrect your brother to advance! Death is just part of the adventure.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 21.8%, Side Scroller 20.2%, Platformer 14.4%, Dark 8.5%, Puzzle 8.3%
- #15 The Two of Us
86% matchVery Positive85% of 5,499 reviews2021
Dev: Flow State Games
Windows
The Two of Us is a 2D Co-op Platformer that has a strong emphasis on working together. You will be greeted with various puzzle levels where you must work in conjunction with your friend to navigate the level.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 41.1%, Platformer 27.5%, Puzzle 18.5%, Linear 6.6%, Combat 6.4%
- #16 TRISTOY
88% matchMixed60% of 161 reviews2015
Dev: Uniworlds Game Studios
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Grab a friend and try to escape from the dungeons of TRISTOY in this story-driven coop-platformer.
Why similar: Adventure 51.1%, Co-op 48.9%
- #17 Get Together: A Coop Adventure
86% matchMixed67% of 100 reviews2021
Dev: Studio Sterneck
Windows
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: Side Scroller 21.1%, Platformer 16.1%, Local Co-Op 13.2%, Co-op 13.1%, Puzzle 12.7%
- #18 Gloomy Eyes
84% matchVery Positive96% of 228 reviews2025
Dev: Atlas VPub: ARTE France
Windows
A cozy horror, “self-coop”, adventure about two unlikely souls who forge a forbidden bond and journey together to find the sun. Explore eerie yet charming Tim Burton-esque levels, switch between two unique characters, and solve brain-teasing puzzles.
Why similar: Cinematic 31.4%, Puzzle Platformer 30.7%, Puzzle 14.8%, Adventure 7.8%, Stylized 7.7%
- #19 DYO
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,840 reviews2018
Dev: Team DYO
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 44%
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: Puzzle Platformer 29%, Platformer 18.5%, Local Co-Op 17.4%, Co-op 13.9%, Puzzle 12.3%
- #20 Once Upon A Puppet
81% matchVery Positive92% of 105 reviews2025
Dev: Flatter Than EarthPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Control the strings of fate and embark on a grand adventure with Drev and Nieve. A magical, story-driven 2.5D puzzle-platformer where puppeteering mechanics and a whimsical, theater-inspired world intertwine.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17%, 2.5D 15.7%, Side Scroller 15.6%, Narration 13.2%, Dark Fantasy 12.6%
- #21 Disorder
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 104 reviews2015
Dev: Swagabyte Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A psychological 2D puzzle platformer. You must switch between two versions of the past: dark & light, positive & negative, hope & despair. Every action is innately tied to this dualistic battle. Traverse a surreal landscape of memory to try and mend a fragile mind.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37.9%, Platformer 34.7%, Dark 20%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #22 In Sink: A Co-Op Escape Prologue
81% matchVery Positive90% of 5,866 reviews2023
Dev: Clock Out GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
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: Puzzle 41.7%, Co-op 24.5%, Exploration 12.4%, Casual 11.5%, Adventure 9.9%
- #23 Wires And Whiskers
79% matchVery Positive95% of 1,421 reviews2025
Dev: Yohann BlanchardPub: ISART DIGITAL MONTREAL
Windows
Wires and Whiskers is a local co-op action-puzzle game where two players control a lab-engineered gerbil and its magnetic exosuit. Work together to fight mutated enemies, solve magnetic puzzles, and survive in a ruined, post-apocalyptic trench world.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.9%, Platformer 18.5%, Co-op 14.9%, Puzzle 13%, PvE 11%
- #24 Handy Dandy
82% matchVery Positive96% of 365 reviews2020
Dev: Yellow Boot Games
Windows · Mac
The two adventurers Handy and Dandy have caused a dimensional tear which is now separating them and the entire cave where they have to solve platforming puzzles to reunite again in this 2D co-op game.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.1%, Local Co-Op 26.2%, Adventure 24.8%, Co-op 20%
- #25 Webventure
83% matchMostly Negative37% of 72 reviews2023
Dev: Moodming
Windows
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: Puzzle Platformer 17.4%, Side Scroller 17%, Platformer 13.6%, Local Co-Op 13%, Co-op 11.6%
- #26 Pid
82% matchVery Positive83% of 2,430 reviews2012
Dev: Might and Delight
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 29.4 hrs≥1hr: 32%
You are stranded on a strange and peculiar planet. It’s time to embark on your journey and find your way home! Explore a gravity defying and challenging platformer with striking visuals and a captivating story that transports you to a world beyond ours.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 38.1%, Platformer 24.7%, Puzzle 8.7%, Adventure 8.6%, Local Co-Op 7%
- #27 Split Fiction
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 117,078 reviews2025
Dev: Hazelight StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 15.1 hrsMean: 18.9 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: Co-op 32.2%, Local Co-Op 25.3%, Puzzle Platformer 11.3%, Local Multiplayer 10.1%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #28 Spark & Kling
80% matchMixed63% of 141 reviews2024
Dev: Cozy Labs
Windows
Spark & Kling is a couch co-op puzzle platformer where the player will take the role of either Spark, the electric bug, or Kling the metal gel blob. They are trapped in a Homemade lab by a Mad Scientist and the players will have to overcome obstacles and work together to escape.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.2%, Puzzle 16.7%, Stylized 12.2%, Adventure 9.8%, Casual 9.7%
- #29 We're Tethered Together
78% matchVery Positive98% of 230 reviews2023
Dev: BunBun Games
Windows
Cast into an ancient crypt, survive the horrors that dwell below, and ascend from despair with your unexpected companion in this short 2D puzzle platformer. Take risks to evade the petrifying gaze from beyond the dark.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37.1%, Platformer 31.5%, Puzzle 20%, Adventure 11.4%
- #30 A Dual Ascent
78% matchVery Positive95% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Mountain Toad EntertainmentPub: Rubika Supinfogame
Windows
Discover the tale of two peculiar characters: the Old Pilgrim and the Little Star, as they embark on a journey up the Great Mountain of Wonders. Guide them both simultaneously with a single controller. Join this poetic adventure that will challenge your mind and skills!
Why similar: Narration 26.5%, Puzzle 21%, Linear 17.8%, Casual 12.5%, Adventure 12.4%
- #31 CastingPlz
76% matchVery Positive93% of 148 reviews2024
Dev: Ludens
Windows
CastingPlz is a 2-player cooperative roguelike game where players take on the roles of two characters with distinct responsibilities: one for attacking and the other for movement.
Why similar: Adventure 27.7%, Local Co-Op 22.9%, Co-op 21.6%, PvE 18.2%, Local Multiplayer 9.6%
- #32 To Be Headed Or Not To Be
79% matchMixed59% of 232 reviews2019
Dev: Fruits of Yggdrasil Studio
Windows
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: Puzzle 23.9%, Co-op 23.3%, Exploration 18.3%, Linear 15.9%, Adventure 12.2%
- #33 Double Shoulders
77% matchMixed46% of 1,230 reviews2025
Dev: Double Shoulders TeamPub: Rubika Supinfogame
Windows
Double Shoulders is a two player action-adventure game. You take control of Lois and Sam, two kids trying to escape from a strange place filled with dangers and challenges. You'll have to work together to get out of this place alive.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.3%, Local Co-Op 22.2%, Narration 20.8%, Platformer 13.1%, Adventure 7.7%
- #34 BOKURA: planet
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,486 reviews2025
Dev: tokoronyoriPub: Kodansha
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
"There's something I can't tell you..." Explore new frontiers of co-op gaming in BOKURA: planet, a puzzle adventure game that you can only play with two players. Take on the role of a spaceship's exploration crew and try to escape from the red planet you crash-landed on.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 53.4%, Casual 15%, Adventure 14.7%, Co-op 10.8%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #35 UniDuni
73% matchVery Positive97% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: Clops Game Studio
Windows
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 26.1%, Side Scroller 20.7%, Co-op 11.8%, Puzzle 10%, Platformer 9.4%
- #36 Keepers of the Trees
77% matchMixed54% of 138 reviews2020
Dev: Studio Chili
Windows
“Keepers of the Trees” is a couch co-op puzzle platformer that gives you the power to control nature. Along with a friend, you will test your platforming mettle, work together to solve puzzles by growing special plants, and explore a lush, fantasy forest world.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.8%, Local Co-Op 18.7%, Side Scroller 17%, Platformer 16.1%, Puzzle 12.9%
- #37 Bytebond
73% matchVery Positive95% of 73 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: Platformer 26.1%, Local Co-Op 21.2%, Co-op 18.6%, Puzzle 18.3%, Adventure 8.9%
- #38 Tvö
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 596 reviews2022
Dev: Artless GalleryPub: Umbra Evolution
Windows
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: Puzzle 27.6%, Co-op 25.8%, Exploration 25.6%, Casual 10%, Adventure 6.6%
- #39 The Cave
75% matchVery Positive87% of 2,881 reviews2013
Dev: Double Fine Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Assemble your team of three from seven unlikely adventurers, then descend into the mysterious depths to explore The Cave!
Why similar: Platformer 25.5%, Puzzle 15.8%, Local Co-Op 14.4%, Adventure 12.1%, Puzzle Platformer 9.6%
- #40 KnightLight
71% matchVery Positive95% of 117 reviews2024
Dev: LuminosityPub: DigiPen Institute of Technology
Windows
A 2D puzzle-platformer where you light your way through the darkness. Play as the Light, exploring an abandoned civilization where you find a suit of armor that seems to have magical properties. Suit up using the powers of the suit to channel your light magic to see what this strange place hides.
Why similar: Side Scroller 25.8%, Puzzle Platformer 24.6%, Exploration 14%, Platformer 13.3%, Puzzle 9%
- #41 In Sink: A Co-op Escape Adventure
70% matchVery Positive87% of 1,424 reviews2024
Dev: Clock Out GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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: Co-op 21.4%, Puzzle 20.7%, Stylized 20.4%, Exploration 17.7%, Casual 10%
- #42 Kinduo
72% matchVery Positive96% of 100 reviews2021
Dev: Nibb Games
Windows
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: Puzzle Platformer 27.5%, Platformer 15.8%, Local Co-Op 15.7%, Co-op 11.5%, Local Multiplayer 7%
- #43 We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip
69% matchVery Positive90% of 23,599 reviews2023
Dev: Total Mayhem Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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: Co-op 34.7%, Puzzle 29.3%, Linear 12.3%, Adventure 9.9%, Casual 8%
- #44 En Route: A Co-Op Space Escape
73% matchMixed64% of 72 reviews2022
Dev: Alcedo Games
Windows
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: Puzzle Platformer 30.5%, Puzzle 14.5%, Stylized 14.4%, Co-op 11.7%, Exploration 10.8%
- #45 Unravel Two
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 8,641 reviews2020
Dev: Coldwood InteractivePub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.3 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: Co-op 29.9%, Local Co-Op 22.6%, Puzzle 16.8%, Puzzle Platformer 9.5%, Platformer 9.5%
- #46 Parallel Experiment
69% matchVery Positive84% of 657 reviews2025
Dev: Eleven Puzzles
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 35.2%, Puzzle 34.5%, Adventure 15.8%, Story Rich 14.5%
- #47 ibb & obb
71% matchVery Positive90% of 6,772 reviews2014
Dev: Sparpweed
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 25.9%, Local Co-Op 18.7%, Platformer 18.4%, Puzzle 15.9%, Puzzle Platformer 13.4%
- #48 Pitfall Planet
72% matchVery Positive99% of 98 reviews2016
Dev: Bonfire GamesPub: adamgryu
Windows · Mac
Pitfall Planet is a couch co-op puzzle-solving adventure game set on a distant planet, where you'll need to use teamwork to complete levels and explore the caverns below! Pitfall Planet will put your friendship to the test; will both of you make it out alive?
Why similar: Local Co-Op 35.3%, Casual 22.4%, Puzzle 21.5%, Adventure 20.8%
- #49 BOKURA
67% matchVery Positive92% of 12,089 reviews2023
Dev: tokoronyoriPub: Kodansha
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Puzzle Platformer 37.4%, Co-op 21.3%, Adventure 10.6%, Local Co-Op 9.4%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #50 Together in Between
69% matchMixed61% of 310 reviews2024
Dev: Vellichor Games
Windows
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: Puzzle 21.3%, Puzzle Platformer 16.9%, Co-op 15.4%, Dark 13.2%, Casual 10.7%
- #51 Brave Escape
67% matchVery Positive99% of 153 reviews2025
Dev: Hit Start Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Embark on a thrilling co-op adventure in 'Brave Escape,' a challenging platformer demanding teamwork to conquer perilous traps and treacherous terrain.
Why similar: Side Scroller 21.4%, Platformer 19.5%, Co-op 14.2%, Local Co-Op 14%, Linear 11.4%
- #52 A Void Hope
68% matchVery Positive94% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Void Hope takes you on an atmospheric narrative adventure to find a cure for a collapsed city. Follow the story of a tormented couple as they try to decipher reality from nightmares and evade the shadowy threats lurking in the dark.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.8%, Platformer 16.7%, Dark 15.7%, Exploration 14.2%, Puzzle 11.3%
- #53 I See Me
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 117 reviews2025
Dev: EyeBridge
Windows
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: Co-op 43.5%, Platformer 38.9%, Adventure 17.6%
- #54 DERU - The Art of Cooperation
70% matchVery Positive87% of 62 reviews2018
Dev: Ink Kit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
DERU - The Art of Cooperation is a cooperative puzzle game that mixes eye catching abstract art with mind bending puzzles to a unique gaming experience.
Why similar: Local Co-Op 25.4%, Co-op 20.5%, Puzzle 20.1%, Local Multiplayer 12.8%, Stylized 10.9%
- #55 Tick Tock: A Tale for Two
68% matchVery Positive86% of 11,665 reviews2019
Dev: Other Tales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Puzzle 31.4%, Co-op 29.1%, Local Co-Op 11%, Adventure 8.8%, Casual 8.5%
- #56 Nostalgia
66% matchVery Positive90% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: CoffeeMonster
Windows
Nostalgia is a two-player cooperative indie game that escapes from enemies in a dark labyrinth. After waking up in the deep, dark forest, the two follow an unidentified girl into the labyrinth. Avoid enemies in the labyrinth, find a diary, reveal the hidden past, and escape.
Why similar: Co-op 52.7%, Dark 36.3%, Adventure 11%
- #57 We Were Here Forever
66% matchVery Positive91% of 17,912 reviews2022
Dev: Total Mayhem Games
Windows
Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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: Puzzle 23.8%, Co-op 22.2%, Dark 17.7%, Exploration 14.5%, Adventure 7.7%
- #58 Monochroma
70% matchMostly Positive74% of 724 reviews2014
Dev: Nowhere Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Monochroma is a cinematic puzzle platformer. It’s a game about being a kid, growing up with a little brother that needs your help, facing obstacles and solving unique puzzles in a dystopian 1950's setting.
Why similar: Platformer 26.6%, Puzzle Platformer 20.2%, Puzzle 16.2%, 2.5D 12.2%, Side Scroller 10.3%
- #59 Little Nightmares III
66% matchMixed46% of 19,236 reviews2025
Dev: Supermassive GamesPub: Bandai Namco Entertainment
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Little Nightmares III is an atmospheric adventure game in which you follow the journey of Low and Alone, two best friends in search of a way out of the Nowhere. In 2 players online cooperation or solo with an A.I., work together to solve puzzles and survive in this nightmarish world.
Why similar: Co-op 21.2%, Platformer 17.2%, Puzzle 16.5%, 2.5D 14.7%, Dark 10.6%