Games Like Split Brain

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: Escape Room 44.2% ★, Online Co-Op 17.7%, Co-op 11.7%, Multiplayer 8.5%, Puzzle 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similar focus on communication and escape-room mechanics that require constant coordination between two players.

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: Escape Room 32.8% ★, Co-op 19.7%, Online Co-Op 17.4%, Puzzle 7.6%, Multiplayer 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Utilizes a unique asymmetrical perspective where players view the game from different timelines to solve interconnected puzzles.

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: Escape Room 34.9% ★, Online Co-Op 14.1%, Co-op 8.7%, Co-op Campaign 8.3% ★, Multiplayer 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A staple of the co-op puzzle genre that relies heavily on verbal communication to navigate atmospheric, horror-tinged environments.

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 21.5%, Co-op 19.5%, Escape Room 18.8% ★, Puzzle 9.6%, Co-op Campaign 8.4% ★

Why You'll Like It: Players must share information between two different screens to solve puzzles, perfectly capturing the spirit of collaborative discovery.

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: Escape Room 32.2% ★, Online Co-Op 13.2%, Co-op 8.6%, Co-op Campaign 7.8% ★, Horror 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines classic escape-room puzzle design with a dark, atmospheric setting that rewards teamwork and clear communication.

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 58.2%, Multiplayer 22.3%, Puzzle 19.5%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive experience for 'one sees, one acts' gameplay, where one player handles the bomb while the other reads the manual.

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: Online Co-Op 32.3%, Co-op Campaign 24.2% ★, Co-op 15.2%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Puzzle 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Requires two players to take on distinct roles, with one acting as the field agent and the other as the hacker, mirroring the asymmetrical dependency of the seed game.

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: Escape Room 35.2% ★, Co-op 11.1%, Online Co-Op 9.4%, Co-op Campaign 8.8% ★, Horror 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: The original entry in the series that established the core loop of voice-dependent puzzle solving in a mysterious, isolated setting.

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: Escape Room 41.7% ★, Co-op Campaign 12.6% ★, Online Co-Op 12.5%, Co-op 12.3%, Multiplayer 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: An asymmetrical escape game where one player is on the PC and the other uses a companion app, forcing intense communication.

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: Escape Room 48.1% ★, Online Co-Op 16.4%, Co-op 9.9%, Multiplayer 8.2%, Puzzle 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on high-stakes escape room challenges that test both logic and speed in a multiplayer environment.

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: Escape Room 45.5% ★, Co-op 16.1%, Online Co-Op 11.3%, Multiplayer 10%, Puzzle 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a highly interactive escape-room experience that captures the tactile puzzle-solving feel of the seed game.

A two-player co-op horror escape. Trapped in a haunted manor, you’ll need to solve puzzles, work together, and trust each other to make it out alive.

Why similar: Escape Room 35.4% ★, Online Co-Op 14.4%, Co-op 9.1%, Horror 7.3%, Psychological Horror 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A horror-themed escape room game that mirrors the tense, atmospheric puzzle-solving found in Split Brain.

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 31.6%, Online Co-Op 31.1%, Co-op 21.3%, Puzzle 8.6%, Action-Adventure 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features asymmetrical character mechanics where two players must manipulate their environments to progress through a shared world.

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37.7%, Co-op 25.3%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Puzzle 12.3%, First-Person 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for co-op puzzle-platformers, requiring spatial awareness and precise coordination between two players.

"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: Escape Room 46.3% ★, Online Co-Op 17.5%, Co-op Campaign 8.6% ★, Multiplayer 8.3%, Co-op 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person escape room game that emphasizes cooperative puzzle-solving and exploration in a detailed environment.

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 43%, Multiplayer 20%, Puzzle 10.6%, Puzzle Platformer 9.1%, Online Co-Op 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op platformer that requires players to be physically tethered, emphasizing the need for synchronized movement and problem-solving.

Your party finds themselves trapped in a Japanese-themed room. Solve puzzles, crack riddles and discover hidden secrets in your adventure to Escape from Kyoto House!

Why similar: Escape Room 46.6% ★, Online Co-Op 15.7%, Co-op 10.1%, Multiplayer 6.8%, Adventure 6%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated escape-room experience that emphasizes environmental interaction and logic-based puzzles.

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 46.1%, Co-op 28.3%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Action-Adventure 6.8%, Third Person 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven co-op experience that forces players to coordinate their actions to escape from prison.

A 2-Player Networked Horror Co-Op game. Explore the deepest recesses of your mind to put yourself back together. Work together to defend yourself from its denizens.

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 20.6% ★, Co-op 18%, Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Action-Adventure 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A stylized horror co-op game that relies on teamwork to overcome psychological and environmental challenges.

"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: Escape Room 43.4% ★, Online Co-Op 17.1%, Co-op 9.2%, Multiplayer 9%, Co-op Campaign 6.9% ★

Why You'll Like It: A series of bite-sized escape room challenges that are perfect for players looking for quick, cooperative puzzle sessions.

Escape the Backrooms is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Traverse 30+ eerie backrooms levels while avoiding entities and other dangers. Try to escape but be warned: survival isn't guaranteed.

Why similar: Escape Room 25% ★, Online Co-Op 18.8%, Horror 15.6%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Co-op 10%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative horror game that focuses on navigating liminal spaces and solving puzzles to avoid entities.

Escape: Malice is a two-player co-op escape room-style puzzle horror game. Swallowed by a sinkhole, you find yourself trapped in a nightmarish Japanese mansion haunted by a sinister presence. Solve twisted puzzles, uncover dark secrets, make unforgiving choices, and descend deeper to escape Malice…

Why similar: Escape Room 37.4% ★, Online Co-Op 14.3%, Co-op 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8%, Horror 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A horror-themed escape room that forces players to work together to survive and solve puzzles in a dark, atmospheric setting.

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: Escape Room 32.1% ★, Online Co-Op 15.5%, Co-op Campaign 11.2% ★, Co-op 8.2%, Multiplayer 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Expands on the series' core mechanics with more complex puzzles and a deeper, more cohesive narrative.

Confused, you wake up sucked into an empty classroom. You have to try to escape from school by solving puzzles and discovering secrets.

Why similar: Escape Room 29.5% ★, Online Co-Op 19.7%, Multiplayer 8.9%, Co-op 8.4%, Co-op Campaign 8.2% ★

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer horror puzzle game that requires team coordination to navigate a dangerous, trapped environment.

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

Why similar: Online Co-Op 26.7%, Puzzle Platformer 26.1%, Co-op 19.7%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Puzzle 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on physics-based coordination, requiring two players to work in perfect harmony to navigate complex platforming sections.

Psycho Fear is a heart-pounding escape room puzzle where players must escape to survive. Solve challenging puzzles, overcome deadly obstacles in an intense atmosphere, nerve-wracking and dark environment will keep players on edge.

Why similar: Escape Room 31.6% ★, Online Co-Op 11.2%, Puzzle Platformer 10.8%, Co-op 7.5%, Co-op Campaign 7.1% ★

Why You'll Like It: Combines escape-room mechanics with psychological horror elements, creating a tense experience similar to the seed game.

A visually lifelike co-op horror game for 1-6 people. Journey through 11 procedurally generated levels, using what's available to survive and progress deeper into the Backrooms.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 25.3%, Horror 15.2%, Multiplayer 15.1%, Co-op 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.9%

Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer horror experience that emphasizes survival and cooperative exploration in a psychological horror setting.

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 25.2%, Online Co-Op 22%, Co-op Campaign 14.7% ★, Multiplayer 8.2%, Action-Adventure 7.7%

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 27.3%, Co-op 24.5%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Puzzle 9.2%, Mystery 5.4%

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

Why similar: Co-op 28.2%, Adventure 25.4%, Puzzle 24.7%, Puzzle Platformer 21.7%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that requires players to switch between characters with unique abilities to navigate a mysterious, dark environment.

Work together to escape the manor in "Trapped Together", a narrative co-op puzzle campaign where logic reigns and death is not an option. Communicate, trade items via dumbwaiter, and solve intricate riddles.

Why similar: Escape Room 40.5% ★, Online Co-Op 14.1%, Co-op 11.3%, Multiplayer 7.1%, Puzzle 5%

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: Escape Room 41.1% ★, Online Co-Op 14.7%, Co-op 12.2%, Co-op Campaign 10.9% ★, Multiplayer 6.7%

Become a member of the highly anticipated sequel of the co-op sci-fi show. Gather a team of four friends. The more partners the more chances to survive. Find your way out in a deadly new room complex filled with even more sophisticated traps.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 24.3%, Co-op 19.7%, Horror 13.3%, Multiplayer 12.4%, Action-Adventure 8%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi horror game that features deadly traps and cooperative puzzle-solving elements in a high-stakes environment.

Trapped and separated across two connected houses, you and your friend must use voice chat to solve puzzles from different perspectives. But beware, a blind presence is listening to your conversations. Your voice is your only way out.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 26%, Escape Room 18.8% ★, Co-op 13.3%, Horror 13.2%, Multiplayer 11.6%

Co-op horror (1-4 players). You are sent to explore a mysterious building at night. Find the Moon and try to return alive.

Why similar: Escape Room 29.4% ★, Online Co-Op 17.2%, Horror 11.1%, Co-op 10.1%, Multiplayer 9.8%

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 19.8%, Online Co-Op 19.3%, Horror 14.2%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Co-op Campaign 11.1% ★

Scarlet Idol is a 3D Chinese folk horror puzzle game featuring a co-op two-player mode. The game integrates various folk cultural elements, including the funeral rituals of the Wu-Yue region, Ghost operas, Mulian operas, the duomin (outcast communities)

Why similar: Escape Room 22.5% ★, Online Co-Op 14.4%, Puzzle Platformer 12%, Co-op 10.9%, Psychological Horror 8.3%

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 26.1%, Online Co-Op 21%, Puzzle Platformer 19.8%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Action-Adventure 6.6%

PARANOIA PLACE is a 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. Together or alone, you will need to solve puzzles, find items and run from the bloodthirsty demonic killer.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 17.2%, Co-op Campaign 16.3% ★, Co-op 14.3%, Horror 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.4%

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 30.5%, Co-op 20.1%, Multiplayer 14.6%, Mystery 9.9%, Puzzle 9.1%

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: Escape Room 46.8% ★, Online Co-Op 23.8%, Multiplayer 9.2%, Co-op 7.5%, Puzzle 5.8%

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: Online Co-Op 22.3%, Co-op 19%, Horror 16.9%, Multiplayer 12.5%, Psychological Horror 10.1%

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: Escape Room 44.2% ★, Online Co-Op 18.1%, Co-op Campaign 15% ★, Co-op 9.9%, Puzzle 5.4%

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: Online Co-Op 30%, Puzzle Platformer 18.9%, Co-op 16.2%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Multiplayer 9.7%

A 1-3 player co-op puzzle horror game set in an accursed megastore. Work together to decode the store's twisted logic, and find a way out before the lurking horrors doom you to shop forever.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 19.6%, Co-op Campaign 15.9% ★, Co-op 14.3%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Horror 10.6%

The Escape: Together is a 1-3 player Online CO-OP escape horror. The paranormal creature has taken over the house. You must use everything you find to survive and make your runaway.

Why similar: Horror 24.4%, Psychological Horror 18.2%, Co-op 17.8%, Dark 12.5%, First-Person 11.5%

Inside the Backrooms is a horror multiplayer game mixed with different mechanics that will make you spend an intense night with friends. Explore, think, interact, but be careful, it is rumored that there are several entities wishing to find you...

Why similar: Horror 19%, Online Co-Op 17.1%, Multiplayer 16.9%, Co-op 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.3%

Ascend through the twisted levels of the Backrooms using physics-based object manipulation to overcome obstacles, solve mind-bending puzzles, and uncover unsettling secrets. Play solo or team up in online co-op with up to 4 players as you climb higher, think smarter, and survive the unknown.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.1%, Horror 11.9%, Puzzle 9.4%, 3D 7.8%, Adventure 7.8%

Experience a short co-op Escape Room set in the Malum universe. Trapped in an atmospheric horror house, you and your team must solve puzzles to escape. Will you make it out alive?

Why similar: Escape Room 46.6% ★, Online Co-Op 16.5%, Psychological Horror 7.6%, Horror 6.9%, Co-op 4.1%

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 25.5% ★, Co-op 17.7%, Online Co-Op 15.3%, Puzzle 8.2%, Multiplayer 8%

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 19.8% ★, Escape Room 18.8% ★, Co-op 11.6%, Online Co-Op 9.2%, Multiplayer 8.3%

ANOMALY LOOP ADVENTURE Play solo or with up to 6 players. Spot anomalies, solve puzzles, and escape the loop. Will you reach Room 9 or stay trapped forever?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.9%, Horror 16.7%, Multiplayer 12.8%, Mystery 9.1%, Puzzle 8.9%

Forest Escape: Last Train is a co-op surreal horror game for 1–4 players. Explore bizarre nightmare locations, gather resources, solve the insane Warden's twisted puzzles, and keep your locomotive running as you fight to escape his unhinged world.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 24.5%, Co-op 15.8%, Horror 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Multiplayer 12%

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: Escape Room 47.9% ★, Online Co-Op 20.3%, Co-op 9.5%, Puzzle 6.6%, Multiplayer 6.4%

"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: Escape Room 46.1% ★, Online Co-Op 15.9%, Co-op 12.3%, Multiplayer 8.5%, Puzzle 4.4%

Your party finds themselves trapped in a Dungeon-themed Castle. Solve puzzles, crack riddles, dodge traps and discover hidden secrets in your adventure to Escape from Skull Dungeon!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 21.1%, Puzzle Platformer 20.6%, Co-op 14.8%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Horror 9.6%

Hospital 666 is a 1-4 player horror escape game. Traverse through eerie hospital levels while observing the occurrence of anomalies and choosing the correct elevator. Some abnormal bosses will chase you to death, and you must find the right way to escape them.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 29.3%, Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Multiple Endings 4.6%

“VESSEL” is a two-player online horror puzzle game. Experience varied puzzles, monster chases, boss battles and item collection alongside a rich story. Join forces with your friend and help the siblings escape the haunted hospital!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 26.7%, Co-op 20%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Horror 11.5%, Puzzle 7.9%

Rooms of Realities is an anthology of virtual Escape Rooms that you can enjoy in co-op or solo mode. Discover the secret that connects all the rooms.

Why similar: Escape Room 38.3% ★, Online Co-Op 15.2%, Co-op 9.9%, Psychological Horror 7.8%, Mystery 7.1%