Games Like Split Fiction

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 28.7% ★, Co-op 23%, Local Co-Op 13.9%, Co-op Campaign 7.8% ★, Online Co-Op 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Hazelight's other masterpiece is the clearest match, with a story-driven co-op campaign built around constant mechanical reinvention, split-screen spectacle, and mandatory teamwork.

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 31.3% ★, Co-op 29.8%, Local Co-Op 20.1%, Multiplayer 6%, Local Multiplayer 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a similarly polished co-op journey where traversal, light action, and environmental puzzles revolve around two characters moving as one.

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: Split Screen 35.5% ★, Co-op 19.9%, Local Co-Op 15.1%, Online Co-Op 15.1%, Story Rich 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: From the same studio, this is another cinematic split-screen adventure designed entirely around two players cooperating through varied story set pieces.

The Trine series is back with its biggest adventure! In their fifth outing, the Heroes of Trine are pitted against dastardly and duplicitous villains, who will stop at nothing to seize control of the kingdom. The clock is ticking to save the world of Trine!

Why similar: Co-op 19.9%, Local Co-Op 18.8%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Puzzle Platformer 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: This polished fantasy co-op adventure mixes platforming, combat, and character-specific puzzles in a way that scratches a very similar teamwork-first itch.

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

Why similar: Split Screen 32.7% ★, Co-op 16.5%, Local Co-Op 15.6%, Online Co-Op 10.4%, 3D Platformer 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A clever co-op adventure where coordinated movement and spatial puzzle solving make both players feel constantly involved.

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: Local Co-Op 23%, Co-op 20.4%, Split Screen 18% ★, Online Co-Op 11%, Multiplayer 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its upbeat co-op platforming, imaginative worlds, and constantly changing level ideas make it a great fit if you loved Split Fiction's playful variety.

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

Why similar: Co-op 27%, 3D Platformer 17.7%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Action-Adventure 10.1%, Sci-fi 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its co-op campaign is one of Steam's best examples of two-player-only design, with communication and asymmetrical puzzle solving at the center of every stage.

Shift Happens is a cooperative platformer for two. You and a friend shift your mass, throw each other and puzzle your way through four stages of stylized imaginary worlds. Including the occasional backstabbing and taunting. Play with a friend on a couch, online or even special singleplayer levels.

Why similar: Co-op 27.8%, Local Co-Op 27.1%, Online Co-Op 17.7%, Local Multiplayer 11.6%, Puzzle Platformer 6%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated co-op platformer whose shared-screen stages constantly ask partners to swap roles, adjust timing, and solve movement puzzles together.

River Tails: Stronger Together is a 3D co-op adventure platformer designed around an asymmetrical co-op system. Teammates must work together to defeat end-of-level bosses and solve puzzles across a range of natural-world environments. All you need is communication, coordination and complete trust!

Why similar: Split Screen 37.8% ★, Co-op 19.8%, Local Co-Op 14%, 3D Platformer 11.4%, Action-Adventure 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: Built around two very different characters, it offers colorful 3D co-op platforming that depends on partners using complementary abilities together.

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 32%, Co-op 27%, Online Co-Op 18.2%, Puzzle Platformer 7.1%, Story Rich 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich co-op puzzle-platformer where each character's contrasting powers reshape the world and require steady coordination.

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 43.3%, Local Co-Op 19.4%, Online Co-Op 11.3%, Multiplayer 5.2%, Adventure 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Bright presentation, inventive co-op mechanics, and puzzle-platforming momentum give it a similar sense of playful shared discovery.

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 40.8%, Local Co-Op 26.7%, Online Co-Op 18%, Multiplayer 4.6%, Local Multiplayer 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: If your favorite Split Fiction moments were the pure teamwork challenges, this gravity-bending co-op platformer nails that feeling.

Take control of Lara and her new partner Totec, a Mayan tribesman, and uncover the ancient artifact known as the "Mirror of Smoke" in this all new action adventure game.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 25.9%, Co-op 25.5%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Online Co-Op 9.9%, Local Multiplayer 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: This tightly paced co-op action-adventure blends combat, traversal, and environmental puzzles much like Split Fiction's more action-heavy sequences.

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 25.2%, Co-op 20.1%, Online Co-Op 15.9%, Local Multiplayer 8%, Action-Adventure 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers the same satisfying mix of fantasy adventure, platforming, and co-op puzzle solving with a strong sense of forward momentum.

You both awaken imprisoned inside the sinister Castle Rock - were you betrayed, or simply not that clever? Find out in the greatest co-op puzzle adventure in the We Were Here Series! Do you and your partner have what it takes to face the dark forces of this realm or will you be trapped… forever?

Why similar: Co-op 25.7%, Co-op Campaign 25% ★, Online Co-Op 19.5%, Multiplayer 6.7%, Action-Adventure 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Less action-focused but excellent as a designed-for-two campaign, with memorable set pieces and constant communication-driven progression.

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: Local Co-Op 23.8%, Co-op 22%, Split Screen 20.9% ★, Online Co-Op 17%, Multiplayer 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Great if you loved the brainier side of Split Fiction, since it turns cooperative problem-solving into a full campaign.

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 36.4%, Co-op Campaign 20.7% ★, Online Co-Op 16.5%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Psychological Horror 4.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its two-character co-op focus, cinematic traversal, and puzzle-driven journey make it a natural darker-toned alternative.

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 39.6%, Online Co-Op 14.8%, 3D Platformer 12.3%, Action-Adventure 7.2%, Third Person 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: More punishing and arcade-like, but its constant dependence on a partner for movement and recovery makes teamwork feel immediate.

Saddle up for a bike-riding, frisbee-throwing, goose-petting, friendship-building, treasure-hunting, story-driven adventure for 1 or 2 players!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 21.2%, Co-op Campaign 18.8% ★, Co-op 18.5%, Online Co-Op 14.1%, Female Protagonist 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It pairs a charming story with approachable co-op action-adventure and exploration, making it a strong lighter alternative.

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: Co-op 26.2%, Online Co-Op 22.9%, Local Co-Op 9.6%, Action-Adventure 6.9%, Multiplayer 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Another asymmetric two-player story game where each player sees the world differently and collaboration is the entire point.

It takes two to save the world in this cooperative spy adventure. Pair up with a friend as Agent or Hacker—with only your voices to connect you—and work together to bring a hi-tech global menace to its knees. Now with a FREE CONTENT UPDATE!

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 36.4% ★, Co-op 23.2%, Online Co-Op 22.8%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Multiplayer 6%

Why You'll Like It: This asymmetric spy adventure is entirely about two players performing different roles and talking through every challenge together.

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 35.8%, Split Screen 14.5% ★, Local Co-Op 13.5%, Multiplayer 9.6%, Puzzle Platformer 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its physics-driven co-op traversal puzzles are looser and sillier, but they deliver a similarly satisfying shared problem-solving rhythm.

KeyWe is a cute, co-operative postal puzzler starring Jeff and Debra, two small kiwi birds working in a whimsical post office. They must jump, flap, peck and butt-slam their way across an interactive landscape of levers, bells and buttons to get those messages delivered on time!

Why similar: Co-op 22.9%, Co-op Campaign 21.1% ★, Local Co-Op 17.3%, 3D Platformer 10.3%, Online Co-Op 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A duo-centric co-op game where each player handles different tasks under pressure, capturing the same collaborative back-and-forth.

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: Co-op 24.1%, Local Co-Op 21.3%, Co-op Campaign 20.4% ★, Online Co-Op 14%, 3D Platformer 12%

Why You'll Like It: Its linked-character movement creates constant teamwork in traversal and puzzle solving, much like Split Fiction's partner-dependent sequences.

Grab your best bud for help in this new co-op challenge to help two adorable penguins, Bread and Fred, reach the top of the snowy summit. Time your jumps, cling to walls and swing across gaps to see how far you can make it before you tumble all the way back down the mountain.

Why similar: Co-op 37.1%, Local Co-Op 30.4%, Online Co-Op 12.1%, Local Multiplayer 10.3%, Multiplayer 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A tough co-op platformer that turns every jump into a test of trust, timing, and coordination between two players.

Three Heroes make their way through dangers untold in a fairytale world, featuring physics-based puzzles, beautiful sights and online co-op.

Why similar: Co-op 29.4%, Local Co-Op 22.1%, Online Co-Op 14.2%, Puzzle Platformer 10.3%, Fantasy 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Still one of Steam's best co-op fantasy puzzle-platformers, with class-based abilities that reward creative teamwork.

Revenge of the Savage Planet is an upbeat, satirical action adventure Sci-Fi. Jump, shoot and collect your way across vibrant alien worlds, uncovering new gear and upgrades, while discovering various hidden secrets.

Why similar: Split Screen 36.2% ★, Co-op 18.4%, Online Co-Op 11.5%, Co-op Campaign 7% ★, Sci-fi 6.1%

Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris is the sequel to the critically-acclaimed Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, and the first-ever four-player co-op experience with Lara Croft.

Why similar: Co-op 30.1%, Local Co-Op 24.5%, Online Co-Op 10.9%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Multiplayer 6%

Why You'll Like It: It leans more toward combat than Guardian of Light but still offers strong co-op traps, traversal, and puzzle-adventure energy.

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 35.1% ★, Co-op Campaign 23.1% ★, Co-op 15.2%, Online Co-Op 12.9%, Local Co-Op 6%

Blanc is an artistic cooperative adventure that follows the journey of a wolf cub and a fawn stranded in a vast, snowy wilderness. They must come together in an unlikely partnership to find their families.

Why similar: Co-op 37.9%, Local Co-Op 29.5%, Online Co-Op 17.2%, Multiplayer 8.8%, Adventure 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: This quiet two-player journey centers on guiding two contrasting characters through environmental obstacles together.

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 39.3%, Female Protagonist 16%, Co-op 15.7%, Local Multiplayer 10.1%, Story Rich 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich co-op platformer where two distinct characters rely on each other to navigate atmospheric environments.

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 33.9% ★, Co-op 16.6%, Local Co-Op 15.5%, Online Co-Op 10.4%, 3D Platformer 10%

Friendship is EVERYTHING! Play this award-winning title together with your friends, or switch between characters as your traverse a cute puzzle adventure on your own! Glo & Bulder come together to charm young and adult alike!

Why similar: Co-op 54.6%, Local Co-Op 27.1%, Adventure 18.4%

Why You'll Like It: A gentle couch co-op adventure focused on complementary abilities, environmental puzzles, and a warm storybook feel.

Split Fiction meets Portal! Bytebond is an electrifying online & couch co-op puzzle game that challenges you to regain control over an infected CPU. Dive into the heart of a PC with your friend and become the ultimate Antivirus Special Forces duo.

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 25.1% ★, Local Co-Op 19.8%, Co-op 19.2%, Online Co-Op 11.9%, Sci-fi 7.4%

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 33.4% ★, Co-op 19.9%, Local Co-Op 17.9%, Online Co-Op 10.8%, 3D Platformer 8.9%

A cooperative (maybe sabotaging) platformer that blends action-jumping and physics simulation. You can challenge solo or team up with a friend locally or remotely in two-player mode to unlock even more unexpected ways to play. Healing balloons and time-race to unlock more subsequent levels.

Why similar: Split Screen 33.4% ★, Co-op 25.5%, Local Co-Op 18.8%, 3D Platformer 7.2%, Female Protagonist 6%

"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: Co-op 20.4%, Online Co-Op 18.2%, Action-Adventure 17.4%, Puzzle Platformer 11.6%, Psychological Horror 8.6%

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 53.6%, Online Co-Op 27.5%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Story Rich 4.9%, Adventure 3.6%

Share the same body with a friend in Split Brain. One of you controls, the other one sees, but the decisions are made together! Face the illusion and uncover the truth to find your way out of Hexarture.

Why similar: Co-op 25.3%, Online Co-Op 21.9%, Co-op Campaign 14.8% ★, Multiplayer 8.1%, Action-Adventure 7.8%

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

Why similar: Co-op 28%, Local Co-Op 18.2%, Local Multiplayer 9.9%, Online Co-Op 9.9%, Multiplayer 6.3%

Enter a world beyond imagination with The Last Oricru - Final Cut. An action RPG, The Last Oricru - Final Cut unravels in a fantasy world blending sci-fi and medieval elements to deliver an experience like no other. Seize your destiny and take your place in this adventure for single or co-op play.

Why similar: Split Screen 38.6% ★, Co-op 18.7%, Local Co-Op 11.3%, Online Co-Op 6.9%, Third Person 6.1%

Join the adventure of Carly and the Reaperman in the Underworld! Master platforming to avoid dangers, solve puzzles and build your way to through dozens of fun and challenging obstacles to the finish line - play alone or with a friend!

Why similar: Split Screen 29.9% ★, Co-op 18.6%, Local Co-Op 18.1%, 3D Platformer 10.7%, Female Protagonist 8.2%

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: Split Screen 27% ★, Local Co-Op 18.1%, Co-op 17.1%, Online Co-Op 11.9%, Local Multiplayer 11.3%

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: Co-op 37.5%, Online Co-Op 27.6%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8.3%

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: Co-op 26.4%, Local Co-Op 24.3%, Online Co-Op 16.3%, Local Multiplayer 9.8%, Multiplayer 8.3%

Throw yourself into an epic 3D beat’em up adventure with adorable knights, full of surprising worlds and situations. Grab your buddy and play in 2 player co-op to save the princess, but this is only the beginning!

Why similar: Co-op 44.7%, Local Co-Op 44.1%, Adventure 4.2%, Action 4.1%, Funny 2.9%

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: Co-op 28.9%, Local Co-Op 24.4%, Online Co-Op 16.6%, Action-Adventure 8.2%, Local Multiplayer 7.8%

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: Co-op 35.6%, Online Co-Op 18.4%, Co-op Campaign 15.3% ★, Local Co-Op 12.1%, Local Multiplayer 6.4%

Storybook characters discover a three-dimensional world outside the pages of their book and must jump between 2D & 3D realms to save their friends in this charming action-adventure.

Why similar: 3D Platformer 41.1%, Action-Adventure 23.7%, Puzzle Platformer 14.2%, Adventure 11.2%, Fantasy 9.7%

Unite in adventure and laughter in the action-packed game of Jumanji, the ultimate team challenge for those seeking to leave their world behind.

Why similar: Split Screen 32.6% ★, Co-op 18.6%, Local Co-Op 12.6%, Local Multiplayer 7.1%, Action-Adventure 6.6%

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: Split Screen 54.5% ★, Local Co-Op 24.7%, Puzzle Platformer 7.1%, Fantasy 5.1%, Co-op 3.5%

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: Co-op 42.5%, Online Co-Op 29.9%, Multiplayer 13.1%, Story Rich 10%, Adventure 4.5%

Struggling is a physics-based co-op platformer with a twisted spin on teamwork. Control the arms of a squishy abomination and lead it through a deranged world.

Why similar: Co-op 23.7%, Co-op Campaign 22.4% ★, Local Co-Op 21.2%, Local Multiplayer 10%, Psychological Horror 5.7%

Race across land, sea, air, space, and time in Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds! Warp through Travel Rings into new dimensions where something new awaits around every twist and turn.

Why similar: Split Screen 26.3% ★, Local Co-Op 15.5%, Co-op 15.2%, Co-op Campaign 13.9% ★, Online Co-Op 9.1%

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: Split Screen 55.6% ★, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Puzzle Platformer 7.5%, Female Protagonist 7.5%, Fantasy 7%

A cute yet challenging puzzle-platformer with a unique mechanic of moving the world itself to create new paths. Play solo or with a friend in local co-op mode to help Ben & Abi navigate this mysterious world. Test your logic skills by solving clever puzzles to help them find their way back home

Why similar: Split Screen 41.1% ★, Local Co-Op 21.6%, Co-op 17.5%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Puzzle Platformer 5.5%

Be Jack! Get an axe! Take Jack (and her sisters) on an axe tossing, single or multiplayer, platforming adventure in a vibrant open world inspired by Filipino and Norse mythology.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 22.2%, Co-op 20.3%, Co-op Campaign 19.3% ★, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Action-Adventure 8.3%

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: 3D Platformer 32.8%, Action-Adventure 16%, Third Person 12.8%, Co-op 8.8%, Sci-fi 8.6%

Wobbly Life is a vibrant open-world physics sandbox. Play with your friends online or in local co-op, with exciting jobs, mini games and wacky story missions. Earn cash to spend in the world on clothes, vehicles and houses. There is a whole Wobbly World out there to explore!

Why similar: Split Screen 36.2% ★, Co-op 26.3%, Online Co-Op 11.1%, Multiplayer 9.3%, Local Multiplayer 8.7%

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: Co-op 28%, Online Co-Op 20.8%, Local Co-Op 18.9%, Local Multiplayer 13.3%, Multiplayer 10.4%