Games Like The Cave

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

Why similar: Platformer 28.5%, Local Co-Op 21%, Puzzle 13%, Co-op 11.9%, Puzzle Platformer 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similar trio-based character-swapping mechanic where each hero has unique abilities to solve physics-based puzzles.

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

Why similar: Platformer 26.8%, Local Co-Op 26.6%, Puzzle 11.4%, Puzzle Platformer 11%, Adventure 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic puzzle-platformer that relies on the synergy between three distinct characters to navigate dangerous environments.

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 31.2%, Adventure 15.9%, Platformer 15.6%, Co-op 13%, Puzzle 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: Combines isometric action with cooperative puzzle-solving that requires players to use their unique tools in tandem.

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

Why similar: Platformer 25.6%, Puzzle 15.8%, Dark Humor 13%, Co-op 12.4%, Comedy 11.5%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a brilliant co-op campaign filled with dark humor, environmental puzzles, and tight platforming mechanics.

Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.

Why similar: Adventure 35.7%, Puzzle 22.8%, Local Co-Op 18.4%, Platformer 11%, Atmospheric 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on controlling two characters simultaneously to solve environmental puzzles, mirroring the team-management feel of The Cave.

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: Platformer 22.3%, Local Co-Op 18.7%, Comedy 15.1%, Co-op 12.9%, Local Multiplayer 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the same brand of dark, witty humor while providing challenging platforming levels that are best enjoyed with a friend.

Michel Ancel, the celebrated creator of Rayman®, Beyond Good & Evil®, and the Raving Rabbids®, returns to unleash his innovative creativity on this new entry into the Rayman® franchise.When Rayman, Globox, and the Teensies discover a mysterious tent filled with captivating paintings, they are suddenly transported to a series of...

Why similar: Platformer 35.9%, Local Co-Op 27.7%, Adventure 10.6%, Co-op 8.5%, Local Multiplayer 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers top-tier platforming gameplay with a strong emphasis on local co-op and creative level design.

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: Local Co-Op 34.9%, Co-op 24.7%, Puzzle 12.6%, Adventure 7.8%, Platformer 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A highly polished co-op experience that constantly introduces new mechanics and puzzles, much like the variety found in The Cave.

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: Local Co-Op 31.9%, Co-op 20.7%, Platformer 18%, Puzzle 14.8%, Adventure 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A pure co-op puzzle-platformer that requires constant communication and coordination to navigate gravity-defying 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: Local Co-Op 36%, Co-op 22.4%, Puzzle 14.7%, Platformer 8.6%, Adventure 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful co-op puzzle-platformer where players must tether themselves together to overcome environmental obstacles.

Max: The Curse of Brotherhood is a cinematic adventure filled with action-packed platforming and creative puzzle-solving. Armed with only a Magic Marker, Max must confront evil at every turn in a hostile and fantastical world in order to save his kid brother, Felix. Join Max on his great adventure!

Why similar: Platformer 38.3%, Adventure 25.7%, Puzzle 17.5%, Puzzle Platformer 17%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that features creative environmental manipulation mechanics similar to the interactive elements in The Cave.

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 33%, Platformer 23.1%, Adventure 8.6%, Puzzle 7.8%, Local Multiplayer 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric co-op platformer that focuses on storytelling and the unique abilities of two distinct protagonists.

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: Puzzle 18.4%, Co-op 18.4%, Local Co-Op 16.2%, Adventure 13.5%, Puzzle Platformer 11%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game that encourages creative, often hilarious, solutions to reach the end of each stage.

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 26.4%, Platformer 17%, Adventure 12.7%, Local Multiplayer 10.6%, Co-op 9.3%

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

Embark on an adventure to rescue Charlie’s family from the nefarious industrialist known only as the 'Baron.'

Why similar: Puzzle 37.8%, Adventure 30.5%, Comedy 24%, Indie 3.2%, Funny 2.2%

Why You'll Like It: An adventure-puzzle game with a distinct visual style and a focus on using different character abilities to solve problems.

What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.

Why similar: Puzzle 40%, Platformer 29.3%, Puzzle Platformer 10%, Adventure 9.5%, Atmospheric 5%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle-platformer that uses a unique cloning mechanic to solve complex spatial puzzles.

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: Local Co-Op 32.1%, Co-op 14.1%, Platformer 12.6%, Local Multiplayer 12%, Puzzle 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op platformer centered on two characters who must swap mass and abilities to progress through increasingly difficult puzzles.

Guide a group of rectangles through 120 levels, using their different skills together to overcome a series of obstacles in each environment. Discover the human-made story of the first sentient artificial intelligences with Danny Wallace’s BAFTA-winning narration.

Why similar: Platformer 55.9%, Puzzle Platformer 19.2%, Side Scroller 7.6%, Atmospheric 5.5%, Indie 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: Uses simple shapes and narration to create a compelling puzzle-platformer where each character's unique movement is essential.

Experience the magical universe of Rayman with legendary 2D gameplay that has captured the hearts of millions of fans!

Why similar: Platformer 36.7%, Local Co-Op 30.5%, Adventure 8.8%, Local Multiplayer 6%, Comedy 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a fast-paced, visually stunning platforming experience that excels in local co-op play.

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: Local Co-Op 18.9%, Puzzle 16%, Platformer 15.1%, Co-op 13.5%, Adventure 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: A quirky, humorous puzzle-platformer that is easy to pick up and filled with charming, lighthearted moments.

"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 43.7%, Puzzle 15.5%, Adventure 13.9%, Co-op 13.5%, Local Multiplayer 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op puzzle game where four super-powered lab animals must work together to escape a laboratory.

Guacamelee! is a Metroidvania-style action-platformer set in a magical Mexican-inspired world. The game draws its inspiration from traditional Mexican culture and folklore, and features many interesting and unique characters.

Why similar: Platformer 37.6%, Local Co-Op 31.4%, Comedy 10.1%, Adventure 8.6%, Co-op 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features vibrant platforming and combat with a humorous tone that fans of quirky indie adventures will appreciate.

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 36.6%, Platformer 20.2%, Puzzle 13.7%, Co-op 13.1%, Puzzle Platformer 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer where two characters control heat and cold to manipulate the environment and solve puzzles.

Annihilate an evil penguin regime in this cinematic platform adventure game offering full solo and co-op campaigns.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 24.7%, Platformer 19.7%, Puzzle 9.7%, Comedy 9.6%, Co-op 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: An indie platformer that mixes action and puzzle elements with a dark, satirical sense of humor.

Enter a macabre and comical silent world filled with mischief, time travel and delicious pie. Includes Steam Achievements, Cloud, and Leaderboards!

Why similar: Platformer 36.7%, Puzzle 24.4%, Adventure 14.4%, Comedy 11%, Puzzle Platformer 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A unique puzzle-platformer that uses time-looping mechanics to solve puzzles in a charming, silent-film style.

Shuggy has just inherited a castle full of goblins, ghouls, zombies, and robots. Help him clear out over 100 rooms to make his new home liveable again!

Why similar: Platformer 41.5%, Local Co-Op 20.6%, Puzzle 15.2%, Puzzle Platformer 6.4%, Co-op 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer with over 100 levels that focus on clever mechanics and environmental manipulation.

Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power is a platforming game of action, puzzles and adventure, and the sequel to the award winning Trine and Trine 2. Reunite with the three heroes in an all-new adventure, now for the first time in full 3D!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 25.2%, Platformer 16.8%, Co-op 11.6%, Puzzle Platformer 11%, Puzzle 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the series' tradition of character-swapping puzzle-platforming, now with a transition into 3D environments.

This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.

Why similar: Platformer 38%, Puzzle 27.1%, Puzzle Platformer 26.2%, Indie 3.1%, 2D 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: A seminal puzzle-platformer that uses time manipulation to create complex, rewarding logic puzzles.

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: Platformer 21.1%, Local Co-Op 19.3%, Puzzle 11.6%, Comedy 10.9%, Puzzle Platformer 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult co-op puzzle-platformer where players must use death as a mechanic to solve environmental challenges.

A Psychic Odyssey Through the Minds of Misfits, Monsters, and Madmen. This classic action/adventure platformer from acclaimed developers Double Fine Productions follows the story of a young psychic named Razputin.

Why similar: Platformer 46.7%, Comedy 28.4%, Adventure 16.5%, Funny 6.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: A platformer known for its eccentric humor and imaginative level design that feels tonally similar to The Cave.

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 Co-Op 23.5%, Puzzle 16.2%, Local Multiplayer 14.4%, Comedy 13.3%, Adventure 8.2%

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: Local Co-Op 26.6%, Platformer 17.9%, Co-op 11.8%, Puzzle 10.2%, Adventure 9.5%

A comical puzzle platformer where you must die to progress. The bodies you leave behind are your only tools to solve puzzles on your quest to find the Cup of Life.

Why similar: Platformer 28%, Puzzle 17%, Comedy 16.4%, Dark Humor 15.3%, Funny 7.8%

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: Platformer 32.5%, Co-op 29.3%, Adventure 17.5%, Puzzle Platformer 11.7%, Funny 7.2%

Puzzling Action for One or Two Players.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 23.3%, Platformer 18.2%, Puzzle 11.5%, Co-op 11.5%, Local Multiplayer 10.2%

Embark on a thrilling co-op adventure in 'Brave Escape,' a challenging platformer demanding teamwork to conquer perilous traps and treacherous terrain.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 27.8%, Platformer 22.1%, Co-op 13.1%, Puzzle 12.3%, Local Multiplayer 11%

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: Local Co-Op 40.7%, Adventure 31.7%, Co-op 14.6%, Puzzle Platformer 7.2%, Indie 5.9%

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 31.4%, Platformer 20.2%, Local Multiplayer 14.7%, Adventure 12.4%, Funny 6.5%

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 51.1%, Adventure 24.7%, Puzzle 17%, Indie 4.2%, Casual 3%

Grave Danger is an action packed adventure game about an unlikely group of heroes. Switch between Dante the cowboy, Elliot the wizard, and Malice the reaper; use their different abilities to solve puzzles and make their way out of trouble. Will you be able to guide them to victory?

Why similar: Local Co-Op 28%, Platformer 25.1%, Adventure 13.8%, Puzzle 11.5%, Puzzle Platformer 8.3%

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: Local Co-Op 28.9%, Platformer 21.9%, Co-op 11.9%, Puzzle 11.6%, Adventure 10.6%

FIRE is an exploration-adventure with intuitive puzzle design. Without losing many words it tells a savagely hilarious story. Journey into the Stone Age and face the most challenging task of this era: The search for fire!

Why similar: Adventure 46.8%, Puzzle 29.9%, Funny 6.5%, Point & Click 5.3%, Indie 5.3%

Your party enters a deep and dark dungeon… but sacrifices must be made! Control 3 different heroes and use their special abilities to solve tricky puzzles by sacrificing your teammates!

Why similar: Adventure 24.8%, Platformer 22.5%, Puzzle 14%, Puzzle Platformer 11.4%, Dark Humor 11.2%

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: Platformer 37.8%, Puzzle 23%, Adventure 19.6%, Puzzle Platformer 12.3%, Atmospheric 2.8%

Experience an innovative co-op adventure where two players have to work together. Engage in collaborative puzzle solving and dynamic combat with each player having unique abilities. Delve into a psychological narrative that explores the essence of humanity.

Why similar: Platformer 25.5%, Puzzle 15.8%, Local Co-Op 14.4%, Adventure 12.1%, Puzzle Platformer 9.6%

Play a thrilling Match3 game! Match gems of the same kind to destroy them and to get bonuses and power-ups.

Why similar: Puzzle 31.5%, Comedy 24.5%, Adventure 22.7%, Point & Click 5.3%, Female Protagonist 5%

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: Platformer 37.5%, Puzzle 23.9%, Adventure 20.2%, Puzzle Platformer 14.3%, Casual 2.2%

Puns, and puzzles. Horrible puns and devious puzzles actually, along with several incorporeal entities are what makes Ghostory a pixel art puzzle adventure brimming with humour and intrigue. Take on the role of a cursed traveler, master your ghostly form, find a cure, and escape a perilous cave system.

Why similar: Platformer 27.4%, Puzzle 18.3%, Adventure 15%, Dark Humor 13.4%, Puzzle Platformer 13.3%

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: Local Co-Op 27.3%, Platformer 17.5%, Co-op 11.8%, Puzzle 10.7%, Comedy 10.2%

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: Platformer 25.3%, Puzzle 16.5%, Adventure 12.8%, Comedy 12.7%, Puzzle Platformer 9.8%

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 33.1%, Co-op 17.4%, Local Multiplayer 14.3%, Adventure 13.4%, Platformer 12.6%

Take control of the Seven Deadly Sins as you forge your destiny on a quest to troll humanity.

Why similar: Platformer 36.5%, Local Co-Op 35.4%, Adventure 23%, Indie 5%

That One Otter Game is a mischievous co-op adventure where two young otters take on a wild rite of passage to prove their worth. Complete silly park challenges to fill up your stamp card—catch a panicked penguin, race a hyped-up zebra, or haul a stolen radio to a mountaintop.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 38.3%, Platformer 20.9%, Puzzle 13.5%, Adventure 11.6%, Puzzle Platformer 7.9%

The ground starts shaking, light bulbs are breaking - and something rather unusual is happening right behind the walls of your very room. Equipped with nothing but wit and courage, you slowly descend into a world inhabited by avian folk and seemingly deadly furniture monsters.

Why similar: Platformer 27.4%, Puzzle 26.9%, Puzzle Platformer 15.2%, Adventure 14.8%, Atmospheric 4.7%

Welcome to the Deep: Pixelart platformer indie game located deep inside caves. You are a cave explorer who accidentally falls in a pit which leads to a big cave system. After some exploration, you find remains of an old civilization that used to live there and decide to explore it a little further.

Why similar: Adventure 37.1%, Platformer 30.1%, Local Multiplayer 24.6%, Indie 6%, 2D 2.2%

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: Platformer 31.3%, Adventure 15.7%, Local Co-Op 15.6%, Puzzle Platformer 13.4%, Puzzle 10.5%

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 29.3%, Platformer 17.5%, Puzzle 12.7%, Co-op 12.3%, Adventure 10.2%

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: Platformer 27.8%, Local Co-Op 17.6%, Puzzle 17.2%, Puzzle Platformer 10.4%, Co-op 7.5%

Pecker offers a unique climbing mechanic in a colorful world filled with puzzles and some enemies.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 28.2%, Platformer 21.8%, Puzzle 16.8%, Adventure 13.6%, Puzzle Platformer 11.9%

2D Puzzle Game with Full Level Editor and Local Coop

Why similar: Puzzle 57.7%, Funny 22.1%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, 2D 6.5%, Casual 3.8%