Games Like The Timeless Child - Prologue

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 29.6% ★, Co-op Campaign 22.3% ★, Online Co-Op 11.9%, Co-op 9.4%, Puzzle 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is a premier cooperative puzzle experience that requires constant communication to navigate complex, atmospheric 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: Co-op Campaign 21.5% ★, Co-op 20.9%, Online Co-Op 17.8%, Escape Room 15.6% ★, Puzzle 14%

Why You'll Like It: This game revolves around time-based puzzles that require two players to share information to progress through a shared narrative.

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 32.6% ★, Co-op 25.8%, Online Co-Op 17.7%, Puzzle 13.5%, Multiplayer 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the temporal mystery and cooperative puzzle-solving mechanics found in The Timeless Child.

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 39.7% ★, Online Co-Op 20.4%, Multiplayer 10%, Puzzle 9%, Co-op 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A highly focused escape room experience that emphasizes teamwork and logical deduction in a confined setting.

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 38.7% ★, Online Co-Op 17%, Co-op 10.2%, Investigation 9.9%, Puzzle 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: An asymmetric cooperative experience where players take on different roles to solve puzzles and complete high-stakes missions.

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 45% ★, Online Co-Op 15.5%, Co-op 11.9%, Multiplayer 9.8%, Puzzle 9%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a polished, first-person escape room experience with a strong narrative focus and creative puzzle design.

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 33% ★, Online Co-Op 14%, Investigation 10.7%, Logic 9.2%, Co-op 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: This title provides a great cooperative mystery experience that relies on players observing and describing different parts of the same scene.

"First Class Escape: The Train of Thought" is a co-operative atmospheric escape room puzzle game, set in a beautifully realized vintage train. Do you think you have what it takes to solve the puzzles and escape the train?

Why similar: Escape Room 22.4% ★, Co-op Campaign 18.9% ★, Investigation 9.4%, Online Co-Op 8.6%, Hidden Object 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic escape room style game that challenges players to solve environmental puzzles within a confined, thematic space.

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 24.6% ★, Co-op Campaign 23.4% ★, Co-op 9.4%, Logic 8.7%, Online Co-Op 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: An asymmetric puzzle game where one player is in the game and the other uses a companion app to provide critical information.

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

Why similar: Co-op 20%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Puzzle 13.6%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, First-Person 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for cooperative, physics-based puzzle games that demand clever coordination between two players.

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: Co-op Campaign 33.1% ★, Online Co-Op 16.9%, Co-op 10.8%, Logic 10%, Puzzle 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated cooperative puzzle adventure that focuses on exploration and collaborative problem-solving.

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 25.8% ★, Co-op Campaign 21.5% ★, Investigation 10.2%, Co-op 9.9%, Online Co-Op 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative puzzle-adventure that utilizes a unique comic-book aesthetic and point-and-click mechanics.

Embark on the craziest journey of your life in It Takes Two. Invite a friend to join for free with Friend’s Pass and work together across a huge variety of gleefully disruptive gameplay challenges. Winner of GAME OF THE YEAR at the Game Awards 2021.

Why similar: Co-op 26.3%, Co-op Campaign 21.1% ★, Online Co-Op 14.6%, Multiplayer 13.2%, Puzzle 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in cooperative adventure that blends varied gameplay mechanics with a heartfelt, story-driven journey.

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 24.7%, Online Co-Op 21.3%, Puzzle 13%, Emotional 12%, Multiplayer 11%

Why You'll Like It: A short, intense cooperative puzzle experience that tests the communication skills of both 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 26.1% ★, Co-op Campaign 15.1% ★, Online Co-Op 10%, Investigation 8.4%, Hidden Object 8%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a challenging cooperative escape room experience with a focus on investigation and logic puzzles.

"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 27.1% ★, Investigation 11.6%, Logic 9.8%, Co-op 9.4%, Online Co-Op 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A well-designed escape room experience that emphasizes cooperative investigation and environmental puzzle-solving.

Embark on a journey of discovery and inspiration in The Search - a story-driven puzzle-adventure set in a mysterious world where art comes to life!

Why similar: Narration 22.2%, Escape Room 21.7% ★, Hidden Object 16.5%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Puzzle 8%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven exploration game that features puzzle elements and a strong focus on uncovering a hidden story.

13: Origin is a web of clues that you must follow and not miss, as in most room escape/puzzle games. As you untie each knotted loop, you will realize how long and endless the thread you hold on to the end is.

Why similar: Hidden Object 22%, Investigation 18.5%, Realistic 12.2%, Puzzle 11.8%, Exploration 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: An adventure game that blends puzzle-platforming with hidden-object elements in a mysterious setting.

Puzzle Compound is an online cooperative multiplayer puzzle solving game where 2-4 friends gather clues, work together and explore multiple locations with the goal of escaping.

Why similar: Investigation 18.2%, Online Co-Op 15.9%, Conversation 15.2%, Co-op 11.8%, Logic 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing yet engaging cooperative puzzle game that focuses on investigation and exploration.

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 34.3% ★, Narration 12.7%, Escape Room 10.5% ★, Logic 8.7%, Co-op 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative puzzle-adventure game that centers on mystery and exploration within a dungeon-like setting.

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 22.7% ★, Co-op Campaign 20.2% ★, Online Co-Op 15.7%, Hidden Object 11.5%, Multiplayer 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative escape room game that adds a layer of tension and adventure to the standard puzzle-solving formula.

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: Online Co-Op 19.5%, Co-op 16%, Logic 14.7%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Puzzle 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A 3D cooperative puzzle game that emphasizes exploration and shared problem-solving in a unique 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 31.1%, Co-op 30.5%, Multiplayer 20.7%, Puzzle 17.8%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based cooperative puzzle game that requires precise coordination and teamwork to navigate challenging levels.

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: Online Co-Op 30.5%, Co-op 27.3%, Story Rich 15.5%, Puzzle 15.3%, Action-Adventure 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful cooperative puzzle-platformer where players manipulate environmental elements to overcome obstacles together.

Treasure Hunters: Prologue is a free version of 'Treasure Hunters', an intense, co-op treasure-hunting game set in mysterious dungeons filled with puzzles, platforms, and deadly creatures, where your goal is to find and steal the most valuable treasures

Why similar: Online Co-Op 30%, Action-Adventure 16.6%, Realistic 15.3%, First-Person 14.9%, Puzzle 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person action-adventure game that combines exploration with cooperative puzzle-platforming elements.

You are going to steal a time machine. In this escape room, you have to travel through time, explore mysterious places and solve puzzles to get priceless treasures. Will you be able to make it back alive?

Why similar: Escape Room 38.8% ★, Hidden Object 14.3%, Investigation 13.4%, Logic 11.8%, Puzzle 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-adventure game that incorporates hidden-object mechanics and a focus on escaping a mysterious location.

"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 29.7% ★, Co-op Campaign 15% ★, Online Co-Op 11.8%, Co-op 8.2%, Multiplayer 7.8%

Experience the reversed escape room game. Solve many different types of puzzles and venture deeper and deeper into the mansion's heart. Investigate what lies behind the mysterious letter from your dearest friend.

Why similar: Escape Room 36.3% ★, Narration 22.1%, Logic 12.5%, Emotional 10.8%, Puzzle 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy puzzle game that offers a unique take on the escape room genre with a detective-style investigation.

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: Logic 17.1%, Action-Adventure 15.8%, Realistic 15.7%, Puzzle 14.2%, First-Person 12%

Call your partner and become the best detective duo in this CO-OP adventure! Gather evidence, question the suspects and point out their contradictions. Cooperation is key as neither of you have the full picture of the case! Play on two devices, local or remotely, all you need is a voice connection.

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 33.6% ★, Investigation 14.8%, Online Co-Op 13.9%, Co-op 11.6%, Logic 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative investigation game that focuses on teamwork and narrative-driven puzzle solving.

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 17.5%, Logic 16.1%, Co-op 14.9%, Hidden Object 12.8%, Multiplayer 10.6%

Embark on an escape game adventure alone or with up to 3 friends. Set in a medieval fantasy world, communication & observation will be your key tools to succeed and free yourself.

Why similar: Hidden Object 21.4%, Multiplayer 17.7%, Online Co-Op 17.5%, Puzzle 16.5%, Co-op 15.5%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-focused game that incorporates hidden-object elements and cooperative play for a casual experience.

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 29.2% ★, Co-op Campaign 22.7% ★, Co-op 11.9%, Online Co-Op 7.8%, Investigation 7%

"First Class Escape 2: Head in the Clouds" is a co-operative atmospheric escape-room-style puzzle game, set in a beautiful luxury airship. Do you think you have what it takes to overcome the challenges that await you on the airship?

Why similar: Escape Room 24% ★, Co-op Campaign 16.6% ★, Investigation 9.6%, Online Co-Op 9%, Hidden Object 8.3%

'Escape Memoirs: Questionable Side Stories' is a humorous co-operative escape room game where you are a henchman who has to make his way through variety of puzzles to make it to a job interview on time. Can you solve all of the puzzles that stand in the way of your employment?

Why similar: Escape Room 24.7% ★, Co-op Campaign 20.3% ★, Online Co-Op 8.3%, Co-op 7.6%, Investigation 7.5%

Download the Friend Pass and play for free with a friend who owns the full Operation: Tango game. It takes two to save the world, but it only takes one to pay for it.

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 39.8% ★, Online Co-Op 15.9%, Investigation 11.9%, Co-op 8%, Female Protagonist 7.8%

Team up with a friend to reach a lost submarine and prevent the outbreak of war. Work together on two devices to solve increasingly challenging puzzles, where each of you has your own unique role to play. 2 players: 1 buys the game, the other uses the free Companion App

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 28.1% ★, Escape Room 17.8% ★, Narration 15.9%, Hidden Object 11.1%, Logic 7.4%

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 27.3% ★, Co-op Campaign 20.6% ★, Online Co-Op 11.3%, Investigation 10.6%, Co-op 9.5%

A new lead turns up old doubts about an 'Unsolved Case'. A trap, or a copycat killer? In this co-op puzzle game prequel to the award-winning Cryptic Killer series, put on your detective badges as you collaborate and communicate to crack the codes, solve the riddles, and catch the Cryptic Killer.

Why similar: Escape Room 34.3% ★, Online Co-Op 17.3%, Investigation 10.5%, Logic 9.3%, Co-op 8.8%

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 37.3% ★, Co-op 16.8%, Puzzle 11.1%, Multiplayer 10.3%, Online Co-Op 9.2%

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 32.9% ★, Online Co-Op 13.5%, Co-op 11%, Logic 9.5%, Female Protagonist 7.8%

You wake up in a spaceship with no memories. In this escape room with a sci-fi setting you will have to investigate your past solving different puzzles. Will you be able to discover what happened to you and how did you get there?

Why similar: Escape Room 41.5% ★, Investigation 18.5%, Hidden Object 17.9%, Sci-fi 9.7%, Puzzle 8.3%

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 48.3% ★, Co-op 14%, Online Co-Op 9.4%, Puzzle 9%, Exploration 6.6%

A VR puzzle game with sci-fi and escape room elements: control time, solve challenges, fight enemies, and explore worlds across different timelines.

Why similar: Hidden Object 44.1%, Puzzle 25.2%, Action-Adventure 21.1%, Sci-fi 3.6%, Female Protagonist 3.3%

Experience an unforgettable adventure in space and time. Explore new worlds, face Daleks, Cybermen and Weeping Angels and join two Doctors on an epic quest to save the universe from an unstoppable new threat in this first-person narrative adventure.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 19.8%, Sci-fi 17.5%, Puzzle 16.2%, Story Rich 16.2%, Exploration 15.6%

Explore an archeological site long lost to the ages. Use your time-reversing equipment to reveal the past and discover the secrets amidst the frozen wasteland.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 31%, Action-Adventure 19.8%, Exploration 17.5%, Realistic 16.8%, Investigation 14.9%

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 34.3% ★, Online Co-Op 13.8%, Logic 12%, Co-op 11.9%, Multiplayer 8.3%

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: Online Co-Op 22.2%, Logic 17.5%, Investigation 16.4%, Co-op 14.5%, Puzzle 11.2%

Embark on a quest for identity through time, as you piece together the puzzle of two lives.

Why similar: Narration 21.2%, Investigation 14.2%, Drama 10.8%, Emotional 10.7%, Female Protagonist 10.5%

Eternal Threads is a single-player, first-person story-driven puzzle game of time manipulation, choice and consequence.

Why similar: Investigation 30.4%, Emotional 21.3%, Puzzle 14.2%, Story Rich 13.8%, First-Person 11.3%

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: Co-op Campaign 25.1% ★, Escape Room 23.2% ★, Online Co-Op 11.2%, Co-op 7.8%, Investigation 6.6%

You wake up in a spaceship, you realize that strange things are going on there, you try to get back to civilization. However, this is harder than you think, the encounters will drive you crazy and you will doubt yourself.

Why similar: Emotional 25.6%, Logic 18.2%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Exploration 9.5%, Action-Adventure 9.5%

The Hidden Room is an escape room containing various puzzles. Several popular rumors speak of a hidden treasure somewhere in the home of Tom Barkley, an American archaeologist who moved to Germany.

Why similar: Escape Room 32.8% ★, Narration 13.2%, Hidden Object 12.3%, Investigation 11.6%, Logic 9.3%

Welcome to The Pillar! Escape room game leading throughout mystery islands. Solve dozens of puzzles in the first-person adventure.

Why similar: Escape Room 31.5% ★, Narration 16.8%, Hidden Object 12.8%, Logic 11.3%, Puzzle 8.1%

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 Campaign 28.7% ★, Co-op 20%, Online Co-Op 13.5%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Sci-fi 7.8%

Destination Primus Vita is a narrative, first-person and episodic puzzle game set in a science-fiction universe. Follow the adventures of our main six characters: Austin, Hayao, Artemis, BrX, Geny and Coby as they travel across the cosmos to Primus Vita to complete their vital mission… to save life on Earth!

Why similar: Sci-fi 34.9%, Female Protagonist 20.3%, Puzzle 17.2%, Story Rich 14.3%, Exploration 13.4%

Explore a vast, mysterious castle riddled with secret rooms and challenging puzzles in this award-winning puzzle adventure.

Why similar: Hidden Object 17.3%, Investigation 17.1%, Logic 16.7%, Puzzle 10.4%, Female Protagonist 8.9%

Nomori is a mind-bending adventure game where you control time and space to journey through a shattered spirit world. Take shortcuts through portals, rotate your perspective, and control the flow of time to move forward, whichever way that is.

Why similar: Puzzle 38.2%, Exploration 35.8%, Story Rich 26%