- #1 We Were Here Forever
97% 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: Co-op Campaign 22% ★, Online Co-Op 18.3%, Co-op 10.2%, Puzzle 8.6%, Detective 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This title is the gold standard for communication-based co-op puzzles where players are separated and must describe their surroundings to progress.
- #2 Tick Tock: A Tale for Two
96% 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: Online Co-Op 22.3%, Co-op 18.5%, Co-op Campaign 17.4% ★, Puzzle 15.7%, Multiplayer 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the essence of asymmetric puzzle-solving where both players hold different pieces of the same mystery.
- #3 We Were Here Together
96% matchVery Positive82% of 17,205 reviews2019
Dev: Total Mayhem Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 30.3% ★, Online Co-Op 21%, Co-op 10.3%, Puzzle 10.2%, Multiplayer 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A core entry in the series that emphasizes the importance of teamwork and communication in a snowy, atmospheric environment.
- #4 In Sink: A Co-op Escape Adventure
95% 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: Online Co-Op 23.1%, Co-op 14.1%, Family Friendly 13.1%, Logic 12.3%, Puzzle 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality escape room experience that requires constant verbal coordination to solve complex, colorful puzzles.
- #5 It Takes Two
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 256,472 reviews2021
Dev: Hazelight StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 25.8%, Online Co-Op 20.1%, Co-op Campaign 18.9% ★, Multiplayer 13.9%, Puzzle 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in cooperative gameplay that constantly introduces new mechanics, much like the varied puzzles found in Together in Between.
- #6 Operation: Tango
94% matchVery Positive87% of 8,491 reviews2021
Dev: Clever PlaysPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 31.5% ★, Online Co-Op 21.4%, Puzzle 9.3%, Co-op 9.1%, Detective 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at the 'hacker and agent' dynamic, requiring players to work in different environments to achieve a common goal.
- #7 Unboxing the Cryptic Killer
93% matchVery Positive90% of 2,562 reviews2023
Dev: Eleven Puzzles
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Online Co-Op 24.1%, Puzzle 12.4%, Co-op 10.5%, Logic 9.7%, Detective 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A fantastic cooperative investigation game that relies on players sharing information to unlock clues and solve logic puzzles.
- #8 Get Together: A Coop Adventure
92% 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: Online Co-Op 24.7%, Co-op Campaign 23.8% ★, Co-op 10.4%, Multiplayer 9%, Family Friendly 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game features unique asymmetric mechanics that force players to look at the world from different perspectives to solve puzzles.
- #9 We Were Here Too
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 10,790 reviews2018
Dev: Total Mayhem Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Co-op Campaign 25.6% ★, Online Co-Op 21.8%, Co-op 13%, Puzzle 9.8%, Multiplayer 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic co-op escape room experience that challenges players to solve puzzles while separated in a mysterious castle.
- #10 We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip
89% 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: Online Co-Op 26%, Co-op 21.4%, Puzzle 14.2%, Multiplayer 10.2%, Mystery 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A bite-sized, intense cooperative puzzle experience that tests the strength of your communication skills.
- #11 Portal 2
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 456,665 reviews2011
Dev: Valve
Windows · Linux
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 29.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
Why similar: Co-op 30.4%, Puzzle 26%, Puzzle Platformer 20.2%, Story Rich 15.6%, Female Protagonist 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive cooperative puzzle experience that uses spatial reasoning and teamwork to navigate complex test chambers.
- #12 Degrees of Separation
90% 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: Online Co-Op 31.9%, Co-op 20.2%, Puzzle 14.3%, Puzzle Platformer 13.1%, Family Friendly 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful puzzle-platformer where two characters manipulate temperature and environment to overcome obstacles together.
- #13 How 2 Escape
88% matchMostly Positive72% of 799 reviews2023
Dev: Breakfirst GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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: Co-op Campaign 29.8% ★, Online Co-Op 15%, Co-op 13.2%, Logic 10.5%, Puzzle 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: An innovative escape room game where one player is on the PC and the other uses a companion app to provide information.
- #14 We Were Here
86% matchVery Positive90% of 32,003 reviews2017
Dev: Total Mayhem Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Co-op Campaign 29.3% ★, Co-op 16.9%, Online Co-Op 15.6%, Puzzle 10.9%, Multiplayer 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: The original title that established the communication-heavy, asymmetric puzzle formula for the entire series.
- #15 First Class Escape: The Train of Thought
87% matchMostly Positive71% of 493 reviews2021
Dev: 0 Deer Soft
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
"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: Co-op Campaign 24.9% ★, Online Co-Op 17.5%, Co-op 10.7%, Detective 9.3%, Puzzle 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A solid escape room experience that focuses on environmental puzzles and cooperative discovery.
- #16 Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 16,688 reviews2015
Dev: Steel Crate Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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 41.5%, Puzzle 24.4%, Multiplayer 16.6%, Family Friendly 12.5%, Casual 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A high-pressure communication game where one player handles the bomb and the other reads the manual, mirroring the reliance on verbal cues.
- #17 Escape First Alchemist ⚗️
85% matchVery Positive83% of 1,037 reviews2023
Dev: OnSkull Games
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
First-person escape game, playable solo or co-op with up to 4 people. Solve riddles of a reclusive alchemist that trapped you in his workshop. Brew potions and overcome challenges as he laughs at your failures and makes light of your successes...But what if things are not what they seem?
Why similar: Online Co-Op 23.3%, Co-op 11.7%, Puzzle 10.9%, Fantasy 10.8%, Mystery 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-themed escape room that captures the magical aesthetic and puzzle-solving focus of the seed game.
- #18 Biped
84% matchVery Positive85% of 10,741 reviews2020
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Biped is a coop action adventure game with a strong focus on moment-to-moment collaboration between 2 players.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 25.3%, Co-op 17.6%, Family Friendly 15.2%, Puzzle 12.9%, Multiplayer 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: A physics-based co-op puzzle game that requires precise coordination and teamwork to navigate through whimsical environments.
- #19 Chained Together
80% 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: Co-op 28.9%, Online Co-Op 25.5%, Multiplayer 12.3%, Puzzle Platformer 10.1%, Mystery 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging co-op platformer where players are physically linked, requiring perfect synchronization to avoid failure.
- #20 En Route: A Co-Op Space Escape
84% 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: Online Co-Op 27.3%, Logic 13.2%, Co-op 12.7%, Puzzle 12.3%, Mystery 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A space-themed puzzle adventure that requires players to sync their actions to survive and escape.
- #21 KeyWe
82% matchVery Positive90% of 2,301 reviews2021
Dev: Stonewheat & SonsPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 Campaign 30.6% ★, Online Co-Op 16.1%, Co-op 15%, Family Friendly 9.6%, Puzzle Platformer 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic and fun puzzle game that requires players to work together to manage a post office, emphasizing communication and timing.
- #22 Split Echo: Demo
83% 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: Online Co-Op 23.1%, Co-op 13.9%, Logic 13%, Puzzle 11%, Multiplayer 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A promising puzzle game that focuses on the core mechanic of working in tandem across different perspectives.
- #23 Parallel Experiment
81% 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 Campaign 23.1% ★, Online Co-Op 15.4%, Co-op 11.7%, Puzzle 9%, Detective 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click style cooperative puzzle game that requires players to share information to manipulate their shared environment.
- #24 The Timeless Child - Prologue
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,034 reviews2021
Dev: Timeless Tale
Windows
The Timeless Child is a 2-player puzzle-adventure coop game with first-person view. Embark on a journey, through time and space, to save Emily Wells from her endless temporal jail.
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 narrative-rich puzzle game that emphasizes exploration and cooperative discovery in a mysterious setting.
- #25 Blanc
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,368 reviews2023
Dev: Casus LudiPub: Gearbox Publishing
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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: Online Co-Op 25.8%, Co-op 24%, Multiplayer 13.8%, Family Friendly 13%, Emotional 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, text-free cooperative adventure that relies on the unique abilities of two animals to solve environmental puzzles.
- #26 A Way Out
78% matchVery Positive88% of 98,325 reviews2020
Dev: Hazelight StudiosPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 47.4%, Co-op 26.5%, Multiplayer 11%, Story Rich 9.3%, Adventure 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven co-op adventure that forces players to work together to navigate a prison break and beyond.
- #27 Between
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Artesign
Windows
An Interactive first-person puzzle game. Help Elures navigate through the labyrinth of dreams and uncover the secret of extraneous memories.
Why similar: Logic 24%, Puzzle 22.6%, Mystery 14.5%, Story Rich 13.9%, Adventure 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric puzzle game that shares the thematic focus on separation and reconnection through logic.
- #28 The Past Within
76% matchVery Positive95% of 16,273 reviews2022
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Co-op 29.3%, Online Co-Op 28.4%, Puzzle 19.4%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Mystery 7.6%
- #29 Together in Forgotten Lands: Chapter One
76% 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 14.5%, Detective 13.8%, Logic 11.9%, Puzzle Platformer 11.2%, Fantasy 10.2%
- #30 Tvö
78% 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: Online Co-Op 26.8%, Co-op 15.7%, Puzzle 13.2%, Logic 12.4%, Multiplayer 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist 3D puzzle game that focuses on exploration and cooperative mechanics in a shared space.
- #31 Escape Quest
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 277 reviews2020
Dev: Lumiere Studios
Windows
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: Online Co-Op 22.4%, Puzzle 18.9%, Multiplayer 17.3%, Co-op 14.1%, Fantasy 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-themed puzzle game that offers a variety of hidden object and logic challenges for cooperative play.
- #32 In Sink: A Co-Op Escape Prologue
75% 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: Online Co-Op 36.5%, Puzzle 14.4%, Multiplayer 13.5%, Co-op 10.7%, Family Friendly 7.5%
- #33 First Class Escape 2: Head in the Clouds
77% matchVery Positive81% of 269 reviews2022
Dev: 0 Deer Soft
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
"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: Co-op Campaign 22% ★, Online Co-Op 18.4%, Co-op 11.3%, Detective 9.1%, Puzzle 8.9%
- #34 Escape Simulator
74% matchVery Positive94% of 18,887 reviews2021
Dev: Pine Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Co-op 22.7%, Puzzle 18.9%, Online Co-Op 17.5%, Multiplayer 14.8%, Family Friendly 8.4%
- #35 Escape Memoirs: Mansion Heist
75% matchVery Positive86% of 520 reviews2022
Dev: 0 Deer Soft
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
"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: Online Co-Op 20.6%, Co-op Campaign 20.2% ★, Detective 11.2%, Logic 9.7%, Puzzle 9.5%
- #36 To Be Headed Or Not To Be
77% 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: Co-op Campaign 35.3% ★, Co-op 11.3%, Online Co-Op 10.7%, Puzzle 9.1%, Family Friendly 8.3%
- #37 We Escaped a Twisted Game
71% matchVery Positive95% of 619 reviews2025
Dev: Deluded Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%
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: Online Co-Op 22.5%, Co-op 13.1%, Puzzle 10.7%, Logic 9.8%, Detective 9.4%
- #38 Bytebond
72% 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: Co-op Campaign 32.4% ★, Online Co-Op 16.6%, Co-op 11.4%, Logic 11.1%, Puzzle 8.8%
- #39 Come with Me
73% 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: Online Co-Op 32.5%, Co-op 21.8%, Puzzle 12.6%, Puzzle Platformer 11.9%, Dark 7.6%
- #40 United heist
72% matchVery Positive83% of 1,979 reviews2023
Dev: No more Sleep
Windows
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 36.2% ★, Puzzle 10.2%, Co-op 9.8%, Logic 8.7%, Online Co-Op 8.5%
- #41 Escape Memoirs: Safe House
71% matchVery Positive90% of 289 reviews2024
Dev: 0 Deer Soft
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%
"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: Online Co-Op 22%, Co-op 15.6%, Logic 14%, Multiplayer 11.3%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #42 Spark & Kling
73% 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 17.4%, Family Friendly 13.6%, Puzzle Platformer 13%, Logic 12.1%, Co-op 9.5%
- #43 Split Fiction
66% 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 Campaign 28.5% ★, Co-op 21.8%, Online Co-Op 20.8%, Fantasy 9.1%, Multiplayer 7.2%
- #44 Escape from Skull Dungeon
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 81 reviews2020
Dev: Taichi Games
Windows
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 22.5%, Co-op 14.4%, Logic 11.4%, Puzzle 10.9%, Multiplayer 10%
- #45 Hand In Hand
70% 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 37.4%, Fantasy 26.5%, Adventure 13.2%, Emotional 11.1%, Co-op 7.4%
- #46 In Between
73% matchVery Positive85% of 473 reviews2015
Dev: GentlymadPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
In Between is set inside the mind of a man hit by a cruel twist of fate. Together you are on a journey through the protagonist's head, a world that doesn’t obey the laws of physics.
Why similar: Puzzle 25.3%, Puzzle Platformer 23.7%, Dark 19%, Story Rich 15.5%, Emotional 9.2%
- #47 Escape Academy
70% matchVery Positive88% of 1,256 reviews2022
Dev: Coin Crew GamesPub: iam8bit Presents
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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: Online Co-Op 28%, Co-op 15.3%, Puzzle 14.5%, Multiplayer 13.4%, Mystery 8.8%
- #48 Sonder
68% matchVery Positive90% of 688 reviews2024
Dev: Finally Games
Windows
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: Puzzle 21.3%, Puzzle Platformer 16.9%, Co-op 15.4%, Dark 13.2%, Casual 10.7%
- #49 Two Cubes
69% matchVery Positive97% of 134 reviews2023
Dev: RomboPub: Team Rombo
Windows
Two Cubes is an Online Co-Op platformer where players can only touch their colour! The game requires 2 players who own the game to play!
Why similar: Co-op Campaign 36.5% ★, Online Co-Op 28.8%, Puzzle Platformer 9%, Co-op 6.7%, Multiplayer 6%
- #50 Escape From School
71% matchMixed61% of 1,617 reviews2021
Dev: Tudor Sandru
Windows
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: Online Co-Op 26.5%, Co-op Campaign 22% ★, Puzzle 11.2%, Multiplayer 11%, Co-op 10.2%
- #51 Split Brain
67% matchVery Positive94% of 191 reviews2024
Dev: Kusa Games
Windows
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: Online Co-Op 24.7%, Co-op Campaign 15.5% ★, Co-op 12.1%, Multiplayer 9.5%, Puzzle Platformer 8.6%
- #52 Myrmidon
69% 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: Online Co-Op 29.1%, Co-op 16.9%, Multiplayer 13.2%, Puzzle 11.6%, Puzzle Platformer 10.6%
- #53 Nostalgia
67% 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: Online Co-Op 34.1%, Co-op 26.6%, Multiplayer 17.4%, Dark 9.6%, 3D 6%
- #54 Puzzle Compound
68% matchVery Positive92% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: Noble Phantom Games LLC
Windows
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: Online Co-Op 27.1%, Co-op 14.3%, Puzzle 13.4%, Family Friendly 12.9%, Logic 11.3%
- #55 Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: PlayTogether Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
First‑person escape‑room puzzler (1–4 players). Unite the Horn of the Fallen One, Scepter of Radiance, and Abbot’s Ring to escape a cursed convent in 60–90 minutes.
Why similar: Online Co-Op 33.3%, Puzzle 14%, Logic 14%, Dark 10.9%, Mystery 8.8%
- #56 Escape Memoirs: Questionable Side Stories
65% matchVery Positive95% of 1,621 reviews2023
Dev: 0 Deer Soft
Windows
'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: Co-op Campaign 27.2% ★, Online Co-Op 17.2%, Co-op 11.2%, Multiplayer 9.1%, Logic 8.1%
- #57 Inbetween Land
70% matchVery Positive82% of 277 reviews2015
Dev: Specialbit Studio
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Open the portal to a strange world and save your friend with Inbetween Land, a stunning sci-fi adventure. There's a sense that something just isn't right when a childhood friend calls for you.
Why similar: Puzzle 23.6%, Family Friendly 23.6%, Fantasy 18.1%, Casual 15.2%, Adventure 14%
- #58 Escape Memoirs: Mini Stories
66% matchVery Positive84% of 5,897 reviews2022
Dev: 0 Deer Soft
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
"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: Online Co-Op 23.4%, Co-op Campaign 19.2% ★, Multiplayer 11.7%, Co-op 11.5%, Puzzle 10.3%
- #59 Lost in Play
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,176 reviews2022
Dev: Happy Juice GamesPub: Joystick Ventures
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Solve puzzles, riddles, and embark on an exciting journey of discovery! Join Toto and Gal as they explore dreamscapes and befriend magical creatures. Lost in their imagination, the brother and sister must stick together and solve puzzles to find their way home.
Why similar: Puzzle 22%, Mystery 18.2%, Family Friendly 17.3%, Fantasy 15.1%, Story Rich 8.7%