Games Like Trine 2: Complete Story

Bound together by the magical artifact Trine, a wizard, a knight and a thief journey through a fairytale world of great castles and strange machinery. Solve puzzles, overcome obstacles and battle the undead! Play solo or in 1–3 player online or local co-op.

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 14.4% ★, Local Co-Op 9.2%, Puzzle Platformer 9.1%, 2.5D 8%, Online Co-Op 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This remastered original title lays the exact foundation of physics-based puzzle platforming and multi-character switching found in the sequel.

A physics-based puzzle platformer in breathtaking 2.5D. A haunted prince's nightmares are leaking into the waking world — chase him down as wizard, knight and thief, solving puzzles of fire, water, light, magnets, electricity and more. Play solo or with up to three friends, online or in local co-op.

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 15.1% ★, Local Co-Op 10.4%, Puzzle Platformer 10.2%, 2.5D 8.6%, Online Co-Op 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This direct sequel returns the series to its 2.5D roots with upgraded physics puzzles and the same charming cooperative trio gameplay.

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: Puzzle Platformer 17.3%, Platformer 11.6%, Local Co-Op 11.2%, 2D Platformer 10%, Action-Adventure 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: The latest installment in the franchise continues the epic cooperative fairytale saga with refined puzzles and expanded combat.

The Trine heroes in full 3D. Explore a fairytale world of breathtaking sceneries and enchanting creatures, solving puzzles as wizard, knight and thief, alone or together in online or local co-op.

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 16.8% ★, Puzzle Platformer 12.3%, Local Co-Op 11.5%, Online Co-Op 8.1%, Co-op 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This continuation experiments with a 3D perspective while retaining the core fairytale fantasy theme and character-switching mechanics.

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 16.1%, Puzzle Platformer 14.4%, Online Co-Op 10.1%, Side Scroller 9.3%, Co-op 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative puzzle-platformer where two characters control elemental forces to solve environmental puzzles together in a storybook setting.

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 23.8%, Local Co-Op 21.8%, Co-op Campaign 16.2% ★, Online Co-Op 13%, Puzzle Platformer 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: The ultimate modern cooperative puzzle-platformer that matches Trine's relentless creativity and whimsical, story-driven atmosphere.

When you cut ties to the past, new bonds form. Build relationships with other Yarnys in local co-op or as a single player, fostering friendship and support as you journey together.

Why similar: Co-op 27.9%, Local Co-Op 27.8%, Puzzle 8.5%, Puzzle Platformer 6.4%, Platformer 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: This delightful co-op puzzle platformer features physics-based yarn mechanics that closely mirror Trine's cooperative problem-solving.

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 24.1%, Local Co-Op 23.8%, Online Co-Op 17.5%, Platformer 11.3%, Puzzle Platformer 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A brilliant cooperative puzzle platformer that requires deeply synchronized physics-based movement between two players.

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

Why similar: Local Co-Op 26.5%, Platformer 22.9%, Puzzle 11.9%, Co-op 11%, Puzzle Platformer 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle platformer featuring a selection of unique characters with distinct abilities who must explore a narrative-driven environment.

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 31%, Platformer 18.7%, Puzzle Platformer 13.5%, Side Scroller 8.8%, Co-op 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative atmospheric platformer steeped in folklore, emphasizing teamwork between two distinct characters.

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: Puzzle Platformer 46.9%, Platformer 27%, Puzzle 10.9%, Adventure 9.8%, Action 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A magical platformer featuring a marker that alters the environment with physics-based creations, very similar to the wizard's conjurations.

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC.

Why similar: Platformer 27.6%, Puzzle Platformer 15.6%, Atmospheric 14.6%, Fantasy 11.5%, Side Scroller 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers the same breathtaking, fairytale-like visual splendor and atmospheric magic found throughout the Trine series.

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 18%, Puzzle Platformer 16.1%, Online Co-Op 12.9%, Co-op 12.4%, 2.5D 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative platformer focused heavily on physics puzzles and manipulating mass and size between two characters.

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%, Co-op 16.5%, Puzzle Platformer 12.1%, Platformer 10.8%, Online Co-Op 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric action-adventure game that blends puzzle-solving and cooperative mechanics with a fantasy-adventure flair.

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: Atmospheric 20.6%, Local Co-Op 17.1%, Puzzle 15.9%, Adventure 15.3%, Fantasy 15.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features simultaneous dual-character control mechanics that echo the puzzle-solving nature of managing multiple heroes.

Unravel is a physics-based puzzle platformer. Yarny, a character made from a single thread of yarn, must embark on a larger than life adventure.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 14.5%, Platformer 13.4%, Family Friendly 13.3%, Puzzle 11.6%, Co-op 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the same gentle pacing, environmental puzzle-solving, and gorgeous handcrafted aesthetic.

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

Why similar: Platformer 30.8%, Local Co-Op 30.1%, Co-op 8.7%, Side Scroller 7.2%, Colorful 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in side-scrolling platforming that shares Trine's vibrant, whimsical art style and local co-op fun.

Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 47.2%, Platformer 18.9%, Puzzle 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Side Scroller 6%

Why You'll Like It: A classic puzzle-platformer focused on physics and environmental navigation, though told in a much darker tone.

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.5%, Platformer 16.9%, Co-op 15.4%, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Physics 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for cooperative physics-based puzzle design, requiring clever communication and spatial awareness.

Magicka is a satirical action-adventure game set in a rich fantasy world based on Norse mythology. The player assumes the role of a wizard from a sacred order tasked with stopping an evil sorcerer who has thrown the world into turmoil, his foul creations besieging the forces of good.

Why similar: Co-op 26%, Online Co-Op 19.7%, Magic 17.6%, Local Co-Op 15.4%, Fantasy 11%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the same top-down cooperative magic-casting chaos and fantasy humor developed by the same studio (Arrowhead).

Discover the secrets of the Calamity, a surreal catastrophe that shattered the world to pieces.

Why similar: Action 27.6%, Fantasy 18.7%, Adventure 15.1%, Singleplayer 14.4%, Atmospheric 13.7%

Why You'll Like It: Captures a similarly enchanting narrated fantasy world with a rich musical score and colorful art direction.

Runaway wizard apprentices, stolen spells, and no supervision. Blast, freeze and electrocute your way through a fairytale world in 1–4 player co-op, online or on the couch. Level up, collect staves and hats, and gather the Nine Parchments you need to complete your spellbook.

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 25.6% ★, Local Co-Op 17.6%, Online Co-Op 11.7%, Magic 11.4%, Co-op 11%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative blast-fest featuring spellcasting mechanics and fantasy wizardry set in the same universe as Trine.

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 36.7%, Local Co-Op 35.8%, Action 7.1%, Co-op 5.8%, Colorful 5.1%

Why You'll Like It: A vibrant, mythology-inspired action-platformer that supports drop-in cooperative play and clever traversal challenges.

Play the critically acclaimed masterpiece. Embark on a new journey in a vast, exotic world where you’ll encounter towering enemies and challenging puzzles on your quest to unravel Ori’s destiny.

Why similar: Platformer 35.8%, Action-Adventure 14.9%, Atmospheric 12%, Puzzle 9.2%, Fantasy 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the stunning visual presentation and fluid platforming action of the original fairytale journey.

Aurora, a young girl from 1895 Austria, awakens on the lost fairytale continent of Lemuria. To return home she must fight against the dark creatures of the Queen of the Night, who have stolen the sun, the moon and the stars. At stake is not only Lemuria, but Aurora’s true destiny.

Why similar: Platformer 27.7%, Fantasy 22.4%, Local Co-Op 17.2%, Side Scroller 12.9%, Atmospheric 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A stunning watercolor fairytale adventure filled with magical wonder, poetic dialogue, and fantasy elements.

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

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 24.5% ★, Local Co-Op 20.5%, Online Co-Op 14.9%, Co-op 12%, Action-Adventure 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A hand-painted cooperative adventure game capturing a nostalgic, wondrous sense of exploration and teamwork.

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 29.6%, Co-op 16.9%, Platformer 16.3%, Online Co-Op 15.1%, Family Friendly 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: A delightful 3D platformer built explicitly around joyful cooperative gameplay and whimsical level design.

Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair is a brand-new 2.5D platformer from some of the key creative talent behind 'Donkey Kong Country'. As the colourful buddy duo you must tackle a series of stunning, 2.5D levels and explore a puzzling 3D Overworld rich with secrets and surprises!

Why similar: Platformer 31.5%, 2.5D 30.6%, Adventure 13.8%, Family Friendly 10.6%, Colorful 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines classic platforming challenges with a charming fantasy world and vibrant character animations.

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 35%, Local Co-Op 27.2%, Adventure 23.7%, Puzzle 14.1%

Why You'll Like It: A charming co-op puzzle exploration game about two cute characters awakening a sleeping, magical cave ecosystem.

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: Local Co-Op 29.1%, Co-op 24.8%, Online Co-Op 18.4%, Family Friendly 11.2%, Atmospheric 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A pure, textless cooperative journey featuring two distinct animal companions solving environmental puzzles together.

The adventure continues in Torchlight II! An Action RPG filled with epic battles, bountiful treasure, and a fully randomized world. Bring your friends along for the journey with online and LAN multiplayer.

Why similar: Co-op 37.8%, Online Co-Op 28%, Fantasy 17.3%, Adventure 5.8%, Action 5.8%

Fireboy & Watergirl are back with 3 new friends! In this platformer game you have to control multiple characters with your keyboard. Play alone or with a friend to solve the puzzles and get to the finish doors of each level.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, Platformer 16.8%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Local Co-Op 9.6%, Puzzle 8.4%

You’ve tossed, burned and sliced them by the thousands – now orcs must die more than ever before! Grab a friend and slay orcs in untold numbers in this sequel to the 2011 AIAS Strategy Game of the Year from Robot Entertainment.

Why similar: Co-op 42.8%, Online Co-Op 29.1%, Fantasy 10.9%, Action 9.5%, Adventure 4.9%

The world’s most irreverent co-op action adventure returns! In the next chapter of Magicka, players ascend from the ruins of Aldrheim to experience a Midgård almost wiped free of Wizards after the Wizard Wars, with the few that do remain having either gone mad or extremely hostile toward all others

Why similar: Magic 27.4%, Co-op 26.2%, Online Co-Op 16.3%, Local Co-Op 13.9%, Adventure 5.4%

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: Co-op Campaign 22.2% ★, Online Co-Op 15.2%, Puzzle Platformer 14.4%, Platformer 12.2%, Co-op 11.1%

Fireboy & Watergirl are back! This time with fairies to help you!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 15.9%, Platformer 14.1%, Local Co-Op 13.7%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, Co-op 9.7%

In Mark of the Ninja, you'll know what it is to truly be a ninja. You must be silent, agile and clever to outwit your opponents in a world of gorgeous scenery and flowing animation. Marked with cursed tattoos giving you heightened senses, every situation presents you with options.

Why similar: Platformer 53.7%, Side Scroller 23.1%, Action 8.5%, Singleplayer 4.4%, Adventure 4.3%

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: Puzzle Platformer 18.1%, Local Co-Op 17.6%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Platformer 11.2%, Co-op 9.6%

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 19.1%, Puzzle Platformer 17.8%, Online Co-Op 13.9%, Co-op 13.4%, Platformer 11%

In this online 2-player co-op puzzle adventure, you and a friend become Inkwellers and dive into Celiphia’s magical journal. Work together, communicate clearly, and solve puzzles hidden within its pages.

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 27.8% ★, Puzzle Platformer 14.5%, Online Co-Op 12.2%, Co-op 11.4%, Magic 10%

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 28.3% ★, Puzzle Platformer 18.5%, Online Co-Op 16.8%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Platformer 10.3%

All Hands on Deck is a co-op puzzle platformer game. Use Rock, Paper, Scissors and various items together to solve puzzles, traverse through playful worlds and save plushies. Everyone can share the same experience! Just swap items and you're good to go. How handy is that!

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 22.6% ★, Local Co-Op 14.7%, Puzzle Platformer 14.6%, Online Co-Op 10.4%, Co-op 9.8%

A hack and slash action adventure, set in a fantasy pixel art environment. Play solo or co-op in this adventure from bottom to top of Castle Hammerwatch. Kill hordes of enemies with varied looks and features through four unique environments with traps, hidden secrets and puzzles.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 33.9%, Co-op 25.3%, Online Co-Op 22.5%, Fantasy 7.4%, Action 5.4%

“Keepers of the Trees” is a couch co-op puzzle platformer that gives you the power to control nature. Along with a friend, you will test your platforming mettle, work together to solve puzzles by growing special plants, and explore a lush, fantasy forest world.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 28%, Puzzle Platformer 15.9%, Platformer 11.9%, Side Scroller 11.4%, Action-Adventure 10.3%

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: Co-op 16.8%, Platformer 15.8%, Local Co-Op 15.4%, Puzzle Platformer 13.2%, Side Scroller 10.3%

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: Puzzle Platformer 32.1%, 2D Platformer 20.6%, Action-Adventure 18.2%, Family Friendly 11.3%, Adventure 8.9%

Alchemy Frogs is a local co-op puzzle platformer game with a 3D, isometric camera, in which Frog & Toad traverse a poisoned swamp to look for a cure that will help them save their family from being turned to stone. Frog & Toad will mix their potions to unleash powerful magical effects.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 26.6%, Puzzle Platformer 26.5%, Platformer 14.1%, Magic 8.9%, Puzzle 7.3%

Hack, slash, and smash your way to victory in this award winning 2D arcade adventure from The Behemoth!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 32%, Online Co-Op 29.3%, Co-op 26.1%, Adventure 6.1%, Action 4.5%

“Probably the best downloadable title on the market right now.” 9/10 – Eurogamer.se

Why similar: Platformer 38.2%, Side Scroller 21.8%, 2.5D 12.5%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Action 6.7%

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 26.7%, Local Co-Op 22.8%, Platformer 15.6%, 2D Platformer 13.4%, Fantasy 5.9%

Sujefa is co-op puzzle platformer where two players can play as Rock, Paper or Scissors. Work together to solve puzzles and reach the end. Play online or locally on a shared screen.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 19.4%, Local Co-Op 16.5%, Platformer 14.3%, Puzzle Platformer 14.2%, Co-op 14%

Help Fireboy and Watergirl explore the Forest Temple, the first game in the series. Play solo or team up with a friend locally or via Steam's Remote Play Together!

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.1%, Platformer 15.1%, Local Co-Op 14.8%, Co-op 13%, 2D Platformer 11.3%

Create a hero from one of four classes to save Etheria in this 4-player coop Tower Defense Action-RPG. Includes Steam exclusive Portal gun & TF2 familiars!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 54.1%, Family Friendly 23.3%, Fantasy 16.4%, Singleplayer 6.2%

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 16%, Puzzle Platformer 15.6%, Online Co-Op 11.5%, Co-op 11.1%, 2D Platformer 9.5%

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 22.4% ★, Local Co-Op 19.5%, Co-op 19%, Online Co-Op 12.7%, Action-Adventure 8.2%

King ’n Knight is an arcade platform game that takes place in a medieval fantasy world. Play solo or co-op in this adventure inspired by the games of the 16-bit era.

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 26.7% ★, Local Co-Op 15%, Online Co-Op 10.6%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Platformer 10.1%

Gather your party and get ready for a new, back-to-the-roots RPG adventure! Discuss your decisions with companions; fight foes in turn-based combat; explore an open world and interact with everything and everyone you see. Join up with a friend to play online in co-op and make your own adventures with the powerful RPG toolkit.

Why similar: Co-op 41.8%, Fantasy 22.4%, Magic 11.3%, Online Co-Op 9.9%, Adventure 8.6%

One player navigates. One player creates. Linebound is a 2D asymmetric co-op puzzle platformer where one player navigates the world while the other draws platforms in real time. Progress is only possible through communication.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 26%, 2D Platformer 16.8%, Puzzle Platformer 15.7%, Platformer 13%, Co-op 6.5%

Dungeon Defenders II is a cooperative Action Tower Defense game packed with roleplaying elements like loot, leveling, and pets.

Why similar: Co-op Campaign 50.9% ★, Online Co-Op 24.5%, Family Friendly 9.8%, Fantasy 7%, Colorful 5.6%