Games Like Trine 2: Complete Story

The best-selling Trine series returns to the magic of 2.5D! Join three iconic heroes as they set off on a quest through fantastical fairytale landscapes to save the world from the Nightmare Prince’s shadows.

Why similar: Beautiful 26.5% ★, Puzzle Platformer 18%, Local Co-Op 11.3%, Co-op 8.5%, Online Co-Op 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This direct sequel refines the series' signature physics-based puzzles and cooperative platforming mechanics.

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 24.2%, Platformer 16.1%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Local Co-Op 9.9%, Co-op 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: The latest entry in the series continues the tradition of beautiful fantasy visuals and character-swapping puzzle gameplay.

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: Beautiful 33% ★, Puzzle Platformer 17.1%, Platformer 10.6%, Local Co-Op 7.8%, Co-op 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: This is the original experience that established the series' core mechanics of using three distinct heroes to solve environmental puzzles.

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 32.6%, Local Co-Op 23.4%, Puzzle 9.7%, Puzzle Platformer 8.1%, Platformer 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based cooperative platformer that requires players to use their yarn-based abilities to overcome environmental obstacles.

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: Puzzle Platformer 30.7%, Co-op 13.8%, Local Co-Op 13.3%, Platformer 12%, Fantasy 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: While it experiments with 3D movement, it maintains the core fantasy charm and cooperative puzzle-solving of the series.

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 31.3%, Local Co-Op 19.7%, Online Co-Op 12.5%, Puzzle Platformer 10.9%, Puzzle 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This is the gold standard for cooperative puzzle-platforming, featuring constant variety and shared mechanics similar to the Trine experience.

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: Beautiful 37.3% ★, Adventure 11.5%, Puzzle 10%, Fantasy 9.1%, Local Co-Op 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply emotional adventure that utilizes a unique control scheme to manage two characters simultaneously, echoing the cooperative spirit of Trine.

“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 28.6%, Great Soundtrack 22.5%, Puzzle Platformer 16.3%, Fantasy 9.9%, Adventure 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers stunning hand-painted visuals and precise platforming challenges within a rich, atmospheric fantasy world.

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 30.7%, Beautiful 19.4% ★, Local Co-Op 17.6%, Co-op 12.1%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features fluid, high-energy platforming and a vibrant, artistic aesthetic that matches the beauty of Trine 2.

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 25.5%, Local Co-Op 17.5%, Online Co-Op 13.7%, Platformer 13.3%, Puzzle Platformer 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A pure cooperative puzzle-platformer where two players must work together to navigate gravity-based obstacles.

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.5%, Platformer 23%, Co-op 18.7%, Puzzle 10.9%, Physics 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive physics-based puzzle game, offering a brilliant cooperative mode that demands clever coordination.

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: Puzzle Platformer 45.5%, Platformer 16.8%, 2D Platformer 15.4%, Puzzle 9.2%, Beautiful 5.4% ★

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

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 54.2%, Platformer 21.6%, Puzzle 10.5%, Adventure 3.7%, Indie 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in atmospheric puzzle-platforming that relies on physics and environmental interaction to progress.

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 19.4%, Co-op 18.2%, Puzzle Platformer 14.8%, Platformer 13.1%, Online Co-Op 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: An isometric action-adventure game that emphasizes cooperative puzzle-solving and combat in a fantasy setting.

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 25.1%, Platformer 23.7%, Puzzle Platformer 17.1%, Co-op 9.6%, Puzzle 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric platformer that focuses on the cooperative relationship between two characters in a beautifully realized world.

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: Puzzle Platformer 24%, Local Co-Op 16.9%, Co-op 13.6%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Platformer 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative puzzle-platformer where two characters manipulate heat and cold to solve environmental challenges.

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: Beautiful 32.7% ★, Platformer 19.5%, Great Soundtrack 13.2%, Fantasy 13%, Local Co-Op 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A gorgeous, fairytale-inspired RPG that shares the painterly art style and whimsical atmosphere of Trine 2.

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 32.1%, Online Co-Op 18%, Local Co-Op 13.4%, Fantasy 12.5%, Action 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, magic-based cooperative game that captures the fantasy spirit and lighthearted tone of Trine.

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

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 41%, Action 14.2%, Beautiful 11.5% ★, Indie 8.1%, Adventure 8%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven action game with a unique, vibrant aesthetic and a focus on exploration.

Gomez is a 2D creature living in a 2D world. Or is he? When the existence of a mysterious 3rd dimension is revealed to him, Gomez is sent out on a journey that will take him to the very end of time and space. Use your ability to navigate 3D structures from 4 distinct classic 2D perspectives.

Why similar: Platformer 34.6%, Beautiful 17.9% ★, Puzzle 15.7%, Puzzle Platformer 12.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A perspective-shifting puzzle-platformer that rewards exploration and creative thinking in a charming, pixel-art world.

Immerse yourself in a gorgeous hand-painted world on a search for your true identity. As the mysterious warrior, Dust, your action-packed journey will take you from peaceful glades to snowy mountaintops and beyond.

Why similar: Platformer 31.7%, Beautiful 26.8% ★, Great Soundtrack 9.2%, Fantasy 8.4%, Action 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: Combines beautiful hand-drawn art with satisfying action-platforming and a rich fantasy narrative.

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 40.3%, Online Co-Op 20.2%, Action 9.9%, Fantasy 9.3%, Multiplayer 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative action-strategy game that requires players to set up defenses and use magic to survive waves of enemies.

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

Why similar: Platformer 28.6%, Local Co-Op 20.9%, Puzzle 12.9%, Co-op 12%, Puzzle Platformer 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-adventure game where you swap between different characters to utilize their unique abilities to solve mysteries.

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 68%, Action 10.8%, Indie 6.4%, Adventure 5.6%, 2D 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D platformer that emphasizes stealth and environmental manipulation, offering a different but equally polished 2D experience.

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 Platformer 31.9%, Co-op 22.5%, Puzzle 10.4%, Local Co-Op 8.9%, Physics 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game that thrives on the hilarious, unpredictable nature of its character movement and environmental interactions.

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 35.8%, Online Co-Op 19.6%, Fantasy 15%, Multiplayer 7.4%, Adventure 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that shares a colorful, stylized fantasy aesthetic and satisfying combat progression.

Nine Parchments is a co-operative blast'em up game of magic mayhem from Frozenbyte, creators of the Trine series!

Why similar: Local Co-Op 26.1%, Co-op 22.3%, Online Co-Op 18%, Fantasy 11.5%, Action 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative twin-stick shooter set in a fantasy world that focuses on spellcasting and elemental magic.

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 19.6%, Platformer 17.3%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Local Co-Op 10.7%, Co-op 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic cooperative puzzle-platformer that relies on elemental mechanics and character-specific abilities.

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: Beautiful 21.8% ★, Puzzle Platformer 16.6%, Platformer 14.7%, Puzzle 11.4%, Co-op 11%

Tales of the Tiny Planet tells the story of a separated group of planet friends who want to reunite. You have to assist them against the dangers of time and space.

Why similar: Beautiful 28.6% ★, Puzzle Platformer 13.4%, Local Co-Op 10.6%, Platformer 9.5%, 2D Platformer 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game that challenges players to navigate a small planet through various environmental hazards.

“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.

Why similar: Platformer 33.4%, Great Soundtrack 19.2%, Beautiful 16.8% ★, Fantasy 7.3%, Adventure 6.5%

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: Puzzle Platformer 39.7%, Platformer 23.7%, Local Co-Op 8.7%, Adventure 6.6%, Co-op 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: An indie puzzle-platformer that uses gravity-defying mechanics to create unique and challenging levels.

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: Co-op 37.6%, Online Co-Op 17.2%, Local Co-Op 14.1%, Multiplayer 9%, Adventure 8.9%

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: Puzzle Platformer 23.6%, Local Co-Op 16%, Co-op 15.9%, Platformer 14.5%, Online Co-Op 12.2%

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

Why similar: Platformer 39%, Local Co-Op 24.1%, Co-op 9.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.8%, Adventure 5.2%

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: Puzzle Platformer 23.7%, Local Co-Op 16.7%, Co-op 16.3%, Online Co-Op 12.6%, Platformer 8.8%

Build bridges, grow towers, terraform terrain, and fuel flying machines in the stunning followup to the multi-award winning World of Goo. The world is beautiful, dangerous, and evolving.

Why similar: Puzzle 23.4%, Physics 18.9%, Co-op 18.6%, Local Co-Op 16%, Adventure 9.1%

A journey begins... A treacherous tower... Unravel its mysteries!Discover the secrets kept in the long abandoned Tesla Tower!Magnetism and other electromagnetic powers will help you explore a non-linear world of beautiful hand-drawn environments, in a steampunk-inspired vision of old Europe.

Why similar: Platformer 38.9%, Puzzle Platformer 25.2%, Puzzle 13.7%, Physics 4.4%, Great Soundtrack 4%

Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.

Why similar: Beautiful 67.3% ★, Co-op 10.9%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%, Adventure 5.3%, Multiplayer 2.8%

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 19%, Co-op 18.2%, Puzzle Platformer 15.9%, Local Co-Op 11.8%, 2D Platformer 9.2%

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

Why similar: Platformer 59.3%, Action 10.4%, Adventure 9%, Indie 5.2%, Puzzle 5%

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22%, Local Co-Op 14.3%, Co-op 14.1%, Platformer 13.3%, 2D Platformer 12.6%

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: Beautiful 59.2% ★, Platformer 15.6%, Great Soundtrack 8.7%, Puzzle 3.5%, Action 3.3%

Use your power, show your might! Play this Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) game! AWESOMENAUTS combines 2D platforming with team-based strategy and hero based action. Whether you are a new recruit or an intergalactic legend, play AWESOMENAUTS!

Why similar: Platformer 27.9%, Local Co-Op 19.5%, Co-op 15.9%, Multiplayer 9.9%, Great Soundtrack 8.7%

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: Puzzle Platformer 23.8%, Platformer 18.7%, Local Co-Op 18.3%, Co-op 16.9%, Puzzle 7.6%

An atmospheric platformer with puzzle elements and split screen, where the player takes control of two characters at once. Immerse yourself in the ethnic world of two heroes, solve puzzles and overcome obstacles together, explore the fairy forest and other locations, help each other.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 32.5%, Platformer 18.9%, Local Co-Op 17.6%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Fantasy 5.9%

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

Why similar: Co-op 27.9%, Local Co-Op 24.1%, Online Co-Op 23.1%, Adventure 7.5%, Multiplayer 6.8%

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 27.5%, Platformer 17%, Local Co-Op 17%, Co-op 13.1%, 2D Platformer 12.9%

World of Goo is a multiple award winning physics based puzzle / construction game made entirely by two guys.

Why similar: Puzzle 38.4%, Great Soundtrack 23.7%, Physics 21.8%, Indie 8.2%, 2D 2.3%

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams is a blistering hardcore platformer with contrasting worlds.

Why similar: Platformer 31.4%, Local Co-Op 24.8%, Fantasy 12.1%, Multiplayer 6.7%, Adventure 6.5%

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: Co-op 26.4%, Local Co-Op 24.9%, Online Co-Op 17.3%, Fantasy 7.1%, Action 6.2%

Discover the world of Transistor, a sci-fi-themed action RPG from the creators of Bastion.

Why similar: Beautiful 58.5% ★, Great Soundtrack 25.8%, Indie 4.1%, Action 3.6%, Adventure 2.7%

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 46.6%, 2D Platformer 28.1%, Adventure 13.3%, Fantasy 8%, 2D 1.9%

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: Co-op 19.9%, Puzzle Platformer 13.8%, Platformer 13.4%, Local Co-Op 12.4%, Puzzle 10.8%

The world of Elysia needs YOU! Join this cooperative, 3D sandbox action RPG to level up your character, craft epic weapons, conquer enemies in real-time, and build almost anything! Craft your adventure. Forge your hero. Become the ultimate Portal Knight!

Why similar: Co-op 33%, Adventure 15.9%, Multiplayer 15.8%, Local Co-Op 8.9%, Fantasy 8.2%

You are Tiny, a nerdy inventor, who tries to reclaim his most beloved possession - Grandpa's underpants!

Why similar: Platformer 29.1%, Beautiful 16.9% ★, Great Soundtrack 13.1%, Puzzle 12.6%, Physics 12.4%

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

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22%, Co-op 13.8%, Local Co-Op 13.8%, Platformer 13.7%, Online Co-Op 10.6%

Shadowgrounds breathes fresh air into the action genre with explosive combat sequences, an innovative weapon upgrade system, and an intriguing storyline. The adrenaline-pumping, top-down gameplay and audiovisual fireworks set the scene for this new action experience which also includes single computer (split keyboard or joystick) co-op...

Why similar: Local Co-Op 33.5%, Co-op 25.8%, Action 16.6%, Adventure 11.9%, Indie 5%

Defy Gravity is an action platformer that is a mix between classic platforming and gravity based puzzle solving.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 52.1%, Platformer 31.4%, Puzzle 5.7%, Great Soundtrack 3.4%, Indie 2.2%