Games Like TRISTOY

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 68.2%, Adventure 16.1%, Action 13.2%, Indie 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: Players must work together to navigate complex platforming challenges using a shared tether, mirroring the cooperative reliance found in TRISTOY.

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 76.3%, Adventure 16.1%, Action 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This is the gold standard for narrative-driven co-op platforming, offering a variety of mechanics that require constant communication and teamwork.

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 65.4%, Indie 14%, Adventure 11.4%, Action 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A classic co-op puzzle platformer that requires precise coordination and timing to navigate its gravity-shifting world.

Embark on an epic, hand-animated, ‘ratoidvania’ adventure, where your crew has been turned into rats by a pirate witch! Explore a rich non-linear world, enjoy fun action platforming, face challenging bosses, and unlock unique abilities - either alone or in local co-op!

Why similar: Co-op 60.2%, Action 39.8%

Why You'll Like It: A 'ratoidvania' that combines exploration and metroidvania-style progression with local co-op combat and platforming.

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: Co-op 100%

Why You'll Like It: This narrative-focused puzzle platformer features two characters with opposing elemental powers that must be used in tandem to progress.

Pitfall Planet is a couch co-op puzzle-solving adventure game set on a distant planet, where you'll need to use teamwork to complete levels and explore the caverns below! Pitfall Planet will put your friendship to the test; will both of you make it out alive?

Why similar: Adventure 55.8%, Indie 44.2%

Why You'll Like It: A charming local co-op puzzle platformer that requires players to carry items and help each other reach higher ground.

Struggling is a physics-based co-op platformer with a twisted spin on teamwork. Control the arms of a squishy abomination and lead it through a deranged world.

Why similar: Co-op 44.3%, Adventure 23.2%, Indie 20.7%, Action 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based co-op platformer where two players control the limbs of a single creature, creating a hilarious and chaotic experience.

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: Indie 32.7%, Adventure 27.7%, Co-op 27.3%, Action 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric game blends traditional storytelling with co-op platforming mechanics, focusing on the bond between two distinct characters.

Grab your best bud for help in this new co-op challenge to help two adorable penguins, Bread and Fred, reach the top of the snowy summit. Time your jumps, cling to walls and swing across gaps to see how far you can make it before you tumble all the way back down the mountain.

Why similar: Co-op 100%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging precision platformer that forces players to stay tethered together, emphasizing the importance of synchronized movement.

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: Co-op 62.8%, Action 19.4%, Indie 17.8%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced co-op platformer where players must swap sizes and abilities to overcome environmental obstacles.

Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.

Why similar: Co-op 42.6%, Action 32.7%, Adventure 24.6%

Why You'll Like It: An action-roguelike platformer that offers tight controls and co-op play, capturing the fast-paced combat feel of TRISTOY.

Command treasure hunters Wyv and Keep through an ancient Amazonian temple in search of the Lost Idol! Use quick reflexes and teamwork to conquer a gauntlet of 60 fiendish puzzles and deadly traps. Unlock the secrets of the mystical Xu'hutl pygmies and their terrifying overlord, the great Quetzecola.

Why similar: Action 41.2%, Adventure 30.6%, Indie 28.2%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy platformer that focuses on character-swapping and cooperative problem-solving in a dungeon setting.

Grab a friend and get squishy! Putty Pals is the ultimate co-op platformer, challenging two players to work together and overcome puzzles in a bright and beautiful world.

Why similar: Action 38.8%, Adventure 33.3%, Indie 27.9%

Why You'll Like It: A colorful co-op platformer that relies on players using their unique properties to help each other overcome obstacles.

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

Why similar: Action 44.1%, Adventure 28%, Indie 27.9%

Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure platformer that allows players to utilize unique character abilities to solve puzzles and defeat enemies in co-op.

20XX is a roguelike action platformer that you can play with a friend. Jump and shoot your way through ever-changing levels, collect awesome new powers, and battle mighty bosses in the name of saving the human race maybe!

Why similar: Action 45.2%, Co-op 31.9%, Indie 23%

Why You'll Like It: A high-energy, co-op action platformer that emphasizes replayability and precise movement through challenging levels.

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

Why similar: Co-op 38.7%, Action 23.8%, Adventure 21%, Indie 16.5%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle platformer designed specifically for two players to coordinate their movements to navigate complex terrain.

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 71.5%, Adventure 28.5%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based platformer where players are chained together, forcing them to coordinate every jump and movement to avoid falling.

Revenge will consume you, but redemption will push you to your breaking point.Play as Dusty, a multi- weapon wielding warrior ready to face loads of outlawed criminals, dangerous creatures and the ruthless evil villain that rules them all.

Why similar: Action 50.1%, Co-op 34.9%, Indie 15%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling beat-em-up that features platforming elements and cooperative combat in a gritty world.

Two unique characters and a total of 4 islands and 16 levels to explore, Tobe's Vertical Adventure shall bring you back to the 16-bit era.

Why similar: Action 38.3%, Adventure 33.3%, Indie 28.4%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-inspired platformer that focuses on vertical exploration and local co-op treasure hunting.

Get ready to rage with your friends in this co-op precise platforming adventure! You're stuck in Hell. You can only jump upwards and all you have to do is escape … it can't be that hard, right?!

Why similar: Action 37.6%, Adventure 33.9%, Indie 28.5%

Why You'll Like It: A precision platformer that tests the patience and coordination of friends as they attempt to climb out of a hellish landscape.

Samurai Riot is a 2D Arcade-style Beat ‘Em Up game with a unique co-op system. Make deep moral choices throughout the branching storyline with high replay value.

Why similar: Action 39.8%, Adventure 32.7%, Indie 27.5%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling action game that features branching narrative paths and cooperative combat mechanics.

Take on the hard yet fair world of Bloody Trapland. Jump, slide, dash and dodge your way through the many deadly levels. Find secrets, solve puzzles, unlock mysteries and unravel the story. Go at it alone or bring your friends along for a co-op experience like no other. 1-4 players online and/or splitscreen.

Why similar: Co-op 100%

Why You'll Like It: A difficult, trap-heavy platformer that requires intense cooperation to navigate through lethal obstacles.

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 46.4%, Action 27.6%, Adventure 26%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy co-op game that requires players to use logic and coordination to progress through its campaign.

Get ready for some crazy battles with your friends in the colorful arenas of Jamsouls! In the hope of bringing back the golden era of multiplayer classics, Jamsouls focuses on fast-paced and manic fun with simple and accessible gameplay.

Why similar: Action 59.1%, Indie 40.9%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced indie platformer that supports local co-op and focuses on navigating dangerous, trap-filled environments.

Jump, run, steal, fight, catch, and solve puzzles in this minimal-style adventure inspired by the golden age of the Japanese computer MSX!

Why similar: Action 50.8%, Co-op 36.2%, Adventure 7.1%, Indie 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: A simple yet effective puzzle platformer that focuses on cooperative navigation through 2D levels.

GARBANZO QUEST! The crazy bullet-heck platformer where your main weapon is your own spit! Bring a friend! Hand-crafted challenges, secrets, and branching paths galore!

Why similar: Indie 52.3%, Action 47.7%

Why You'll Like It: A precision-based platformer that offers a challenging experience for players looking to test their coordination.

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

Why similar: Co-op 75.4%, Indie 24.6%

Webventure is a enchanting two-player co-op game. Join cute spiders on an extraordinary journey. Collaborate, spin webs, and overcome challenges together. Unleash creativity, build a strong bond.

Why similar: Co-op 46.6%, Action 27.6%, Adventure 25.8%

Why You'll Like It: A co-op adventure game that focuses on puzzle-solving and exploration in a stylized environment.

A co-op climbing game about two stuck-together toys on an escape mission from their evil owner.

Why similar: Co-op 44.5%, Adventure 23.6%, Action 19.5%, Indie 12.4%

The two adventurers Handy and Dandy have caused a dimensional tear which is now separating them and the entire cave where they have to solve platforming puzzles to reunite again in this 2D co-op game.

Why similar: Adventure 39.2%, Indie 33.6%, Co-op 27.2%

Why You'll Like It: An indie adventure platformer that provides a straightforward local co-op experience for casual play.

CO-OP is a 2.5D puzzle-platformer. You control two robots; R3D, who can absorb all the light sources around him, and BLU3, who converts that energy into an explosive power. They find themselves in what seems like a recycling facility, with drones analyzing their every move...

Why similar: Co-op 44.7%, Indie 29.3%, Adventure 26%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi adventure platformer that emphasizes cooperative puzzle-solving and exploration.

Puzzling Action for One or Two Players.

Why similar: Co-op 46.6%, Action 25.4%, Adventure 19.8%, Indie 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging arcade-style puzzle platformer that is built from the ground up for cooperative play.

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: Adventure 51.1%, Co-op 48.9%

Xion Leak is a fast-paced, two-player, cooperative platformer. Get in sync and set the fastest times to win trophies! Run fast, work together, and avoid the countless dangers that the mysterious Foreman has placed in your path.

Why similar: Co-op 52.3%, Action 28.4%, Adventure 19.3%

Wires and Whiskers is a local co-op action-puzzle game where two players control a lab-engineered gerbil and its magnetic exosuit. Work together to fight mutated enemies, solve magnetic puzzles, and survive in a ruined, post-apocalyptic trench world.

Why similar: Co-op 48.9%, Action 27.1%, Adventure 24%

Unknowz is a cooperative platformer where two pirates, one alive, the other undead, must combine their unique abilities to solve puzzles, avoid traps, and escape from a skeleton-infested island. Work together... or sink!

Why similar: Action 54.2%, Adventure 45.8%

Bloody Trapland is a fast-paced multiplayer platformer where the levels are filled with dozens of dangerous traps and tricky jumps that stand in your way! Play co-op with your friends or take on the challenges on your own. With support for up to 4 players at once, local and/or online.

Why similar: Adventure 100%

Take control of Mace in this local co-op side scrolling platform shooter as you travel from assignment to assignment taking on enemy bots and dangerous bosses on different planets.

Why similar: Action 31.6%, Co-op 24.7%, Adventure 23.4%, Indie 20.3%

Anima Flux is a co-op metroidvania with two genetically enhanced soldiers, special agents of a theocratic dictatorial regime. Fight your way through swarms of mutants through a desolate, dystopian space city and save humanity's last stronghold, if, of course, anyone is still alive...

Why similar: Action 28.4%, Co-op 26.2%, Adventure 25.8%, Indie 19.5%

Throw yourself into an epic 3D beat’em up adventure with adorable knights, full of surprising worlds and situations. Grab your buddy and play in 2 player co-op to save the princess, but this is only the beginning!

Why similar: Co-op 49.5%, Action 28%, Adventure 22.5%

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: Co-op 50.6%, Adventure 27%, Indie 22.3%

Jump, Dash, Slide! Dive into a classic 3D platformer experience with Boti: Byteland Overclocked. Explore the stylized insides of a computer as a determined data robot and save Byteland from an ominous threat. Play solo or team up with a friend in seamless co-op.

Why similar: Co-op 51.2%, Action 27.6%, Adventure 21.2%

Embark on a journey to give his majesty the ride of his afterlife. Guide a chariot containing the King's remains through underground caves using physics-based mechanics such as pushing, pulling, riding and swinging.

Why similar: Co-op 38.1%, Adventure 34.6%, Indie 27.3%

With You is a cooperative two-player puzzle-playground. It's a tiny game that hopes to inspire couples to connect, communicate, and collaborate.

Why similar: Adventure 100%

CastingPlz is a 2-player cooperative roguelike game where players take on the roles of two characters with distinct responsibilities: one for attacking and the other for movement.

Why similar: Action 39.4%, Adventure 31.3%, Co-op 20.9%, Indie 8.3%

Join Pampas and Selene as they overcome monsters, demons, and the Dark Priest with the help of the gods themselves! Explore this co-opvania 8-bit platformer alone or with a friend. This retro game is a loving tribute to an MSX2 masterpiece from the creator of UnEpic, Ghost 1.0, and UnMetal.

Why similar: Action 58.5%, Adventure 41.5%

🦆 Marbles and 🐢 Checkers need your help finding their way home after being swept away in a storm. In this 90s buddy-platformer there's a ton of stuff to do and even more to collect!

Why similar: Co-op 35.3%, Adventure 24%, Action 23.3%, Indie 17.4%

In a world oppressed by ruthless machines, a stronghold full of die-hard TV-sets resists the persecution. Your lost friends and the lack of resources drive you to take action against the extinction. Brave the dangers and go find your comrades to rescue your species!

Why similar: Indie 37.1%, Action 35.8%, Adventure 27.1%

BOKURA is a two-player puzzle adventure game. Play as two boys who ran away from their homes and work together to take yourselves somewhere far, far away. Relive the friendship of your childhood through the journey of two boys.

Why similar: Co-op 39.9%, Action 24.4%, Adventure 23.2%, Indie 12.6%

Go on a Journey to the underground with your buddies! Spelunker, the Weakest Action Hero is now on Steam! Embark on group expeditions in Offline and Online Co-op Multiplay with up to 4 players! Overcome thrilling challenges with Time Attack, Quests and more! Enjoy Spelunker Party together!

Why similar: Action 53.5%, Adventure 46.5%

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: Co-op 62.7%, Adventure 37.3%

Kingdom of EXPLORERS is an adventure RPG game for up to 2 players. Each player needs to explore, collect, manage shared resources to unlock new terrains, upgrade weapons to defeat the enemies, Bosses and save the Dwarves Hidden Island!

Why similar: Adventure 100%

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 65.5%, Action 17.9%, Adventure 16.7%

THOTH is a challenging twin-stick shooter you can conquer alone or cooperatively with a friend. Each stage is handcrafted to test coordination and puzzle-solving skills. Colorful minimalist graphics combine with an intense unnerving soundtrack, making for an exciting mix of art and arcade.

Why similar: Action 57.9%, Indie 42.1%

Double Shoulders is a two player action-adventure game. You take control of Lois and Sam, two kids trying to escape from a strange place filled with dangers and challenges. You'll have to work together to get out of this place alive.

Why similar: Action 45.1%, Adventure 32.7%, Co-op 22.2%

Shoot, reflect, and jetpack your way through ChargeShot -- a local-multiplayer, space-bounty-hunter, deathmatch game with a focus on fast-paced, twitch gameplay. Prove to your friends that you are the greatest warrior in the galaxy. No friends? No problem.

Why similar: Action 58.5%, Indie 41.5%

"There's something I can't tell you..." Explore new frontiers of co-op gaming in BOKURA: planet, a puzzle adventure game that you can only play with two players. Take on the role of a spaceship's exploration crew and try to escape from the red planet you crash-landed on.

Why similar: Action 39.1%, Adventure 32.8%, Co-op 20.8%, Indie 7.3%

Vagante is an action-packed platformer that features permanent death and procedurally generated levels. Play cooperatively with friends both locally and online, or adventure solo in this challenging roguelike-inspired game.

Why similar: Co-op 32.7%, Adventure 24.4%, Action 23.1%, Indie 19.8%

Grab your trusty sword, strap on a fearsome helmet, and plunge into the chaotic fray of Viking Squad! In this three player co-op brawler you must put a stop to the wildly mischievous Loki and reopen the gates to Valhalla. Find a friend for local co-op couch play or find a match online!

Why similar: Action 40.8%, Adventure 32.9%, Indie 26.3%

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 48.2%, Adventure 29.5%, Indie 22.3%