Games Like We Were Here Expeditions: The FriendShip

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 25.7%, Online Co-Op 24.7%, Puzzle 13.3%, Multiplayer 9.5%, Mystery 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: This is the most expansive entry in the series, offering complex, multi-layered puzzles that require perfect communication.

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: Online Co-Op 25.6%, Co-op 22.8%, Puzzle 14.2%, Multiplayer 8.9%, Linear 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: It builds on the series' core mechanics with more diverse environments and deeper cooperative puzzle design.

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 24.2%, Online Co-Op 22.1%, Puzzle 11.4%, Multiplayer 9%, Mystery 6%

Why You'll Like It: A direct predecessor that established the series' signature asymmetric puzzle-solving and atmospheric tension.

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 32.5%, Online Co-Op 16.2%, Puzzle 13%, Multiplayer 11.9%, Mystery 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: The original title that defined the communication-heavy escape room genre for two players.

You and your friend are trapped in a mystical world. As time ebbs away you must solve increasingly complex puzzles to escape. Cooperation is key as neither of you have the full picture! Play on two devices, local or remotely, all you need is a voice connection.

Why similar: Co-op 32.5%, Online Co-Op 21.2%, Puzzle 17.2%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 6.7% ★, Multiplayer 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, this title requires players to share information from their own screens to solve time-based puzzles.

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 39.3%, Online Co-Op 20.6%, Puzzle 16.3%, Multiplayer 8.3%, Mystery 5%

Why You'll Like It: A unique point-and-click experience where players view the same environment from different time periods to solve mysteries together.

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: Online Co-Op 34.1%, Co-op 27.1%, Puzzle 17.2%, Multiplayer 10%, Adventure 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the spy-thriller aesthetic while requiring one player to act as the field agent and the other as the hacker.

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 52.2%, Puzzle 19%, Team-Based 13.5%, Multiplayer 12.2%, Casual 2%

Why You'll Like It: This game is the ultimate test of verbal communication, requiring one player to describe a bomb while the other reads the manual.

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: Co-op 28.5%, Online Co-Op 25.5%, Puzzle 13.5%, Multiplayer 12.5%, First-Person 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A modern escape room experience that focuses heavily on synchronization and shared logic between two players.

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

Why similar: Co-op 46.7%, Puzzle 24.5%, First-Person 12.3%, Story Rich 9.6%, Atmospheric 7%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for cooperative puzzle-solving, featuring a dedicated campaign that requires clever use of physics and portals.

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 36.1%, Puzzle 18.4%, Online Co-Op 15%, Multiplayer 13.6%, Mystery 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a highly interactive, first-person escape room experience that feels very similar to the tactile nature of the We Were Here series.

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: Online Co-Op 30.6%, Co-op 27.7%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Emotional 9.8%, Cute 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological puzzle-adventure where players see the world differently, forcing them to communicate to reconcile their perspectives.

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 45.6%, Online Co-Op 19.5%, Multiplayer 14.4%, Puzzle 9.7%, Emotional 4%

Why You'll Like It: A genre-bending cooperative adventure that constantly introduces new mechanics requiring seamless teamwork.

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 30.5%, Co-op 24.1%, Puzzle 18%, Mystery 10.5%, Multiplayer 10%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated two-player mystery game that relies on sharing clues and observations to progress through a series of puzzles.

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: Co-op 24%, Online Co-Op 23.6%, Puzzle 14.1%, Multiplayer 12.1%, Mystery 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A polished escape room game that features a variety of creative, time-pressured puzzles playable in co-op.

Climb up from the depths of Hell. Scale various worlds solo or chained together with your friends in the 1-4 player platforming sensation.

Why similar: Co-op 46%, Online Co-Op 21.9%, Multiplayer 11.4%, Emotional 7.6%, Mystery 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging platformer where players are physically linked, demanding extreme coordination to navigate vertical puzzles.

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 22.9%, Asynchronous Multiplayer 21.4% ★, Co-op 17.7%, Multiplayer 9%, Puzzle 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A charming puzzle game designed specifically for two players to solve mysteries by comparing their distinct viewpoints.

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 54.5%, Multiplayer 15.5%, Puzzle 14.5%, Online Co-Op 6.5%, Adventure 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful platformer where two characters are tethered together, requiring them to use their connection to overcome obstacles.

"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 29%, Co-op 26.3%, Multiplayer 15.7%, Puzzle 14.6%, Mystery 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: A bite-sized, free-to-play escape room experience that emphasizes teamwork and observation.

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 41%, Online Co-Op 22.5%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Puzzle 9.4%, Cute 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A chaotic communication puzzle game where two birds must work together to manage a post office through teamwork.

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: Co-op 38.5%, Online Co-Op 37.2%, Multiplayer 9.4%, Story Rich 5.5%, Emotional 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven co-op adventure that requires constant coordination to escape prison and survive the journey.

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 26.7%, Co-op 22.8%, Puzzle 13.8%, Mystery 9.2%, Linear 6%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric escape room experience that mirrors the isolation and puzzle-solving intensity of the We Were Here series.

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

Why similar: Online Co-Op 34.2%, Co-op 22.5%, Puzzle 16.4%, Multiplayer 11.1%, Mystery 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play prequel that serves as a perfect introduction to the communication-based puzzle style of the series.

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 53.3%, Online Co-Op 22.3%, Multiplayer 13.9%, Cute 8.1%, Casual 2.4%

Why You'll Like It: A punishingly fun co-op platformer that requires perfect timing and communication to climb a mountain while tethered.

"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 27.4%, Online Co-Op 24.2%, Puzzle 13.3%, Multiplayer 11.8%, Mystery 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A thematic escape room experience that focuses on environmental puzzles and cooperative exploration.

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 36.1%, Online Co-Op 29.4%, Puzzle 11.7%, Multiplayer 11%, Team-Based 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A platformer that forces players to balance their size and weight to solve puzzles and progress through levels.

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 45.3%, Online Co-Op 25.8%, Puzzle 13.6%, Multiplayer 7.3%, Cute 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A gravity-based puzzle platformer that requires two players to work in tandem to navigate through a dreamlike world.

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 41.8%, Adventure 18.8%, Puzzle 15%, Casual 14%, Indie 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: A gentle, puzzle-focused adventure where two players use unique elemental abilities to help each other traverse a landscape.

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: Co-op 50.6%, Puzzle 21.1%, Multiplayer 19.4%, Adventure 6.8%, Casual 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle game where the clumsy controls make cooperation both hilarious and essential for success.

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%, Co-op 19.1%, Puzzle 16.1%, Multiplayer 14.3%, First-Person 3.7%

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 37.6%, Online Co-Op 32.6%, Puzzle 16.5%, Story Rich 7.2%, Atmospheric 6.1%

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

From the makers of LEGO® Builder's Journey comes a new 2-player co-op adventure about friendship and play. When two friends make it their mission to rescue an abandoned spaceship, they embark on a journey beyond their wildest dreams.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 31.5%, Co-op 24.8%, Puzzle 15.2%, Cute 6.6%, Multiplayer 6.4%

Little Nightmares III is an atmospheric adventure game in which you follow the journey of Low and Alone, two best friends in search of a way out of the Nowhere. In 2 players online cooperation or solo with an A.I., work together to solve puzzles and survive in this nightmarish world.

Why similar: Co-op 35.5%, Online Co-Op 20.5%, Multiplayer 13.2%, Puzzle 13.1%, Adventure 5.2%

A frantic co-op puzzle game where a Pilot and an Air Traffic Controller must communicate, decrypt, and improvise to save a failing aircraft. Talk fast, solve faster, and try not to crash.

Why similar: Co-op 37.2%, Team-Based 14.1%, Puzzle 14%, Online Co-Op 10.7%, Multiplayer 9.4%

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: Co-op 24.2%, Online Co-Op 22.7%, Puzzle 12.4%, Multiplayer 9.7%, Linear 6.6%

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: Co-op 26.4%, Online Co-Op 24.8%, Puzzle 13.8%, Multiplayer 11.6%, First-Person 5.2%

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 30.1%, Online Co-Op 21.6%, Puzzle 14.3%, Multiplayer 10.1%, Mystery 9.3%

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

Why similar: Online Co-Op 34.9%, Co-op 23%, Puzzle 16.7%, Multiplayer 11%, Adventure 5%

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: Co-op 26.1%, Online Co-Op 23.5%, Puzzle 12.8%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Mystery 8.5%

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 27.7%, Online Co-Op 23.3%, Puzzle 12.9%, Multiplayer 11.6%, First-Person 6.4%

A handcrafted two player adventure set in low gravity. Solve intricate asymmetric puzzles and escape Moontella’s extremely profitable slime empire through chaos, laughter, and unforgettable true co-op moments with your partner.

Why similar: Online Co-Op 34.9%, Co-op 32.3%, Puzzle 19.1%, Adventure 5.7%, First-Person 5.6%

Sequel to the best-selling escape room game, brings a fresh take on first-person puzzles with a variety of new rooms to explore solo or with friends. Solve intricate puzzles, uncover hidden secrets, or craft your own escape rooms with Room Editor 2.0.

Why similar: Co-op 34.2%, Online Co-Op 21.6%, Puzzle 14.5%, Mystery 8.8%, First-Person 6.2%

Multiplayer jigsaw puzzles with voice chat! Play on your own or with friends, and feel like you're all sitting around the same table. Millions of puzzle images, upload your own, or create any puzzle you can imagine just by describing it!

Why similar: Online Co-Op 26.7%, Co-op 25.1%, Puzzle 23.7%, Multiplayer 17.2%, Casual 4.4%

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 26%, Online Co-Op 15.7%, Team-Based 14.6%, Puzzle 12.1%, Multiplayer 10.8%

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 25.7%, Online Co-Op 24%, Multiplayer 11.7%, Puzzle 10.9%, Emotional 8.1%

"Tales of Escape" is a series of 6 person multiplayer escape room adventures for virtual reality or desktop pc! Gather your friends and choose a story to play!

Why similar: Co-op 31.1%, Online Co-Op 17.8%, Puzzle 17.2%, Multiplayer 13.7%, Mystery 6.1%

Team up as two quirky construction workers in this fun 2-player co-op platformer! Carry a fragile glass window through colorful levels filled with challenges. Communicate and coordinate to dodge obstacles and solve puzzles. Can you finish the job without breaking the glass?

Why similar: Co-op 37.6%, Online Co-Op 27.4%, Multiplayer 15.5%, Linear 7.5%, Adventure 4.8%

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 26.5%, Online Co-Op 13.7%, Puzzle 13.3%, Team-Based 12.5%, Multiplayer 7.3%

"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: Online Co-Op 22.7%, Co-op 20.3%, Emotional 15.7%, Cute 8.8%, Adventure 8.4%

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

Why similar: Co-op 33.6%, Online Co-Op 27%, Puzzle 15.3%, Multiplayer 14.1%, Adventure 5.1%

"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 27.7%, Online Co-Op 24.7%, Puzzle 13.4%, Multiplayer 11.6%, Linear 5.8%

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 29.2%, Co-op 28.4%, Puzzle 16.7%, Multiplayer 9%, First-Person 6.5%

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

Why similar: Team-Based 25.3%, Puzzle 16.7%, Co-op 15.2%, Multiplayer 13%, Online Co-Op 11.2%

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: Online Co-Op 26.7%, Co-op 25%, Puzzle 14.5%, Multiplayer 10%, Mystery 6%

WASD : The Adventure of tori is an online co-op game for 2–4 players, where each player can only use their automatically assigned key (W, A, S, or D). Even a small mistake can make the team fail, so talk with your teammates and work together! You’ll learn the rest by crashing into it… a lot.

Why similar: Co-op 35.5%, Online Co-Op 31.5%, Multiplayer 15.5%, Puzzle 7.3%, Cute 3.4%

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 24.2%, Co-op 22.3%, Puzzle 13%, Mystery 9.1%, Multiplayer 7.5%

"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 30.6%, Co-op 21%, Puzzle 16.1%, Multiplayer 15%, Mystery 5.5%

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 53.3%, Online Co-Op 27.6%, Multiplayer 10.6%, Story Rich 4.9%, Adventure 3.6%

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 27.3%, Co-op 24.5%, Multiplayer 11.2%, Puzzle 9.2%, Mystery 5.4%

In Puzzle With Your Friends you can puzzle alone, with and also against your friends via the internet! Unique motifs from different games and artists are available.

Why similar: Co-op 26.7%, Online Co-Op 23.9%, Team-Based 14.1%, Puzzle 13.6%, Multiplayer 11.2%