Co-op Hidden Gems on Steam
Unlike generic lists, our game recommendations use a rigorous analysis of Steam user reviews to identify and feature only the best, community-validated co-op games.
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Bang Bang Barrage
Survive the treacherous sea in this quirky multiplayer shooter game! Play solo or team up and fight off Cthulhu's minions. Master a unique recoil-based mechanic to blast enemies and chart your course. Mix and match upgrades to craft the perfect sea-surviving strategy!
Frosthaven
From the creative mind of Isaac Childres, the highly acclaimed board game moves to the digital realm in the video game adaptation of FROSTHAVEN! The dark fantasy tactical RPG features deep mechanics and challenging yet satisfying gameplay both in Single Player and Co-Op Online Multiplayer.
SWAT Commander
Join the Special Weapons and Tactics Unit in SWAT Commander! Issue orders to your squad in single player or create one with up to 5 players in co-op. Configure equipment, study briefings, deploy on missions with various environments and objectives. Use your tactical skills to restore law and order.
Primal Planet
Unveil a heartfelt story of family, dinosaurs, and UFOs! Craft, upgrade, and survive in a realm of primeval predators, savage tribes and... ancient aliens. Rise from a humble cave dweller to the planet’s last hope — alone or in local co-op. Welcome to the dinovania!
Animal Shelter 2
Welcome back to the heartwarming world of Animal Shelter 2! Provide a loving home for every four-legged friend in need – play with them, pet them, even dress them up! Get to know them and find them a loving family. Play with your friends and manage your shelter together in co-op!
UnderMine 2
Delve into the dangerous, ever-shifting labyrinth that is the Undermine. Discover, craft, and combine hundreds of unique items. Pair them with an ever-expanding roster of distinct playable characters for a new run every time! Grab a partner and uncover UnderMine 2's secrets together in local co-op.
Phantom Squad
Phantom Squad is a 1–4 player co-op tactical top-down shooter blending fast-paced combat with real-time strategy. Play solo or team up through online co-op, coordinating movement, positioning, and split-second decisions to survive intense, high-risk missions.
The Karters 2: Turbo Charged
Get ready for the ultimate kart racing experience on Steam & Steam Deck! Inspired by Crash Team Racing, built with its own identity, advanced gameplay systems, tons of new features and massive modding support for endless replayability!
C.A.S.T. (CHERNOZEM ANOMALY STRIKE TEAM)
C.A.S.T is a third-person PvE extraction shooter playable solo or in co-op. Select your character and loadout to battle enemy hordes, evade anomalies, and complete objectives across handcrafted maps with dynamic procedural elements.
Climb The Backrooms
Ascend through the twisted levels of the Backrooms using physics-based object manipulation to overcome obstacles, solve mind-bending puzzles, and uncover unsettling secrets. Play solo or team up in online co-op with up to 4 players as you climb higher, think smarter, and survive the unknown.
Tobacco Shop Simulator
Run your tobacco shop. Sign contracts with leading brands, order products, hire workers, expand your store, and never let your customers leave the store empty-handed. Play with friends or go solo, and enjoy the growth of your shop.
School 666
School 666 is a 1-4 Player Co-op Survival Horror. You must escape this endless nightmare. Try to identify the correct path and survive the anomalies in this endless school. Some extremely powerful anomalies will catch you to their dimensions. Explore the reason why you are here... and don't die.
Parallel Experiment
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.
Forsaken Frontiers
Step into the frozen unknown in Forsaken Frontiers, a cooperative analog horror adventure set in the unforgiving embrace of an everlasting winter.
Lynked: Banner of the Spark
Build a bright new world alongside a band of rescued robot buddies! In this colorful action RPG, battle waves of enemies in solo or co-op, then return home and use their parts to craft a thriving town. Assemble your crew and grow stronger with each new adventure!
Broventure: The Wild Co-op
Broventure = Vampire Survivors + Base building + Co-op. Band together with friends and obliterate hordes of grueling enemies, gather crucial resources, and transform your camp into a sanctuary of liberation.
Capcom Fighting Collection 2
Capcom's new fighting collection hits the stage! Choose from fan-favorite games like Capcom vs. SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001 and Project Justice to 3D action games like Power Stone and Power Stone 2 in this collection of eight classic fighting games!
Omega Crafter
Adventure in a vast open-world survival craft game with your programmable sidekick Grammi! Program the Grammi to collect materials, build your town, craft weapons and armor to challenge strong enemies! Play alone or with friends online!
Equinox: Homecoming
Saddle up with friends and investigate a dark mystery, where each trail leads to wonder and intrigue. A string of events has set the idyllic island on edge. Discover the truth behind your mother’s disappearance and a local's sudden death. For fans of horses, murder mysteries, and cozy exploration!
Tank Squad
Tank Squad is a tactical-combat action game. Take part in big tank battles during World War II. Play single-player or coop (4 players). Repair your tanks, replenish supplies, manage the crew and get back to the action!
Survival Machine
Build your base on a moving Machine, travel through biomes with different resources, and prepare for the night when a zombie threat is much higher than during the day. Would you go solo or explore this new world with your best friends?
Vellum
Write on! Defend the books in Vellum, a co-op, literary roguelike! Harness class-defining colors, master an inspired spellbook, and influence the growth of your enemy! As a group or solo, you'll craft plot-twisting builds to rewrite the rules in Ink!
World of Goo 2
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.
BOKURA: planet
"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.
Sunderfolk
Rediscover game night in this tactical RPG where clever teamwork and shared strategy shape every turn and build lasting memories. One copy is all you need. Friends join using their phones, which become their character sheet, guidebook, and controller. Play the first 4 missions for free.
Bureau of Contacts
"Bureau of Contacts" - ghost-hunting game for 1-4 players, in which you'll encounter 2 enemies at once - location itself and the ghosts with most human-like intelligence ever. So...look around and watch what you say!
PARANOIA PLACE
PARANOIA PLACE is a 1-3 player online co-op survival horror game. Together or alone, you will need to solve puzzles, find items and run from the bloodthirsty demonic killer.
Call of Clans
Call of Clans is an online turn-based strategy card game set in a magical world. Build a versatile deck with minion and skill cards to challenge equally matched opponents in a world of swords and magic. Team up with others to conquer challenging co-op dungeons
Let's Patiti!
"Let's Patiti!" is a multiplayer party game that supports 2-4 players and can be played online or locally. In the game, you take on the role of an adorable little cat, engaging in a game of chase and cunning competition with your "Meow Meow" friends or AI in the "Meow Meow Forest".
Emissary Zero
Co-op horror (1-4 players). You are sent to explore a mysterious building at night. Find the Moon and try to return alive.
Squirreled Away
Live your best squirrel life. Explore, gather, craft, and build incredible treehouses in acres of beautiful parkland. Scurry across lawns, up trees, and leap limb to limb solo, or up to four friends can play together in co-op. Endless summer days of adventure await.
Unpossess: Exorcism Simulator
Unpossess is a 1-4 co-op exorcism simulator game set in the early 1900s. Players take on the role of exorcists responsible for addressing cases of human possession.