Although it's fun gaming solo, sometimes you want to get someone else in on the action with you, whether it be a close friend, partner, or complete stranger. Luckily, cooperative games seem to be on the up, with some amazing new additions finding their way onto shelves and digital libraries in the last few years.
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Posts 2Many of these cooperative adventures contain puzzle-solving elements, requiring you to work together and communicate well to reach your end goal. So whether you're looking to escape a frightening labyrinth, work out a gravity-defying world, or even play as two geese waddling their way to village overlords, here are some of the best cooperative puzzle-solving games out there.
Updated April 25, 2025 by Jacqueline Zalace: Puzzling with others is a great way to spend your gaming time. We've added a few more co-op puzzle games to this list that you can play now! All of these games support two players, with many letting even more join in.
27 Never Alone
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Puzzle Platformer Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 72/100 Critics Rec: 38% Released November 18, 2014 ESRB E10+ For Everyone 10+ due to Mild Violence Developer(s) Upper One Games Publisher(s) E-Line Media Franchise Never AloneWHERE TO PLAY
DIGITALLots of co-op puzzle games focus on the funny hijinks you and your co-op buddy can get into, but Never Alone is a bit different. You play as a young Iñupiaq girl named Nuna and her fox companion as you venture to put an end to an eternal blizzard that threatens her village.
The developers collaborated with members of the Iñupiat to bring the game's story and environment to life, and it shows. Not only is the gameplay itself immersive and challenging, but you'll learn a lot about the Iñupiaq along the way.
26 Boxboy + Boxgirl
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Puzzle Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 80/100 Critics Rec: 92% Released April 26, 2019 ESRB E For Everyone: Mild Fantasy Violence Developer(s) HAL Laboratory Publisher(s) Nintendo Engine Unity Multiplayer Online MultiplayerWHERE TO PLAY
DIGITALPart of the Boxboy series and at least as good as the other games, Boxboy + Boxgirl is a co-op puzzle platformer where you create boxes to overcome obstacles and complete levels. The catch is that you can't make as many boxes as you please; every level has a certain limit on the amount you can create.
You and your co-op partner will have to put your heads together to figure out how to make the best possible use of the boxes you can make. And if you like collecting things, good news: you can collect crowns to purchase power-ups, accessories, and even bonus levels that up the challenge.
25 Heave Ho
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Adventure Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 78/100 Critics Rec: 88% Released March 29, 2019 ESRB e Developer(s) Le Cartel Studio Publisher(s) Devolver Digital Engine Unity Multiplayer Online MultiplayerWHERE TO PLAY
DIGITALIf you're looking for something you can play with a group in gatherings, Heave Ho fits the bill. It's a silly platforming game with one goal: don't fall. The puzzle aspect comes from finding out how to best move along the level while being attached to three other people. The platforms you stick to come in all shapes and sizes, from hooks to boulders to see-saws, and some even have spikes you can't touch.
The levels aren't easy, but the humor factor will make you and your friends laugh out loud instead of yelling in frustration. You can customize your characters to more easily differentiate who each person is supposed to be (and to look cool), but that won't totally save you from plummeting to your deaths more times than you can count.
24 Very Very Valet
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Action Indie Games Casual Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 73/100 Critics Rec: 64% Released May 25, 2021 ESRB e Engine Unity Multiplayer Online MultiplayerWHERE TO PLAY
DIGITALVery Very Valet is a wacky party puzzle game that is dripping with off-the-wall shenanigans. If you haven't guessed from the game's title, you play as a valet driver. Your chosen cartoony valet driver works diligently to wrangle up as many cars as possible to park them and eventually retrieve them for your patrons.
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PostsWhile that setup may sound undeniably simple and even mundane, nothing could be farther from the truth, especially when playing this one in zany co-op. Adding two or more players to the mix really makes this game a blast as you work with your chosen co-op partner to drive around the vehicles, which end up basically being puzzles since you have to navigate them through specific stage-based hazards and scenarios.
23 Good Job!
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Puzzle Simulation Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 79/100 Critics Rec: 80% Released March 26, 2020 ESRB E For Everyone // Mild Fantasy Violence Developer(s) Paladin Studios B.V. Publisher(s) Nintendo Co., Ltd. Engine Unity Engine Number of Players 1WHERE TO PLAY
DIGITALIf you haven't played the downright hilarious puzzle adventure game Good Job!, you should be sure to remedy that right away. It's equal parts fun and hilarious, especially in co-op. In this game, you play as the heir to a successful CEO, and it's now up to you to work your way to the top, literally and figuratively.
Good Job! relishes in physics-based mayhem where your goal is to move through different stages of a large office building, solving environmental puzzles, interacting with objects, and, of course, causing tons of destruction. While the game is fun solo, adding a friend to the mix turns this game from a simple puzzle experience to a bonkers one.
22 39 Days To Mars
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Released April 25, 2018 Platform(s) PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch Powered by Expand CollapseThis Kickstarter-funded project by It's Anecdotal finally came to fruition after years in limbo, flying under the radar as a particularly innovative indie puzzler. The charming co-op game forces two players to work together through a series of creative brain-busters as they embark on a short but memorable trip to Mars by airship.
These 19th-century explorers must scramble to solve problems on board so they can reach their destination in one piece. Whimsical themes and stylized, hand-drawn visuals add a sense of character to the experience, engrossing you as you tinker with clever puzzles to maintain the ship. Tasks range from churning mechanical contraptions to assembling maps—and even the simple act of making tea.
21 Shift Happens
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Puzzle Platformer Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 75/100 Critics Rec: 53% Released September 9, 2015 ESRB E For Everyone // Mild Fantasy Violence Developer(s) Klonk Games Publisher(s) Daedalic Entertainment Engine Unity 5 Multiplayer Local Co-OpWHERE TO PLAY
DIGITALShift Happens is a puzzle-platformer game. It's really best experienced with two people, but the developers also ensured there was a single-player mode available
The two creatures that the players control (named Bismo and Plom) are made out of jelly, which allows them to do chaotic and creative things! One of the main mechanics is "shifting," which allows you to trade jelly to adjust your size between a big version and a small version of your jelly creature. There are four worlds to explore, each requiring your unique talents.
20 Snipperclips: Cut It Out Together
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Puzzle Systems OpenCritic Reviews Released March 3, 2017 ESRB E For Everyone Developer(s) SFB Games Publisher(s) Nintendo Engine Unity Multiplayer Online MultiplayerWHERE TO PLAY
DIGITALThis delightful puzzler channels that feeling of playing around in elementary school art class. Similar to that experience—just about anything goes in Snipperclips, as two players must use intuition and improvisation on the spot to solve crafty puzzles.
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PostsThe game's puzzles revolve around rotating and overlapping controllable shapes to snip out new ones, which are used to transport or otherwise interact with other objects. Communication is key here, as both players will be working through a slew of random scenarios on the spot with little to no guidance. This colorful co-op romp makes for a fun little diversion that's good for some laughs.
19 Death Squared
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Puzzle Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 74/100 Critics Rec: 63% Released July 13, 2017 ESRB E For Everyone // Alcohol Reference Developer(s) SMG Studio Publisher(s) SMG Studio Engine Unity Multiplayer Local Co-OpWHERE TO PLAY
SUBSCRIPTIONReleased by SMG Studio in early 2017, this mechanical game harkens back to the old-school puzzler feel, standing out in an era when bigger and more bombastic seemingly equals better. But while this blocky title seems simple on the surface, Death Squared offers some deceptively tricky tasks that keep folks coming back for more.
Two players will need to be precise and work in synchronicity to progress through the dozens of unique block mazes. This includes clearing obstacles and platforms by triggering contraptions and matching with switches of the same color.
18 Human Fall Flat
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Platformer Puzzle Systems OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 68/100 Critics Rec: 39% Released July 22, 2016 ESRB E for Everyone Developer(s) No Brakes Games Publisher(s) Curve Digital Engine Unity Multiplayer Local Co-Op, Online Co-OpWHERE TO PLAY
SUBSCRIPTIONFumbling through these courses may seem counter-productive and silly due to the clumsy ragdoll physics—but in No Brakes Games' co-op journey, this is the point. The aptly named Human Fall Flat drops loads of online players into a set of progressively tricky stages. From there, they'll hop, stumble, and crawl their way through various puzzles while dealing with impeding obstacles, mostly themselves and each other.
One can imagine the laughs this goofy experience brings—with the blend of drunken physics, bustling crowds, and the relative precision the game demands to progress. Something as simple as dropping a plank for a bridge and scurrying across can be a tough, treacherous act.
