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Best co-op puzzle games
Work out clues, mechanisms and physical obstacles together. These picks put shared problem-solving near the centre, including pair adventures and larger-group rooms. Check the player counts before choosing.
- 56 games
- 10 coming soon
- Newest first
Out now
Two explorers trade clues over walkie-talkies and use different tools to solve puzzles inside a strange research facility.
- 2 online
- Crossplay
A three-player bomb defusal game where monkey teammates must pass instructions despite different limits on seeing, hearing and speaking.
- Exactly 3 online
An online puzzle adventure for two to twelve, where finding your way means finding new ways to communicate.
- 12 online
- Crossplay
Eight frogs haul food through sewers, using sticky tongues to move objects and fling friends past obstacles.
- 8 online
- Crossplay
Two astronauts on the Moon see different things, so you solve puzzles by describing your screen to each other.
- Exactly 2 online
- 2 split-screen
- Crossplay
A brother and sister solve small puzzles and open doors that need two sets of hands while monsters stalk the rooms.
- 2 online
- 2 shared-screen
- Crossplay
- Only one needs to buy
An online escape room puzzler where up to eight friends inspect objects and connect clues.
- 8 online
Two small friends use a bow and wrench to escape monsters in an online horror platformer.
- 2 online
- Only one needs to buy
Two stranded explorers solve puzzles on separate screens while keeping their personal goals secret.
- 2 online
- Crossplay
Two to eight cats stack, wait and block each other to bring a key to the door, with online games across Switch, Steam and Xbox.
- 8 online
- 8 on one screen
- Crossplay
A physics co-op game where four clumsy emergency workers tackle rescue jobs and get tangled up in their own plans.
- 4 online
- 4 split-screen
- Crossplay
A wizard, thief and knight combine their tools to solve physics puzzles and stop a clockwork army.
- 4 online
- 4 shared-screen
- Crossplay
Two runaway boys see different worlds and solve puzzles by telling each other what is on their screens.
- 2 online
- Crossplay
Two detectives on separate devices open locked boxes by describing symbols, numbers and objects to each other.
- Exactly 2 online
- Crossplay
Free co-opEach player works from a different location and screen, so you swap clues to crack a short case.
- Exactly 2 online
- Crossplay
Free co-opTwo-detective puzzle case. PC, Mac, iOS, Android. Online for 2 players.
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Feel and other extras describe the whole game. Store buttons can include paid editions.
Two players exchange clues across past and future in a puzzle adventure played on separate devices.
- 2 on separate devices
- Crossplay
A puzzle adventure for two where school lessons become escape rooms full of clues, codes and ticking clocks.
- 2 online
- 2 split-screen
- Crossplay
A two-player escape puzzle campaign where separate clues lead you through a cursed castle and its ruined town.
- 2 online
- Crossplay
Plan destructive heists with friends, then turn buildings and vehicles into shortcuts through a breakable world.
- 12 online
Free co-opTwo shapes on one keyboard boost each other over short levels to reach matching outlines.
- 2 shared-screen
Free co-opTwo-player levels. PC, Mac, Linux. One device for 2 players.
The page offers the whole game as a name-your-own-price download.
Feel and other extras describe the whole game. Store buttons can include paid editions.
Flail through space station repairs with friends, steering each arm while loose tools and bodies drift around you.
- 4 shared-screen
An online escape room game where you search for clues and work through puzzles with friends.
- 10 online
- Crossplay
A two-player postal puzzle game where kiwi birds sort letters, type messages and handle seasonal hazards.
- 2 online
- 2 shared-screen
Solve spy missions as an agent and hacker who depend on each other's voices and different views.
- 2 online
- Crossplay
- Only one needs to buy
A two-player story game where a couple on the edge of divorce is turned into dolls and must work together.
- 2 online
- 2 split-screen
- Crossplay
- Only one needs to buy
A cooperative puzzle adventure where two players steer the opposite ends of one stretchy dog.
- 2 online
- 2 shared-screen
Guide two clumsy robots through physics puzzles by moving each leg separately and matching your steps.
- 2 online
- 2 shared-screen
- Crossplay
A puzzle campaign for two explorers who follow a distress call into a haunted Antarctic castle.
- 2 online
- Crossplay
A wizard, knight and thief solve physics puzzles together while tracking a prince whose nightmares have escaped.
- 4 online
- 4 shared-screen
Two geese share a village full of pranks, stolen objects and people who wish you would leave.
- 2 shared-screen
Two to eight players stack, jump and solve short puzzles where everyone has to reach the same door.
- 8 online
- 8 shared-screen
Two players on separate devices exchange missing clues to escape a clockmaker’s strange world.
- 2 on separate devices
- Crossplay
Two people from hot and cold worlds change their surroundings to solve a shared puzzle campaign.
- 2 online
- 2 on one screen
A local puzzle adventure for two, where a rock and a fallen star combine powers to climb through a mountain.
- 2 shared-screen
Two yarn creatures use their connecting thread to cross gaps and solve puzzles together.
- 2 on one screen
Two separated explorers describe symbols, guide each other through traps and solve a castle escape by radio.
- 2 online
- Crossplay
Two robots on one shared screen reach matching goals past lasers and spikes, and if one dies you both restart.
- 4 shared-screen
Free co-opTwo explorers trade clues by radio to solve puzzles from opposite sides of an abandoned castle.
- 2 online
- Crossplay
Free co-opOriginal complete puzzle adventure. PC, Mac. Online for 2 players.
Only the original Windows and Mac base adventure is free. Console editions require purchase. Each player needs an install and microphone.
Feel and other extras describe the whole game. Store buttons can include paid editions.
A physics puzzle platformer where friends haul objects, climb ledges and accidentally drag each other off them.
- 8 online
- 2 split-screen
- Crossplay
One player describes a bomb on screen while the others read the manual to defuse it. One copy is enough.
- On one screen
A local puzzle platformer where a girl and an Arctic fox help each other through an Iñupiaq story.
- 2 shared-screen
A wizard, knight and thief solve fairy tale physics puzzles with more than one answer, for up to three players.
- 3 online
- 3 shared-screen
A puzzle platformer for two where opposite gravity pulls you through the same obstacles from different sides.
- 2 online
- 2 shared-screen
Three heroes combine magic, weapons and a grappling hook to solve a fantasy platforming campaign together.
- 3 online
- 3 shared-screen
A first-person puzzle game with a separate two-player campaign, where two robots use portals to get through test rooms.
- 2 online
- 2 split-screen
Two tomb raiders combine a grapple line, thrown spears and a shield to solve puzzle rooms between fights.
- 2 online
- 2 on one screen
Coming soon
Not out yet. Features and feel describe announced design and may change. Soonest first.
5 November 2026Escape Academy 2: Back 2 School
Coming 5 November 2026
Escape rooms on an open school campus, with one player reading clues while the other works the puzzle.
- 2 online
- 2 split-screen
12 November 2026SONIC PICO PARK
Coming 12 November 2026
A 2D Sonic puzzle game for two to eight players, where nobody wins until everyone reaches the goal.
- 8 online
- 8 shared-screen
- Crossplay, platforms unclear
1 December 2026Hela: of Mice & Magic
Coming 1 December 2026
A gentle open-world adventure where up to four mice swing, glide and solve puzzles to help a sick witch.
- 4 online
- 2 split-screen
4 March 2027Trine 6: Together in Time
Coming 4 March 2027
A puzzle platformer where up to four players combine five heroes' abilities to cross a magical kingdom.
- 4 online
- 4 on one screen
- Crossplay, platforms unclear
May 2027Haunted Paws
Coming May 2027
Two puppies find clues, pin them on a clue board and solve puzzles that need both players at once.
- Exactly 2 online
- 2 on one screen
- Only one needs to buy
2027Age Twisters
Coming 2027
A grandfather and granddaughter change ages to combine powers and solve puzzles in a two-player family mystery.
- 2 online
- 2 shared-screen
- Only one needs to buy
2027Greak 2: Alliance of the Storms
Coming 2027
Two siblings use different versions of the same world to solve puzzles and fight their way home.
- 2 online
- 2 on one screen
2027Stage Fright
Coming 2027
Solve escape rooms with a friend while guiding three children through a town full of strange creatures.
- 2 online
- 2 split-screen
UpcomingFroggin' Around
Not out yet
Two frogs share tongue-based puzzles on one PC, and each puzzle is meant for a pair.
- 2 on one screen
UpcomingHuman Fall Flat 2
Not out yet
The announced sequel to a physics puzzle platformer, with new levels and a new physics engine for up to eight online.
- 8 online
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