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BOKURA
Two runaway boys see different worlds and solve puzzles by telling each other what is on their screens.
Online co-op for 2 players, with crossplay.
- 2 online
- Crossplay
Where to buy
About the Apple App Store and Google Play versions
Apple App Store. The full iOS game supports native online sessions for two players on separate devices. The Apple listing mentions Apple Silicon compatibility but does not verify the mobile app for Mac.
Google Play. The full Android game supports native online sessions for two players on separate devices. The Apple listing mentions Apple Silicon compatibility but does not verify the mobile app for Mac.
Playing together
- Online co-op2 players
- Local co-opNoOnline only
- YesPC, Switch, Switch 2, iOS, AndroidFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- Not confirmedA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- NoEveryone needs to buy itFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckPlayableValve's own rating
About the game
You play as one of two boys who leave home and find that they no longer see the same world. One view is full of animals, while the other shows machines. You walk through side-scrolling scenes, move objects and solve obstacles whose details differ between your screens. Talk through what you see before deciding how to help your partner cross.
Exactly two people play on separate devices, even when you sit in the same room. You need to speak to each other, using a separate call when you play apart. The short story includes choices that can change its direction. It suits a pair who enjoy explaining clues and listening closely, with dark scenes beneath the simple pixel art.
How it feels
Kind of game
Made for exactly two players. You play set levels or a story from start to end, and every part is built for the pair.
- At its heart
- A big part
- Now and then
- Laughter and chaos
- Fear
- Tension and danger
- Calm and coziness
- Time to hang out
- Exploring
- Getting better
- Planning ahead
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- About
- Relationships
Rated on our own feel scale. 6 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
From the Steam store page. Open one to see it full size.
If you liked BOKURA
You will probably enjoy these too. Each one says why.
Fears to Fathom - Scratch Creek
Why it scores 84%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Campaign for two
- Core to both
- Story
- About
- Relationships
- Notable in both
- Working in sync
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- Co-op
- Online co-op for 2 players
How Fears to Fathom - Scratch Creek differs
- Scarier than BOKURA
- Less jumping and climbing than BOKURA
- Less figuring things out than BOKURA
- 2 online
Both are campaigns made for two players. Both have a story you follow together. Both are about two people and their bond.
But scarier than BOKURA.
We Were Here Forever
Why it scores 83%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Campaign for two
- Core to both
- Working in sync, Puzzles and figuring out
- Notable in both
- Story
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
- Co-op
- Online co-op for 2 players
How We Were Here Forever differs
- Less jumping and climbing than BOKURA
- 2 online
- Crossplay
Both are campaigns made for two players. Both need you to talk and act in sync. Both make you work things out together.
But less jumping and climbing than BOKURA.
Tick Tock: A Tale for Two
Why it scores 81%
What they share
- Kind of game
- Campaign for two
- Core to both
- Working in sync, Puzzles and figuring out
- About
- Relationships
- Notable in both
- Story
- Sessions
- Campaign to finish
How Tick Tock: A Tale for Two differs
- Less jumping and climbing than BOKURA
- No online co-op
- 2 on separate devices
- Crossplay
Both are campaigns made for two players. Both need you to talk and act in sync. Both are about two people and their bond.
But less jumping and climbing than BOKURA.
All co-op facts
Last checked 24 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Does not apply
- Split or shared screen
- Does not apply
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- No
The checked Apple full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
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- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Friends can join mid-game
- Not confirmed
Sources
19 pages
creatorslab.kodansha.co.jpOfficial site, read 23 October 2026
Backs Most players online, Local co-op, Genres, Kind of game, Sessions, About, Story, Working in sync, Puzzles and figuring out, Planning ahead.
- Most players online: The maker specifies exactly two players. Steam and Nintendo independently state the same cap.
- Local co-op: Each player uses their own device. Sitting together does not make this one-device co-op.
- Genres: The maker calls it a puzzle adventure.
- Kind of game: The story and puzzles are made for a pair with separate views.
- Sessions: The pair follows a finite branching story.
- About: The maker centers childhood friendship and understanding another person.
- Story: Choices and the boys relationship carry the story.
- Working in sync: The pair must explain different views and solve obstacles together.
- Puzzles and figuring out: Sharing incomplete information is necessary to solve the puzzles.
- Planning ahead: You discuss a solution and decide how to act before trying it.
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 23 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Local co-op, Voice chat by distance, Platforms, Steam app ID, Exploring.
- Online co-op: The maker explicitly describes playing online from different locations.
- Most players online: The text says two people, no more and no less.
- Local co-op: The maker requires two separate machines. LAN and user tags do not establish one-device play.
- Voice chat by distance: The maker says the game provides no communication method. A separate call is needed when apart.
- Platforms: System requirements name Windows and macOS. Other official sources cover Nintendo and phones.
- Steam app ID: The live app page identifies BOKURA and offers the game.
- Exploring: You work through unfamiliar versions of the same scenes rather than explore a large open world.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 23 October 2026
Backs Release status, Release date.
- Release status: Steam identifies the full released game. The user tag Early Access is stale.
- Release date: The creator announces full release on August 10, 2023. Steam gives August 9, 2023. The maker product page has a conflicting 2025 date.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 23 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Playable on Steam Deck.
store.steampowered.comOfficial news, read 23 October 2026
Backs Crossplay, Crossplay between, Platforms, Release date.
- Crossplay: The creator full-release post names Steam, Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android and states that cross-platform play is live.
- Crossplay between: Windows via Steam, Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android are confirmed. A later release report adds Switch 2. The Mac version is released, but its crossplay partners are not explicitly named.
- Platforms: The creator launch post confirms released Switch, iOS and Android versions.
- Release date: The creator explicitly announces full release on August 10, 2023. Its feed timestamp and Steam show August 9. This may reflect a regional date boundary, but the maker statement takes priority.
nintendo.comStore page, read 23 October 2026
Backs Crossplay, Most players online, Platforms.
- Crossplay: The official Switch product displays Cross-platform play.
- Most players online: Online play lists two players.
- Platforms: The live product identifies the Switch edition. Its Switch 2 compatibility is separate from the native edition.
ec.nintendo.comStore page, read 23 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Only one of you needs to buy it, Most players online, Fear.
- Platforms: This official product is specifically for Nintendo Switch 2 and says it is separate from the Switch edition.
- Only one of you needs to buy it: The product states that two players cannot play with the purchase of a single unit.
- Most players online: The native Switch 2 edition specifies two online players.
- Fear: The official native Switch 2 product warns of scary scenes. This supports occasional fear rather than constant horror.
thatsgaming.nlPress, read 23 October 2026
Backs Crossplay between, Crossplay.
- Crossplay between: Thats Gaming, July 29, 2026, explicitly names Switch 2 play with Switch, Steam, iOS and Android.
- Crossplay: Thats Gaming, July 29, 2026, confirms that the native Switch 2 release joins the cross-platform group.
nindiespotlight.comPress, read 23 October 2026
Backs Calm and coziness, Getting better, Time to hang out.
- Calm and coziness: Nindie Spotlight, publication date not displayed, describes an unhurried pace with logic taking priority over action. Darker scenes keep this at a minor level.
- Getting better: Nindie Spotlight, publication date not displayed, emphasizes discussion and logic rather than demanding action practice.
- Time to hang out: Nindie Spotlight, publication date not displayed, describes constant explanations of what each person can see, leaving conversation focused on the task.
lifeisxbox.euPress, read 23 October 2026
Backs Jumping and climbing, Tension and danger.
- Jumping and climbing: Life is Xbox, August 14, 2026, describes guided jumps and precise chain climbing as regular obstacles.
- Tension and danger: Life is Xbox, August 14, 2026, describes failed jumps returning the pair to a checkpoint, with a harsher late section.
steamcommunity.comStore page, read 23 October 2026
Backs Laughter and chaos.
- Laughter and chaos: The inspected recent review sample includes amusement when the pair compares mismatched scenes. This is occasional rather than the central goal.
prtimes.jpOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Crossplay, Crossplay between, Platforms.
- Crossplay: Kodansha's July 30, 2026 release brings native Switch 2 into the Steam, Switch, iOS and Android cooperation group.
- Crossplay between: The named group includes Windows via Steam, Switch, Switch 2, iOS and Android. Steam is named without separate Mac confirmation.
- Platforms: The release announces the implemented native Switch 2 edition. It is distinct from compatible playback of the original Switch release.
store.steampowered.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Only one of you needs to buy it.
- Only one of you needs to buy it: The creator's July 31, 2023 post discontinues Friend's Pass at full release and says it stops working after August 10. Native online play needs both copies.
store.playstation.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Online co-op.
- Online co-op: The checked exact original BOKURA is announced for 2026 and offers a wishlist with two-player online metadata. It is not a released PlayStation edition.
apps.apple.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: The full iOS game supports native online sessions for two players on separate devices. The Apple listing mentions Apple Silicon compatibility but does not verify the mobile app for Mac.
- Free base co-op: The checked Apple full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
play.google.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Platforms, Free base co-op.
- Platforms: The full Android game supports native online sessions for two players on separate devices. The Apple listing mentions Apple Silicon compatibility but does not verify the mobile app for Mac.
- Free base co-op: The checked Android full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Free base co-op.
- Free base co-op: The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
nintendo.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Free base co-op.
- Free base co-op: The checked Nintendo full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
nintendo.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Free base co-op.
- Free base co-op: The checked Nintendo full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.