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Co-op games like Higher Critters - 1v4

Below are 6 cooperative Steam games similar to Higher Critters - 1v4, ranked by player overlap and content similarity. Every pick supports cooperative play — online co-op, LAN co-op, or shared/split-screen — so you can play with friends right out of the box. imho.run pulls from the same Steam category data Valve uses internally, so "Co-op" here matches what the store labels.

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Ranked picks

  1. 1
    Staycation — Steam game cover

    Staycation

    Online Co-op alternative to Higher Critters - 1v4 — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Higher Critters - 1v4.

    Survive until round 15 to win. Game is simple just survive.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDCo-opSimilar games →
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    Maidenless — Steam game cover

    Maidenless

    Online Co-op alternative to Higher Critters - 1v4 — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Higher Critters - 1v4.

    Enter the Endless Arena and fight other players in structured 1v1, 3v3 and free for all PVP!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDCo-opSimilar games →
  3. 3
    Grim Pastures — Steam game cover

    Grim Pastures

    Online Co-op alternative to Higher Critters - 1v4 — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Higher Critters - 1v4.

    Grim Pastures is a third-person social deduction party game supporting 3 to 10 players. Innocent workers strive to complete daily farm orders, while hidden killers covertly sabotage their efforts and sow chaos.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDCo-opSimilar games →
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    Ignisia — Steam game cover

    Ignisia

    Online Co-op alternative to Higher Critters - 1v4 — playable with friends. Shares Indie and Adventure with Higher Critters - 1v4.

    Ignisia is a magical world where majestic dragons and other mysterious creatures live in harmony, protecting their lands from the forces of darkness. However, not all the secrets of this world are revealed at once — some of its inhabitants remain hidden in the shadows, waiting for their time.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation5.99 USDCo-opSimilar games →
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    Peekaboo — Steam game cover

    Peekaboo

    Online Co-op alternative to Higher Critters - 1v4 — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Higher Critters - 1v4.

    Peekaboo — Hide & Seek Online. Players are divided into two teams: props and hunters.Props take the form of objects and adopt their physical properties, and hunters are trying with all their might to find them.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableCo-opSimilar games →
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    GREED IS GOOD — Steam game cover

    GREED IS GOOD

    Online Co-op alternative to Higher Critters - 1v4 — playable with friends. Shares Action and Adventure with Higher Critters - 1v4.

    In GREED IS GOOD, a PvPvE game, you will enter the mysterious dungeon as a Bounty Hunter. In the game, you need to cooperate with your teammates to fight against enemies and fears. Be aware of the toxic gas and be sure to escape before you are drown out.

    2023ActionStrategyAdventureDeck PlayableCo-opSimilar games →