Co-op games like Surrounded
Below are 8 cooperative Steam games similar to Surrounded, 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.
Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Surrounded page.
Ranked picks
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The Escape: Together
Online Co-op alternative to Surrounded — playable with friends. Shares Indie with Surrounded.
The Escape: Together is a 1-3 player Online CO-OP escape horror. The paranormal creature has taken over the house. You must use everything you find to survive and make your runaway.
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The Devourer: Hunted Souls
Online Co-op alternative to Surrounded — playable with friends. Shares Indie with Surrounded.
Play as a paranormal investigator in our hybrid between first person survival and psychological horror story game. Investigate a haunted forest with up to 5 players CO-OP, try to lift the curse, experience a tragic story and take decisions together. Will you survive or will you lose your soul?
- 3
Backrooms Society
Online Co-op alternative to Surrounded — playable with friends. Shares Indie with Surrounded.
Backrooms Society is a 1-8 player co-op horror game. Make your way through unique levels of the backrooms while trying to survive and avoid mysterious entities. Scavenge each level for gear and resources, bring it back to The Hub where you can sell valuables and buy/craft new gear.
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Inside the Backrooms
Online Co-op alternative to Surrounded — playable with friends. Shares Indie with Surrounded.
Inside the Backrooms is a horror multiplayer game mixed with different mechanics that will make you spend an intense night with friends. Explore, think, interact, but be careful, it is rumored that there are several entities wishing to find you...
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SEVERANCE
Co-op alternative to Surrounded — playable with friends. Shares Indie with Surrounded.
Severance is a 1-5 player paranormal investigation game… with a twist. Use tools and equipment to identify the correct ghost type while a dangerous, violent entity hunts you down. The twist? YOU can become the ghost. Choose Ghost AI, or an asymmetrical mode where a player takes the Ghost role.
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The Outlast Trials
Online Co-op alternative to Surrounded — playable with friends. Shares Indie with Surrounded.
Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same?
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In Silence
Co-op alternative to Surrounded — playable with friends.
In Silence is a multiplayer horror game. One player takes on the role of the monster who has hypersensitive hearing abilities and is almost completely blind. The other players(2-6) play as survivors, trying to escape or hunting the monster.
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Demonologist
Online Co-op alternative to Surrounded — playable with friends. Shares Indie with Surrounded.
Demonologist is a Co-Op horror game that can be played with at least 1 and up to 4 players. Your goal is to identify the type of evil spirit in cursed places and exorcise it using your equipment, either alone or with your team.