Co-op games like Prison Life 2
Below are 9 cooperative Steam games similar to Prison Life 2, 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
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Catolonizer
Online Co-op alternative to Prison Life 2 — playable with friends. Shares Strategy and Indie with Prison Life 2.
Catolonizer is an online social deduction game for up to 15 players. Complete tasks to earn coins, buy items from the Merchant, and use your secret ability at night. Outsmart the others and fulfill your unique win condition!
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Dale & Dawson Stationery Supplies
Online Co-op alternative to Prison Life 2 — playable with friends. Shares Strategy and RPG with Prison Life 2.
In "Dale & Dawson Stationery Supplies," play as a Manager, Specialist, or Slacker in an office setting. Slackers blend in, mimicking Specialists to avoid the Manager's suspicion. Uncover or cause deception to win.
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Castle of Mist
Online Co-op alternative to Prison Life 2 — playable with friends. Shares Strategy and Indie with Prison Life 2.
Castle of Mist is a first-person shooter with Roguelike random elements set in a medieval-style adventure. Players control different characters, choose various items to create unique playstyles, and ultimately defeat various monsters and the dragon attacking the castle to achieve victory.
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Castle of Blackwater
Online Co-op alternative to Prison Life 2 — playable with friends. Shares Strategy and Indie with Prison Life 2.
Castle of Blackwater is a 2D, action-packed, social deduction game with a magical twist. In this intense game of trust and betrayal, up to 10 strangers are trapped in a castle of danger and deception, with a mission to complete tasks and escape with their lives.
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New Citizen - Alpha
Online Co-op alternative to Prison Life 2 — playable with friends. Shares Strategy and Indie with Prison Life 2.
New Citizen is a modern-themed roleplay adventure game set in a vast open world. The game focuses mainly on the player, creating an environment that feels alive and that is constantly moving.
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Prisoners
Online Co-op alternative to Prison Life 2 — playable with friends. Shares Strategy and Indie with Prison Life 2.
An online game in which prisoners (2-10) sentenced to death try to win their freedom and the grand prize by eliminating others.
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Sincognito
Online Co-op alternative to Prison Life 2 — playable with friends. Shares Strategy and Indie with Prison Life 2.
An social deduction investigation horror game where one of you is secretly possessed by a Deadly Sin. Use stealth and proximity chat to cooperate or deceive as you gather clues and compare findings to deduce which Sin is haunting the castle.
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diffiCULT
Online Co-op alternative to Prison Life 2 — playable with friends. Shares Strategy and RPG with Prison Life 2.
Step into a fully 3D medieval world of deception. diffiCULT is a multiplayer social deduction game where you must uncover hidden cultists. Use proximity voice chat, investigate houses at night, survive daily votes, and reveal who is truly on your side.
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PROPHUNT
Online Co-op alternative to Prison Life 2 — playable with friends. Shares Indie and Casual with Prison Life 2.
The ultimate Prop Hunt experience. Hide among the many objects that make up the world or find the impostors hiding among the objects.