Co-op games like Cat Life
Below are 8 cooperative Steam games similar to Cat Life, 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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Avaroth Online
Online Co-op alternative to Cat Life — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Cat Life.
Avaroth Online is an open-world MMORPG with PvP combat, character progression, and exploration across lands inspired by Argentina. Gather resources, build, and face enemies and players alike in a hostile, persistent world.
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Valorwood (Early Access)
Online Co-op alternative to Cat Life — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Cat Life.
Explore realms, timelines, and dimensions in this stylized open-world survival RPG. Gather, craft, build, and battle through shifting worlds as you uncover the mysteries of Valorwood, alone or with friends.
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Venator Universe
Online Co-op alternative to Cat Life — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Cat Life.
Venator Universe is a sci-fi RPG survival game developed by FullsetGaming. It aims to create a highly action-packed and hostile environment. The goal of the game is to survive, which requires players to gather resources, craft items, and improve themselves.
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Luminary
Online Co-op alternative to Cat Life — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Cat Life.
Luminary is a solo or co-op OpenZone Action RPG that creates a balanced experience for everyone. Using a unique world and character progression system, explore vast hand-crafted lands together, uncover hidden treasures, level up your town, and push back the darkness with light.
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ArcheAge Chronicles
Online Co-op alternative to Cat Life — playable with friends. Shares Action and Adventure with Cat Life.
Explore Auroria, a vast and vibrant world brimming with rich lore and thrilling action. ArcheAge Chronicles delivers an immersive experience that will capture players' hearts, whether they are newcomers to the setting or seasoned adventurers.
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The First Library
Online Co-op alternative to Cat Life — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Cat Life.
Restore a fallen medieval world in this co-op survival builder. Knowledge is your most important resource: Travel through portals, defeat mighty bosses, and reclaim lost books. Build your library stone by stone, unlock new worlds, and defend your knowledge against the shadows.
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Disaster Island
Online Co-op alternative to Cat Life — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Cat Life.
Disaster Island is a unique survival based game, where you have to accomplish missions on abandoned island. But It's not gonna be easy, its not ordinary island. You will be confronted by natural disasters and numerous hidden dangers.
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Eydigard
Online Co-op alternative to Cat Life — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Cat Life.
Eydigard is a third-person co-op action RPG where players shapeshift into animals to fight, explore, and reclaim cursed farms in plague-ridden 1500s Norway. Inspired by Norwegian and Sámi folktales, it blends historical fantasy with challenging boss fights and a grounded, story-rich world.