Co-op games like Ghostbane
Below are 9 cooperative Steam games similar to Ghostbane, 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 Ghostbane page.
Ranked picks
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Ominous
Online Co-op alternative to Ghostbane — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Ghostbane.
Ominous is a thriller/horror game for up to 4 players. In this game, you must collaborate with your teammates to face a creature within an indoor setting. What sets Ominous apart is its unique approach to multiplayer, offering a distinct experience compared to many other horror games available.
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Journey Into Darkness
Online Co-op alternative to Ghostbane — playable with friends. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ghostbane.
In an unknown environment, only this light can bring a little warmth, but the continuous decline of the battery is stripping away my sense of security, I have to escape! A zombie game for 1-4 players. In darkness, players use flashlights to affect zombie behavior, explore, escape and reach the end.
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A Way To Be Dead
Online Co-op alternative to Ghostbane — playable with friends. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ghostbane.
A Way to be Dead is an asymmetrical multiplayer (up to 5 players) horror game. Players can take on the role of killer, the victims, or even the undeads. Escape | Kill | Eat...
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SEVERANCE
Online Co-op alternative to Ghostbane — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Ghostbane.
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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Mournight
Online Co-op alternative to Ghostbane — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Ghostbane.
A terrifying 1–4 player co-op horror game set in a cursed mansion. Use flashlights, find clues, and survive the horrors within. Every decision matters. Can you escape before the curse claims you?
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The Outlast Trials
Online Co-op alternative to Ghostbane — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Ghostbane.
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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Ghost Watchers
Online Co-op alternative to Ghostbane — playable with friends. Shares Adventure with Ghostbane.
Ghost Watchers is a co-op online horror game. You will explore and hunt ghosts in abandoned houses
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Demonologist
Online Co-op alternative to Ghostbane — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Ghostbane.
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.
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Abnormality
Online Co-op alternative to Ghostbane — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Ghostbane.
Explore abandoned locations, collect paranormal evidence, and survive the wrath of the former residents still haunting them. Team up with up to 3 friends to investigate by day, and hide for your life by night. What begins as an investigation quickly turns into a desperate struggle to stay alive.