Co-op games like Mystery Escape
Below are 8 cooperative Steam games similar to Mystery Escape, 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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Castle of Mist
Online Co-op alternative to Mystery Escape — playable with friends. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mystery Escape.
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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iAlly
Online Co-op alternative to Mystery Escape — playable with friends. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mystery Escape.
iAlly is a mystery-action game that you can play alone or with 3 friends. Are you ready to feel like a time traveler by solving unique puzzles in a museum full of artifacts from the real world?
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Keep It Running: Together
Online Co-op alternative to Mystery Escape — playable with friends. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mystery Escape.
Keep an old haunted factory running at all costs in this horrifying co-op survive-the-night game. Keep the Boss happy and fend off the monsters that haunt the factory and the town as you race to produce and deliver cursed children's toys.
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Linha de Fogo FPS
Co-op alternative to Mystery Escape — playable with friends. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mystery Escape.
FPS Line of Fire is a team-based multiplayer shooter with visuals inspired by body cameras, offering an intense and immersive experience.
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DID YOU SCARED
Online Co-op alternative to Mystery Escape — playable with friends. Shares Early Access with Mystery Escape.
A horror game based on fictional stories. The player can play story mode and multiplayer as well. a physics-based prop hunt mixed with classic horror survival.
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They Came From Space
Co-op alternative to Mystery Escape — playable with friends. Shares Strategy and Indie with Mystery Escape.
Be the First Alien Invaders on Earth to complete objectives and prepare it for FULL SCALE INVASION! They Came From Space is an open world co-op game where you can play with up to 4 players. Avoid scary humans while navigating a rural small town as you uncover the deep dark secrets of this world.
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Skyline Sprinters
Online Co-op alternative to Mystery Escape — playable with friends. Shares Strategy and Adventure with Mystery Escape.
Welcome to an adrenaline-pumping platform game where players embark on an exhilarating race against each other through a challenging parkour course! Prepare to test your agility, speed, and reflexes as you navigate through an immersive world filled with obstacles, traps, and exciting surprises.
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ELEVATED
Online Co-op alternative to Mystery Escape — playable with friends. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mystery Escape.
ELEVATED is a multiplayer (8 vs. 1) thriller action game where eight death row inmates try to complete the given tasks to gain their freedom while being chased by the 4th horseman of the apocalypse, "The Death".