Co-op games like Awakeroots
Below are 8 cooperative Steam games similar to Awakeroots, 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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Planeturem
Online Co-op alternative to Awakeroots — playable with friends. Shares Indie with Awakeroots.
Explore a procedurally generated planet filled with resources to harvest - or discover structures containing potentially rare items. Build your base to protect yourself and fight off evil, collecting materials to build new gear. Build a rocket and explore new planets!
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Mindswarm Elements TD
Co-op alternative to Awakeroots — playable with friends. Shares Indie and Early Access with Awakeroots.
The tower defense that thinks back: the swarm analyzes your defense, develops resistances and sends saboteurs. Counter with 6 elements, powerful combo towers and support totems — solo, in co-op up to 4 players or in versus duels up to 4.
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ExoTrain
Co-op alternative to Awakeroots — playable with friends. Shares Early Access with Awakeroots.
Build your base on the train. Explore the exoplanet, face dangerous wildlife, and discover what happened to the human colony on this planet. Upgrade your train and combine gear to survive in a hostile environment. Play solo or team up with friends in co-op!
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Brightfall
Co-op alternative to Awakeroots — playable with friends. Shares Indie and Early Access with Awakeroots.
Brightfall is an isometric open-world survival-craft for 1-4 players where light is your last defence against a living darkness. Explore a cursed Celtic island, craft powerful weapons, build a safe haven, and fight to keep your flame alive - because when it dies, your sanity follows.
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Enshrouded
Co-op alternative to Awakeroots — playable with friends. Shares Indie with Awakeroots.
You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race. Awaken, survive the terror of a corrupting fog, and reclaim the lost beauty of your kingdom. Venture into a vast world, vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls and forge your path in this co-op survival action RPG for up to 16 players.
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Breakwaters: Crystal Tides
Online Co-op alternative to Awakeroots — playable with friends. Shares Indie with Awakeroots.
Survive in a world ravaged by massive Titans and an ever changing ocean sim. Displace water to find resources for building and crafting unique items. Swim, sail, and fly to explore new islands and fight Titans.
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The Riftbreaker
Online Co-op alternative to Awakeroots — playable with friends. Shares Indie with Awakeroots.
The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.
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Shamania
Co-op alternative to Awakeroots — playable with friends.
Shamania is an open world survival game where you can CRAFT, FIGHT, and EXPLORE a vibrant sandbox world with friends in CO-OP. Expand your base as a hub for survival, gather resources, and master professions to unlock new tools and opportunities!