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Co-op games like What'Sub

Below are 8 cooperative Steam games similar to What'Sub, 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 What'Sub page.

Ranked picks

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    Almost Home — Steam game cover

    Almost Home

    Online Co-op alternative to What'Sub — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with What'Sub.

    A co-op survival game for up to 4 players where the island fights back, growing more hostile the closer you get to escaping.

    ActionIndieAdventureCo-opSimilar games →
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    Disaster Area — Steam game cover

    Disaster Area

    Online Co-op alternative to What'Sub — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with What'Sub.

    Disaster Area is a stylized game that includes online combat and campaign mode. In the campaign mode, players will be brought into an unknown disaster. You will fight with your teammates to break out of the encirclement of horrible unknow creatures and explore the source of the disaster.

    2023ActionIndieEarly Access0.99 USDDeck PlayableCo-opSimilar games →
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    GOBLINS! GOBLINS! GOBLINS! — Steam game cover

    GOBLINS! GOBLINS! GOBLINS!

    Online Co-op alternative to What'Sub — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with What'Sub.

    Grab your friends and unleash your inner goblin in this online co-op game for up to 4 players. Climb rooftops, smash through windows, dodge guards, steal shinies, and ruin everything for everyone. Work together to pull off the perfect heist… or betray your friends for a slightly shinier hat.

    ActionIndieAdventureCo-opSimilar games →
  4. 4
    stardozing — Steam game cover

    stardozing

    Online Co-op alternative to What'Sub — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with What'Sub.

    Team-up, cave-dive, and throw your friends in stardozing! Work your way to the bottom of a deep, procedurally generated cave, tossing around the items you find along the way and up to 3 other players.

    ActionIndieAdventureCo-opSimilar games →
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    Unshelved — Steam game cover

    Unshelved

    Online Co-op alternative to What'Sub — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with What'Sub.

    Unshelved is an up to 4-player co-op Work-Life Horror Sim where you manage a cursed library. By day, handle book requests and earn an honest living. But as night falls, you must return books to their shelves and survive the horrors that haunt the halls!

    ActionIndieCo-opSimilar games →
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    Kitchen Island VR — Steam game cover

    Kitchen Island VR

    Online Co-op alternative to What'Sub — playable with friends. Shares Action and Adventure with What'Sub.

    Dive into an unique VR cooking experience! Adapt to the conditions of different islands and prepare recipes without letting anything burn! From cutting to smashing and cooking, proof your skills and become the best chef. Before facing the hungry end boss! Let the (VR) cooking begin...

    2021ActionAdventureCasual6.99 USDCo-opSimilar games →
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    Beware the Depths — Steam game cover

    Beware the Depths

    Online Co-op alternative to What'Sub — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with What'Sub.

    A co-op horror about pushing a soul-powered funeral cart through a haunted dungeon for 1-4 players. Feed it souls, survive the dark, and get out before something gets you.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieCo-opSimilar games →
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    Escape from Slumberland — Steam game cover

    Escape from Slumberland

    Online Co-op alternative to What'Sub — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with What'Sub.

    Escape from Slumberland is an online co-op horror game with up to 4 players. Explore deadly dream worlds, collect valuable moonbeams and escape before the nightmares claim you. Meanwhile the monster in your bedroom demands ever increasing sacrifices. Succeed or be devoured!

    ActionIndieAdventureCo-opSimilar games →