Co-op games like Footsteps in the Dark
Below are 8 cooperative Steam games similar to Footsteps in the Dark, 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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ESCAPE: FALSE COLORS
Online Co-op alternative to Footsteps in the Dark — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Footsteps in the Dark.
A multiplayer party game blending painting, deception, horror chases, and parkour. A fun, chaotic take on MM2-style gameplay with body painting and camouflage. Paint your disguise, blend in, deceive others, escape with parkour, and survive to the end.
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FunkyMouse's ISO
Online Co-op alternative to Footsteps in the Dark — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Footsteps in the Dark.
ISO is an indie built one shot–one kill airsoft first person shooter. Fight alongside your friends in intense 5v5 battles or fight solo in 10 player free for all matches. Immerse yourself in the stunning visuals created in Unreal Engine 5 and dive into fast paced gameplay where every BB counts.
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KAKUREONI: Hide-and-Seek Horror
Online Co-op alternative to Footsteps in the Dark — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Footsteps in the Dark.
This is an asymmetrical multiplayer horror game. Play a 3-minute game of hide-and-seek in an abandoned school at midnight. With only the beam of a flashlight to guide them through the darkness, the children must play KAKUREONI and bring the Ritual of Reincarnation to an end.
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CAMPS
Online Co-op alternative to Footsteps in the Dark — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Footsteps in the Dark.
Camps is a tactical sandbox where players design their own combat experiences and fight through them in fully destructible environments.
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INROOMS
Online Co-op alternative to Footsteps in the Dark — playable with friends. Shares Indie and Adventure with Footsteps in the Dark.
A cooperative psychological horror experience up to four players where you and your friends must survive the deepest, most distorted liminal spaces of the Inrooms, the deepest levels of the Backrooms.
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Manikin Mimic
Online Co-op alternative to Footsteps in the Dark — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Footsteps in the Dark.
Pose, blend in, and don’t get caught! Pretend to be one of the Manikins and fool the Finder before they blast you.
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Pinched
Online Co-op alternative to Footsteps in the Dark — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Footsteps in the Dark.
Co-op horror in the dark. Four players, each with a flashlight in a winding tunnel system that is generated fresh each round. Proximity voice carries through the tunnels. Your friends can hear echoes of your screams. Something else can hear them too.
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Cluemates
Online Co-op alternative to Footsteps in the Dark — playable with friends. Shares Indie and Adventure with Footsteps in the Dark.
A co-op puzzle game where you and your friends explore maps, search for clues, and try to crack a hidden color sequence. Half the clues are fake. All of your friends will be wrong. Good luck.