Co-op games like Barbecue
Below are 8 cooperative Steam games similar to Barbecue, 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
- 1
Crappy Corp
Online Co-op alternative to Barbecue — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Barbecue.
A 1-4 player third-person co-op physics comedy. Take the contracts no reputable firm would touch, then haul it, bolt it, smash it and drop it. Every crate you break comes off the payout. The company bills for damages. The company always bills.
- 2
VIP Scandal Patrol
Online Co-op alternative to Barbecue — playable with friends. Shares Action and Casual with Barbecue.
VIP Scandal is a chaotic 2–4 player co-op party security sim. Check who gets in, handle ridiculous incidents, and keep each party at just the right level of wild. Keep the VIPs happy, improvise when things go wrong, and stop the night from becoming a scandal.
- 3
Hendichen
Online Co-op alternative to Barbecue — playable with friends. Shares Indie and Simulation with Barbecue.
Asymmetric co-op cooking for 2-3 players. The chef knows every recipe but has one working hand. The BASSHEAD cannot hear you. The RAVER cannot read: the letters will not sit still, and he reads the orders out WRONG. The kitchen only works if you talk.
- 4
CookSpiracy
Online Co-op alternative to Barbecue — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Barbecue.
Experience cooperative gameplay in your restaurant, keep up with orders, and survive the chaos. But remember a member of your team might be working against you, not with you. When the spy starts sabotaging the restaurant, the real question is: will you control the chaos, or will the spy?
- 5
Hold My Thing
Online Co-op alternative to Barbecue — playable with friends. Shares Indie and Simulation with Barbecue.
Hold My Thing is a co-op physics-based building simulator. Team up with your friends as a crew of clumsy workers to renovate, demolish, and restore famous parody buildings. Master double-purpose tools, survive hilarious construction accidents, and fund your dream rocket to the Moon!
- 6
Worst Airline Ever
Online Co-op alternative to Barbecue — playable with friends. Shares Action and Simulation with Barbecue.
Build an airline from scratch in this multiplayer co-op airline management game. Fly airplanes inspired by real aircraft, design and upgrade your plane, serve passengers, and grow your airline from a small regional carrier into a world-class airline.
- 7
No, Chef!
Online Co-op alternative to Barbecue — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Barbecue.
Half the team cooks. Half the team serves. The wall between them ruins everything. A 2-5 player co-op cooking roguelite about teamworking through a tiny window, stickering or drawing orders, lassoing customers, and making rent before the Landlord takes the keys.
- 8
Meu Restaurante Brazuca
Online Co-op alternative to Barbecue — playable with friends. Shares Indie and Simulation with Barbecue.
Meu Restaurante Brazuca is a casual cooking game inspired by Overcooked! where you must cook, assemble dishes, and deliver orders before time runs out. Create burgers, salads and more in a fun and chaotic Brazilian kitchen!