Co-op games like Emberhaven
Below are 8 cooperative Steam games similar to Emberhaven, 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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Lost Legions
Online Co-op alternative to Emberhaven — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Emberhaven.
Survive the aftermath of the historic Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in this story-driven open-world Roman survival game, with mythological elements. Build camps, free lost legionaries to fight by your side, defend against tribal raids, and explore an ancient Germanic world alone or with friends.
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Ars Notoria
Online Co-op alternative to Emberhaven — playable with friends. Shares Action and Adventure with Emberhaven.
Ars Notoria is an open-world survival crafting game set in a rich fantasy world. Learn six distinct schools of magic, gather resources, build your base, expand your influence, and stand against the ever-shifting threat of the Enthralled. You are the one destined to change the kingdom.
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Tree of Life 2
Online Co-op alternative to Emberhaven — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Emberhaven.
Build a village in a strange world and begin your own adventure. Join friends or face new rivals, and enjoy boundless freedom!
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Whisper of the Swallows
Online Co-op alternative to Emberhaven — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Emberhaven.
Brave a savage, unforgiving procedurally generated world where extreme weather and the nightmares of the dark will hunt you down. Alone or in co-op, survive, build, and explore to turn a cursed hellscape into your sanctuary of light.
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Shamania
Online Co-op alternative to Emberhaven — playable with friends. Shares Action and Adventure with Emberhaven.
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!
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Night of the Dead
Online Co-op alternative to Emberhaven — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Emberhaven.
'Night of the Dead' is an open-world game that combines elements of exploration, tower defense, survival, and crafting. Traverse a world dominated by zombies while collecting various resources and powerful equipment. Build a fortress to survive the hordes of zombies that swarm every night!
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Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper
Online Co-op alternative to Emberhaven — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Emberhaven.
Force of Nature 2: Ghost Keeper offers incredible adventures full of mystery, danger, exploration and magic. This game combines the genres of Survival, Sandbox, Action, Adventure, RPG, Strategy and Resource Management
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Dune: Awakening
Online Co-op alternative to Emberhaven — playable with friends. Shares Action and Adventure with Emberhaven.
Dune: Awakening is an Open World Survival RPG where you can fully immerse yourself in the epic world of Dune. Alone or with friends, explore a vast open world Arrakis, survive the sandworms, build a home, craft an ornithopter, and unravel the mystery of the missing Fremen.