Co-op games like BUFFET
Below are 8 cooperative Steam games similar to BUFFET, 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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Bookish Buddies
Online Co-op alternative to BUFFET — playable with friends. Shares Indie and Simulation with BUFFET.
Build and manage your cozy dream bookstore cafe alone or with friends! Unpack book deliveries, curate bestsellers & rare antique finds, brew warm coffee, pet your sleepy boxy cat, and expand your charming multi-floor shop in this delightful online co-op simulator.
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Pigmen's Challenge
Online Co-op alternative to BUFFET — playable with friends. Shares Indie and Simulation with BUFFET.
Pigmen’s Challenge is a 2-player co-op cooking game where one player cooks and the other serves, with roles swapping each day. Keep customers happy, survive the chaos, and see if your teamwork can handle the rising difficulty.
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Arcade & Motel Simulator Together
Online Co-op alternative to BUFFET — playable with friends. Shares Indie and Simulation with BUFFET.
Run your own motel and arcade! Clean rooms, welcome guests, and stock up on the hottest arcade machines. Play solo or with up to 4 players in co-op. Work together to expand your business, upgrade your facilities, and become the ultimate pit stop for travelers!
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Tidy Up Together
Online Co-op alternative to BUFFET — playable with friends. Shares Indie and Simulation with BUFFET.
Catastrophe! An evil wizard has cast a tornado spell on your shop, and now all your products are on the floor. Maybe you'll ask some friends for help to tidy up?
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OOGA BOOGA: First Vegas
Online Co-op alternative to BUFFET — playable with friends. Shares Indie and Simulation with BUFFET.
Run the Stone Age’s first casino! In this first-person casino management sim, place machines, handle cash and tokens, serve food, keep the place clean, and chase out dinosaurs that barge in and make a mess. Turn your tiny shop into your own prehistoric Vegas.
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CookSpiracy
Online Co-op alternative to BUFFET — playable with friends. Shares Indie and Simulation with BUFFET.
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?
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Zoo Protocol
Online Co-op alternative to BUFFET — playable with friends. Shares Indie and Simulation with BUFFET.
ZOO PROTOCOL ☠️ is a co-op horror game with management elements, where you maintain a top-secret facility, monitor anomalous creatures, process waste into energy cells, meet quotas, and keep the system from collapsing.
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Witch Shop Simulator
Online Co-op alternative to BUFFET — playable with friends. Shares Indie and Simulation with BUFFET.
Step behind the counter of your very own sorcery shop. Witch Shop Simulator is a cozy first-person shop management game where you invent and brew custom potions, manage your stock, and keep your shelves full of magical wonders for customers to buy.