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Games like DERU - The Art of Cooperation

If DERU - The Art of Cooperation is your kind of game, the closest matches are CarGo!, Hexagroove: Tactical DJ and LEGO® Voyagers — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, challenging and contemplative. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About DERU - The Art of Cooperation: DERU - The Art of Cooperation is a cooperative puzzle game that mixes eye catching abstract art with mind bending puzzles to a unique gaming experience.

2018IndieCasual14.99 USDWindows · macOS · Linuxby Ink Kit
DERU - The Art of Cooperation — Steam game cover
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Couch co op feels intimate and playfulLearning curve is smooth and rewardingMinimalist art and sound design shineAtmosphericChallengingContemplative

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Steam players who put hours into DERU - The Art of Cooperation also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. CarGo!

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for DERU - The Art of Cooperation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

    CarGo! is a chaotic couch co-op for up to four players. Working as a team of couriers try to collect and deliver as many goods as possible while keeping an eye out for time, traffic and roadworks!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Hexagroove: Tactical DJ

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for DERU - The Art of Cooperation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

    A truly creative musical strategy game. Follow 6 rules of music making to clear the stage. Perform DJ tricks to maximize your score. Combine music from 15 dance genres in 8 clubs. Customize your play with 720 instrumental loops. Free demo available.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. LEGO® Voyagers

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

    Third-strongest match for DERU - The Art of Cooperation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

    From the makers of LEGO® Builder's Journey comes a new 2-player co-op adventure about friendship and play. When two friends make it their mission to rescue an abandoned spaceship, they embark on a journey beyond their wildest dreams.

    2025AdventureCasual24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Tools Up!

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

    Ranked #4 for DERU - The Art of Cooperation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

    Tools Up! is an exciting local co-op that tests your renovation and teamwork skills. Paint walls, tear off wallpaper, and move couches against the clock!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Qwepoi

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for DERU - The Art of Cooperation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

    Qwepoi is a speed arcade spaceshooter game using both hands in Q, W, E, I, O, P keys (or even in controller), where you must paint the Infantry ships before they enter the base! Each level inscreases the challenge!

    2024ActionIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Death Squared

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for DERU - The Art of Cooperation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

    Death Squared is a co-op puzzle game about cooperation, communication, and robot explosions. You should buy it!

    2017IndieCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Vectronom

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

    Ranked #7 for DERU - The Art of Cooperation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

    Welcome to the psychedelic world of Vectronom: experience waves of color and a pulsing geometric path that changes with the beat! All set to a hypnotic electronic soundtrack. There’s only one thing to do: turn up the volume and go with the flow.

    2019ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. KeyWe

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

    Ranked #8 for DERU - The Art of Cooperation fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

    KeyWe is a cute, co-operative postal puzzler starring Jeff and Debra, two small kiwi birds working in a whimsical post office. They must jump, flap, peck and butt-slam their way across an interactive landscape of levers, bells and buttons to get those messages delivered on time!

    2021IndieCasual24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below DERU - The Art of Cooperation at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under DERU - The Art of Cooperation on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under DERU - The Art of Cooperation on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under DERU - The Art of Cooperation on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under DERU - The Art of Cooperation on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under DERU - The Art of Cooperation on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under DERU - The Art of Cooperation on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under DERU - The Art of Cooperation on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under DERU - The Art of Cooperation on Steam right now. Shares Indie with DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. LEGO® Voyagers

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Casual with DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

    From the makers of LEGO® Builder's Journey comes a new 2-player co-op adventure about friendship and play. When two friends make it their mission to rescue an abandoned spaceship, they embark on a journey beyond their wildest dreams.

    2025AdventureCasual24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Tools Up!

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

    Tools Up! is an exciting local co-op that tests your renovation and teamwork skills. Paint walls, tear off wallpaper, and move couches against the clock!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Death Squared

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Casual with DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

    Death Squared is a co-op puzzle game about cooperation, communication, and robot explosions. You should buy it!

    2017IndieCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about DERU - The Art of Cooperation

How much does DERU - The Art of Cooperation cost?
DERU - The Art of Cooperation is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does DERU - The Art of Cooperation have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — DERU - The Art of Cooperation supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op).
What games are most similar to DERU - The Art of Cooperation?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside DERU - The Art of Cooperation are CarGo!, Hexagroove: Tactical DJ, LEGO® Voyagers.
Who developed DERU - The Art of Cooperation?
DERU - The Art of Cooperation was developed by Ink Kit.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on DERU - The Art of Cooperation.

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