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Co-op games like Kojou

Below are 8 cooperative Steam games similar to Kojou, 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.

Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Kojou page.

Ranked picks

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    Night of the Slayers — Steam game cover

    Night of the Slayers

    Online Co-op alternative to Kojou — playable with friends. Shares Action and Adventure with Kojou.

    Night of the Slayers is a first-person asymmetric multiplayer horror game. Survivors search houses on an isolated map, gather parts, and try to start the escape vehicle. Two hunters are controlled by real players: control the night, start the hunt, and stop them from escaping.

    ActionAdventureCo-opSimilar games →
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    Sincognito — Steam game cover

    Sincognito

    Online Co-op alternative to Kojou — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Kojou.

    A social deduction investigation horror game where one of you is secretly possessed by a Deadly Sin. Use stealth and proximity chat to cooperate or deceive as you gather clues and compare findings to deduce which Sin is haunting the castle.

    2026ActionStrategyIndieCo-opSimilar games →
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    Shadows in Silence — Steam game cover

    Shadows in Silence

    Online Co-op alternative to Kojou — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Kojou.

    Shadows in Silence is a 4 vs 1 multiplayer horror game. One player takes on the role of the killer - the witch Elliana and her cat named Sharm. And the other four players play as survivors trying to neutralize the killer.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDCo-opSimilar games →
  4. 4
    Backrooms: Imposter — Steam game cover

    Backrooms: Imposter

    Online Co-op alternative to Kojou — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Kojou.

    Work together to escape the Backrooms, but choose carefully who you trust. An imposter hides among your team, turning survival into a deadly mind game.

    ActionIndieAdventureCo-opSimilar games →
  5. 5
    Fear of Dark — Steam game cover

    Fear of Dark

    Online Co-op alternative to Kojou — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Kojou.

    Can you survive and kill the monster in the night forest? Or fall in a fight with this dangerous creature

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeCo-opSimilar games →
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    Under Lock — Steam game cover

    Under Lock

    Online Co-op alternative to Kojou — playable with friends. Shares Action and Indie with Kojou.

    Under Lock is a multiplayer asymmetrical PvP horror game for 5 players (4 survivors versus 1 monster). Take the role of a survivor with the goal to outsmart the monster and escape from lockdown. Or choose one from several unique monsters to hunt down and devour the victims.

    2021ActionIndieEarly Access9.99 USDCo-opSimilar games →
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    Huntscape — Steam game cover

    Huntscape

    Online Co-op alternative to Kojou — playable with friends. Shares Action and Early Access with Kojou.

    Huntscape is a multiplayer (4vs4) PvP survival game where 4 players play as Hunters and 4 play as Prey. Hunters must hunt down Prey, while they try to sneak around, survive and escape

    2023ActionEarly Access11.99 USDCo-opSimilar games →
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    Silentia — Steam game cover

    Silentia

    Online Co-op alternative to Kojou — playable with friends. Shares Action and Early Access with Kojou.

    Choose your side in the darkness of Silentia. Hunt as a blind monster that grows stronger with every sound it hears, or escape as a survivor by completing objectives in silence. In this asymmetric multiplayer horror game: If it hears you, it’s over.

    2026ActionEarly AccessCo-opSimilar games →