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Games like DYO

  • 14 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked DYO also play

The closest matches to DYO: It Takes Two, Degrees of Separation, ibb & obb, KeyWe, and Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 01

    Why this

    Same whimsical mood as DYO.

    • $11.99 (Price checked Oct 7)
    • 2021
  2. Rank 03

    Why this

    Same atmospheric mood as DYO.

    • $11.99 (Price checked Oct 7)
    • 2014
  1. Rank 04

    KeyWe

    • $3.74 (Price checked Oct 3)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2021
  2. Rank 06

    Portal 2

    • $1.99 (Price checked Oct 7)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2011
  3. Rank 07

    Unravel Two

    • $2.99 (Price checked Oct 7)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2020
  4. Rank 08

    Shift Happens

    Why this: Same challenging mood as DYO.

    • $1.59 (Price checked Oct 3)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2017

The full ranked list: top 24 games like DYO

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    It Takes Two

    Same whimsical mood as DYO.

    • 96% of 46,479 reviews
  2. 2
    Degrees of Separation

    Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie

    • 84% of 383 reviews
  3. 3
    ibb & obb

    Same atmospheric mood as DYO.

    • 91% of 1,232 reviews
  4. 4
    KeyWe

    Genres: Casual, Indie

    • 92% of 981 reviews
  5. 5
    Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince

    Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie

    • 93% of 2,869 reviews
  6. 6
    Portal 2

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 99% of 169,764 reviews
  7. 7
    Unravel Two

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 75% of 2,693 reviews
  8. 8
    Shift Happens

    Same challenging mood as DYO.

    • 77% of 670 reviews
  9. 9
    Wildfire

    Genres: Indie

    • 86% of 258 reviews
  10. 10
    Escape Goat 2

    Genres: Action, Indie, Casual

    • 96% of 162 reviews
  11. 11
    BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 81% of 651 reviews
  12. 12
    Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 92% of 1,587 reviews
  13. 13
    PHOGS!

    Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie

    • 86% of 485 reviews
  14. 14
    Chariot

    Genres: Adventure, Indie

    • 81% of 139 reviews
  15. 15
    Shadow Puppeteer

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Free To Play

    • 75% of 109 reviews
  16. 16
    Human Fall Flat

    Genres: Indie, Adventure, Simulation

    • 95% of 30,421 reviews
  17. 17
    ANIMAL WELL

    Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie

    • 95% of 12,616 reviews
  18. 18
    Heavenly Bodies

    Genres: Action, Adventure, Indie

    • 96% of 2,155 reviews
  19. 19
    Braid

    Genres: Strategy, Indie, Casual

    • 91% of 3,460 reviews
  20. 20
    The Cave

    Genres: Adventure

    • 84% of 1,377 reviews
  21. 21
    KarmaZoo

    Genres: Action, Casual

    • 88% of 333 reviews
  22. 22
    LIMBO

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 92% of 12,690 reviews
  23. 23
    Gateways

    Genres: Indie

    • 90% of 142 reviews
  24. 24
    FEZ

    Genres: Indie

    • 91% of 6,224 reviews
DYO — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2018
  • Developer: Team DYO, Josia Roncancio
  • Price: Free to play
  • Steam Deck: Deck Verified
  • 97% of 577 reviews
  • Genres: Indie
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Levels are short and retry friendly
  • Puzzles twist spatial reasoning into knots
  • Rewind mechanic removes fear of mistakes
  • Atmospheric
  • Challenging
  • Contemplative

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Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  • It Takes Two

    Why this: Same whimsical mood as DYO.

    • $11.99 (Price checked Oct 7)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2021
  • ibb & obb

    Why this: Same atmospheric mood as DYO.

    • $11.99 (Price checked Oct 7)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2014
  • Portal 2

    • $1.99 (Price checked Oct 7)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2011
  • Shift Happens

    Why this: Same challenging mood as DYO.

    • $1.59 (Price checked Oct 3)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2017

About DYO

The closest matches to DYO: It Takes Two, Degrees of Separation, ibb & obb, KeyWe, and Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If DYO is your kind of game, the closest matches are It Takes Two, Degrees of Separation and ibb & obb — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, challenging and contemplative, and single out its co op pairing and level checkpointing. 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.

About DYO: DYO is a mind-bending cooperative platformer for one or two players where you can hop between two halves of a split screen.

Is DYO worth buying?

  • 96% of 577 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Free to play.
  • People who recommend it had played a median of 4 h when they wrote their review.
  • Steam Deck Verified.

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“Originally a $11.99 game that went Free. The first few levels are pretty good, but then the concept gets kinda old. The mechanics were annoying to work with as they would not allow moves that seem visually possible. Props to those who can…”
1 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: It Takes Two, Degrees of Separation, ibb & obb

How this verdict works →

Frequently asked about DYO

Can I run it?

Is DYO verified for Steam Deck?

Yes — DYO is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.

Is DYO free to play?

Yes — DYO is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.

Does DYO have multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — DYO 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 DYO?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside DYO are It Takes Two, Degrees of Separation, ibb & obb.

Who developed DYO?

DYO was developed by Team DYO, Josia Roncancio and published by Team DYO.