Co-op games like Shadowgrounds

Chasing that brutal and dark feeling you got from Shadowgrounds? Browse these co-op games for your next favorite. Most of them work well for a shared session.

Shadowgrounds Survivor
Surviving is only half the game. The award-winning atmosphere and gameplay mechanics of the original Shadowgrounds make a triumphant return in this spin off/sequel armed with a slick new feature set! Shadowgrounds Survivor tells the story of the last remaining humans on Jupiter's moon Ganymede, where the alien onslaught is in full force.
Brutal, Dark, Tense
62% of 585 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
Splatter - Zombiecalypse Now
A noir top-down shooter where you and up to three co-op friends hold the line in front of one computer. Blast zombie and monster hordes with an upgradeable arsenal, smash the scenery to red pulp, and chase survival high scores when the campaign is done.
Brutal, Dark, Tense
89% of 2,109 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$6.99
Alien Breed: Impact
A top-down sci-fi shooter where you and a co-op partner blast through swarms of aliens on a wrecked ship. Search bodies and lockers for cash, buy weapon upgrades, and hold the line together across three co-op maps built for two players.
Brutal, Tense, Fast-paced
79% of 1,063 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3$9.99
It came from space and ate our brains
It came from space and ate our brains is a unique Arcade top-down shooter. Looking for addicting gameplay, four-player co-op mode, and tons of aliens to send into oblivion? You’ve come to the right place!
Tense, Fast-paced, Chaotic
79% of 167 Steam reviews are positive$2.49
Steel Storm: Burning Retribution
Control an advanced hovertank, packed with the most advanced and sophisticated weapons as you fight against extraterrestrial invaders.
Tense, Fast-paced
76% of 82 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
From Space
From Space is a top-down co-op shooter for squads of up to four, built around blasting waves of pink aliens with rocket launchers, miniguns and flamethrowers. You clear nests, run missions for survivors and hold the line together, and the bright, cartoon look keeps the end of the world feeling light.
Brutal, Tense, Fast-paced
67% of 1,430 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
Space Beast Terror Fright
Grab up to three co-op friends and board a dark, maze-like spacecraft that rebuilds itself every run. Download DataCores, grab upgrades, seal doors and wake up sentry guns, then overload the reactor and sprint for the airlock. Very hard, fast, and best shared.
Brutal, Dark, Tense
91% of 1,261 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$14.99
Shmadow
Inspired by “shmups” and shadows, Shmadow is a modern twin-stick side-scroller that nods to retro arcade gameplay. Use your light to blast through your enemies, unlock new powers, and defeat bosses before the darkness extinguishes you.
Tense, Fast-paced, Chaotic
79% of 151 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
I am Weapon: Revival
Have you ever faced your worst nightmare? What if you have no choice but to move on and see what’s behind it? Then you’d better arm yourself with a couple of big guns, stock up on ammo and show them all what a real nightmare is!
Brutal, Dark, Tense
68% of 241 Steam reviews are positive$15.99
Primal Fears
Due to a chemical known as pharGONe, the world has been turned upside down. Battle your way through multiple levels, earning upgrades, competing against your friends and more, and find the truth about what has happened to the world.Use a variety of weapons to stop the mutated population, and save yourself from being another victim.
Brutal, Dark, Tense
59% of 183 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Gerty
In fully destructible terrains, carve your own path in a new rogue-lite that focuses on challenging combat. Dive into the deep tunnels of a mining colony on your own, or in local co-op with up to 4 players. Purchase gear, level up your character, and gain powerful perks to eliminate the alien horde.
Brutal, Tense, Fast-paced
84% of 31 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Section 13
Unravel a thrilling sci-fi mystery in this action-packed twin-stick roguelite shooter. Select your load-out, stack up temporary and persistent upgrades, and delve into the depths of a subterranean base, either alone or in a group of up to 3 players.
Brutal, Dark, Tense
71% of 773 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 4$19.99

Cheaper than Shadowgrounds

Alien Breed 2: Assault

Can you survive the alien onslaught? Gamers across the world will now have a chance to play the next chapter in this high-budget, high-quality series.

$1.99

From Space

From Space is a top-down co-op shooter for squads of up to four, built around blasting waves of pink aliens with rocket launchers, miniguns and…

$2.99

It came from space and ate our brains

It came from space and ate our brains is a unique Arcade top-down shooter.

$2.49

Primal Fears

Due to a chemical known as pharGONe, the world has been turned upside down.

$4.99

Shmadow

Inspired by “shmups” and shadows, Shmadow is a modern twin-stick side-scroller that nods to retro arcade gameplay.

$1.99

Tower 57

Tower 57 is a fast-paced neo-retro shooter where cooperation is as important as your ammo capacity.

$1.19

Ammo and Oxygen

🔫👽 Adrenaline shooter-roguelike with a survival and suspense atmosphere.

$3.74

Expendable

Somewhere in the future a hostile alien race conquers most of the galaxy.

$3.99

Destropolis

Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions.

$0.77

Alien Attack

You are a space trooper. Your crew finished the cleaning mission and left you alone by accident. Now you are surrounded by aliens.

$1.99

Xenocide

Xenocide, the savage struggle to survive against an endless horde of enemies intent on tearing you a new one.

$2.99

Vital Shell

Vital Shell is a single-player top-down arena shooter where you pilot a fantasy-archetype mech through waves of enemies in about 20-minute runs.

$5.99

Hidden gems like Shadowgrounds

Banzai Escape 2: Subterranean

An anime third-person looter shooter set in chaotic underground tunnels, where you play an elite clone sister clearing pirates, military…

Free

Greedland

Greedland is a fast-paced sci-fi survivor-like where you and a friend blast monster hordes, stack weapons and armor upgrades, and call in Titan…

$12.99

Metal Thunder

Command a legendary gunship with co-op friends in this fast, chaotic action-roguelite.

$8.79

Entropy Survivors

Control a melee mech and its sharpshooting frog rider at the same time in a colorful bullet heaven roguelike.

$3.49

Space Beast Terror Fright

Grab up to three co-op friends and board a dark, maze-like spacecraft that rebuilds itself every run.

$14.99

CyberCorp

Brutal fast-paced isometric Co-op Loot Shooter in Cyberpunk world. Equipment-based combos. Exotic Weapons and Armor. Easy to start, hard to master.

$14.99

Aliens vs. Ghosts

Use Nukes, Electricity, Heat Rays and powerful Minions in this wave-based first person shooter providing endless hours of Ghost-slaying…

$7.49

Nightmare Reaper

Blast through a cursed nightmare solo or with up to 3 co-op friends in this retro FPS.

$24.99

Section 13

Unravel a thrilling sci-fi mystery in this action-packed twin-stick roguelite shooter.

$19.99

Deadzone: Rogue

A roguelite FPS on a ship overrun by machines, built for runs with co-op friends.

$24.99

EXOME

EXOME is a co-op sci-fi survival shooter that blends wave-based survival with open-world exploration.

$14.99

Lumencraft

Lumencraft is a top-down shooter crossed with base building and tower defense, set in dark underground tunnels where you drill for Lumen, humanity's…

$19.99

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