Duo games like Don't Explode

Still thinking about Don't Explode and its fast-paced and chaotic tone? Give these duo games a try when the craving hits.

1. Bang Pass Duel

   

   Pass the bomb. Unleash terror. Bang Pass Duel — a 2-player deathmatch where countdowns turn arenas into explosive rings. Hunter or hunted? Only those who master explosive art, push limits, and trust survival instinct become Bomb Master.

   Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Chaotic, Colorful

   $1.99

2. Bomber Royale

   

   A retro arcade experience.

   Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Chaotic, Colorful

   76%76% of 17 Steam reviews are positiveFree

3. ROUNDS

   

   Two round blobs, two guns, and a grudge match that keeps escalating. You duel a friend round after round, and whoever loses picks an upgrade, so every fight builds stranger weapons until someone wins five rounds.

   Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Chaotic, Colorful

   95%95% of 36,166 Steam reviews are positive613Players online now: 613$5.99

4. Don't Pop The Balloon

   

   Team up with a friend in this physics-based 2-player co-op adventure! Control a fragile balloon by managing the distance between you and navigate through challenging obstacles. Perfect synchronization is key to dodging traps. Can you finish the course without popping the balloon (or friendship)?

   Also in Co-op · Chaotic, Colorful, Tense

   98%98% of 60 Steam reviews are positive$4.99

5. Friend Ship

   

   A two-player action shooting game created by students. Survive the onslaught of sharks approaching from 360° with cooperative play!

   Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Minimalist, Colorful

   71%71% of 7 Steam reviews are positiveFree

6. This Game is Ground Breaking

   

   This Game is Ground Breaking - aims to bring back the fun of wanting to smash your friend in the head with a controller!

   Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Chaotic, Colorful

   94%94% of 18 Steam reviews are positiveFree

7. Fireball Spam

   

   A two-button, 1 shot, 1 kill fighting game! Taking all of the action of fireball wars in other fighting games and upping the stakes with instantaneous death! No d-pad. No EX-moves, No frills. Just jump, shoot and win!

   Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Chaotic, Colorful

   100%100% of 1 Steam reviews are positive$1.99

8. Rivalry

   

   Rivalry is a hotseat game where two players take turns moving their rag-doll character’s limbs and weapons until one is victorious. While the beginning stages of each game captures the strategic essence of swordplay, as damage and limbs are taken, the endgame turns rather Pythonesque.

   Also in Co-op · Chaotic, Minimalist, Retro

   91%91% of 324 Steam reviews are positive$2.99

9. Space Farmers

   

   Grab a friend, grab a gadget, grab a gun and get ready for the most fun you'll ever have in a co-op game!

   Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Chaotic, Colorful

   78%78% of 248 Steam reviews are positive$9.99

10. Scrash

    

    Being dubbed "Pong on crack", Scrash is a two player face-off with breakable blocks, air hockey and table-tennis all in one.

    Fast-paced, Chaotic, Colorful

    68%68% of 38 Steam reviews are positiveFree

11. Tanks 2020

    

    A computer game for two players in the arcade genre. The player must, controlling his tank, destroy another player.

    Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Minimalist, Retro

    $5.99

12. Dead Drop

    

    Dead Drop is a tense two-player game of espionage and deception, where one player has to blend into a crowd and mimic AI movement to avoid detection from the other player.

    Also in Co-op · Fast-paced, Chaotic, Retro

    81%81% of 134 Steam reviews are positive2Players online now: 2$0.74

Cheaper than Don't Explode

Dead Drop

Dead Drop is a tense two-player game of espionage and deception, where one player has to blend into a crowd and mimic AI movement to avoid detection…

81%81% of 134 Steam reviews are positive2Players online now: 2$0.74

Hidden gems like Don't Explode

Wires And Whiskers

One of you is a lab-engineered gerbil with fast feet and a mean dash. The other is the bulky magnetic exosuit that shoots from afar and moves metal.

94%94% of 1,856 Steam reviews are positive2Players online now: 2Free

Don't Panic! It is Just Turbulence

One of you flies a failing plane, the other reads the manual from the tower.

73%73% of 436 Steam reviews are positive22Players online now: 22$5.59

Eronoctosis: Put Yourself Together

A two-player online horror co-op where you and a friend explore the recesses of a mind to put yourselves back together.

90%90% of 1,904 Steam reviews are positive2Players online now: 2Free

BOKURA

BOKURA only works with two of you, on two machines, talking the whole time.

91%91% of 11,010 Steam reviews are positive44Players online now: 44$5.49

Astrumis - Survive Together

Astrumis - Survive Together is an exclusively co-op horror game.

71%71% of 142 Steam reviews are positive$9.99

Parkour Tag

Parkour Tag is a platforming PvP game that faces two-players off in a competitive game of movement.

87%87% of 171 Steam reviews are positive$7.99

Handy Dandy

The two adventurers Handy and Dandy have caused a dimensional tear which is now separating them and the entire cave where they have to solve…

95%95% of 381 Steam reviews are positiveFree

The Two of Us

A short, colorful 2D co-op platformer built around solving puzzle levels together.

84%84% of 5,483 Steam reviews are positive2Players online now: 2Free

ROUNDS

Two round blobs, two guns, and a grudge match that keeps escalating.

95%95% of 36,166 Steam reviews are positive613Players online now: 613$5.99

CHRONO

a two-player platform-fighter splattered with neon, kinetic movement, and just a sprinkle of bullet time.

78%78% of 123 Steam reviews are positiveFree

Rivalry

Rivalry is a hotseat game where two players take turns moving their rag-doll character’s limbs and weapons until one is victorious.

91%91% of 324 Steam reviews are positive$2.99

Dead Drop

Dead Drop is a tense two-player game of espionage and deception, where one player has to blend into a crowd and mimic AI movement to avoid detection…

81%81% of 134 Steam reviews are positive2Players online now: 2$0.74

Newest duo games like Don't Explode

HITHURT

A 1v1 couch versus game where each player controls two independent characters.

100%100% of 2 Steam reviews are positive$2.99

Don't Pop The Balloon

Team up with a friend in this physics-based 2-player co-op adventure!

98%98% of 60 Steam reviews are positive$4.99

Don't Panic! It is Just Turbulence

One of you flies a failing plane, the other reads the manual from the tower.

73%73% of 436 Steam reviews are positive22Players online now: 22$5.59

Stuck Together

A co-op climbing game about two stuck-together toys on an escape mission from their evil owner.

86%86% of 164 Steam reviews are positive1Players online now: 1$5.39

Wires And Whiskers

One of you is a lab-engineered gerbil with fast feet and a mean dash. The other is the bulky magnetic exosuit that shoots from afar and moves metal.

94%94% of 1,856 Steam reviews are positive2Players online now: 2Free

Rebound Rush

Duel your friends in a life-sized pinball arena in a high-tension one-on-one sport!

73%73% of 11 Steam reviews are positiveFree

Two the Top

A precision co-op platformer where the only obstacle is falling.

96%96% of 85 Steam reviews are positive$7.99

This Game is Ground Breaking

This Game is Ground Breaking - aims to bring back the fun of wanting to smash your friend in the head with a controller!

94%94% of 18 Steam reviews are positiveFree

Astrumis - Survive Together

Astrumis - Survive Together is an exclusively co-op horror game.

71%71% of 142 Steam reviews are positive$9.99

NEXO

Troublemaker new cops Lia and Nia wake up an unidentified core during the operation. "Fight to protect the city!"

85%85% of 33 Steam reviews are positiveFree

Xion Leak

Xion Leak is a fast-paced, two-player, cooperative platformer. Get in sync and set the fastest times to win trophies!

100%100% of 36 Steam reviews are positive$8.99

BOKURA: planet

Two convicts crash on a red planet, and only teamwork gets them off it.

74%74% of 1,485 Steam reviews are positive7Players online now: 7$5.49