15 Co-op games like Awesomenauts that you should try

On paper it is what Awesomenauts is — competitive edge, tactical combat and a sci-fi setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. To that it adds multiplayer gameplay and 2D presentation. They part company on combat and visuals: this one brings an isometric view.

Shelved next to Awesomenauts for good reason: melee combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. Where the two diverge is visuals and combat: ranged combat and a third-person camera.

Same family as Awesomenauts: tactical combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. To that it adds free-to-play access. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings ranged combat and fantasy world.

Same family as Awesomenauts: melee combat, a sci-fi setting and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is tone and visuals: dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world.

On paper it is what Awesomenauts is — melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and free-to-play access — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is fantasy world and an isometric view.

Same family as Awesomenauts: a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on tone and visuals: this one brings strong narrative focus and horror setting.

Shelved next to Awesomenauts for good reason: competitive edge, melee combat and multiplayer gameplay. Both also lean on free-to-play access. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is post-apocalyptic world and 3D presentation.

It comes from the same genre as Awesomenauts and shares melee combat, a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on visuals and combat: this one brings ranged combat and a third-person camera.

The genre is the same as Awesomenauts’s, and with it melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and free-to-play access. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: fantasy world and a third-person camera.

It comes from the same genre as Awesomenauts and shares melee combat, multiplayer gameplay and free-to-play access. The distance is in setting and visuals — its own ground is ranged combat and fantasy world.

On paper it is what Awesomenauts is — tactical combat, multiplayer gameplay and free-to-play access — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: magic-based combat and fantasy world.

It comes from the same genre as Awesomenauts and shares a sci-fi setting and multiplayer gameplay. They part company on visuals and game mode: this one brings fantasy world and an isometric view.

Same family as Awesomenauts: multiplayer gameplay and free-to-play access. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: fantasy world and an isometric view.

It comes from the same genre as Awesomenauts and shares multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in visuals and game mode — its own ground is an isometric view.

On paper it is what Awesomenauts is — multiplayer gameplay — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: fantasy world and an isometric view.