13 Co-op games like Barotrauma that you should try

The thread back to Barotrauma runs through dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds online features. They part company on visuals: this one brings a third-person camera.

On paper it is what Barotrauma is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. The common ground extends to online features. Where the two diverge is visuals and setting: a third-person camera.

Genre puts it alongside Barotrauma, and so does strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. The common ground extends to single-player focus. Where the two diverge is world and progression: exploration and discovery, and open world exploration.

What carries over from Barotrauma is survival mechanics, punishing difficulty and procedural generation. Both also lean on melee combat and co-op play. The distance is in setting and progression — its own ground is action RPG combat and fantasy world.

Same family as Barotrauma: dark, oppressive atmosphere, procedural generation and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus and resource management. The distance is in setting and world — its own ground is open world exploration and post-apocalyptic world.

Shelved next to Barotrauma for good reason: strong narrative focus, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in progression and visuals — its own ground is loot and gear systems, and ranged combat.

The genre is the same as Barotrauma’s, and with it dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. To that it adds single-player focus. They part company on visuals and setting: this one brings a third-person camera.

Same family as Barotrauma: strong narrative focus, horror setting and single-player focus. The distance is in visuals and setting — its own ground is a mythological setting and a third-person camera.

On paper it is what Barotrauma is — dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting — though the resemblance is mostly at that level. Both also lean on an early-access release and multiplayer gameplay. The distance is in world and progression — its own ground is exploration and discovery, and open world exploration.

Genre puts it alongside Barotrauma, and so does dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on co-op play. The distance is in world and progression — its own ground is open world exploration and stealth mechanics.

With Barotrauma it shares survival mechanics, punishing difficulty and procedural generation. The common ground extends to melee combat and single-player focus. Where the two diverge is setting and visuals: racing gameplay and post-apocalyptic world.

Shelved next to Barotrauma for good reason: dark, oppressive atmosphere, melee combat and horror setting. Both also lean on single-player focus. The distance is in world and visuals — its own ground is linear, story-driven structure and a third-person camera.

What carries over from Barotrauma is survival mechanics, strong narrative focus and procedural generation. Both also lean on horror setting and co-op play. The distance is in progression and visuals — its own ground is ranged combat and skill tree progression.