Death Squared similar games & best alternatives

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Death Squared

PlayStation 4, Linux, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2017

Should you play it?

Death Squared is a co-op puzzle game about cooperation, communication, and robot explosions. You should buy it!

What works

  • Excellent local co-op gameplay
  • Challenging and clever puzzles
  • Humorous narration and character customization
  • Accessible controls for all skill levels
  • Good value with many levels and replayability

Things to keep in mind

  • No online multiplayer support
  • Some difficulty spikes can cause frustration
  • No key remapping and limited control customization
  • Secret achievements and some features broken or missing
  • Limited soundtrack variety

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Crashout Crew

  • Super Motherload

  • Biped

  • PlateUp!

  • Embr

  • PICO PARK

Less social

Games that feels like Death Squared but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Slayaway Camp

  • Blocks That Matter

  • RUSH

  • English Country Tune

  • Not The Robots

  • Patrick's Parabox

Less survival-focused

Games that feels like Death Squared but with less survival pressure

  • DYO

  • LEGO® Voyagers

  • In Sink: A Co-op Escape Adventure

  • KeyWe

  • Moving Out

  • Cats Love Boxes

More competitive

Games that feels like Death Squared but with more competition against others

  • Overcooked

  • Shift Happens

  • Prison Life

  • Moving Out 2

  • KallaX

  • Tiny Brains

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Similarity map

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Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Death Squared: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Cooperation. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Fantasy, Violence.

Last update: 03/08/2026