ibb & obb similar games & best alternatives

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ibb & obb

PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Nintendo Switch • 2014

Should you play it?

ibb & obb is a two player cooperative game set in a puzzle filled world where gravity goes both up and down. You can only succeed by working closely together. Find a friend for some true local co-op couch fun or match up online.

What works

  • Excellent cooperative gameplay
  • Challenging and creative puzzles
  • Beautiful and calming art and music
  • Strong emphasis on teamwork and communication
  • Good value with double pack for two players

Things to keep in mind

  • Can be frustratingly difficult at times
  • Online play can suffer from lag and desync
  • Minimal story or narrative depth
  • Single player mode is challenging and less enjoyable
  • Some camera and control quirks reported

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Fireboy & Watergirl: Elements

  • Fireboy & Watergirl: Fairy Tales

  • Chariot

  • Toodee and Topdee

  • Windswept

  • KarmaZoo

Less social

Games that feels like ibb & obb but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Bat to the Heavens

  • Leap Year

  • The Floor is Jelly

  • Semblance

  • Blocks That Matter

  • The End Is Nigh

More competitive

Games that feels like ibb & obb but with more competition against others

  • Teeworlds

  • N++ (NPLUSPLUS)

  • Kalimba

  • DDNet

  • Shift Happens

  • Adventures of Shuggy

More expressive

Games that feels like ibb & obb but with more self-expression and customization

  • Junk Jack

  • Garbanzo Quest

  • Rogue Glitch Ultra

  • The Adventure Pals

  • Cats Love Boxes

  • Blazing Beaks

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

How to use the graph

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).

ibb & obb: Less representative of its motivational profile, with noticeable differences. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story, Expression, Violence.

Last update: 04/08/2026