5 Co-op games like Directive 8020 that you should try

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

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We filtered the 34 games similar to Directive 8020 down to the 5 that fit the “Co-op” category. Beyond: Two Souls, Luigi's Mansion 3 and Metal Slug 4 top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Directive 8020.

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

The best co-op games like Directive 8020

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Directive 8020. Each one has been evaluated across 8 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Beyond: Two SoulsClosest overall match

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloCo-opMultiplayerDarkSci-FiHorrorThird Person

Steam👍 88%· 40KIGDB66· 15OC71· 36

Year 2013Dev Quantic Dream · Sony Computer EntertainmentOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Both are narrative adventures — sharing adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and setting scifi

≠ Its own twist: horror tension and strong narrative focus

It predates Directive 8020 by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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#2Luigi's Mansion 3Closest on tone

iRank87

GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloMultiplayerCo-opDarkHorrorSci-FiThird Person

IGDB89· 14OC85· 133

Year 2019Dev Next Level Games · NintendoOn Switch

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and horror setting

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world and offline

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloMultiplayerCo-opTactical2D

IGDB64· 2

Year 2002Dev BrezzaSoft · Noise FactoryOn Android · PC · iOS

✓ Fits the narrative adventures cluster, with adventure storytelling, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay

≠ Stands apart with shooter, combat tactical and visual 2d, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Where it drifts furthest from Directive 8020: visuals.

It predates Directive 8020 by 24 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons

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GenreAdventureSubgenreNarrative Adventure

SoloCo-opMultiplayerThird PersonOffline

Steam👍 94%· 41KRAWG👍 84%· 1.6KMC90IGDB83· 16OC77· 31

Year 2013Dev Starbreeze Studios · 505 GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Same family of narrative adventures: adventure storytelling, single-player focus and co op

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, strong narrative focus and stealth mechanics, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons is a story about teamwork. Having a very curious setup, the story follows two brothers on a quest. With their mother dead and father being heavily ill, the only way to save is to bring water from the Tree of Life.

Where it drifts furthest from Directive 8020: tone and setting.

It predates Directive 8020 by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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