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We filtered the 32 games similar to Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator down to the 9 that fit the “Co-op” category. Garry's Mod, Viscera Cleanup Detail and Animal Crossing: New Leaf top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator.

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The best co-op games like Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator

9 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator. Each one has been evaluated across 16 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.

#1Garry's ModClosest overall match

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GenreSandboxSubgenreCreative Sandbox

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeRangedCasualSandbox WorldExplorationFirst Person

Steam👍 97%· 1.2MRAWG👍 74%· 1.6K

Year 2004Dev Facepunch Studios · ValvePlaytime ~14hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of creative sandboxes: sandbox freedom, deep simulation and first-person shooting

≠ Stands apart with online features and PvP competition, while skipping strong narrative focus

Garry's Mod or simply GMod is a source-engine based modification that now works as a standalone game. With no plot or exact gameplay at all, anyone can create his own game mode to play for fun. You can find anything you're into.

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#2Viscera Cleanup Detail

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GenreSandboxSubgenreCreative Sandbox

SoloMultiplayerCo-opCasualNarrativeSandbox WorldFirst Person

Steam👍 92%· 23K

Year 2015Dev RuneStormOn PC · Mac

✓ Fits the creative sandboxes cluster, with sandbox freedom, deep simulation and vibe casual

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, adventure storytelling and dark, oppressive atmosphere, while skipping first-person shooting

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator.

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#3Animal Crossing: New LeafClosest on game mode

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GenreSandboxSubgenreCreative Sandbox

SoloMultiplayerCo-opSandbox WorldThird Person

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Year 2012Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2 · Nintendo

✓ Both are creative sandboxes — sharing sandbox freedom, deep simulation and sandbox world

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world and visual isometric, while skipping first-person shooting

Where it drifts furthest from Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator: visuals.

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#4VTOL VR: AH-94 Attack Helicopter

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GenreSandboxSubgenreCreative Sandbox

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSandbox WorldFirst Person

Steam👍 98%· 21K

Year 2017Dev Boundless DynamicsPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Both are creative sandboxes — sharing sandbox freedom, deep simulation and sandbox world

≠ Stands apart with combat tactical and historical setting, while skipping first-person shooting

VTOL VR is a near-futuristic combat flight game built specifically for Virtual Reality. You are the pilot of an AV-42C, a Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) capable vehicle that can perform transport, air to surface, and air to air combat roles. Take on a wide array of challenges that will put your flight skills, situational awareness, and combat tactics to the test.

Where it drifts furthest from Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator: visuals and combat.

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#5VTOL VR

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GenreSandboxSubgenreCreative Sandbox

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSandbox WorldFirst Person

Steam👍 98%· 21K

Year 2017Dev Boundless DynamicsPlaytime ~2hOn PC

✓ Both are creative sandboxes — sharing sandbox freedom, deep simulation and sandbox world

≠ Where it differs: brings combat tactical and historical setting, while skipping first-person shooting

Where it drifts furthest from Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator: visuals and combat.

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#6Besiege

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GenreSandboxSubgenreCreative Sandbox

MultiplayerCo-opSoloSandbox WorldThird Person

Steam👍 95%· 52KIGDB85· 1OC78· 10

Year 2020Dev Spiderling GamesOn Xbox · PS4 · Linux

✓ Fits the creative sandboxes cluster, with sandbox freedom, deep simulation and sandbox world

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, combat tactical and setting medieval, while skipping first-person shooting

Where it drifts furthest from Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator: combat and visuals.

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GenreSandboxSubgenreCreative Sandbox

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeSandbox WorldExploration

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Year 1990Dev Technos Japan · InfogramesOn Xbox · Switch

✓ Same family of creative sandboxes: sandbox freedom, sandbox world and melee combat

≠ Where it differs: brings deep RPG systems, action RPG combat and fighting mechanics, while skipping deep simulation

Where it drifts furthest from Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator: visuals.

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#8No Man's SkyClosest on visuals

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GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting Sandbox

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeRangedNarrativeSandbox WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 85%· 407KRAWG👍 67%· 1.6KMC75IGDB74· 38OC71· 149

Year 2016Dev Hello GamesPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Like Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator, it's known for sandbox freedom, deep simulation and shooter

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and open world exploration, while skipping vibe casual

Years of free updates turned it into a genuinely broad survival-exploration game: base building, freighters, settlements, multiplayer. The scale is unmatched. The core loop is still the criticism — planets are procedurally varied rather than designed, so after twenty of them the discoveries start to rhyme, and the inventory management never stops being fiddly.

Where it drifts furthest from Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator: tone.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator.

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GenreSandboxSubgenreCrafting Sandbox

SoloMultiplayerCo-opMeleeRangedCasualNarrativeSandbox WorldExplorationFirst PersonThird Person

Steam👍 91%· 563KRAWG👍 29%· 1.1K

Year 2014Dev 505 GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Like Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator, it's known for sandbox freedom, shooter and first-person shooting

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, survival mechanics and roguelike runs, while skipping deep simulation

Unturned is a low-poly survival game providing single or multiplayer experience. The main action takes place on 6 different maps (Prince Edward Island, Yukon, Washington, Germany and Russia) flooded with zombies. The story begins in the random location of the chosen map and lasts till the death.

Where it drifts furthest from Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator: progression.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Fireworks Mania - An Explosive Simulator.

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