70
iRank93
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-op
IGDB93· 7
Year 2008Dev Harmonix Music Systems · MTV GamesOn PlayStation 3
✓ Nearly identical: puzzle design, offline and single-player focus.
≠ Missing: visual first person.
23 Co-op games like Guitar Hero Live that you should try
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More about this game →Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentHow this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.
We filtered the 48 games similar to Guitar Hero Live down to the 23 that fit the “Co-op” category. Rock Band 2, Rhythm Doctor and Guitar Hero II top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to Guitar Hero Live.
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OfflineSolo
Year 2015Dev FreeStyleGames
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Within the “Co-op” category, the closest game to Guitar Hero Live is Rock Band 2 — scoring 70/100 on our similarity scale. Rhythm Doctor and Guitar Hero II follow close behind.
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The best co-op games like Guitar Hero Live
23 similar games foundUpdated May 2026
Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Guitar Hero Live. Each one has been evaluated across 6 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.
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMelee
Steam👍 98%· 26KRAWG👍 82%· 26IGDB93· 1
Year 2025Dev 7th Beat Games · indienovaPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh
✓ If you enjoyed Guitar Hero Live, expect puzzle design, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, strong narrative focus and vibe casual, while skipping visual first person
Save lives with your spacebar! Rhythm Doctor is a rhythm game in a world where defibrillating patients' hearts in sync with their heartbeats has healing properties. Slam your spacebar in perfect time on the 7th beat, and they might just come out okay.
Where it drifts furthest from Guitar Hero Live: visuals.
Released 10 years after Guitar Hero Live.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals0
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-op
IGDB92· 5
Year 2006Dev Harmonix Music Systems · Activision
✓ Nearly identical: puzzle design, offline and single-player focus.
≠ Missing: visual first person.
It predates Guitar Hero Live by 9 years, with what that implies technically.
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-op
IGDB90· 2
Year 2009Dev Neversoft Entertainment · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3
✓ Nearly identical: puzzle design, offline and single-player focus.
≠ Missing: visual first person.
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-opCasual
IGDB88· 7
Year 2009Dev Harmonix Music Systems · MTV GamesOn PlayStation 3
✓ Like Guitar Hero Live, it's known for puzzle design, offline and single-player focus
≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, while skipping visual first person
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloMultiplayerCo-opOfflineMelee
IGDB85· 2
Year 2004Dev Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.3 · Nintendo
✓ Like Guitar Hero Live, it's known for puzzle design, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and melee combat, while skipping visual first person
Where it drifts furthest from Guitar Hero Live: visuals.
It predates Guitar Hero Live by 11 years, with what that implies technically.
Genre100Game mode100Visuals0
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-op
IGDB83· 4
Year 2008Dev Neversoft Entertainment · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac
✓ Nearly identical: puzzle design, offline and single-player focus.
≠ Missing: visual first person.
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-op
IGDB81· 5
Year 2009Dev Neversoft Entertainment · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3
✓ Nearly identical: puzzle design, offline and single-player focus.
≠ Missing: visual first person.
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
OfflineSoloMultiplayerCo-op
IGDB64· 6
Year 2008Dev Neversoft Entertainment · ActivisionOn PlayStation 3 · PC · Mac
✓ Nearly identical: puzzle design, offline and single-player focus.
≠ Missing: visual first person.
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
IGDB68· 5
Year 2010Dev Vicarious Visions · Budcat CreationsOn PlayStation 3
✓ Shared with Guitar Hero Live: puzzle design, offline and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, PvP competition and visual third person, while skipping visual first person
Where it drifts furthest from Guitar Hero Live: visuals.
Genre100Game mode91Visuals0
66
iRank80
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
MultiplayerOfflineSoloCo-opOnline
Steam👍 90%· 16KIGDB68· 7OC72· 29
Year 2016Dev WeirdBeardOn PS4 · Linux · PC
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
Steam👍 95%· 8.8KIGDB89· 10OC89· 67
Year 2020Dev Monstars · EnhanceOn Xbox · PS4 · PC
✓ If you enjoyed Guitar Hero Live, expect puzzle design, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay
≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, competitive edge and strong narrative focus, while skipping visual first person
Where it drifts furthest from Guitar Hero Live: visuals.
Released 5 years after Guitar Hero Live.
Genre100Game mode70Visuals0
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloCo-opOfflineCasualRelaxing
Steam👍 96%· 11KRAWG👍 78%· 550MC85IGDB90· 2
Year 2008Dev Dylan FittererPlaytime ~3hOn PC
✓ Like Guitar Hero Live, it's known for puzzle design, single-player focus and co op
≠ Where it differs: brings vibe casual, vibe relaxing and procedural generation, while skipping multiplayer gameplay
Audiosurf is a puzzle rhythm game developed by Invisible Handlebar. Players control a levitating vehicle and race it down a multi-colored highway. The players have to collect colored blocks known as "cars" and form clusters of three or more blocks of the same color.
Where it drifts furthest from Guitar Hero Live: visuals.
Genre100Game mode86Visuals0
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
MultiplayerSoloCo-opRelaxingNarrative
Steam👍 98%· 9.0KRAWG👍 87%· 69IGDB90· 1
Year 2019Dev PopcannibalPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux
✓ If you enjoyed Guitar Hero Live, expect puzzle design, multiplayer gameplay and single-player focus
≠ Where it differs: brings vibe relaxing, strong narrative focus and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping offline
Write Nice Letters to People and Get StickersHas something got you down? Stressed you out? Scared you? That's pretty normal. It might help you to talk about it. In Kind Words, players anonymously write out their concerns and sorrows by making short requests for letters.
Where it drifts furthest from Guitar Hero Live: visuals.
Released 4 years after Guitar Hero Live.
Genre100Game mode77Visuals0
#15Guitar Hero
60
iRank89
PuzzleLogic Puzzle
SoloMultiplayerCo-op
IGDB89· 2
Year 2005Dev Harmonix Music Systems · RedOctane
✓ Nearly identical: puzzle design, single-player focus and multiplayer gameplay.
≠ Missing: offline.
It predates Guitar Hero Live by 10 years, with what that implies technically.
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