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A Rusty Lake co-op puzzle adventure where two players occupy separate timelines, past and future, and must communicate to solve puzzles together. Its eerie atmosphere and Albert Vanderboom's scheme drive the experience.
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An asymmetrical co-op puzzle adventure where you and a partner are separated and must rely on communication to get through a mysterious facility. It thrives on describing, observing and piecing clues together as a duo.
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A cooperative puzzle adventure built for exactly two players, who guide two runaway boys past walls and obstacles toward a faraway place. The puzzles demand close teamwork while telling a quiet, emotional story.
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A pure co-op puzzle game where two players, separated from each other, must communicate over radio to solve puzzles together. Without good communication, you cannot progress.
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90 % free
Dark, serious atmosphere
Two players are separated in an abandoned castle in a frozen wasteland and must solve puzzles using only a walkie-talkie, describing what they see to each other. Communication and teamwork are the core of the experience.
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A purely cooperative first-person puzzle adventure where two players are separated in a medieval castle and must solve riddles by describing what they see over a walkie-talkie. Communication and teamwork are the heart of it.
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Linear, curated structure
A free cooperative point-and-click puzzle game where two players act as a detective duo, cracking codes and solving puzzles to escape the Cryptic Killer's traps. It works as an entry point to the Cryptic Killer series.
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A pure co-op puzzle game where two players are separated in a frozen castle and must describe what they see over voice chat to escape together. Communication and teamwork are the core of the experience.
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Dark, serious atmosphere
A short, eerie point-and-click puzzle adventure set in the Rusty Lake universe: as Detective Dale Vandermeer you solve puzzles across two intertwined realities and slowly piece together a strange mystery.
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87 % 12.99 €
Dark, serious atmosphere
A pure co-op puzzle game where two players are separated in a frozen world and can only talk over the radio. Success depends on describing exactly what you see so you can solve puzzles and find each other.
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Linear, curated structure
Two players are stuck in separate magical clockwork worlds, each seeing only part of every puzzle. Escaping depends on describing what you see and communicating well with your partner.
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