10 Best Games Like Sackboy: A Big Adventure

Sackboy makes a good jumping-off point for players who enjoy playful worlds, approachable movement and somebody nearby to share the confusion. These alternatives emphasize those qualities in different ways. Some are full cooperative campaigns; others offer a smaller supporting role, and the platform details matter when choosing a game for the couch.

Looking for somewhere to start?

• Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury for a lively group platformer.
• Unravel Two for cooperative movement puzzles.
• PHOGS! for a wonderfully odd shared character.

10. Pikuniku

Best for an oddball local diversion · PC, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One · Solo main story; separate two-player local co-op levels

A peculiar red creature emerges into a village whose bright appearance hides a questionable corporate scheme. The solo story mixes cheerful absurdity with a little suspicion about anybody offering something for nothing.

Stretchy legs handle movement and object interactions, with physics encouraging experimentation. Separate cooperative stages give two players their own problems to solve, rather than adding a second person to the entire narrative campaign.

This is the smaller recommendation for a pair who enjoy a playful world and do not need a huge project. Keep the mode distinction in mind: the couch levels are an extra shared activity alongside the solo story.

9. Pode

Best for gentle puzzles for two · PC, Nintendo Switch and PS4 · Solo; two-player local co-op

A fallen star meets a small rock, and their journey toward the mountaintop becomes a friendship between characters with very different gifts. The mountain’s interiors gradually brighten as they explore.

One character affects plant life while the other interacts with stone, creating routes through cooperation. The puzzles favor examining the space and testing abilities, with little pressure to perform everything at speed.

Pode fits players who want a calm counterpart to Sackboy’s livelier stages. The appeal is working out how two simple abilities complement each other, then watching the environment respond to what the pair achieves.

8. PHOGS!

Best for controlling one creature together · PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Xbox One · Solo; two-player local or online co-op

Red and Blue are two ends of the same doglike creature, traveling through worlds themed around food, sleep and play. Their shared body makes the premise clear before anybody has explained a complicated objective.

You stretch, bite and pull through environmental puzzles, with each head providing an anchor or another source of unhelpful enthusiasm. Objects and routes are designed around the odd possibilities of being connected.

It is an excellent alternative when the best part of Sackboy is laughing through a cooperative mistake. There is less precision jumping here, but substantially more negotiation over which direction the dog should currently be facing.

7. Biped

Best for coordination as the main joke · PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Xbox One · Solo; two-player local co-op

Two little robots visit a series of environments while tending to their mission on Earth. Their most immediate challenge is getting their own legs to cooperate, which quickly becomes a shared responsibility.

Each leg is controlled separately, turning a simple walkway into a small exercise in rhythm. Cooperative obstacles ask partners to synchronize movement or use their positions intelligently rather than waiting for one expert to finish the room.

This is a focused choice for a pair who enjoy learning a strange control system together. The fun is in improving as a partnership, so patience matters more than experience with conventional platformers.

6. Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy

Best for cooperative physics and fantasy · PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4/PS5 and Xbox One/Series X|S · Solo; local or online co-op

A conspiracy threatens the reputations and freedom of Amadeus, Zoya and Pontius, sending the heroes through another fairytale adventure. Their different professions are the basis of the solutions, not merely a way to vary the costumes.

Magic objects, arrows and a knight’s physical tools combine in physics-led puzzles. Changing characters or working with partners often reveals several ways to cross the same gap, leaving room for a solution that is effective even if it looks undignified.

Choose Trine when Sackboy’s teamwork appeals but you want more problem-solving between jumps. It rewards experimentation, particularly with players who are happy to explain the plan while it is already falling apart.

5. Disney Illusion Island

Best for a friendly exploratory campaign · Nintendo Switch version · Solo; up to four locally

Mickey, Minnie, Donald and Goofy visit Monoth and become involved in the search for missing magical books. The animated story sets up a connected island adventure rather than a series of unrelated obstacle courses.

New movement abilities open paths through the map, and cooperative interactions help players support each other during exploration. The focus stays on traversal rather than ordinary combat, giving the group a consistent task to learn together.

It suits Sackboy fans who want a longer shared journey with a recognizable cast. The connected structure encourages returning to places with new abilities, while adjustable support helps a group find a workable level of challenge.

4. Unravel Two

Best for a more deliberate shared journey · PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Xbox One · Solo or two-player local co-op

Two Yarnys set off together through a world of oversized natural and industrial spaces. Their connection is literal, with a strand of yarn ensuring neither character’s position can be considered entirely separate from the other’s.

You swing, anchor and build routes that use both bodies. A pair has to communicate about movement, while a solo player can manage the characters together without needing a second person for the story.

This is the alternative for Sackboy players who prefer cooperation to a busy group scramble. Its quieter pace gives a puzzle room to become a shared idea, and a successful crossing feels like something you worked out together.

3. Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Best for accessible team adventures · Nintendo Switch · Solo; up to four locally

A crashed ship brings Kirby and friends into a quest to recover its missing pieces. The friendly setup quickly becomes a reason to tour varied stages with a group whose abilities are rarely in short supply.

Copy abilities offer different attacks, while cooperative play lets several players tackle the same route. Extra modes and the Magolor Epilogue add material beyond the main campaign, giving the package more than one reason to return.

It is the comfortable choice for a family group or mixed experience levels. Like Sackboy, it can make participation enjoyable before everyone is equally skilled, without requiring the confident player to perform every useful action.

2. Rayman Legends

Best for fast-moving couch cooperation · PC, PS4 and Xbox One; Switch: Definitive Edition · Solo; up to four locally

Rayman and his companions travel through enchanted worlds connected by paintings, with a rescue mission that leaves plenty of room for musical chases and visual nonsense. The tone is mischievous rather than demanding a serious investment in the plot.

The side-scrolling viewpoint makes group positioning easy to read. Running and gliding carry everyone through stages that reward rhythm, while recoveries help an imperfect player stay part of the attempt.

Choose it if Sackboy’s shared-screen energy matters more than its 3D movement. The stages become satisfying to replay, and the straightforward controls make joining a group less intimidating than mastering a large ability list.

1. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury

Best for playful group courses · Nintendo Switch · 3D World: up to four locally/online; Bowser’s Fury: local support co-op

Mario’s rescue mission in the Sprixie Kingdom supplies colorful courses and a collection of power-ups with obvious potential for shared chaos. The additional Bowser’s Fury adventure offers a more connected space with a different rhythm.

3D World uses compact stages, character differences and secrets that encourage everyone to participate. Helping and accidentally obstructing a friend can happen within the same jump, but the clear course structure keeps the group moving.

For Sackboy fans, this is the closest broad match in cheerful cooperative platforming. The two included adventures have different multiplayer arrangements; the four-player recommendation applies to 3D World, not Bowser’s Fury.

Which should you play next?

Super Mario 3D World is the broadest group recommendation, Unravel Two rewards a patient pair, and PHOGS! makes cooperation inseparable from controlling the character. For more jumping-focused choices, browse Best Platformers on Nintendo Switch.