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COCOON
From Jeppe Carlsen, the lead gameplay designer of LIMBO and INSIDE — COCOON takes you on an adventure across worlds within worlds. Master world-leaping mechanics and solve intricate puzzles to unravel a cosmic mystery.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
87 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“8.5/10 An excellent puzzle game, but quite short. Original, clever while being "user-friendly" for the player (simple command, simple presentation, no hidden puzzle element, etc...). While the concept of a world inside…”
“Amazing puzzles, satisfying boss fights and incredible atmosphere and art style. Very polished gem of a puzzle game that me and my 5 year old have been having a blast playing together.”
50 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This game is very mediocre. It's one of those games that I would give a 'meh' rating instead of good or bad and it really just sits on a 5/10. Eventually I lean towards not recommended because it does not keep me…”
“COCOON is neat and well-made. The game's art direction certainly felt on point to me, if nothing else. Yet, initial excitement of diving into this strange world quickly gave way to tedium. The puzzles, while coherent…”
“Super polished, elegant, very “current gen” feeling audiovisual package - potentially the best I’ve seen out of an indie game. Jumping in and out of the mini worlds is a one of a kind feeling. The main nested worlds…”
26 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Really enjoyed this game. I found it the perfect level of difficulty where I had to think a bit and try some things a few times, but eventually could figure it out/beat the boss. I particularly enjoyed how I didn't have…”
“Fun puzzle game that uses a nested world mechanic. Controls nicely and puzzles that require timing are fairly forgiving. One or two of the levels took me sometime to wrap my head around. Easy to pick up and play for a…”
“Sincerely think this is one of the best intro to puzzle games since Portal 1. Never too difficult but also just logical enough to make you feel pride in solving some of the later puzzles. Well-crafted and unique. One of…”
17 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Super polished, elegant, very “current gen” feeling audiovisual package - potentially the best I’ve seen out of an indie game. Jumping in and out of the mini worlds is a one of a kind feeling. The main nested worlds…”
“Amazing puzzles, satisfying boss fights and incredible atmosphere and art style. Very polished gem of a puzzle game that me and my 5 year old have been having a blast playing together.”
“Great little puzzle game for someone relatively new to the genre. Linear design that won't leave you stuck for too long while still having those "ahhhh yes, I see what to do" moments. Nice art and soundtrack, the whole…”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Highly reccomended. I'm not so into puzzle-focused games, but this really grabbed me. The organic-tech artstyle is great and the audio is fantastic. You really get pulled into this world. I found the puzzle difficulty…”
“10/10. This game is a creative tour-de-force. It has stunning visual environments, huge areas in a connected bio-mechanical world with a luscious ambient soundscape. The puzzles are of moderate difficulty and the game…”
“Easy-to-follow clues/hints throughout if you get stuck. Very fun and enjoyable. I particularly like puzzle games while sometimes struggling to follow along or stay focused, but "Cocoon" grabbed and KEPT my attention…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is very mediocre. It's one of those games that I would give a 'meh' rating instead of good or bad and it really just sits on a 5/10. Eventually I lean towards not recommended because it does not keep me…”
“COCOON is neat and well-made. The game's art direction certainly felt on point to me, if nothing else. Yet, initial excitement of diving into this strange world quickly gave way to tedium. The puzzles, while coherent…”
“Super polished, elegant, very “current gen” feeling audiovisual package - potentially the best I’ve seen out of an indie game. Jumping in and out of the mini worlds is a one of a kind feeling. The main nested worlds…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Super polished, elegant, very “current gen” feeling audiovisual package - potentially the best I’ve seen out of an indie game. Jumping in and out of the mini worlds is a one of a kind feeling. The main nested worlds…”
“Interesting looking world. Promised interesting ideas but ended up being boring, simple repetitive puzzles. Game doesn't trust you to think for yourself at all.”
“The game itself is good and functional, but it is not for me. You play as a textureless critter in a textureless world, picking up balls and trying to figure out where the ball goes. There are no text or clues. And they…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“8.5/10 An excellent puzzle game, but quite short. Original, clever while being "user-friendly" for the player (simple command, simple presentation, no hidden puzzle element, etc...). While the concept of a world inside…”
“Get it if it's on sale. This game is a highly polished and very pretty puzzles game, but I 100%'d it in 4 hours while using a guide only to find 2 optional collectibles I didn't feel like scouring the entire game for…”
“I think this is very good puzzle game with a very distinguish art style. The puzzle are very thought-provoking and I was never bored at any of the levels. But it's not worth the curent $36 that the developer is asking…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Great little puzzle game for someone relatively new to the genre. Linear design that won't leave you stuck for too long while still having those "ahhhh yes, I see what to do" moments. Nice art and soundtrack, the whole…”
“Get it if it's on sale. This game is a highly polished and very pretty puzzles game, but I 100%'d it in 4 hours while using a guide only to find 2 optional collectibles I didn't feel like scouring the entire game for…”
“Excellent puzzle game with cool visuals and ambience. Best played in a couple sittings, COCOON has a lot of mechanics for it's playtime, with only a couple puzzles feeling reused. It doesn't overstay it's welcome and is…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.8% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“Jeppe Carlsen, if he designs a game I am buying it. LIMBO, INSIDE, COCOON... This guy just understands pure design. One button and a joystick, and a truly remarkable game. A masterpiece. No instructions, no text, just environment, movement, and music. Sometimes less is more, and…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“Nice game, cleaver puzzles, just enough challenge to make you think, but don't get stuck for too long. Gorgeous picture, pleasant music. I really liked the mechanic of stacking worlds inside each other. Of course it's not new, but this looked really engaging. Also enjoyed the…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“An absolute jewel of a game with just the right amount of challenge when it came to the puzzles. I appreciated the unique mechanic of nesting worlds within each other to level up the perplexity and how there were no instructions needed to figure out what had to happen to move…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Adventure, Indie |
| Player tags | Adventure · Puzzle · Exploration · Indie · 3D · Puzzle-Platformer · Atmospheric · Stylized · Singleplayer · Futuristic · Space · Controller (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Korean, Turkish, Polish, Dutch, Danish |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 17 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i7-2600 or AMD FX-8350 Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 950, 2 GB or AMD Radeon R9 380, 4 GB Storage: 3 GB available space