ActionFit check
Is Putty Pals worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Friends who want a local two-player platformer built around communication
- Co-op players who enjoy coordinating movement to solve environmental puzzles
- Collectors who want secrets, collectibles, bonus levels, and achievements
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking a solo-first platformer rather than a game built around two characters
- Players who prefer online co-op, combat-focused action, or independent progression
- Players looking for a short, single-route experience without bonus levels, secrets, or time trials
Our take on Putty Pals
The defining constraint is that two characters must remain on-screen and work together to solve the puzzles, with one player able to control both only as an additional challenge.
What is Putty Pals?
Putty Pals is a local co-op platformer for two players sharing a couch.
Players guide two bouncing blobs through 28 full-sized levels and 25 unlockable mini-levels, using communication and coordinated movement to solve puzzles, avoid hazards, collect items, and find hidden secrets. Color-based challenges assign important tasks to both players, while one blob can flatten into a trampoline to launch the other. The game supports any combination of controllers and keyboard. A single player can control both characters at once as an extra challenge. Locations include Mt Puttuvius and Puttarctica, with time trials, collectibles, Steam trading cards, and more than 20 achievements.
How Putty Pals plays
- 01Two-player puzzles
- Color-based challenges give both players separate roles that must be coordinated.
- 02Blob movement abilities
- One character can flatten into a trampoline so the other can reach higher areas.
- 03Local couch co-op
- The game supports two players side-by-side using any combination of controllers and keyboard.
- 04Level variety
- The campaign includes 28 main levels, 25 bonus mini-levels, hidden secrets, and time trials.
- 05Solo challenge mode
- One player can control both characters simultaneously from a keyboard.
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Putty Pals: platforms & release
Is Putty Pals worth it?
It is worth it if: friends who want a local two-player platformer built around communication. Skip it if: players seeking a solo-first platformer rather than a game built around two characters.
Where can I download Putty Pals?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Putty Pals's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Putty Pals on?
Windows and macOS.
