
A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux
co-open is a game about a kid's first time buying groceries on their own. Looks like it's time to explore and have some fun!
The products available in the local cooperatively run store are community-selected, trying to suit everybody's needs. You might not find everything you're expecting, but maybe there will be something that surprises you! Check the information on product price tags to make sure you only pick fresh local produce, call your grandmother for a suggestion, or just go with whatever catches your eye! Just try not to feed the store cats off the shelves. Please. They are fed regularly.
You can get your ice cream and veggies in a few minutes to rush back home sooner — or stray away from the shelves and find yourself a part of a drawing class in the rooftop park, or an underground snowskating hangout! Don't be scared to check things out.
Looks like your neighbor friend is also shopping today! But could you meet anybody else? What if it's a very (very) big crow, or a mysterious vent dweller? Maybe you will even get to keep some meaningful mementos from your adventures!
In the end, grandma will always come to pick you up. What will she say about your shopping trip — or, more importantly, about your product picks?

If you enjoyed the music in co-open, considerbuying the soundtrack!
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| Status | Released |
| Platforms | Windows,macOS,Linux |
| Rating | Rated 4.9 out of 5 stars (303 total ratings) |
| Author | lowpolis |
| Genre | Adventure,Simulation |
| Made with | Unity,Blender |
| Tags | Atmospheric,birds,Cats,Cute,Exploration,Lesbian,LGBT,Queer,Slice Of Life |
| Average session | A few hours |
| Languages | English |
| Inputs | Keyboard,Mouse,Xbox controller |
| Accessibility | Subtitles,Configurable controls |
| Mentions | The itch.io Summertime Selects bundle is... |
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I love this game a lot. It's so cute and unique and I just love it so much, it's also so good there is so much people to meet. Also there was this one bird thatsed fae pronouns and i was walking around doing stuff and wondering how do you use them and then one of faer's friend used them and idk why it made me so happy to learn that thing idk. It's so heartmelting i love it.
Oki so I managed to get all the items, i gave up on the last one but turns out it was in the credits and i didn't miss it. It was amazing.
Also my boyfriend saw me play this game and after lookng at the cashier said "i bet they are the creator's sona". And he was so happy when we checked bsky and saw the pfp. Idk. I am uninstalling it now. It was amazing. I loved it, I want to cry.
went in blind, and theres more to this game then i initially thought. this game is great, and a rare "cozy" game that actually succeeds on vibe and gameplay, through the strength of the characters.
i accidentally ate the green apple i was going to give to someone while talking on the phone. they were still happy for me but i know i need to redo this. 10/10
hello! thank you for your kind comment and interest in the soundtrack! i was the composer for "co-open" so i can answer your question. most of the instruments in the OST were made using the ableton sampler and putting field recordings i had made into it. i used EQ to boost 440Hz (an 'A' note) of the audio source. this gives the sound both interesting texture, and harmonic elements to make melodies.this video goes in depth about it if you're interested in trying it out. i also used ableton's operator FM synth, synth string samples, sine waves and various other sounds. if you have more questions feel free to contact me! my contact info is on my website which is linked on my itch.io profile :)
Thank you so much for the response! That's such an interesting way to make unique instruments! This helps me a LOT, because I've been experimenting with Meld and Operator for a while (maybe not as gracefully as others, but I'm getting there!) trying to see what kind of sounds I could conjure up, and it's very fun, but the idea of taking samples and then turning them into instruments feels like an entirely new layer! I'll definitely be watching that video, thank you :D
This game was absolutely delightful from start to end. I have to admit that I was terrified for a moment when I walked into the back of the store for the first time and the music changed, so I quickly checked there wouldn't be any scary stuff, haha.
Exploring everything and trying to solve the puzzles was such a treat. Even though I had to check puzzle guides because I couldn't figure out how to progress (or the fact fences can be climbed, full on yellow paint edge discourse moment) it never hindered once that feeling of excitement about discovering the place, it just added to it.
Thank you so much for making this game. I'll always treasure the hours I've spent with it.
This is quite possibly my favorite game I've ever found on itch. It presents a simple, cozy vision of community and cooperation and support that I think society should aspire to be, and that I aspire to cultivate in my own community. I truly think that games like this can inspire actual change, starting locally but enough of that and it becomes something bigger.
Whenever I open it I feel safe and seen and it's my favorite place to just chill and show to others who might need a slow safe place for a bit.
And of course, the sound track and the cats are phenomenal. :) Thank you <3
Hello! The game supports the 2560 x 1440 screen resolution. We were able to test it with a 4k monitor, but unfortunately we don't have an nvidia 4070 to test the game with. There's also no settings file to manually set the preferred resolution, sorry.
Can you check if some scaling or super resolution options are turned on for your monitor / GPU? In some cases this might be the problem with wrong screen resolution in video games.
I checked and as far as I can tell, none of those are turned on, (mind you I am not familiar with the Nvidia and monitor settings, yet), but my other games I play find that resolution easily.
No idea why co-open does not.
The lowest resolution in the game is 320 x 200, the highest is 1280 x 1440, but there's back bars on the left and right with the highest selected, though it is the crispier looking display, compared to the ones lower.
I'm very confused, the game can't even find the 1920 x 1080 resolution.
i found this game last night as part of a bundle i had purchased was planning to play for 10 to 30 minutes 3 hours later and i was still playing i have found most of the phone numbers but am unable to work out phone numbers 1 and 13
this is a fantastic game will defiantly be recommending this to friends
love everything about this game!!! especially how it took me so long to figure out the "hold down the throw button" bit was actually advice... i immediately accepted it as "oh this character is just talking like a gamer for the bit" LMAO
but yeah, artstyle is great, music is great, i sat down and finished the game in one go because i just didnt want to close it.