Choose Asphalt Legends
Choose Asphalt Legends if you want an Adventure and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 7,254 Steam reviews back the pick.
Asphalt Legends vs Cosmic Race: Galactic Showdown
Asphalt Legends and Cosmic Race: Galactic Showdown both land in Action, Sports, Racing on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Sports, Racing on Steam. Asphalt Legends is free; Cosmic Race: Galactic Showdown is paid (Price unknown). Both support cooperative play. No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Cosmic Race: Galactic Showdown
Choose Cosmic Race: Galactic Showdown if you want an Indie game with LAN PvP and LAN Co-op.
Both Asphalt Legends and Cosmic Race: Galactic Showdown sit in Action, Sports, and Racing on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Online PvP, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Asphalt Legends |  Cosmic Race: Galactic Showdown | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | — |
| Genres | Action, Sports, Adventure, Free To Play, Racing | Action, Sports, Indie, Racing |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 79.9% positive (7,254 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Gameloft | Psypher Interactive |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Sports, Racing on Steam.
- Asphalt Legends is free; Cosmic Race: Galactic Showdown is paid (Price unknown).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Asphalt Legends is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Cosmic Race: Galactic Showdown has no Deck rating yet.
Asphalt Legends vs Cosmic Race: Galactic Showdown — FAQ
- Are Asphalt Legends and Cosmic Race: Galactic Showdown similar?
- They overlap on Action, Sports, Racing on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both Asphalt Legends and Cosmic Race: Galactic Showdown have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Asphalt Legends ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Cosmic Race: Galactic Showdown ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.
- Is Asphalt Legends free?
- Yes — Asphalt Legends is a free-to-play Steam title. Cosmic Race: Galactic Showdown is paid (Price unknown).
- Does Asphalt Legends run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Asphalt Legends is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Cosmic Race: Galactic Showdown doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.