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Games like StarCore Legacy

If StarCore Legacy is your kind of game, the closest matches are 8 Bit Space, Escape Zolstar and Super Dangerous Dungeons — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About StarCore Legacy: Remake to 2016's Legends of the Universe - StarCore, a Metroidvania style Action-Platformer with several abilities, enemies and areas to explore.

2023ActionIndie4.99 USDWindowsby LunarCore Games
StarCore Legacy — Steam game cover

Players who liked StarCore Legacy also play

Steam players who put hours into StarCore Legacy also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. 8 Bit Space

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for StarCore Legacy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with StarCore Legacy.

    8 Bit Space is a 2D platformer inspired by games from the 8-bit era of gaming and with particular emphasis on the ZX Spectrum. Explore 25 alien planets in the search of a way to power a newly discovered ancient portal, where will it lead?

    2020IndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Escape Zolstar

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for StarCore Legacy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with StarCore Legacy.

    Escape Zolstar is a metroidvania where you explore, collect powerups, fight enemies, and defeat bosses.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Super Dangerous Dungeons

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for StarCore Legacy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with StarCore Legacy.

    Guide Timmy the treasure hunter through dangerous dungeons in search of the legendary treasure!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for StarCore Legacy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with StarCore Legacy.

    You are the ultimate weapon with an ultimate sidekick – Collect secret items and get power ups to become the perfect weapon.

    2011ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Berserk Boy

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for StarCore Legacy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with StarCore Legacy.

    BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure20.00 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Legends of the Universe - StarCore

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for StarCore Legacy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with StarCore Legacy.

    Metroidvania style action/platformer with tons of abilities, enemies and exploration.

    2016ActionIndie1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Lone Fungus

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for StarCore Legacy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with StarCore Legacy.

    A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Guns of Fury

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for StarCore Legacy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with StarCore Legacy.

    Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below StarCore Legacy at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under StarCore Legacy on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with StarCore Legacy.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under StarCore Legacy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with StarCore Legacy.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under StarCore Legacy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with StarCore Legacy.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under StarCore Legacy on Steam right now. Shares Action with StarCore Legacy.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under StarCore Legacy on Steam right now. Shares Action with StarCore Legacy.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under StarCore Legacy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with StarCore Legacy.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under StarCore Legacy on Steam right now. Shares Action with StarCore Legacy.

    Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.

    2009Action2.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under StarCore Legacy on Steam right now. Shares Indie with StarCore Legacy.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with StarCore Legacy.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with StarCore Legacy.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with StarCore Legacy.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with StarCore Legacy.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with StarCore Legacy.

    Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with StarCore Legacy.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with StarCore Legacy.

    USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.

    2025IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from LunarCore Games

Other recommendable Steam games by LunarCore Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Legends of the Universe - StarCore

    WHY THIS

    Another title from LunarCore Games, the studio behind StarCore Legacy. Shares Action and Indie with StarCore Legacy.

    Metroidvania style action/platformer with tons of abilities, enemies and exploration.

    2016ActionIndie1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Comit the Astrodian

    WHY THIS

    Another title from LunarCore Games, the studio behind StarCore Legacy. Shares Action and Indie with StarCore Legacy.

    Platformer based on a 22 year old blueprint. Help Comit boost his was through several planets in an attempt to stop the evil space pirate Krater from taking over the Star System.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Zahalia: The Knights of Galiveth

    WHY THIS

    Another title from LunarCore Games, the studio behind StarCore Legacy. Shares Action and Indie with StarCore Legacy.

    Multi-Character Metroidvania Style Action RPG Featuring PermaDeath!! Switch at anytime between characters in a quest to stop The Dark Prince Rhigor from using the Ethi to unleash The Darkness on the realm.

    2017ActionIndieRPG0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Comit the Astrodian 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from LunarCore Games, the studio behind StarCore Legacy. Shares Indie with StarCore Legacy.

    Comit the Astrodian 2 is the sequel to 2016's Comit the Astrodian. It features new stages, new abilities and new enemies.

    2017Indie0.49 USDSteam ↗
  5. Comit the Astrodian 3

    WHY THIS

    Another title from LunarCore Games, the studio behind StarCore Legacy. Shares Indie with StarCore Legacy.

    Comit returns in Comit the Astrodian 3. This game features new stages, new allies and a new villain, Cosmo Knight.

    2018Indie0.49 USDSteam ↗
  6. Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty

    WHY THIS

    Another title from LunarCore Games, the studio behind StarCore Legacy. Shares Action and Indie with StarCore Legacy.

    Cosmic Bounty is a metroidvania style action platformer. You play as Jekt, A Bounty Hunter commissioned with hunting down a rebel General named Volgat. Explore areas to gain new abilities and increase your stats so you can defeat powerful enemies.

    2018ActionIndie1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Zahalia

    WHY THIS

    Another title from LunarCore Games, the studio behind StarCore Legacy. Shares Indie with StarCore Legacy.

    Zahalia was a peaceful land until The Dark Wizard came and stole all the crystals. Defeat his group of monsters and reclaim the Crystals to save Zahalia from darkness.

    2018IndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Comit in Krater Returns

    WHY THIS

    Another title from LunarCore Games, the studio behind StarCore Legacy. Shares Action and Indie with StarCore Legacy.

    Krater has escaped from Planet Prison and now only Comit & Jupi can stop him.

    2019ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Berserk Boy

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with StarCore Legacy.

    BERSERK BOY is a high speed action packed Platformer, with Metroidvania elements. Packed with vibrant and stylish pixel art. Go Berserk! as you change into different forms and use the power of Lightning, Fire, Ice, Air, and Earth to save the planet!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure20.00 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Lone Fungus

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with StarCore Legacy.

    A handcrafted open-world platformer set in a world built by Mushrooms! Explore different locations filled with secrets, acquire new abilities and use those abilities to reach new places!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Guns of Fury

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with StarCore Legacy.

    Guns of Fury is a retro-inspired action platformer that combines the run & gun and Metroidvania genres. Explore a vast interconnected world, gain new abilities and weapons, battle epic bosses and stop the plans of an evil corporation before it’s too late!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about StarCore Legacy

How much does StarCore Legacy cost?
StarCore Legacy is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to StarCore Legacy?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside StarCore Legacy are 8 Bit Space, Escape Zolstar, Super Dangerous Dungeons.
Who developed StarCore Legacy?
StarCore Legacy was developed by LunarCore Games.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on StarCore Legacy.

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