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Games like Cosmo Riders

If Cosmo Riders is your kind of game, the closest matches are Space Bandit, Survivor Mercs and Sharded World — 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 Cosmo Riders: Physics based roguelite bullet-hell-and-heaven horde-survivor action game. Research and upgrade spaceship. Traverse procedurally generated galaxies with ability to alter its conditions and effects.

2025ActionIndie3.99 USDWindows · Linuxby Conversion7
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Steam players who put hours into Cosmo Riders 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. Space Bandit

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Cosmo Riders fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmo Riders.

    Brutal twin stick shooter with fun and clever enemies. Also has roguelite and Sci-Fi stuff.

    2022ActionIndie1.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Survivor Mercs

    WHY THIS

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

    Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!

    2026ActionIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Sharded World

    WHY THIS

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

    Sharded World is a reversed bullet hell, rogue-lite, ARPG game combining simple gameplay and great rpg progression. Each level has its own unique features and challenges. Upgradable characters, weapons and orbs. Challenges, daily quests, and leaderboards. Fight, get stronger and defeat the Lich!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Destropolis

    WHY THIS

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

    Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...

    2020ActionIndieRPG5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Godstrike

    WHY THIS

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

    Godstrike is a twin-stick shooter where time is your health and currency. Face off against ruthless bosses in tense, 1v1 showdowns as Talaal, the last Herald.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Rush Rover

    WHY THIS

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

    Rush Rover is a 2D top-down shooter game. Compared to other similar games of the genre, the shooting experience is closer to traditional shoot'em up games. It includes random map generation, unique weapons, lots of different enemies, exciting boss battles and a dynamic chiptune soundtrack.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. SNAKE FARM

    WHY THIS

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

    A top-down action roguelike about buying snakes, fighting them, selling their oil, and buying more snakes. Upgrade your weapons, get stronger snakes to fight, and chase down a high score with only ten days to live.

    2023ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Survivors of the Dawn

    WHY THIS

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

    A roguelite horde-survival bullet heaven with QUINTILLIONS of bullets over QUINTILLIONS of hordes. Mix weapons with items, modify, control chaos at terminals and break through tightening waves.

    2023ActionIndieRPG7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Cosmo Riders on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmo Riders.

    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 ~50% under Cosmo Riders on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cosmo Riders.

    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 ~63% under Cosmo Riders on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cosmo Riders.

    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 ~75% under Cosmo Riders on Steam right now. Shares Action with Cosmo Riders.

    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. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Cosmo Riders on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cosmo Riders.

    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 ↗
  6. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cosmo Riders on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cosmo Riders.

    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 ↗
  7. The NOexistenceN of you AND me

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Cosmo Riders on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cosmo Riders.

    Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

    2024IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Cosmo Riders on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmo Riders.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Awaria

    WHY THIS

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

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  4. 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 ↗
  5. 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 Cosmo Riders.

    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 ↗
  6. DORONKO WANKO

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Cosmo Riders.

    『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.

    2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. Floating Point

    WHY THIS

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

    Floating Point is a peaceful, free game about using a grappling hook to swing yourself gracefully through randomly generated spaces. The only objective is to collect points, and the only thing that increases your points is swinging swiftly, smoothly and elegantly without hitting anything.

    2014IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt

    WHY THIS

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

    Remedy, a recent graduate from the Saturnian healing school, must descend to Hurtland and use her powers to heal everyone from stray ducks to dark lords, and finally cure the ailing Prince Hingst. It's a short, whimsical adventure with plenty of heart(s).

    2016ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

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

  1. Survivor Mercs

    WHY THIS

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

    Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!

    2026ActionIndieRPG9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Destropolis

    WHY THIS

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

    Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...

    2020ActionIndieRPG5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Godstrike

    WHY THIS

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

    Godstrike is a twin-stick shooter where time is your health and currency. Face off against ruthless bosses in tense, 1v1 showdowns as Talaal, the last Herald.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. SNAKE FARM

    WHY THIS

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

    A top-down action roguelike about buying snakes, fighting them, selling their oil, and buying more snakes. Upgrade your weapons, get stronger snakes to fight, and chase down a high score with only ten days to live.

    2023ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Cosmo Riders

How much does Cosmo Riders cost?
Cosmo Riders is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Cosmo Riders?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cosmo Riders are Space Bandit, Survivor Mercs, Sharded World.
Who developed Cosmo Riders?
Cosmo Riders was developed by Conversion7.

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 Cosmo Riders.

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