Games like Cosmos: Stella Returns
If Cosmos: Stella Returns is your kind of game, the closest matches are Bloopy & Droopy, Swords & Bones 5 and Mama Die and Retry — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its cute pixel art aesthetic, challenging and lighthearted. 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.
Get personalized picks →About Cosmos: Stella Returns: Cosmos: Stella Returns is a metroidvania that will bring you to the mysterious planet of Memoria. Shoot, jump, collect materials and new items in this action-platform with a vintage flavor!
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Bloopy & Droopy
WHY THIS
Top pick for Cosmos: Stella Returns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
A Game Boy style 8-bit platformer, giving you an old-school experience in which you can switch characters at any time and use your digging skills to make your way through the terrain!
Swords & Bones 5
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Cosmos: Stella Returns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
The fifth and final chapter of the saga: embark on an action-platformer fantasy adventure in pixel art and put an end to the demonic threat once and for all!
Mama Die and Retry
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Cosmos: Stella Returns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
Mama Die and Retry is an old school action platformer that offers a challenging experience through 26 levels and 4 bosses. Fight with a working class hero and discover new horizons filled with a lot of aliens and threats. Use your broom against them. Each time you die, you will retry.
Outpost Delta
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Cosmos: Stella Returns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
Outpost Delta is a single player, 2-D side-scrolling sci-fi shooter for PC. Take on the role of Delta, the outpost’s emergency defense, who along with her AI companion must defend the space station against alien intruders.
PLANET ALPHA
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Ranked #5 for Cosmos: Stella Returns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
PLANET ALPHA, a beautiful alien world filled with mystery and danger. Pursued by relentless enemies, you must harness the power of night and day as you struggle to survive.
PSYCRON
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
Ranked #6 for Cosmos: Stella Returns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
A fast-paced 2D handcrafted metroidvania with strange sci-fi environments. Something is roaming the halls, watching your every move.
Bionic Bay
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
Ranked #7 for Cosmos: Stella Returns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
A scientist uses a unique teleportation instrument to escape an ancient biomechanical world filled with imaginative technology, deadly traps, and hidden secrets.
Zapling Bygone
WHY THIS
Shares ability gating and boss fights with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
Ranked #8 for Cosmos: Stella Returns fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
Zapling Bygone is a twisted metroidvania where you murder your foes and steal their abilities by wearing their skulls and absorbing their consciousness into your hive-mind.
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OUTBUDDIES DX
WHY THIS
Shares a challenging mood with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
Reviewers of Cosmos: Stella Returns cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
Run, gun and explore an open undercity in this otherworldly non-linear Metroidvania adventure about the Old Gods, strange creatures and the remnants of a lost world!
Escape From Tethys
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
Reviewers of Cosmos: Stella Returns cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
You're trapped, alone and cold on a distant planet. Pursued by a droid with only one purpose: killing everything. You must find an escape. Explore the hostile environment, find secret upgrades and new weapons, and finally make your escape from this dark, hostile planet...
Cosmos Bit
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Cosmos: Stella Returns cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
Cosmos Bit is an old school metroidvania that will take you in an extraterrestrial world painted with the legendary Amstrad CPC's colour palette, reworked for modern devices. The game is enjoyable for both veterans and newbies of this genre!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cosmos: Stella Returns at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Cosmos: Stella Returns on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cosmos: Stella Returns on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under Cosmos: Stella Returns on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
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?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Cosmos: Stella Returns on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under Cosmos: Stella Returns on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cosmos: Stella Returns on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cosmos: Stella Returns on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cosmos: Stella Returns on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
Thoughts and expectations ARPG
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
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.
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 and Adventure with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
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.
![UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1290490/header.jpg?t=1736770503)
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Abduction Bit
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
Another title from SEEP, the studio behind Cosmos: Stella Returns. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
Abduction Bit is a NES-like arcade based on elements of some timeless classics from 80's (Bubble Bobble, Ice Climber, Mario Bros).
SEEP Universe
WHY THIS
Another title from SEEP, the studio behind Cosmos: Stella Returns. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
Kick butt in this retro 2D action-platformer! SEEP Universe is an indie game for PC inspired by the 8-16 bit era!
Dragon Climax
WHY THIS
Another title from SEEP, the studio behind Cosmos: Stella Returns. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
A retro action martial arts game inspired by classics, like Kung Fu Master and Shinobi with modern elements!
Super BOO Quest
WHY THIS
Another title from SEEP, the studio behind Cosmos: Stella Returns. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
Super BOO Quest is a lighthearted game suitale for every kind of player, from casual to hardcore. It is a mix of arcade, puzzle, and stealth, to be played alone or with a friend. The game is presented with 16 bit-style graphics, as a tribute to Super Nintendo.
Katana Soul
WHY THIS
Another title from SEEP, the studio behind Cosmos: Stella Returns. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
Play as the samurai Kan and fight in a dark, demon-infested Japan. Face this 100% arcade experience without any credits or saves: you can only rely on your skills with the katana.
Thunderflash
WHY THIS
Another title from SEEP, the studio behind Cosmos: Stella Returns. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
Thunderflash is a "love letter" to the arcade games of the 80s. It is a Run 'n Gun game inspired by gems like Ikari Warriors, Commando and Heavy Barrel.
Adventure Bit
WHY THIS
Another title from SEEP, the studio behind Cosmos: Stella Returns. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
Jump, run, steal, fight, catch, and solve puzzles in this minimal-style adventure inspired by the golden age of the Japanese computer MSX!
Swords & Bones
WHY THIS
Shares a retro mood with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
Another title from SEEP, the studio behind Cosmos: Stella Returns. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmos: Stella Returns.
Swords & Bones inherits the spirit of the great 16-bit classics from the 80s and 90s, enriching the game experience with modern mechanics! Undead hordes and demons await you in this epic adventure!
Frequently asked about Cosmos: Stella Returns
- How much does Cosmos: Stella Returns cost?
- Cosmos: Stella Returns is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Cosmos: Stella Returns?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cosmos: Stella Returns are Bloopy & Droopy, Swords & Bones 5, Mama Die and Retry.
- Who developed Cosmos: Stella Returns?
- Cosmos: Stella Returns was developed by SEEP.
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 Cosmos: Stella Returns.
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