Choose Cosmic Tails
Choose Cosmic Tails if you want an Indie game with Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. Cosmic Tails launched in 2025.
Cosmic Tails vs Barbarous: Survivor's Quest
Cosmic Tails and Barbarous: Survivor's Quest both land in Action, RPG, Casual 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, RPG, Casual on Steam. Cosmic Tails has co-op; Barbarous: Survivor's Quest does not. 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 Barbarous: Survivor's Quest
Choose Barbarous: Survivor's Quest if you want the Keyboard Only Option side of the pairing. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment.
Both Cosmic Tails and Barbarous: Survivor's Quest sit in Action, RPG, and Casual on Steam and both list DualShock Controller Support and Gamepad Recommended, 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
 Cosmic Tails |  Barbarous: Survivor's Quest | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | — |
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG, Casual | Action, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 1.24 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | parm | SQRT3, Bolt Goblin |
Side by side
- Both share Action, RPG, Casual on Steam.
- Cosmic Tails has co-op; Barbarous: Survivor's Quest does not.
Cosmic Tails vs Barbarous: Survivor's Quest — FAQ
- Are Cosmic Tails and Barbarous: Survivor's Quest similar?
- They overlap on Action, RPG, Casual 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.
- Does Barbarous: Survivor's Quest have multiplayer like Cosmic Tails?
- No. Cosmic Tails supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op), while Barbarous: Survivor's Quest is listed as single-player only.