Games like Cosmic Run
Below are 24 hand-picked alternatives to Cosmic Run for fans of action, strategy, indie, ranked by imho.run's hybrid recommender. Each pick is scored on three signals: collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries (which players who logged hours in Cosmic Run also play), content overlap on genres, categories, and storefront tags, and review-mined "vibe" embeddings that catch tonal similarity even when the genre label differs. Sections below cover closest matches, reviewer cross-mentions, cheaper alternatives, free-to-play picks. No login required — these picks work anchor-only.
About Cosmic Run: Cosmic Run is a single-player space roguelite where you battle relentless galactic enemies, strategically upgrade your ship, and help the Zogark family survive their journey across the galaxy. Build powerful combinations, adapt to chaotic encounters, and escape one broken system after another.
Players who liked Cosmic Run also play
Ranked by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries plus content overlap on genres, tags, and developers.
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Starforged Legacy
Top pick for Cosmic Run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Cosmic Run.
Outlast the onslaught in a sci-fi survivors-like where your decisions matter as much as your firepower. Command customizable starships, enhance your arsenal with 100+ strategy-defining upgrades, and annihilate endless fleets of cosmic combatants! Carve your legacy among the stars or die trying!
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MOBU
Second-strongest match for Cosmic Run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmic Run.
Play as a monk wielding superpowers in this fast-paced arena shooter with roguelite elements. Survive waves of bouncy enemies raining from the skies as the challenge escalates. Buy upgrades and special abilities to create game-breaking builds and push back the chaos.
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Meteor Rush
Third-strongest match for Cosmic Run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Cosmic Run.
Meteor Rush is a high-intensity space Bullet Heaven where you defend a fragile core against endless cosmic threats. Harvest meteor gems, loot powerful gear, and evolve your ship and core into an unstoppable force of destruction.
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Flaghead
Ranked #4 for Cosmic Run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Cosmic Run.
Flaghead is an arena shooter roguelite where you play as a country, surviving through history from the dark ages into the cybernetic futures and beyond.
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Super Robot Survivors
Ranked #5 for Cosmic Run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmic Run.
A survivor game with missions - not just survival. Rescue astronauts, repair reactors, and hack terminals - while surrounded by hundreds of enemies. Every run is a chaotic, ten-minute showdown.
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Geometry Rift
Ranked #6 for Cosmic Run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Cosmic Run.
Imagine the frenetic chaos of Geometry Wars colliding with the addictive progression of Vampire Survivors. That's Geometry Rift — a relentless auto-fire action experience where geometric enemies flood the screen and your only option is to shoot, dodge, and survive.
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Ocean Survivors
Ranked #7 for Cosmic Run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmic Run.
Dominate the ocean! Sink enemy ships, loot their wrecks for gold, weave through a storm of cannonballs, and expand your arsenal. Level up unique builds, unlock abilities, and survive relentless attacks. Upgrade your ship and become the ultimate pirate!
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Void Resurgence
Ranked #8 for Cosmic Run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmic Run.
Command a starship in Void Resurgence, a retro-futuristic space roguelite. Battle through colorful cosmic fields, collect upgrades, and build your ultimate ship. Dodge intense bullet-hell patterns and fight for survival. Every run offers new challenges and permanent progress.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cosmic Run at current Steam store prices.
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Garry's Mod
Priced ~50% under Cosmic Run on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cosmic Run.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
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Vampire Survivors
Priced ~50% under Cosmic Run on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmic Run.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
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Titanfall® 2
Priced ~55% under Cosmic Run on Steam right now. Shares Action with Cosmic Run.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
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Cookie Clicker
Priced ~50% under Cosmic Run on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cosmic Run.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
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WEBFISHING
Priced ~50% under Cosmic Run on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Cosmic Run.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
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POSTAL 2
Priced ~90% under Cosmic Run on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmic Run.
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?
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Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
Priced ~50% under Cosmic Run on Steam right now. Shares Strategy with Cosmic Run.
Zombies are invading your home, and the only defense is your arsenal of plants! Armed with an alien nursery-worth of zombie-zapping plants like peashooters and cherry bombs, you'll need to think fast and plant faster to stop dozens of types of zombies dead in their tracks.
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Buckshot Roulette
Priced ~70% under Cosmic Run on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmic Run.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cosmic Run.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
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Life is Strange - Episode 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Cosmic Run.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
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Ultimate Custom Night
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmic Run.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
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Bongo Cat
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cosmic Run.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cosmic Run.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Cosmic Run.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
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Indigo Park: Chapter 1
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmic Run.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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Frequently asked about Cosmic Run
- How much does Cosmic Run cost?
- Cosmic Run is listed on Steam at 9.89 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Cosmic Run?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cosmic Run are Starforged Legacy, MOBU, Meteor Rush.
- Who developed Cosmic Run?
- Cosmic Run was developed by Zinktank Labs.
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 Cosmic Run.
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