Games like Cosmic Run
If Cosmic Run is your kind of game, the closest matches are Steel Swarm: SURVIVOR, Nova Survivors and Exertion — 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.
Get personalized picks →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.
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Steel Swarm: SURVIVOR
WHY THIS
Top pick for Cosmic Run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmic Run.
Steel Swarm: SURVIVOR is a fast-paced roguelite survivors game where you obliterate swarms with your drones. Set up formations, upgrade your drones, and overwhelm hordes of metal in each run. Take on enemy waves solo or in multiplayer co-op!
Nova Survivors
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Cosmic Run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmic Run.
A space horde-survival roguelite where the 21 ships aren't skins: each flies its own weapon, ultimate and role, so the same cards build wildly different runs. Chain evolutions and artifacts through a 100-level campaign and endless Survival, and hold out until your build breaks the game.
Exertion
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Cosmic Run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmic Run.
Classic arcade shooting meets Survivor-style progression in this side-scrolling action roguelite. Draft powerful cards, discover game-breaking synergies, and unleash bullet hell upon hordes of enemies. Die, upgrade your stats, and return to the arena to become the ultimate weapon.
XENOFLEKT
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Cosmic Run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmic Run.
XENOFLEKT is a roguelite space shooter where you will turn enemy bullets into armory: dash into enemy fire to parry and deflect shots, heal your ship, and trigger devastating counter-attacks. Unlock parts, plug-in unique perks with satellites, and get ready to master hundreds of deadly synergies.
Forecast Death
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Cosmic Run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Cosmic Run.
Survive the chaos of a bullet-heaven action game. Tear through enemy hordes, stack wild ability combos, and endure cataclysms that rewrite the rules mid-fight. The pace ramps up every minute - either you grow stronger, or you get wiped out.
Fading Reel
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Cosmic Run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmic Run.
A sepia Roguelike — lead a chained squad through 22 waves. Map events split your line, milestone recruits add firepower. Linked Blink, run upgrades, 19 Evolutions, and a permanent meta tree carry you to the final Boss Hydra.
ALL EYES ON ME
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Cosmic Run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmic Run.
Everyone sees the same thing. Except you. Now every eye is on you. Thousands of eyes hunt you in this bullet heaven roguelite. Their attention makes them deadlier and charges your strongest weapon. Find items, shape your build, beat challenges, play local co-op or online conquests.
PHILSEQUE DIVISION
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Cosmic Run fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmic Run.
Pilot powerful combat ships in this 3D space action roguelite. Face ever-growing enemy hordes, collect experience, install modules, create devastating builds, and survive intense battles against minibosses and bosses across hostile regions of space.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Cosmic Run at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
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.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
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!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
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.
How to Fish
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Cosmic Run on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmic Run.
A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator. While drinking and boating you suddenly crash into a small island. To work your way back home you have to learn How to Fish.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
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.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
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!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
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?
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition
WHY THIS
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.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmic Run.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmic Run.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmic Run.
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!
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 Cosmic Run.
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).
Die in the Dungeon: Origins
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Strategy and Indie with Cosmic Run.
Fight your way through a mysterious dungeon in this deck-building, turn-based roguelike game where you don't use cards, but DICE! Deal with enemies by combining dice on your board, boost their effects with magical relics, and discover the story behind Die in the Dungeon!
I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Cosmic Run.
A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!
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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 Steel Swarm: SURVIVOR, Nova Survivors, Exertion.
- 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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