Games like Starways: Heart of the Cosmos
If Starways: Heart of the Cosmos is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rusts Of Corruption, Pelican Post and Himig — 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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Players who liked Starways: Heart of the Cosmos also play
Steam players who put hours into Starways: Heart of the Cosmos 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.
Rusts Of Corruption
WHY THIS
Top pick for Starways: Heart of the Cosmos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Starways: Heart of the Cosmos.
You've mysteriously awoken on an isolated island on an unknown world. A corrupting force spreads through the island, leaving only a short amount of time to learn about the islands mysteries... Who will you meet? What will you learn? Are you ready to see the world die?
Pelican Post
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Starways: Heart of the Cosmos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Starways: Heart of the Cosmos.
Pelican Post is a cozy narrative game about building community by delivering mail to a town of charming characters. As Port Pleasant's mailman, you'll get to know the townsfolk and make a difference in their lives.
Himig
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Starways: Heart of the Cosmos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Starways: Heart of the Cosmos.
Himig is a story of two kids enjoying their day-to-day lives in a peaceful town as they meet new friends, gain experiences to remember, and realize their own paths of life at the peak of youth.
Almanac: Detective Agency
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Starways: Heart of the Cosmos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Starways: Heart of the Cosmos.
A narrative detective game about solving mysteries through investigation, evidence, and conversation. Question suspects in your own words, photograph clues, and piece together the truth in a town full of secrets. Who is lying, and what are they hiding?
Beacon Pines
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Starways: Heart of the Cosmos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Starways: Heart of the Cosmos.
Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!
The Longest Road on Earth
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Starways: Heart of the Cosmos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Starways: Heart of the Cosmos.
A thoughtful and deeply personal title with stripped-down mechanics. The lack of dialogue or text allows you to create your own narrative through your time with four characters. Each short story will allow players to be swept away by the haunting lyrics of over twenty original, nostalgic songs.
Esoteric Ebb
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Starways: Heart of the Cosmos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie with Starways: Heart of the Cosmos.
Esoteric Ebb is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign.
Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Starways: Heart of the Cosmos fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Starways: Heart of the Cosmos.
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Starways: Heart of the Cosmos.
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.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Starways: Heart of the Cosmos.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Starways: Heart of the Cosmos.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Starways: Heart of the Cosmos.
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?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Starways: Heart of the Cosmos.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Starways: Heart of the Cosmos.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Starways: Heart of the Cosmos.
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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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Beacon Pines
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Starways: Heart of the Cosmos.
Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!
The Longest Road on Earth
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Starways: Heart of the Cosmos.
A thoughtful and deeply personal title with stripped-down mechanics. The lack of dialogue or text allows you to create your own narrative through your time with four characters. Each short story will allow players to be swept away by the haunting lyrics of over twenty original, nostalgic songs.
Esoteric Ebb
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie with Starways: Heart of the Cosmos.
Esoteric Ebb is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign.
Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Starways: Heart of the Cosmos.
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
Frequently asked about Starways: Heart of the Cosmos
- What games are most similar to Starways: Heart of the Cosmos?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Starways: Heart of the Cosmos are Rusts Of Corruption, Pelican Post, Himig.
- Who developed Starways: Heart of the Cosmos?
- Starways: Heart of the Cosmos was developed by Wayward Thoughts Interactive.
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 Starways: Heart of the Cosmos.
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