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Also Fast-Paced and Arena Shooter, like Cold Space.
- $8.99 (Price checked Nov 6)
- 2016
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- Released: 2017
- Developer: IdeaX
- Price: Free to play
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 69% of 97 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Devs are responsive to feedback
- Jetpack jumps and sliding feel satisfying
- Movement mastery matters
- Competitive
- Intense
- Character customization
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Reviewers mention these as similar to Cold Space
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition
Why this: Also Fast-Paced and Arena Shooter, like Cold Space.
About Cold Space
The closest matches to Cold Space: Ratz Instagib, Ballistic Overkill, Dirty Bomb®, Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition, and Orbital Gear. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Cold Space is your kind of game, the closest matches are Ratz Instagib, Ballistic Overkill and Dirty Bomb® — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as competitive and intense, and single out its character customization and crouch mechanics. 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.
About Cold Space: Fast team-based one-shot-one-kill shooter. Cold War gave a start for a huge conflict in space. Grab your knife and pistol, turn on your force-field and fight in the name of your motherland. But is it possible to survive for more than ten seconds in this slaughter?
Is Cold Space worth buying?
Players are split
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 69% of 97 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Free to play.
- People who recommend it had played a median of 1 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics usually quit early: a median of 0.6 h played before their negative review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Devs are responsive to feedback
- Jetpack jumps and sliding feel satisfying
- Movement mastery matters
- One shot one kill no luck just skill
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“feels like an early access title. the maps are small and feel like little thought was put into them, the movement doesnt feel that great, [strike]and i dont think the game runs on dedicated servers so host advantage is very much a…”
“Would love to give a good review of this game, but servers are always empty. I appreciate this being available in Linux.”
People who play it also play: Ratz Instagib, Ballistic Overkill, Dirty Bomb®
Frequently asked about Cold Space
Can I run it?
Does Cold Space run on Steam Deck?
Cold Space is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
Is Cold Space free to play?
Yes — Cold Space is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
Does Cold Space have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Cold Space supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online PvP).
What games are most similar to Cold Space?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Cold Space are Ratz Instagib, Ballistic Overkill, Dirty Bomb®.
Who developed Cold Space?
Cold Space was developed by IdeaX.