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Games like Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty

If Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty is your kind of game, the closest matches are Legends of the Universe - StarCore, SUGAMENIA and You Have to Win the Game — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its retro pixel art style, atmospheric and challenging. 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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About Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty: Cosmic Bounty is a metroidvania style action platformer. You play as Jekt, A Bounty Hunter commissioned with hunting down a rebel General named Volgat. Explore areas to gain new abilities and increase your stats so you can defeat powerful enemies.

2018ActionIndie1.99 USDDeck PlayableWindowsby LunarCore Games
Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty — Steam game cover
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Steam players who put hours into Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty 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.

  1. Legends of the Universe - StarCore

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Top pick for Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Metroidvania style action/platformer with tons of abilities, enemies and exploration.

    2016ActionIndie1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. SUGAMENIA

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Immerse yourself in SUGAMENIA, a 2D action platformer, where you'll have to solve puzzles in an epic adventure.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. You Have to Win the Game

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Third-strongest match for Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.

    2014ActionIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Axiom Verge

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Ranked #4 for Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Gato Roboto

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Ranked #5 for Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Astalon: Tears of the Earth

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Ranked #6 for Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Uphold your pact with the Titan of Death, Epimetheus! Fight, climb and solve your way through a twisted tower as three unique adventurers, on a mission to save their village from impending doom!

    2021ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Rex Rocket

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Ranked #7 for Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Inspired by the retro glory days of 8-bit games, Rex Rocket is a traditional 2D platformer brought into the 21st century. Paying tribute to classic NES games like Mario, Mega Man, and Metroid, old-school platformer fans will find Rex Rocket a breath of fresh air.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Comit the Astrodian

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Platformer based on a 22 year old blueprint. Help Comit boost his was through several planets in an attempt to stop the evil space pirate Krater from taking over the Star System.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty

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.

  1. Mega Man Legacy Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Reviewers of Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Mega Man Legacy Collection is a celebration of the 8-bit history of Capcom’s iconic Blue Bomber featuring faithful reproductions of the series’ origins with the original six Mega Man games.

    2015Action14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Legends of the Universe - StarCore

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Reviewers of Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Metroidvania style action/platformer with tons of abilities, enemies and exploration.

    2016ActionIndie1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Mega Man X Legacy Collection

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Reviewers of Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Mega Man X Legacy Collection includes the legendary 16-bit titles and the series’ exciting foray into the 32-bit era: Mega Man X, Mega Man X2, Mega Man X3, and Mega Man X4. Test your skills in the new X Challenge mode, which pits players against two deadly bosses at once.

    2018Action19.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty on Steam right now. Shares Action with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. TYRONE vs COPS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.

    2022ActionIndie0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  4. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    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?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. 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 Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from LunarCore Games

Other recommendable Steam games by LunarCore Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Legends of the Universe - StarCore

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Another title from LunarCore Games, the studio behind Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Metroidvania style action/platformer with tons of abilities, enemies and exploration.

    2016ActionIndie1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Comit the Astrodian

    WHY THIS

    Another title from LunarCore Games, the studio behind Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Platformer based on a 22 year old blueprint. Help Comit boost his was through several planets in an attempt to stop the evil space pirate Krater from taking over the Star System.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Zahalia: The Knights of Galiveth

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Another title from LunarCore Games, the studio behind Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Multi-Character Metroidvania Style Action RPG Featuring PermaDeath!! Switch at anytime between characters in a quest to stop The Dark Prince Rhigor from using the Ethi to unleash The Darkness on the realm.

    2017ActionIndieRPG0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Comit the Astrodian 2

    WHY THIS

    Another title from LunarCore Games, the studio behind Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty. Shares Indie with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Comit the Astrodian 2 is the sequel to 2016's Comit the Astrodian. It features new stages, new abilities and new enemies.

    2017Indie0.49 USDSteam ↗
  5. Comit the Astrodian 3

    WHY THIS

    Another title from LunarCore Games, the studio behind Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty. Shares Indie with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Comit returns in Comit the Astrodian 3. This game features new stages, new allies and a new villain, Cosmo Knight.

    2018Indie0.49 USDSteam ↗
  6. Zahalia

    WHY THIS

    Another title from LunarCore Games, the studio behind Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty. Shares Indie with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Zahalia was a peaceful land until The Dark Wizard came and stole all the crystals. Defeat his group of monsters and reclaim the Crystals to save Zahalia from darkness.

    2018IndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Comit in Krater Returns

    WHY THIS

    Another title from LunarCore Games, the studio behind Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Krater has escaped from Planet Prison and now only Comit & Jupi can stop him.

    2019ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. Comit in Cosmo Knight's Revenge

    WHY THIS

    Another title from LunarCore Games, the studio behind Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Cosmo Knight is back and seeks revenge on Comit & Jupi!

    2019ActionIndie0.49 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. You Have to Win the Game

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    You Have to Win the Game is a free exploration platformer with a retro 1980s PC aesthetic.

    2014ActionIndieFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Axiom Verge

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Explore and uncover the mystery of a surreal alien world by blasting aliens and glitching your environment in this intense retro side-scrolling action/adventure.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Gato Roboto

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Comit the Astrodian

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty.

    Platformer based on a 22 year old blueprint. Help Comit boost his was through several planets in an attempt to stop the evil space pirate Krater from taking over the Star System.

    2016ActionIndie0.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty

Does Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty run on Steam Deck?
Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty cost?
Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty are Legends of the Universe - StarCore, SUGAMENIA, You Have to Win the Game.
Who developed Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty?
Legends of the Universe - Cosmic Bounty was developed by LunarCore Games.

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