Cosmic Star Heroine similar games & best alternatives

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Cosmic Star Heroine

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation Vita, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2017

Should you play it?

3 exotic planets to explore. Aliens. Robots. Magic. Forbidden technology. Ruined Worlds. Ghosts. Long-lost secrets. Conspiracies. A galactic threat. And one brave heroine to make things right. Cosmic Star Heroine is an exciting new RPG from the creators of Cthulhu Saves the World.

What works

  • Engaging and strategic combat system
  • Customizable characters and abilities
  • Retro pixel art and strong sci-fi atmosphere
  • Catchy and fitting soundtrack
  • Quality-of-life features like save-anywhere and no random encounters

Things to keep in mind

  • Story and characters lack depth and emotional engagement
  • Relatively short game length
  • Some ui and information clarity issues in combat
  • Minor bugs reported at launch
  • Limited exploration and linear progression

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Railroads & Catacombs

  • Ajax’s Trial

  • EARTHLOCK

  • Epic Battle Fantasy 5

  • Shadows of Adam

  • SteamWorld Heist II

More story-driven

Games that feels like Cosmic Star Heroine but with deeper narrative immersion

  • Kingdoms of the Dump

  • Rise of the Third Power

  • Guild Saga: Vanished Worlds

  • GRANDIA II HD Remaster

  • Sword of Convallaria

  • Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Cosmic Star Heroine but with less leadership over others

  • Jack Move

  • Drova - Forsaken Kin

  • Dark Bestiary

  • Crystal Project

  • Anode Heart

  • LunarLux

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From the same developer

From the same developer, ranked by motivational fit.

  • Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4

  • Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3

  • Cthulhu Saves the World

  • Cthulhu Saves Christmas

  • Breath of Death VII

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  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Cosmic Star Heroine. These titles are not in What to play next.

Cosmic Star Heroine: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Survival, Fellowship, Intimacy. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Story, Continuation.

Last update: 21/08/2026