Heavenly Bodies similar games & best alternatives

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Heavenly Bodies

Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Mac, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2021

Should you play it?

Wrangle the hands and arms of a 1970s space cosmonaut and push, pull and twist your way through an increasingly precarious range of physically simulated stellar scenarios, where without gravity, nothing is still, nothing is secure, and nothing is simple.

What works

  • Unique and challenging physics-based co-op gameplay
  • Fun and hilarious cooperative experience
  • Well-designed puzzles and levels
  • Engaging zero-gravity movement mechanics
  • Support for remote play together allowing online co-op

Things to keep in mind

  • Lack of native online multiplayer
  • Short game length
  • Steep learning curve for controls
  • Some frustration from difficult movement and camera
  • Limited story and customization

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Chariot

  • Toodee and Topdee

  • Morkredd

  • Struggling

  • Together: Moon Escape

  • Citizen Sleeper

More violent

Games that feels like Heavenly Bodies but with more combat and destruction

  • SENTRY

  • SWORN

  • Ship of Fools

  • Dungeon of the ENDLESS™

  • Elite Dangerous

  • Subterror

Less intimate

Games that feels like Heavenly Bodies but with less focus on close relationships

  • Heat Signature

  • Distrust: Polar Survival

  • Beyond Contact

  • Pid

  • Astro Colony

  • QANGA

More competitive

Games that feels like Heavenly Bodies but with more competition against others

  • Shatter

  • City Climber

  • KallaX

  • Tiny Brains

  • Moving Out 2

  • It Takes Two Friend's Pass

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Heavenly Bodies: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Cooperation, Fellowship, Intimacy, Leadership. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Violence, Expression, Leadership.

Last update: 21/08/2026