Cobalt similar games & best alternatives

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Cobalt

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Xbox One • 2016

Should you play it?

Forget everything you’ve learned about combat. Cobalt’s slo-mo mechanic lets you perform moves that other games can’t comprehend. Discover the secrets of a distant colony in a cosmic campaign, take on challenges and rule the leaderboards, or face off against others in local and online multiplayer.

What works

  • Deep and satisfying combat mechanics
  • Robust map and story editor
  • Addictive multiplayer and co-op modes
  • Engaging story with humor
  • Low system requirements and smooth performance

Things to keep in mind

  • Small and inactive multiplayer community
  • Steep learning curve for controls
  • Some bugs and stability issues reported
  • Limited online co-op and large maps
  • Story mode considered less compelling by some

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Megabyte Punch

  • Serious Sam's Bogus Detour

  • Cortex Command

  • Tallowmere 2: Curse of the Kittens

  • Rocketbirds 2 Evolution

  • 30XX

Less competitive

Games that feels like Cobalt but with less competition against others

  • Foregone

  • Aground

  • Regions of Ruin: Runegate

  • Forge Quest

  • Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition

  • Roguelands

More status-driven

Games that feels like Cobalt but with more focus on status and recognition

  • Indie Pogo

  • Superfighters Deluxe

  • Clone Drone in the Danger Zone

  • Little Fighter 2 Remastered

  • BattleBlock Theater®

  • Final Exam

Choose your own criteria ->

Similarity map

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).

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

Last update: 04/08/2026