What is the best game similar to Cobalt Core?

The closest game to Cobalt Core is Derelict Star, scoring 82/100 on our similarity scale. They share 10 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, card game strategy and turn-based strategy. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.

What are the top games like Cobalt Core?

The three closest games to Cobalt Core are: 1. Derelict Star (82/100, 10 shared attributes) 2. Loop Hero (74/100, 9 shared attributes) 3. Shogun Showdown (71/100, 8 shared attributes). All share Cobalt Core's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 40 candidates across 12 dimensions.

Is Loop Hero similar to Cobalt Core?

Yes, very much so — Loop Hero scores 74/100 similarity to Cobalt Core. They share 9 attributes, including deep RPG systems and roguelike runs. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.

What RPG games are similar to Cobalt Core?

The best RPG games similar to Cobalt Core are Derelict Star, Loop Hero, Shogun Showdown and Into the Breach. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Cobalt Core attributes like deep RPG systems, card game strategy and turn-based strategy.

How is similarity to Cobalt Core calculated?

We compare Cobalt Core against every game in our catalog using 12 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Cobalt Core experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.

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Ranking compiled by Lluis Enric Mayans, Founder & Head of ContentUpdated May 19, 2026How this is calculatedOrdered by an attribute-similarity model, not editorial opinion.

If Cobalt Core left you wanting more, this list of 40 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — deep RPG systems, strong narrative focus and procedural generation — and is ranked by a similarity score computed across 12 attributes. Derelict Star comes closest (82/100).

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Top games similar to Cobalt Core

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Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Cobalt Core. Each one has been evaluated across 12 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1Derelict StarClosest overall match

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeProceduralSci-FiSpace

Steam👍 74%· 2.9KRAWG👍 44%· 62

Year 2018Dev Snowhound Games · 1C CompanyPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, card game strategy and turn-based strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world, while skipping co op

In a grim dystopian future, where mankind has scattered across the galaxy and the human society has split into two distinct classes, you are a poor stateless outcast forced to live off scraps from derelict alien stations and ships in the outer space, yet you dream of becoming a privileged citizen…

Where it drifts furthest from Cobalt Core: visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Cobalt Core.

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeProceduralPixel Art

Steam👍 93%· 36KIGDB85· 7OC84· 85

Year 2021Dev Four Quarters · Devolver DigitalOn Xbox · Linux · Android

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, roguelike runs and card game strategy

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world, while skipping setting scifi

Where it drifts furthest from Cobalt Core: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Cobalt Core.

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalProceduralPixel ArtHardcore

Steam👍 95%· 6.7KIGDB90· 2OC87· 20

Year 2023Dev Roboatino · Goblinz PublishingPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs

≠ Stands apart with punishing difficulty and visual 2d, while skipping strong narrative focus

⬇️ WISHLIST OUR UPCOMING STRATEGY GAMEhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1639080?utm_source=steam&utm_campaign=crosspromo&utm_content=shogun About the Game Turn-based combat where every action counts. Carefully position yourself, build up and unleash your attacks at the right time!

Where it drifts furthest from Cobalt Core: tone.

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalProceduralSci-FiPixel Art

Steam👍 94%· 22KIGDB90· 10OC88· 73

Year 2018Dev Subset GamesOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, deep simulation and visual isometric, while skipping card game strategy

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Cobalt Core.

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeProceduralSci-FiPixel Art

Steam👍 95%· 12KRAWG👍 83%· 46IGDB94· 1OC90· 11

Year 2015Dev Freehold Games · Kitfox GamesPlaytime ~2hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs

≠ Its own twist: adventure storytelling, deep simulation and survival mechanics, while skipping card game strategy

Caves of Qud is a science fantasy roguelike epic steeped in retrofuturism, deep simulation, and swathes of sentient plants. Come inhabit an exotic world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Decide: is it a dying earth, or is it on the verge of rebirth?Who are you?

Where it drifts furthest from Cobalt Core: tone and setting.

It predates Cobalt Core by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloCo-opTacticalProceduralSci-Fi

Steam👍 85%· 108KRAWG👍 83%· 1.3KMC88IGDB85· 29OC87· 126

Year 2016Dev Feral Interactive · 2K GamesPlaytime ~15hOn PC · PS · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, melee combat and post-apocalyptic world, while skipping card game strategy

The game continues the previous game line: XCOM Enemy Unknown. In XCOM 2 we see the Earth under the rule of aliens. The order established by them is based on total control but is proclaimed as the realm of prosperity and security. However, on the periphery of large cities, there are those who consider it a dictatorship and are struggling to restore independence to people.

Where it drifts furthest from Cobalt Core: visuals and setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Cobalt Core.

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#7Keep DrivingClosest on visuals

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeProceduralPixel Art

Steam👍 94%· 6.0KIGDB90· 1OC89· 22

Year 2025Dev YCJY GamesPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, deep simulation and vibe casual, while skipping card game strategy

It’s the early 2000’s, and you’ve just bought your first car. A long, slow summer lies ahead. Hearing about a festival on the other side of the country, you fire up your engine, plot a course on your map, and hit the road. How, if you get there at all, is up to you.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Cobalt Core.

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#8DarwiniaClosest on game mode

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloCo-opTacticalNarrativeProceduralSci-FiPixel Art

Steam👍 80%· 1.1KRAWG👍 36%· 131MC84IGDB82· 3

Year 2005Dev Introversion SoftwarePlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Both are turn-based CRPGs — sharing deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: real-time strategy, puzzle design and ranged combat, while skipping card game strategy

Combining fast-paced action with strategic battle planning, Darwinia features a novel and intuitive control mechanism, a graphical style ripped from 80's retro classics like Tron and Defender, and a story concerning a tribe of nomadic sprites trapped in a modern 3D world.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Cobalt Core.

It predates Cobalt Core by 18 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeProceduralDark

Steam👍 75%· 26KIGDB83· 5OC81· 78

Year 2023Dev Red Hook StudiosOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, dark, oppressive atmosphere and fantasy world, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Cobalt Core: setting and visuals.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mostly positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Cobalt Core.

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#10RimWorld

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalProceduralSci-FiSpace

Steam👍 98%· 239KRAWG👍 87%· 620MC87IGDB75· 2OC86· 11

Year 2016Dev Ludeon StudiosPlaytime ~19hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and procedural generation

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, survival mechanics and real-time strategy, while skipping card game strategy

RimWorld is a sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Inspired by Dwarf Fortress, Firefly, and Dune. You begin with three survivors of a shipwreck on a distant world. Manage colonists' moods, needs, wounds, and illnesses.

Where it drifts furthest from Cobalt Core: visuals.

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Steam GOG

#11Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeMultiplayerFantasy

IGDB90· 2OC85· 64

Year 2015Dev Nintendo SPD · Nintendo

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and roguelike runs

≠ Where it differs: brings fantasy world, multiplayer gameplay and base building, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Cobalt Core: setting and visuals.

It predates Cobalt Core by 8 years, with what that implies technically.

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#12Tactical Breach Wizards

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeSci-FiFantasy

Steam👍 98%· 12KIGDB84· 3OC87· 21

Dev Suspicious DevelopmentsPlaytime ~6hOn PC

✓ Same family of turn-based CRPGs: deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, adventure storytelling and fantasy world, while skipping card game strategy

Tactical Breach Wizards is a small-scale, turn-based tactics game where you play a team of wizards in modern-day tactical gear, breaching and clearing rooms full of terrorists, drug dealers, corrupt cops, and worse. It's still in early development, so everything about it might change!

Where it drifts furthest from Cobalt Core: visuals and setting.

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Steam

#13Xenogears

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeSci-FiFantasy

IGDB90· 1

Year 1998Dev Square Product Development Division 3 · Square Electronic ArtsOn PlayStation 3

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with fantasy world, post-apocalyptic world and visual isometric, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Cobalt Core: visuals and setting.

It predates Cobalt Core by 25 years, with what that implies technically.

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#14Etherlords II

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GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

SoloTacticalNarrativeMultiplayerFantasy

Steam👍 83%· 493RAWG👍 79%· 90MC78IGDB70· 1

Year 2003Dev Nival Interactive · Strategy FirstPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, card game strategy and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with adventure storytelling, fantasy world and multiplayer gameplay, while skipping roguelike runs

The saga continues! Etherlords II takes you back to the world of Ether and into a whole new realm of fantastic possibilities. Lead your hero on an unforgettable journey through lands filled with unsurpassed beauty and danger to unlock the ultimate mystery.

Where it drifts furthest from Cobalt Core: setting and game mode.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Cobalt Core.

It predates Cobalt Core by 20 years, with what that implies technically.

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#15Divinity: Original Sin II

iRank94

GenreRPGSubgenreCRPGSub-subgenreTurn-Based CRPG

Co-opSoloTacticalNarrativePvP

Steam👍 96%· 203KIGDB91· 13

Year 2017Dev Larian StudiosOn PC · iOS · Mac

✓ Fits the turn-based CRPGs cluster, with deep RPG systems, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings adventure storytelling, fantasy world and PvP competition, while skipping card game strategy

Where it drifts furthest from Cobalt Core: setting and visuals.

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RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Final Fantasy VII

RPG · Adventure

Persona 5

RPG · Adventure

Torment: Tides of Numenera

RPG · Adventure

Defender's Quest: Valley of the Forgotten (DX edition)

RPG · Tower Defense

Northgard

RPG · Simulation

Wargroove

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

The Banner Saga 3

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Total War: ROME II - Emperor Edition

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

RPG · Adventure

Chroma Squad

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Willy-Nilly Knight

RPG · Adventure

Bravely Default

RPG · Adventure

Super Mario RPG

RPG · Adventure

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Fire Emblem Engage

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Eador. Masters of the Broken World

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Gears Tactics

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Jagged Alliance: Crossfire

RPG · Simulation

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne

RPG · Turn-Based Strat

Wizardry 6: Bane of the Cosmic Forge

RPG · Adventure

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RPG · Visual Novel

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best game similar to Cobalt Core?: The closest game to Cobalt Core is Derelict Star, scoring 82/100 on our similarity scale. They share 10 gameplay attributes, including deep RPG systems, card game strategy and turn-based strategy. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Cobalt Core?: The three closest games to Cobalt Core are: 1. Derelict Star (82/100, 10 shared attributes) 2. Loop Hero (74/100, 9 shared attributes) 3. Shogun Showdown (71/100, 8 shared attributes). All share Cobalt Core's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 40 candidates across 12 dimensions.
Is Loop Hero similar to Cobalt Core?: Yes, very much so — Loop Hero scores 74/100 similarity to Cobalt Core. They share 9 attributes, including deep RPG systems and roguelike runs. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What RPG games are similar to Cobalt Core?: The best RPG games similar to Cobalt Core are Derelict Star, Loop Hero, Shogun Showdown and Into the Breach. All share the RPG genre alongside other key Cobalt Core attributes like deep RPG systems, card game strategy and turn-based strategy.
How is similarity to Cobalt Core calculated?: We compare Cobalt Core against every game in our catalog using 12 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Cobalt Core experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.