7 Cozy games like StarVaders that you should try

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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.

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We filtered the 50 games similar to StarVaders down to the 7 that fit the “Cozy” category. Telltale Texas Hold ‘Em, 7 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat and 100% Orange Juice top the list, ranked by affinity and similarity score to StarVaders.

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The best cozy games like StarVaders

7 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to StarVaders. Each one has been evaluated across 14 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.

#1Telltale Texas Hold ‘EmClosest overall match

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloTacticalNarrativeCozy2D

Steam👍 68%· 370RAWG👍 24%· 21

Year 2008Dev Telltale GamesPlaytime ~1hOn PC

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing card game strategy, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Stands apart with puzzle design, deep simulation and horror tension, while skipping roguelike runs

Join poker's most outspoken players for a hand of Telltale Texas Hold'em, the card game stacked high with personality. Quips will fly, chips will fall, and you may just end up rolling in the aisles.

Where it drifts furthest from StarVaders: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for StarVaders.

It predates StarVaders by 17 years, with what that implies technically.

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#27 Grand Steps: What Ancients Begat

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloNarrativeCozy2DCasual

Steam👍 54%· 768RAWG👍 5%· 20IGDB40· 1

Year 2013Dev MousechiefPlaytime ~4hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: turn-based strategy, card game strategy and adventure storytelling

≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, puzzle design and vibe casual, while skipping roguelike runs

What Ancients Begat is a complete (~15 hour) game of family generations surviving the rise of western civilization. Survival is the ultimate goal. The sub-goals, you choose, build their story. Experience an abstract telling of the lives of our earliest recorded ancestors.

Where it drifts furthest from StarVaders: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for StarVaders.

It predates StarVaders by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#3100% Orange JuiceClosest on setting

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloCozyHardcoreAnimeIsometric2D

Steam👍 91%· 30KRAWG👍 42%· 165

Year 2013Dev Orange_Juice · Fruitbat FactoryPlaytime ~4hOn PC

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: turn-based strategy, card game strategy and cozy, relaxing feel

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual, multiplayer gameplay and co op, while skipping adventure storytelling

100% Orange Juice is a digital multiplayer board game populated by developer Orange Juice's all-star cast. Characters from Flying Red Barrel, QP Shooting, Suguri and Sora come together with all-new characters to duke it out... with dice.

Where it drifts furthest from StarVaders: game mode.

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

It predates StarVaders by 12 years, with what that implies technically.

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#4G.I.R.L.S. will be Girls

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloNarrativeCozyAnime2D

Steam👍 63%· 263

Year 2015Dev ZooPlaytime ~5hOn PC

✓ Fits the turn-based strategy games cluster, with card game strategy, turn-based strategy and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, puzzle design and vibe casual, while skipping adventure storytelling

"Are You Ready?" "School Girls Edition" for "Mahjong Pretty Girls Battle" has now appeared! An extraordinary collection of Pretty School Girls is waiting for you! The heated struggle to determine the world's top School Mahjong girl is about to begin!

Where it drifts furthest from StarVaders: combat.

On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for StarVaders.

It predates StarVaders by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode100Tone53Setting53Visuals51Combat0

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloCozyNarrativeMultiplayerCasual

Steam👍 78%· 365

Year 2015Dev Ezzat StudiosPlaytime ~1hOn PC · Apple Macintosh

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing turn-based strategy, card game strategy and cozy, relaxing feel

≠ Stands apart with deep simulation, sports simulation and puzzle design, while skipping adventure storytelling

New Important Note: To make the gameplay easier and more fun, you can press spacebar to throw the casting sticks instead of mouse click.

Where it drifts furthest from StarVaders: setting and tone.

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

It predates StarVaders by 10 years, with what that implies technically.

Genre100Game mode54Tone46Setting0

GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloCozyIsometricCasualFantasy

Steam👍 88%· 1.0KRAWG👍 37%· 30

Year 2014Dev LudosityPlaytime ~2hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Same family of turn-based strategy games: card game strategy, adventure storytelling and turn-based strategy

≠ Its own twist: vibe casual and fantasy world, while skipping roguelike runs

Card City Nights is an adventure through a city filled with card-nuts and lunatics. Battle for the 8 legendary cards to enter the biggest competition this city has seen yet. CCN is not a traditional card-trading game.

Where it drifts furthest from StarVaders: setting and tone.

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

It predates StarVaders by 11 years, with what that implies technically.

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GenreStrategySubgenreTurn-Based Strategy

SoloCozyIsometricCasualFantasy

Steam👍 92%· 820RAWG👍 67%· 27

Year 2012Dev Spry FoxPlaytime ~4hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ Both are turn-based strategy games — sharing turn-based strategy, cozy, relaxing feel and single-player focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, vibe casual and fantasy world, while skipping card game strategy

Triple Town is an award-winning original puzzle game in which you try to grow the greatest possible city. The larger the city you build, the more points you score. You build your city by matching three or more game-pieces: combine three grasses to make a bush, three bushes to make a tree...

Where it drifts furthest from StarVaders: setting and tone.

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

It predates StarVaders by 13 years, with what that implies technically.

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