Fit check
Is Cobalt worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action players who want timing-based combat and projectile deflection
- Co-op players seeking a story campaign with puzzles and boss fights
- Competitive groups looking for local or online modes with leaderboard challenges
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking straightforward shooting may hit a wall when slow-motion timing and combat-roll deflections become central.
- Players wanting a tightly focused campaign may find the combination of story, challenges, survival, sports, and multiplayer modes too diffuse.
- Players interested only in solo content may have little use for the game's competitive multiplayer structure.
Our take on Cobalt
The bounce point arrives when combat shifts from ordinary shooting to timing-based slow motion and projectile deflection. Players unwilling to learn those maneuvers may struggle before reaching the wider mix of story, challenge, survival, and multiplayer modes.
What is Cobalt?
Cobalt is an action game centered on automatic extreme slow motion and a combat roll that can deflect projectiles or line up attacks.
Its story campaign supports solo play and local co-op, with puzzles, boss fights, and tameable pets. Survival mode sends players through enemy waves while equipment can be upgraded between rounds. Combat and speed challenges test agility and combat skills while tracking global leaderboards. Multiplayer includes deathmatch, Team Strike, Plug Slam, and other modes across more than 80 maps. Play can take place locally or online. The arsenal includes over 37 ranged weapons, 33 melee weapons, and 6 hand shields, while weapons and armor can be customized.
How Cobalt plays
- 01Slow-motion combat
- Time dilation enables maneuvers such as rocket punches, projectile deflections, and last-second scoring plays.
- 02Story co-op
- The colony campaign supports solo play or local co-op and includes puzzles, boss fights, and tameable pets.
- 03Six multiplayer modes
- Available modes include Survival, Combat, Speed, Deathmatch, Team Strike, and Plug Slam.
- 04Large weapon arsenal
- The game includes over 37 ranged weapons, 33 melee weapons, and 6 hand shields.
- 05Map-based multiplayer
- Local and online matches take place across over 80 maps.
Cobalt compared to similar games
Cobalt combines a story campaign, co-op, local and online multiplayer, six modes, and a large weapon set around slow-motion combat. Abyssus focuses on multiplayer shooting through hand-crafted levels in a roguelite structure, while Jusant centers on climbing, stamina management, exploration, and uncovering the secrets of a bygone civilization.
Cobalt: platforms & release
Is Cobalt worth it?
It is worth it if: action players who want timing-based combat and projectile deflection. Skip it if: players seeking straightforward shooting may hit a wall when slow-motion timing and combat-roll deflections become central.
Where can I download Cobalt?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Cobalt's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Cobalt on?
Windows only.
