Fit check
Is Cosmos: Stella Returns worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Metroidvania fans who want shooting, platforming, and exploration in one adventure
- Retro game players who prefer pixel-art visuals and synthwave music
- Players seeking a challenging game with bosses, collectibles, and skill development
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players who prefer low-pressure gameplay may find the high challenge level unsuitable
- Players looking for realistic or modern visual presentation may not want a 90s pixel-art style
- Players seeking a multiplayer game will not find multiplayer functionality listed here
Our take on Cosmos: Stella Returns
Its retro metroidvania focus limits the range of play styles on offer. The game concentrates on shooting, platforming, collecting, and skill development, leaving less room for players seeking a broader mix of activities or a different visual direction.
What is Cosmos: Stella Returns?
Cosmos: Stella Returns is a metroidvania set on the mysterious planet Memoria.
Stella Mironova explores through shooting, jumping, collecting minerals, and finding new items and accessories. A star-collection system supports equipment development, while new skills expand her abilities. The game includes 7 alien bosses, 10 extra space cards, varied monsters and environments, and a new story that reveals more of the Cosmos lore. Its presentation uses 90s pixel art and a synthwave soundtrack by Jake D. Bind. The challenge level is high, with difficulty intended for both experienced genre players and those less familiar with the genre. Achievements offer additional objectives.
How Cosmos: Stella Returns plays
- 01Star Collection System
- Collected stars support equipment development.
- 02Skill Development
- New skills and accessories add abilities for Stella to use during the adventure.
- 03Alien Bosses
- The game includes 7 alien bosses.
- 04Space Cards
- Exploration includes 10 extra space cards to find.
- 05Pixel Art Style
- The game uses a 90s-inspired pixel-art visual style.
- 06Synthwave Soundtrack
- The soundtrack is credited to Jake D. Bind.
Cosmos: Stella Returns compared to similar games
Sundered: Eldritch Edition is the closest listed alternative, also presenting a metroidvania, but it adds a roguelite structure and describes chaotic action with ongoing updates. Cosmos: Stella Returns instead centers on shooting, platforming, minerals, stars, cards, accessories, and 7 alien bosses.
Cosmos: Stella Returns: platforms & release
Is Cosmos: Stella Returns worth it?
It is worth it if: metroidvania fans who want shooting, platforming, and exploration in one adventure. Skip it if: players who prefer low-pressure gameplay may find the high challenge level unsuitable.
Where can I download Cosmos: Stella Returns?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Cosmos: Stella Returns's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Cosmos: Stella Returns on?
Windows only.
