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Cosmic: A Journey Among Shadows

66% positive of 18 Steam reviews

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Released
2025
Steam Deck
Not tested
Platforms
Steam, GOG

Made by King's Pleasure.

About the game

Embark on a journey through a land of darkness to save your lost shadow. With the help of a mysterious beast’s shadow, master new abilities, outsmart enemies, and uncover hidden truths in your quest to reclaim what’s been taken.

Tagged by players

  • Soundtrack
  • Metroidvania
  • Puzzle Platformer
  • Side Scroller
  • Dark Fantasy
  • Hand-drawn
  • Difficult
  • 2D Platformer
  • Mystery
  • Platformer
  • Stylized
  • Atmospheric

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What players say

  • Not recommended
    I was excited for this, and wanted to like it - I'm a huge fan of Metroidvania's in general. Ori is one of my favourite games of all time, the world looks fun and mysterious and the overall vibe certainly felt like I would enjoy this, but the early stages have put me off wanting to explore further. The central mechanic so far is whether or not you are inside the light, and you can only attack while inside the light,…

    37 min played when written. 10 found it helpful.

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  • Not recommended
    I don't like bashing an indie game, i really don't... But sometimes they're so fundamentally flawed that you just can't otherwise. First of on a technical level this game is a mess, it's so incredibly buggy that it's hard to believe this game had an early access period. I'm not talking harmless bugs either, these are some gamebreaking ones. From crucial platforms not spawning in their models/collision, forcing a…

    5.1 h played when written. 4 found it helpful.

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