Cosmo Rangers is a strategic game where teams of five fight against each other in space missions. You lead a squad of five soldiers and a Commander, aiming to take out the enemy Commander while keeping your own safe. Losing your Commander means instant defeat, so protecting them is key.
The game offers different control options: Auto Battle lets the squad and Commander fight automatically, while you manage reinforcements; Squad Control allows you to choose soldiers and give orders like move, attack, or flank; Full Control puts you in charge of the Commander, with the squad supporting you.
Between missions, you manage a gold economy: each soldier is worth +10, the Commander +50, and prisoners +30. Shots and wounds reduce your balance. Reinforcements can be called every 20 seconds, with a cost of 50 for five soldiers. The campaign includes ten levels with increasing difficulty, and the Sharpshooter round rewards accurate shooting.
How to play
Choose a mode:
- Auto Battle — your team fights independently, and you only provide reinforcements.
- Squad Control — pick your soldiers and give an order (Move, Hold, Attack, Flank, Regroup, Cancel), then select a target.
- Full Control — includes direct control of the Commander.
PC controls:
- WASD or arrows — to move,
- mouse — to aim,
- left mouse button — to fire,
- scroll wheel — to zoom,
- middle mouse button — to pan.
Mobile controls:
- left stick — to move,
- right stick — to aim and fire,
- ⏵⏵ — to run.
Pause — the P key or the Ⅱ button, with a zoom slider nearby. At the top of the screen, there are buttons for exiting to the menu and controlling the sound.
Tactics:
- Protect the Commander — losing them means defeat.
- Save gold ◈: +10 per soldier, +50 per Commander, +30 per prisoner.
- Reinforcements (five soldiers) take 20 seconds to assemble and cost 50 ◈.
- Command the squad to flank the enemy and cover the Commander.
- After winning, press Sharpshooter for a bonus to accuracy.
- You can save the battle using the button in the command window.