Cosmic Dawn is a fast paced retro shooter that stays true to the golden formula of the genres classics while raising the bar with innovative monsters, weapons and a large variety of worlds to traverse. The game features four single player campaigns, of 10+ levels each, secret levels, mini-bosses and an epic campaign-concluding boss fight. The 18 different monsters can be engaged using over 22 weapons and their distinct synergies that lie waiting to be discovered and mastered. Cosmic Dawn also has a competitive horde mode where you can face off against waves of monsters which grow in power and size, the ruleset per match is highly customizable.

Multiplayer deathmatch and coop, as well as a rogue-lite style procedural game mode are planned but will only be possible with publisher support.