Single-player games like Waves
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Waves, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Waves 2: Notorious
Single-player alternative to Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Waves.
Waves 2: Notorious is an arcade twin-stick shooter set in Cyberspace. Build Combos, earn Adrenaline and unleash powerful Burst attacks as you Dive into the Net and do battle against an AI that adapts to your weaknesses!
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Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
Single-player alternative to Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved is a old school style shooter, but remixed for the 21st century with next generation graphics and deep, modern gameplay. Playing is simple: you are a geometric "ship" trapped in a grid world, facing off against waves of deadly wanderers, snakes, and repulsars.
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Nex Machina
Single-player alternative to Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Waves.
Nex Machina is an intense arcade style twin-stick shooter from Housemarque. Taking hints from both Robotron and Smash TV, Nex Machina focuses on pure action, voxel destruction and competition in the distant, cablepunk themed future.
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Sektori
Single-player alternative to Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Waves.
Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. A game where the high-adrenaline gameplay, visuals, and music come together to transport you into another state of consciousness.
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Chippy
Single-player alternative to Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Waves.
Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.
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SUPERHOT
Single-player alternative to Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Waves.
SUPERHOT is the smash-hit FPS where time moves only when you move. No regenerating health bars. No conveniently placed ammo drops. It's you, alone, outnumbered and outgunned. Snatch weapons from fallen enemies to shoot, slice and dodge through a truly cinematic hurricane of slow-motion bullets.
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Esse Proxy
Single-player alternative to Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Waves.
Slick, stylish and brutal, 3D Cyberpunk Shooter. Located in a dystopian future, you'll experience the intertwined stories of three different characters, each with their own abilities, playstyles, strengths and weaknesses. Kill or die, learn and repeat before you unveil the secrets of Esse Proxy.
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NIDUS
Single-player alternative to Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Waves.
A symbiotic Flower and Wasp struggle to complete their lifecycle, in a challengingly twisted arcade experience. Control both characters at once in mind-bending Single Player, or team up with a friend in hectic Local Co-Op. Master the symbiotic duet, devour the swarm, and ascend the leaderboard.
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Everyday Shooter
Single-player alternative to Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Waves.
Everyday Shooter is an album of games exploring the expressive power of abstract shooters. Dissolute sounds of destruction are replaced with guitar riffs harmonizing over an all-guitar soundtrack, while modulating shapes celebrate the flowing beauty of geometry.
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Crimsonland
Single-player alternative to Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Waves.
Thousands of aliens, giant spiders, mutant lizards, and more are on the attack - can you survive the onslaught? Crimsonland is a top-down shooter with a touch of RPG. Unlock over 30 weapons and over 50 perks from quirky to brutal. Complete the quest and show your skills in five survival modes.
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Vampire Survivors
Single-player alternative to Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Waves.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!