Choose Waves
Choose Waves if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95.6% positive across 884 reviews.
Waves vs Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved
Waves and Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved both land in Action on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Action games on Steam. Waves (2011) is 3 years older than Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved (2014). Waves scores higher on Steam reviews (95.6% positive) than Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved (90.4% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved
Choose Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved if you want the Multi-player and Shared/Split Screen side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2014) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,027 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Waves and Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved sit in Action on Steam and both list Steam Leaderboards, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Waves |  Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2014 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | Free to play | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 95.6% positive (884 reviews) | 90.4% positive (1,027 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player |
| Developers | Squid In A Box Ltd | Lucid Games, Aspyr (Linux) |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Waves (2011) is 3 years older than Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved (2014).
- Waves scores higher on Steam reviews (95.6% positive) than Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved (90.4% positive).
- Waves is free; Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved is paid (14.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Waves is Deck Verified, Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved is Deck Playable.
Waves vs Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved — FAQ
- Which is better, Waves or Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved?
- On Steam reviews Waves scores higher (95.6% positive) than Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved (90.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Waves is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Waves or Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved first?
- If you want chronology, Waves (2011) came out before Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved (2014). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Waves and Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved similar?
- They overlap on Action on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Waves have multiplayer like Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved?
- No. Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Waves is listed as single-player only.
- Is Waves free?
- Yes — Waves is a free-to-play Steam title. Geometry Wars™ 3: Dimensions Evolved is paid (14.99 USD).