Choose Waves
Choose Waves if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 95.6% positive across 884 reviews.
Waves vs Clawface
Waves and Clawface both land in Action, Indie 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 share Action, Indie on Steam. Waves (2011) is 7 years older than Clawface (2018). Waves scores higher on Steam reviews (95.6% positive) than Clawface (83.9% 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 Clawface
Choose Clawface if you want a Free To Play, Violent, and Gore experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2018) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Clawface launched in 2018.
Both Waves and Clawface sit in Action and Indie 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 |  Clawface | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2011 | 2018 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie, Free To Play, Violent, Gore |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | Free to play | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 95.6% positive (884 reviews) | 83.9% positive (112 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Squid In A Box Ltd | Hathos Interactive |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Waves (2011) is 7 years older than Clawface (2018).
- Waves scores higher on Steam reviews (95.6% positive) than Clawface (83.9% positive).
- Both are free to play.
- Waves is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Clawface has no Deck rating yet.
Waves vs Clawface — FAQ
- Which is better, Waves or Clawface?
- On Steam reviews Waves scores higher (95.6% positive) than Clawface (83.9% 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 Clawface first?
- If you want chronology, Waves (2011) came out before Clawface (2018). 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 Clawface similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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 run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Waves is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Clawface doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.