Games like Retrowave
If Retrowave is your kind of game, the closest matches are Light Flux, Synthwave Driver and Retrowave World — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its endless neon highway drives, multiplayer adds replayability and chill. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Retrowave is a racing simulation with action and endless-runner elements set against a synthwave-inspired 1980s aesthetic. Players navigate an endless neon highway in a collection of retro supercars, unlocking new vehicles as they progress while dodging traffic across multiple difficulty modes. The game supports online multiplayer racing, which reviewers highlight as adding significant replayability. Players describe the experience as chill and relaxing, noting the hypnotic quality of the endless drives through a nostalgic setting. The 2022 release from RewindApp costs $2.99 USD and holds a 95% positive rating from 4594 Steam reviews.
About Retrowave: Neon lights, palm trees, synthwave, '80s supercars speeding down an endless highway... Welcome to the world of Retrowave!
Players who liked Retrowave also play
Steam players who put hours into Retrowave also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Light Flux
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Top pick for Retrowave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave.
Light Flux is a retrowave-style racing game.
Synthwave Driver
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Second-strongest match for Retrowave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave.
A nostalgic road trip on an endless highway, driving iconic '80s cars through a neon-filled paradise. Let the synthwave soundtrack guide you toward the horizon, leading you into a world of nostalgic vibes.
Retrowave World
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Shares a chill mood with Retrowave.
Third-strongest match for Retrowave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave.
Neon lights, palm trees, synthwave, chrome robot women, speeding 80s supercars... Welcome to Retrowave World!
Outmode
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Ranked #4 for Retrowave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with Retrowave.
A Synthwave themed arcade racer featuring a retro-futuristic neon aesthetic of the beaches, cities and highways of the 1980s - do battle against legendary cars and let the good times roll.
Retrowave 2
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Shares a hypnotic mood with Retrowave.
Ranked #5 for Retrowave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave.
Neon lights, palm trees, synthwave, '80s supercars speeding down an endless highway... Welcome to the world of Retrowave!
Neon Racer
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Ranked #6 for Retrowave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave.
Endless road, neon lights, palm trees. The game immerses you in the atmosphere of retrowave. Welcome to Neon Racer! Neon Racer is a car simulator game in which you drive along the endless road and avoid other cars.
80's Night
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Ranked #7 for Retrowave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave.
Endless road, neon lights, palm trees. The game immerses you in the atmosphere of the 80's. Welcome to 80's Night! 80's Night is a car simulator game in which you drive along the endless road and avoid other cars.
OutDrive
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Shares endless runner and a hypnotic mood with Retrowave.
Ranked #8 for Retrowave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Retrowave.
Put the pedal to the metal or your girl will die! Experience the atmosphere of the world inspired by 80s with their neon lights, VHS tapes and synth pop. Buckle up! Gaming experiment in genre of music runner - not a game, aesthetic concept.
Reviewers mention these as similar to Retrowave
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FRACT OSC
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Shares a hypnotic mood with Retrowave.
Reviewers of Retrowave cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Casual with Retrowave.
FRACT is a musical exploration game. You arrive in a forgotten place and explore the vast and unfamiliar landscape to discover the secrets of a world built on sound. You rebuild its machinery by solving puzzles and bring the world back to life by shaping sound and creating music in the game.
Race Race Racer
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Shares a nostalgic mood with Retrowave.
Reviewers of Retrowave cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Racing with Retrowave.
Feel the rush as you tear down the track at breakneck speeds in a thrilling car race to the finish.
Retrowave 2
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Shares a hypnotic mood with Retrowave.
Reviewers of Retrowave cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave.
Neon lights, palm trees, synthwave, '80s supercars speeding down an endless highway... Welcome to the world of Retrowave!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Retrowave at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~67% under Retrowave on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~50% under Retrowave on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Retrowave.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~67% under Retrowave on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Retrowave.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Peggle Deluxe
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Priced ~67% under Retrowave on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Retrowave.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
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Priced ~67% under Retrowave on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Retrowave.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
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Priced ~67% under Retrowave on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Insaniquarium Deluxe
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Priced ~67% under Retrowave on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Retrowave.
The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Retrowave.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Retrowave.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Retrowave.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Retrowave.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with Retrowave.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from RewindApp
Other recommendable Steam games by RewindApp, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Initial Drift Online
WHY THIS
Shares a nostalgic mood with Retrowave.
Another title from RewindApp, the studio behind Retrowave. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave.
Drift over some of Japan's most legendary mountain passes, compete against your friends or players from around the world in epic battles, make deliveries, buy new cars and set records in the world rankings!
Drift Of The Hill
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Shares a hypnotic mood with Retrowave.
Another title from RewindApp, the studio behind Retrowave. Shares Indie and Simulation with Retrowave.
In DOTH you will have to master the art of drifting in the mountain passes!
Hentai Temple
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Shares a chill mood with Retrowave.
Another title from RewindApp, the studio behind Retrowave. Shares Indie and Casual with Retrowave.
Hentai Temple is a classic Sliding puzzle game but with a slight Japanese touch ...
Retrowave World
WHY THIS
Shares a chill mood with Retrowave.
Another title from RewindApp, the studio behind Retrowave. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave.
Neon lights, palm trees, synthwave, chrome robot women, speeding 80s supercars... Welcome to Retrowave World!
Retrowave 2
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Retrowave.
Another title from RewindApp, the studio behind Retrowave. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave.
Neon lights, palm trees, synthwave, '80s supercars speeding down an endless highway... Welcome to the world of Retrowave!
Frequently asked about Retrowave
- Does Retrowave work on Steam Deck?
- Retrowave is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
- How much does Retrowave cost?
- Retrowave is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Retrowave have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Retrowave supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to Retrowave?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Retrowave are Light Flux, Synthwave Driver, Retrowave World.
- Who developed Retrowave?
- Retrowave was developed by RewindApp.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Retrowave.
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