Free games like WAVE RIDER

Below are 8 free-to-play Steam games similar to WAVE RIDER, ranked by player overlap and content similarity. No purchase or Steam login required to view the list. Every pick is a full free-to-play title — not a demo, trial, or time-limited giveaway. imho.run's catalogue refreshes daily, so newly free or newly popular titles surface here without manual editing.

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ENA: Dream BBQ
Free-to-play alternative to WAVE RIDER — no purchase or trial window.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedFree to playSimilar games →
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The Looker
Free-to-play alternative to WAVE RIDER — no purchase or trial window.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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Sheepy: A Short Adventure
Free-to-play alternative to WAVE RIDER — no purchase or trial window.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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UNBEATABLE [white label]
Free-to-play alternative to WAVE RIDER — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with WAVE RIDER.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableFree to playSimilar games →
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Control, I'm Not Coming Back
Free-to-play alternative to WAVE RIDER — no purchase or trial window.
Control, I'm Not Coming Back is a short and emotional narrative game about a lost astronaut searching for a reason to keep going forward while facing the emptiness of space. Inspired by the Hopecore aesthetic, it’s a story about positivism, friendship and our human connection with Voyager 1.
2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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OnlyCans: Thirst Date
Free-to-play alternative to WAVE RIDER — no purchase or trial window.
Feel The Fizz Inside You™ with the brand new Shize™ Collection!
2021IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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DORONKO WANKO
Free-to-play alternative to WAVE RIDER — no purchase or trial window. Shares Action with WAVE RIDER.
『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.
2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeFree to playSimilar games →
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Hello Neighbor Alpha 2
Free-to-play alternative to WAVE RIDER — no purchase or trial window.
Welcome to Alpha 2 of Hello Neighbor. Play against an advanced, self-learning AI in what eventually became Act 1 of Hello Neighbor - the stealth horror home invasion sim.
2019StrategyIndieAdventureFreeFree to playSimilar games →

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