Single-player games like WAVE RIDER
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to WAVE RIDER, 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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Phantom Spark
Single-player alternative to WAVE RIDER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with WAVE RIDER.
The best feeling racing game out there. Precision time-trial racing against npc champions in the campaign or other players on the leaderboards.
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Jet Car Stunts
Single-player alternative to WAVE RIDER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with WAVE RIDER.
Master difficult stunts, set the fastest times and let your Jet Car Stunts skills shine.
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Redout: Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to WAVE RIDER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with WAVE RIDER.
Redout is a tribute to the old racing monsters such as F-Zero, WipeOut, Rollcage, and POD. It is designed to be an uncompromising, fast, tough and satisfying driving experience, soaked in that vertigo that stands at the core of the arcade racing genre.
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Circuit Superstars
Single-player alternative to WAVE RIDER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with WAVE RIDER.
Circuit Superstars is a top down racing game with a tactile arcade physics model, pitstops, and a pure motorsport approach. It includes 16 categories that span different styles and eras of motorsport.
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Xenon Racer
Single-player alternative to WAVE RIDER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Racing with WAVE RIDER.
It’s the year 2030, the era of flying vehicles. A one-off championship for wheel based vehicles has been organised, with cutting-edge electric cars boosted by Xenon gas. Drift through cities like Tokyo and Dubai as fast as you can and claim eternal glory!
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Wreckfest
Single-player alternative to WAVE RIDER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with WAVE RIDER.
Wreckfest is a demolition derby themed racing game with soft-body damage modeling, sophisticated driving dynamics and in-depth vehicle upgrading, featuring both demolition derbies and more traditional track races. It’s all about fun, breakneck racing and over-the-top crashes.
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GRID 2
Single-player alternative to WAVE RIDER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with WAVE RIDER.
Be fast, be first and be famous as the race returns in GRID 2, the sequel to the BAFTA-award winning, multi-million selling Race Driver: GRID.
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Horizon Chase Turbo
Single-player alternative to WAVE RIDER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with WAVE RIDER.
Thrilling arcade racing game, inspired by the super-fun-straight-to-the-point classic racing games from the 90s.
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LocoSoccer Classic
Single-player alternative to WAVE RIDER — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
LocoSoccer is a fun, crazy physics-based soccer game where you must do a lot of goals to win cups and accesories for your team. Your objective is easy: win all cups with your goals. How awesome is that?
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LOCOSOCCER 2
Single-player alternative to WAVE RIDER — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
LOCOSOCCER 2 is a crazy fast-paced physics-based casual football game that you can play everywhere with anybody or against anybody.