Games like Hate Wave
If Hate Wave is your kind of game, the closest matches are Combat Master: Battle to DEATH, Girls slap and Sandrotten: Ekera — picked from the ranked list below. 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.
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Combat Master: Battle to DEATH
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Top pick for Hate Wave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Hate Wave.
Combat Master: Battle to DEATH is a roguelite game with souls-like combat. Battle against hordes of various dark fantasy monsters and try to survive as long as possible. The game fully focuses on combat, pick a class from 6 different classes and start SMASHING!
Girls slap
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Hate Wave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Hate Wave.
This is an exquisite fighting game for beautiful girls. You can choose more than 14 beautiful girl characters. The classic fighting system ensures that you can get started easily.
Sandrotten: Ekera
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Hate Wave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Hate Wave.
Awaken in Ekera, a hellscape of rot and torment. Fight through five brutal trials against the damned, uncover the truth behind your fate, and recover the shattered fragments of your soul before Ekera claims you forever. Fast paced hack & slash combat. No handholding.
我的修仙世界My Xiuxian World
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Ranked #4 for Hate Wave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hate Wave.
This is an action role-playing game and you can customize your character, control with a mouse and keyboard, and defeat enemies. The story begins on Lingshi Island, defeat the enemy and then challenge the Black Sword sect all the way to ascend to immortality.
Molten Knight
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Ranked #5 for Hate Wave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Hate Wave.
Molten Knight is a dark fantasy deck-building game set in the mysterious Kingdom of Gardens. Conquer Nine Circles of Hell, confront the Knights of Sin, and master a unique movement based combat system. Featuring meticulously crafted pixel-art visuals, strategic card battles and rich, immersive lore.
Arashi Gaiden
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Ranked #6 for Hate Wave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Hate Wave.
Arashi Gaiden is a turn-based action game with frenetic dash and slash combat. Use your blades, shurikens, teleports and chains to quickly cut through enemies and face powerful Bosses with unique mechanics that redefine what a turn-based game is.
From Ashes To Glory
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Ranked #7 for Hate Wave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hate Wave.
A dark, turn-based medieval arena RPG. You are a slave forced to fight. Master range, stamina, and timing-based dodges. Choose your weapon, build your skills, and face warriors from seven continents. Every fight is a puzzle. Every mistake costs blood.
Historic Fighters
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Ranked #8 for Hate Wave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with Hate Wave.
Historic Fighters is a single-player turn-based game. Pick a class of fighters ranging from warriors from ancient Sparta to gun-wielding cowboys and win battles!
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hate Wave at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Hate Wave on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hate Wave.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Hate Wave on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hate Wave.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~46% under Hate Wave on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hate Wave.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
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Priced ~72% under Hate Wave on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hate Wave.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~79% under Hate Wave on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hate Wave.
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
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Hate Wave on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Hate Wave.
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.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
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Priced ~57% under Hate Wave on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hate Wave.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Hate Wave on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Hate Wave.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Hate Wave.
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
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hate Wave.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hate Wave.
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.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Hate Wave.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Virtual Cottage
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Hate Wave.
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hate Wave.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hate Wave.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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Frequently asked about Hate Wave
- How much does Hate Wave cost?
- Hate Wave is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Hate Wave?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hate Wave are Combat Master: Battle to DEATH, Girls slap, Sandrotten: Ekera.
- Who developed Hate Wave?
- Hate Wave was developed by Fiction Fundation.
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 Hate Wave.
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