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Games like Wave of Time

If Wave of Time is your kind of game, the closest matches are Mushroom Cats 2, Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective and My Brother Rabbit — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, mysterious and unsettling. 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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About Wave of Time: In this thrilling hidden object adventure you have to travel back in time and restore the time continuum. Enjoy loads of hidden objects and mini games. Enjoy the beautiful scenery of ancient Italy and save the devastating earth after a time disaster!

2020IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDWindowsby Itera Laboratories
Wave of Time — Steam game cover
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Photo restoration ties into core gameplayStory twists history in bizarre waysSurreal mini games stand outAtmosphericMysteriousUnsettling

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Steam players who put hours into Wave of Time 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.

  1. Mushroom Cats 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Wave of Time.

    Top pick for Wave of Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wave of Time.

    Mushroom Cats 2 - is a cute point-and-click game about Mushroom Cats that live on magical islands. Any girl will melt from tenderness, and the kids will be delighted with the funny Mushroom Cats! This fairy tale will fill any heart with good!

    2020IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Wave of Time.

    Second-strongest match for Wave of Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wave of Time.

    Adapted from the bestselling children’s book series Pierre The Maze Detective, play as Pierre in this adventure/puzzle game and recover the stolen Maze Stone. Journey through breathtakingly hand-drawn illustrations, meet eccentric characters, and solve puzzles to save Opera City!

    2021IndieAdventureCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. My Brother Rabbit

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Wave of Time.

    Third-strongest match for Wave of Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wave of Time.

    My Brother Rabbit is a beautifully drawn exploration adventure and puzzle game set in a surreal world that mixes reality with a child’s imagination.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Hidden Folks

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Wave of Time.

    Ranked #4 for Wave of Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wave of Time.

    Search for hidden folks in hand-drawn, interactive, miniature landscapes. Unfurl tent flaps, cut through bushes, slam doors, and poke some crocodiles! Rooooaaaarrrr!!!!!

    2017IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Tiny Bang Story

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Wave of Time.

    Ranked #5 for Wave of Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wave of Time.

    Life on Tiny Planet was calm and carefree until a great disaster occurred - Tiny Planet was hit by a meteor! The world fell apart and now its future depends only on you! Use your imagination and creativity: in order to restore Tiny Planet and help its inhabitants you will have to fix a variety of machines and mechanisms as well as solve...

    2011IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. FIND ALL 4: Magic

    WHY THIS

    Shares hidden object search and a whimsical mood with Wave of Time.

    Ranked #6 for Wave of Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wave of Time.

    Find over 800 cute animals and objects in a lot of levels of varying difficulty. The magical black and white world comes alive after coloring. Relax and enjoy playing.

    2023IndieAdventureCasual1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. FIND ALL 3: Travel

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Wave of Time.

    Ranked #7 for Wave of Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wave of Time.

    Look for hidden cats, raccoons, other animals and objects, color this painted world. You have to go on an exciting journey through different levels. More than 1500 items of varying difficulty are waiting for you!

    2022IndieAdventureCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Little hidden city

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Wave of Time fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wave of Time.

    Do you think you are an astute observer — an experienced hidden-object-finder? Try one of the most difficult games of this genre: Little Hidden City! Here you will find tons of well-hidden objects in six different, very detailed and varied levels.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Wave of Time at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Wave of Time on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Wave of Time.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Wave of Time on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Wave of Time.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Wave of Time on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Wave of Time.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Wave of Time on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Wave of Time.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Wave of Time on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wave of Time.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Wave of Time on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Wave of Time.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Wave of Time on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Wave of Time.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Your Only Move Is HUSTLE

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Wave of Time on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Wave of Time.

    Master your technique, execute flashy combos, and outsmart opponents across the world, frame-by-frame. Slow down the clock to fine-tune your fighting style in this innovative, turn-based combat simulator. Pulverize your friends and choreograph spectacular fight scenes. No training mode required.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Wave of Time.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Wave of Time.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Wave of Time.

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wave of Time.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Wave of Time.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wave of Time.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Wave of Time.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wave of Time.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Itera Laboratories

Other recommendable Steam games by Itera Laboratories, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Legacy - Witch Island

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Itera Laboratories, the studio behind Wave of Time. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wave of Time.

    In this mystical hidden object adventure you strand on a mystical island ruled by an evil witch. Now the people of the island are depending on you to break the witch’s spell.

    2020IndieAdventureCasual7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Invasion: Lost in Time

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Wave of Time.

    Another title from Itera Laboratories, the studio behind Wave of Time. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wave of Time.

    Play a great science fiction based hidden object adventure. Travel back in time with alien technology and infringe a sinister invasion plan of an alien race that wants to conquer the world. Find hundreds of hidden objects and solve fiddly mini games.

    2020IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Invasion 2: Doomed

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Itera Laboratories, the studio behind Wave of Time. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wave of Time.

    In the hidden object adventure "Invasion 2: Doomed" the Earthly day has suddenly become several minutes shorter and an abnormal hurricane zone has formed in the tropics. Will you be able to save the earth from destruction?

    2020IndieAdventureCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Legacy - Witch Island 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares hidden object search and an atmospheric mood with Wave of Time.

    Another title from Itera Laboratories, the studio behind Wave of Time. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wave of Time.

    In the second part of the hidden object adventure you are back on the mystery island and it’s clear your previous adventure wasn’t a dream. The island really exists, and the witch has regained her power. Can you defeat her?

    2020IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Save the Planet

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Itera Laboratories, the studio behind Wave of Time. Shares Casual with Wave of Time.

    Naturally, your number one task is to kill the monsters! Just don’t let them cross the red line on the right. Track your progress as you go and Save the Planet in 60 match3 levels with escalating complexity!

    2020Casual5.59 USDSteam ↗
  6. Legacy - Witch Island 3

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Itera Laboratories, the studio behind Wave of Time. Shares Adventure and Casual with Wave of Time.

    Your next hidden object adventure on Witch Island is about to begin! It’s up to you now, to take on these unique puzzle challenges to stop the evil witch and save two worlds from certain destruction!

    2021AdventureCasual8.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. ClearIt 13

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Itera Laboratories, the studio behind Wave of Time. Shares Indie and Casual with Wave of Time.

    "ClearIt 13" is a large and bright game that includes over 220 multiple levels of various complexity with Match3 gameplay.

    2022IndieCasual6.79 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Wave of Time.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wave of Time.

    Adapted from the bestselling children’s book series Pierre The Maze Detective, play as Pierre in this adventure/puzzle game and recover the stolen Maze Stone. Journey through breathtakingly hand-drawn illustrations, meet eccentric characters, and solve puzzles to save Opera City!

    2021IndieAdventureCasual11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Hidden Folks

    WHY THIS

    Shares a whimsical mood with Wave of Time.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wave of Time.

    Search for hidden folks in hand-drawn, interactive, miniature landscapes. Unfurl tent flaps, cut through bushes, slam doors, and poke some crocodiles! Rooooaaaarrrr!!!!!

    2017IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. FIND ALL 3: Travel

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Wave of Time.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wave of Time.

    Look for hidden cats, raccoons, other animals and objects, color this painted world. You have to go on an exciting journey through different levels. More than 1500 items of varying difficulty are waiting for you!

    2022IndieAdventureCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Wave of Time

How much does Wave of Time cost?
Wave of Time is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Wave of Time?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Wave of Time are Mushroom Cats 2, Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective, My Brother Rabbit.
Who developed Wave of Time?
Wave of Time was developed by Itera Laboratories and published by HH-Games.

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 Wave of Time.

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