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Single-player games like Retrowave Drive

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Retrowave Drive, 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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    Midnight Thunder Drive — Steam game cover

    Midnight Thunder Drive

    Single-player alternative to Retrowave Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Retrowave Drive.

    Get your dose of '80s nostalgia! Blaze through neon streets, master turbo boosts, and chase victory. With a synthwave soundtrack and addictive gameplay, unleash your inner '80s racer!

    2023IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Synth Retro Vapor Wave — Steam game cover

    Synth Retro Vapor Wave

    Single-player alternative to Retrowave Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Retrowave Drive.

    Relaxing game, players drive the car to avoid colliding with other vehicles on the road. Support importing local music and car decal pictures. There are currently 12 maps, 5 cars, 20 music, AI co-driver, dynamic raindrop windows, and a large number of custom effect options.

    2022IndieSimulationCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Retro Ride — Steam game cover

    Retro Ride

    Single-player alternative to Retrowave Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Retrowave Drive.

    A musically interwoven driving arcade game. Fast paced Audio visualization YouTube integration Beat songs to compete on leaderboards and earn credit to buy new cars.

    2022IndieCasualEarly Access9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CyberRush — Steam game cover

    CyberRush

    Single-player alternative to Retrowave Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Retrowave Drive.

    CyberRush offers a mix of roguelike cyberpunk streets and a series of handcrafted levels with unique challenges. Outpace the police, weave through obstacles and missile showers, have epic boss battles, and experience the rush in this intense rage-driving adventure. Ready, Set, CyberRush!

    2024ActionSportsStrategy6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Galaxy Rider — Steam game cover

    The Galaxy Rider

    Single-player alternative to Retrowave Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Retrowave Drive.

    Welcome to The Galaxy Rider! Cruise the cosmos as a space taxi driver! Your mission? Get rich while carrying passengers between planets. Ready for an out-of-this-world ride?

    ActionIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rhythmic Retro Racer — Steam game cover

    Rhythmic Retro Racer

    Single-player alternative to Retrowave Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual and Racing with Retrowave Drive.

    Rhythmic Retro Racer is a music-first rhythm game set in a mysterious 90s retro room. Hit precisely crafted rhythms built with professional tools and lose yourself in a powerful synthwave soundtrack. As the tension grows, you realize you are not playing a game, you are part of an experiment.

    2020ActionCasualEarly Access0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cyber Driver — Steam game cover

    Cyber Driver

    Single-player alternative to Retrowave Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Retrowave Drive.

    Cyber Driver is a small cyberpunk-style arcade flight game. It is fast, easy, tight, and repeatable, with elements of collection and challenges. Your only goal in the game is to constantly break the scores you have created before in the unique cyber atmosphere.

    2019ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Last Element: Looking For Tomorrow — Steam game cover

    The Last Element: Looking For Tomorrow

    Single-player alternative to Retrowave Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with Retrowave Drive.

    The ceaseless rumble of flying machines, whose dense streams have already become commonplace for this Cyberpunk City . . . .

    2020Racing4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →