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Games like Retrowave Road

If Retrowave Road is your kind of game, the closest matches are Rhythmic Retro Racer, ACIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID and Light Flux — 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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About Retrowave Road: Welcome back to the 80s! Retrowave Road is an action-arcade game about dodging obstacles at full speed and collecting various pickups. Pixels, synthwave, palm trees and an endless highway...

2021ActionIndieCasualRacing9.99 USDWindowsby deadworld games
Retrowave Road — Steam game cover

Players who liked Retrowave Road also play

Steam players who put hours into Retrowave Road 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. Rhythmic Retro Racer

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Retrowave Road fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Retrowave Road.

    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 USDSteam ↗
  2. ACIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Retrowave Road fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Casual with Retrowave Road.

    ACIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID is a a fast-paced arcade game with bullet-hell elements.

    2021ActionCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Light Flux

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Retrowave Road fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave Road.

    Light Flux is a retrowave-style racing game.

    ActionIndieSimulationSteam ↗
  4. Retrowave

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Retrowave Road fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave Road.

    Neon lights, palm trees, synthwave, '80s supercars speeding down an endless highway... Welcome to the world of Retrowave!

    2022ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Neon Drive

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Retrowave Road fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave Road.

    Neon Drive is a slick retro-futuristic, '80s inspired arcade game that will make your brain melt. You've been warned.From beautiful cityscapes and ocean roads to exploding enemy spaceships, Neon Drive has it all.

    2016ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. SATANIC PANIC 666

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Retrowave Road fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave Road.

    Descend into hell and destroy the cursed tapes with occult music known as †HEAVY METAL† to save our children's souls. On your way you will face Satan himself.

    2021ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Speed Stars

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Retrowave Road fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Retrowave Road.

    Simple but challenging rhythm-based running game. Compete to achieve the highest rank, unlock more characters, set personal bests, and climb the leaderboards.

    2020SportsIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. OutDrive

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Retrowave Road fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Casual with Retrowave Road.

    Put the pedal to the metal or your girl will die! Experience the atmosphere of the world inspired by 80s with their neon lights, VHS tapes and synth pop. Buckle up! Gaming experiment in genre of music runner - not a game, aesthetic concept.

    2016IndieCasualRacing2.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Retrowave Road at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Retrowave Road on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Retrowave Road.

    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 Retrowave Road on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave Road.

    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. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Retrowave Road on Steam right now. Shares Action with Retrowave Road.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Retrowave Road on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Retrowave Road.

    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 ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Retrowave Road on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Retrowave Road.

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Retrowave Road on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave Road.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Retrowave Road on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave Road.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Retrowave Road on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave Road.

    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 ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave Road.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  2. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Retrowave Road.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Retrowave Road.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Our Life: Beginnings & Always

    WHY THIS

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

    A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

    2020IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  5. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave Road.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 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 Retrowave Road.

    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 ↗
  7. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

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

    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.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave Road.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

More from deadworld games

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

  1. Drift Phonk 666

    WHY THIS

    Another title from deadworld games, the studio behind Retrowave Road. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave Road.

    You have to collect all the PHONK mixtapes straight from hell so people hear how good 𝖒𝖚𝖘𝖎𝖈 sounds.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. SATANIC PANIC 666

    WHY THIS

    Another title from deadworld games, the studio behind Retrowave Road. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave Road.

    Descend into hell and destroy the cursed tapes with occult music known as †HEAVY METAL† to save our children's souls. On your way you will face Satan himself.

    2021ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. ACIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID

    WHY THIS

    Another title from deadworld games, the studio behind Retrowave Road. Shares Action and Casual with Retrowave Road.

    ACIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID is a a fast-paced arcade game with bullet-hell elements.

    2021ActionCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. DOOMER'S ADVENTURE

    WHY THIS

    Another title from deadworld games, the studio behind Retrowave Road. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave Road.

    An platformer game about collecting stuff to bear with reality. Just like life, this game is short and meaningless, filled with existential questions of being.

    2021ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. AE86 EUROBEAT DRIFT

    WHY THIS

    Another title from deadworld games, the studio behind Retrowave Road. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave Road.

    Drive the legendary car surrounded by sakura trees, collect eurobeat tapes and become master at the art of drifting.

    2021ActionIndieCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Retrowave Road

How much does Retrowave Road cost?
Retrowave Road is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Retrowave Road?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Retrowave Road are Rhythmic Retro Racer, ACIIIIIIIIIIIIIIID, Light Flux.
Who developed Retrowave Road?
Retrowave Road was developed by deadworld 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 Retrowave Road.

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