Choose Retrowave Road
Choose Retrowave Road if you want an Action and Racing experience. Retrowave Road launched in 2021.
Retrowave Road vs Encounters: Music Stories
Retrowave Road and Encounters: Music Stories both land in Indie, Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Indie, Casual on Steam. Retrowave Road (2021) is 3 years older than Encounters: Music Stories (2024). Encounters: Music Stories is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Retrowave Road (1.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Encounters: Music Stories
Choose Encounters: Music Stories if it's currently about 80% cheaper on the Steam Store. Encounters: Music Stories launched in 2024.
Both Retrowave Road and Encounters: Music Stories sit in Indie and Casual on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Retrowave Road |  Encounters: Music Stories | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Casual, Racing | Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 4 reviews | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | deadworld games | Raquel G. Cabañas |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Retrowave Road (2021) is 3 years older than Encounters: Music Stories (2024).
- Encounters: Music Stories is currently ~80% cheaper on Steam than Retrowave Road (1.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
Retrowave Road vs Encounters: Music Stories — FAQ
- Should I play Retrowave Road or Encounters: Music Stories first?
- If you want chronology, Retrowave Road (2021) came out before Encounters: Music Stories (2024). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Retrowave Road and Encounters: Music Stories similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.