Games like Into the Waves
If Into the Waves is your kind of game, the closest matches are Touhou: Beyond Gensokyo, Arderico's Journey and Devil on Your Shoulder — 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.
Get personalized picks →About Into the Waves: Morin is a barkeeper with an unusual curse. All people look like shadows to him, except for one mysterious stranger... Solve the mystery of the curse, fight true darkness and mix the most unusual cocktails in the atmospheric visual novel — Into the Waves!
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Steam players who put hours into Into the Waves 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.
Touhou: Beyond Gensokyo
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Top pick for Into the Waves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Into the Waves.
Discover the mysteries of Gensokyo through the lens of Shin, a photographer from the outside world. In this immersive visual novel, join forces with the shrine maiden Reimu Hakurei to unravel the truth behind this incident and stop the enigmatic Kurohana.
Arderico's Journey
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Second-strongest match for Into the Waves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Into the Waves.
Set off on an exciting swashbuckling quest in this classic Fantasy Choose Your Own Adventure! Meet charming characters, fight dangerous foes, and uncover a nefarious intrigue. Experience seamless and reactive storytelling. Prove your innocence, find your destiny, relish the journey!
Devil on Your Shoulder
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Third-strongest match for Into the Waves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Into the Waves.
See your name in lights on Broadway! Find fame, fortune, and true love! All it costs is your immortal soul.
Ecosphere
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Ranked #4 for Into the Waves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Into the Waves.
A Fantasy / Steampunk Visual Novel in which you'll make hearts skip a beat! You are Arane Kross, a talented engineer capable of controlling nature with a machine: the Ecosphere! What will be your impact?
Suzerain
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Ranked #5 for Into the Waves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Into the Waves.
Assume the role of President Anton Rayne and guide the nation of Sordland. Amidst brewing international conflicts, need for reform, deep-seated corruption, and economic recession, you must make the decisions in this political drama. How will you lead?
Enelia: Dawn of Madness
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Ranked #6 for Into the Waves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Into the Waves.
Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.
The seven days i spent with you
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Ranked #7 for Into the Waves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Into the Waves.
With the enigmatic girl who imprisoned you――seven days in an unfamiliar room.
Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll
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Ranked #8 for Into the Waves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Into the Waves.
Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll: the romanticism of the Eighties, mystery and intrigues, betrayal and sacrifice, hatred and passion — all this and more in the new game from the creators of the legendary visual novel Everlasting Summer!
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Frequently asked about Into the Waves
- Does Into the Waves run on Steam Deck?
- Into the Waves is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- Is Into the Waves free to play?
- Yes — Into the Waves is a free-to-play title on Steam. You can install and play it without buying anything, though some games include optional in-app purchases.
- What games are most similar to Into the Waves?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Into the Waves are Touhou: Beyond Gensokyo, Arderico's Journey, Devil on Your Shoulder.
- Who developed Into the Waves?
- Into the Waves was developed by Flying Whale.
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 Into the Waves.
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