Games like Waves 2: Notorious
If Waves 2: Notorious is your kind of game, the closest matches are Waves, Destropolis and Pew-casso — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its aggressive positioning matters, deep ship build variety and contemplative. 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 Waves 2: Notorious: Waves 2: Notorious is an arcade twin-stick shooter set in Cyberspace. Build Combos, earn Adrenaline and unleash powerful Burst attacks as you Dive into the Net and do battle against an AI that adapts to your weaknesses!
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Waves
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Shares a hypnotic mood with Waves 2: Notorious.
Top pick for Waves 2: Notorious fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Waves 2: Notorious.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
Destropolis
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Shares an intense mood with Waves 2: Notorious.
Second-strongest match for Waves 2: Notorious fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Waves 2: Notorious.
Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...
Pew-casso
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Third-strongest match for Waves 2: Notorious fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with Waves 2: Notorious.
Choose your loadout, choose your art brushes, and blast your way to a masterpiece! Pew-casso is a top-down action-roguelite shooter where you defeat enemies to level up and create a piece of art. The longer you last, the more complex your unique piece of art will become.
Sektori
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Shares a hypnotic mood with Waves 2: Notorious.
Ranked #4 for Waves 2: Notorious fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Waves 2: Notorious.
Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. A game where the high-adrenaline gameplay, visuals, and music come together to transport you into another state of consciousness.
MagiCarnage
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Ranked #5 for Waves 2: Notorious fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with Waves 2: Notorious.
Once every millennium, the greatest magical beings gather together in order to engage one another in tournament combat. Cast powerful spells and shatter your opponents, this is MagiCarnage!
Trigger Fever
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Ranked #6 for Waves 2: Notorious fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Early Access with Waves 2: Notorious.
Engage in chaotic multiplayer battles in Trigger Fever, a top-down shooter party game. Crush foes solo or with friends, wielding 50+ unique weapons. Show off skills, tactically dominate, and embrace the crazy onslaught!
Demeter
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Ranked #7 for Waves 2: Notorious fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Waves 2: Notorious.
An arcade twin stick shooter that tests reaction times and decision making. Designed for short sessions on the train with your Deck, or waiting for the next queue to pop, Demeter is all about action, skill and high scores.
Chippy
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Shares a hypnotic mood with Waves 2: Notorious.
Ranked #8 for Waves 2: Notorious fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Waves 2: Notorious.
Chip destructible bosses apart pixel-by-pixel in this twin-stick bullet-hell shooter.
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Waves
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Shares a hypnotic mood with Waves 2: Notorious.
Reviewers of Waves 2: Notorious cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Waves 2: Notorious.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
Tempest: Pirate Action RPG
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Reviewers of Waves 2: Notorious cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Waves 2: Notorious.
Tempest is a Pirate Open World Action RPG where you rove the seas across three continents filled with dozens of colonies and forts, hundreds of quests and countless ships to plunder. Customize your ship, trade, challenge fellow pirates and face mythical monsters such as the Kraken and Leviathan!
Tempest Lost
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Reviewers of Waves 2: Notorious cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Waves 2: Notorious.
Tempest Lost is a top-down Co-op Adventure shooter. You play as one of 4 commandos tasked with discovering the truth behind many of the events in Tempest Lost. Join with up to 3 other friends for action packed story told in the Tempest Lost Universe.
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Waves
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Shares a hypnotic mood with Waves 2: Notorious.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Waves 2: Notorious.
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
Destropolis
WHY THIS
Shares an intense mood with Waves 2: Notorious.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Waves 2: Notorious.
Destropolis is a top-down shooter game with a fully destructible environment, hundreds of enemies and nuclear explosions. Fight a countless swarm of enemies. Tear them to pieces with bullets, lasers and explosions. Destroy as many of them as you can before they overwhelm you...
Sektori
WHY THIS
Shares a hypnotic mood with Waves 2: Notorious.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Waves 2: Notorious.
Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. A game where the high-adrenaline gameplay, visuals, and music come together to transport you into another state of consciousness.
Frequently asked about Waves 2: Notorious
- Is Waves 2: Notorious free to play?
- Yes — Waves 2: Notorious 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.
- Does Waves 2: Notorious have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Waves 2: Notorious supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
- What games are most similar to Waves 2: Notorious?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Waves 2: Notorious are Waves, Destropolis, Pew-casso.
- Who developed Waves 2: Notorious?
- Waves 2: Notorious was developed by Squid In A Box Ltd.
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