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Games like Wake

  • 15 games
  • Updated May 4, 2026

Players who liked Wake also play

The closest matches to Wake: Castle In The Darkness, Aquaria, Lunnye Devitsy, MindSeize, and Salt and Sanctuary. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

  1. Rank 02
    • $9.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2008
  2. Rank 03

    Why this

    Same contemplative mood as Wake.

    • $4.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • 2009
  1. Rank 04

    MindSeize

    • $14.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2020
  2. Rank 05

    Salt and Sanctuary

    Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Wake.

    • $17.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2016
  3. Rank 06

    Waking Mars

    • $9.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2012
  4. Rank 07

    Haydee 3

    • $29.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2025
  5. Rank 08

    1000 Amps

    • $4.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Playable
    • 2012

The full ranked list: top 24 games like Wake

Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
  1. 1
    Castle In The Darkness

    Shares non linear exploration with Wake.

    • 74% of 801 reviews
  2. 2
    Aquaria

    Genres: Indie

    • 88% of 447 reviews
  3. 3
    Lunnye Devitsy

    Same contemplative mood as Wake.

    • 65% of 57 reviews
  4. 4
    MindSeize

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 67% of 138 reviews
  5. 5
    Salt and Sanctuary

    Same atmospheric mood as Wake.

    • 88% of 7,119 reviews
  6. 6
    Waking Mars

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 91% of 532 reviews
  7. 7
    Haydee 3

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 82% of 137 reviews
  8. 8
    1000 Amps

    Genres: Indie, Adventure

    • 78% of 111 reviews
  9. 9
    UNSIGHTED

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 93% of 1,109 reviews
  10. 10
    Ghost Song

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 85% of 674 reviews
  11. 11
    Auridia

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 100% of 55 reviews
  12. 12
    Waveform

    Shares hazard avoidance with Wake.

    • 81% of 747 reviews
  13. 13
    Derelict Star

    Genres: Action, Adventure

    • 97% of 91 reviews
  14. 14
    Rain World

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 95% of 28,272 reviews
  15. 15
    Blood of the Werewolf

    Genres: Action, Indie

    • 56% of 260 reviews
  16. 16
    A Valley Without Wind

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 64% of 181 reviews
  17. 17
    The Way

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 79% of 429 reviews
  18. 18
    Blasphemous

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 90% of 18,415 reviews
  19. 19
    Axiom Verge

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 90% of 4,057 reviews
  20. 20
    Aztaka

    Genres: Action, Indie, RPG

    • 72% of 67 reviews
  21. 21
    SteamWorld Dig 2

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 95% of 3,021 reviews
  22. 22
    Vessel

    Genres: Action, Strategy, Indie

    • 90% of 282 reviews
  23. 23
    Volkolak: The Will of Gods

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 88% of 348 reviews
  24. 24
    Cave Story+

    Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure

    • 92% of 3,688 reviews
Wake — Steam game cover
  • Released: 2013
  • Developer: Boss Baddie
  • Price: $4.99checked Nov 7
  • 28% of 71 reviews
  • Genres: Action, Indie
  • Platforms: Windows

Players highlight

  • Atmospheric tension from impending doom
  • Avoiding fire and automated turrets
  • Non linear exploration of a sinking ship
  • Atmospheric
  • Bleak
  • Contemplative

More games like Wake, sliced differently

Cheaper alternatives

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

  • Waveform

    Why this: Shares hazard avoidance with Wake.

    • $1.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • 2012
  • Owlboy

    • $1.99 (Price checked Nov 7)
    • Deck Verified
    • 2016

About Wake

The closest matches to Wake: Castle In The Darkness, Aquaria, Lunnye Devitsy, MindSeize, and Salt and Sanctuary. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

If Wake is your kind of game, the closest matches are Castle In The Darkness, Aquaria and Lunnye Devitsy — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, bleak and contemplative, and single out its hazard avoidance and key item collection. 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.

About Wake: Wake is the story of an engineer trapped on a sinking ship. Navigate through the ship however you want to find your way to the surface above, but avoid the ship's corrupted security system!Key Features Run and swim to escape a sinking ship Dodge bullets, fire, electricity and LASERS - but most of all avoid drowning!

Is Wake worth buying?

Most players don't recommend it

A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.

  • 28% of 71 Steam reviews are positive.
  • We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
  • Price: $4.99 (checked Oct 24).

What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews

Top critical reviews

The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.

“Feels like crap, resolution, graphics, lag in menu, annoying music, poor options menu, bad controls, no pause, no access to options while playing, bugs and random crashes. The only good thing about this game is Steam Trading Cards, but…”
2 h played
“Wake me when the menu loads. - Skinny from the Fat B*stard [url=http://steamcommunity.com/groups/skinnyfat#](curator link)[/url]”
3 h played
More negative reviews on Steam ↗

People who play it also play: Castle In The Darkness, Aquaria, Lunnye Devitsy

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Frequently asked about Wake

Can I run it?

How much does Wake cost?

Wake is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).

What games are most similar to Wake?

Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Wake are Castle In The Darkness, Aquaria, Lunnye Devitsy.

Who developed Wake?

Wake was developed by Boss Baddie.