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Games like Retrowave World

If Retrowave World is your kind of game, the closest matches are Retrowave 2, Retrowave and Type for Speed — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, chill and nostalgic. 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 World: Neon lights, palm trees, synthwave, chrome robot women, speeding 80s supercars... Welcome to Retrowave World!

2024ActionIndieAdventureSimulationMassively MultiplayerEarly Access9.99 USDWindowsby RewindApp
Retrowave World — Steam game cover
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Driving and customizing cars in an idealized 80s settingExcellent synthwave and vaporwave soundtrackFreedom to explore without mission pressureAtmosphericChillNostalgic

Players who liked Retrowave World also play

Steam players who put hours into Retrowave World 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. Retrowave 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares car customization, vehicle customization, 80s aesthetic and an atmospheric mood with Retrowave World.

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

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Retrowave

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Retrowave World.

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

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

    2022ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Type for Speed

    WHY THIS

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

    Type fast. Race faster. In Type For Speed, your keyboard is the gas pedal. Every correct word builds speed, every typo hits the brakes, and every race tests your WPM against bots or online players.

    SportsIndieEarly AccessSteam ↗
  4. WARMA

    WHY THIS

    Shares vehicle customization and a retro mood with Retrowave World.

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

    WARMA is a multiplayer game about a showdown between the police and bandits! Robbery, chases, tuning and much more!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. RetroDrift: Retrowave Online Road

    WHY THIS

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

    Dive into the atmosphere of the 80's, rushing along the neon roads towards the sunset, letting your supercar drift, enjoying the wonderful tracks in retrowave style.

    2022SportsIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Kanjozoku Game レーサー Online Street Racing & Drift

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Retrowave World.

    Ranked #6 for Retrowave World fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation and Massively Multiplayer with Retrowave World.

    90s Osaka Kanjo Night Street Racing and Drift Online with True JDM Cars, Online PvP, Engine, Body and Suspension Tuning!

    2022SportsSimulationMassively Multiplayer4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. OutWave: Retro chase

    WHY THIS

    Shares a retro mood with Retrowave World.

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

    Endless car chase is a fast retro style paced game in which you must collect money and avoid the cops! The game supports Windows, Mac, Linux. Use keyboard or gamepad. Buy and control a cars or motorbikes. Listen to retro music and don't get caught by the cops! The game looks like a gif!

    2023ActionSportsIndie0.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. PetrolHeads

    WHY THIS

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

    Build your dream garage from scratch! Customize everything from lifts to engines with deep tuning options. Design unique wide-body beasts, dominate drift duels or track days, and showcase your style in global meets. Your garage, your rules, your racing legacy starts now!

    StrategyIndieSimulationSteam ↗

Reviewers mention these as similar to Retrowave World

Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.

  1. Retrowave

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Retrowave World.

    Reviewers of Retrowave World cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave World.

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

    2022ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Grand Theft Auto III

    WHY THIS

    Shares open world exploration, mission based progression and an atmospheric mood with Retrowave World.

    Reviewers of Retrowave World cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Retrowave World.

    Welcome to Liberty City. Where it all began. With stellar voice acting, a darkly comic storyline, a stunning soundtrack and revolutionary open-world gameplay, Grand Theft Auto III is the game that defined the open world genre for a generation.

    2008ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  3. PlanetSide 2

    WHY THIS

    Reviewers of Retrowave World cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Massively Multiplayer with Retrowave World.

    PlanetSide 2 is an all-out planetary war, where thousands of players battle as one across enormous continents. Utilize infantry, ground and air vehicles, and teamwork to destroy your enemies in this revolutionary first-person shooter on a massive scale.

    2012ActionMassively MultiplayerFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Grand Theft Auto V Legacy

    WHY THIS

    Shares side activities and a nostalgic mood with Retrowave World.

    Reviewers of Retrowave World cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Retrowave World.

    Grand Theft Auto V for PC offers players the option to explore the award-winning world of Los Santos and Blaine County in resolutions of up to 4k and beyond, as well as the chance to experience the game running at 60 frames per second.

    2015ActionAdventureSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Retrowave World on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Retrowave World.

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

    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 World on Steam right now. Shares Action with Retrowave World.

    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 World on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with Retrowave World.

    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 World on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Massively Multiplayer with Retrowave World.

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

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

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

    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. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

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

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. 93, Kuindzhi

    WHY THIS

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

    Kuindzhi, 93 is an atmospheric first-person narrative vignette about an 18-year-old boy from Donbas. The story takes us to March 2022, when the world changed forever — into a space where the past, fears, and doubts find their voice.

    2026IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  7. DORONKO WANKO

    WHY THIS

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

    『DORONKO WANKO』 is a DORONKO Action Game. In this game, You can become a cute, innocent Pomeranian, make your master's home messy and dirty. "Will the master be angry with me?" Don't worry. Because you are a sweet doggie.

    2024ActionSimulationFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  8. SuchArt: Creative Space

    WHY THIS

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

    Paint on any surfaces with numerous tools in Creative Space — a free sandbox version of SuchArt: Genius Artist Simulator. Create masterpieces, complete commissions, and decorate your studio in the most advanced artist sim!

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from RewindApp

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

  1. Retrowave

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Retrowave World.

    Another title from RewindApp, the studio behind Retrowave World. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave World.

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

    2022ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Drift86

    WHY THIS

    Shares car customization and a chill mood with Retrowave World.

    Another title from RewindApp, the studio behind Retrowave World. Shares Indie and Racing with Retrowave World.

    Get in your favorite car and set records alone or with friends in this unique arcade game!

    2019IndieCasualRacing1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Initial Drift Online

    WHY THIS

    Shares a nostalgic mood with Retrowave World.

    Another title from RewindApp, the studio behind Retrowave World. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave World.

    Drift over some of Japan's most legendary mountain passes, compete against your friends or players from around the world in epic battles, make deliveries, buy new cars and set records in the world rankings!

    2023ActionIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Drift Of The Hill

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Retrowave World.

    Another title from RewindApp, the studio behind Retrowave World. Shares Indie and Simulation with Retrowave World.

    In DOTH you will have to master the art of drifting in the mountain passes!

    2020IndieSimulationRacing1.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Karting

    WHY THIS

    Shares a chill mood with Retrowave World.

    Another title from RewindApp, the studio behind Retrowave World. Shares Indie and Simulation with Retrowave World.

    Climb aboard your kart and beat records alone or with friends in a unique arcade game!

    2021IndieSimulationCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Hentai Temple

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Retrowave World.

    Another title from RewindApp, the studio behind Retrowave World. Shares Indie with Retrowave World.

    Hentai Temple is a classic Sliding puzzle game but with a slight Japanese touch ...

    2018StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Retrowave 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares car customization, vehicle customization, 80s aesthetic and an atmospheric mood with Retrowave World.

    Another title from RewindApp, the studio behind Retrowave World. Shares Action and Indie with Retrowave World.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. My Car

    WHY THIS

    Another title from RewindApp, the studio behind Retrowave World. Shares Indie and Simulation with Retrowave World.

    Choose from one of two different car models! Customize it in your own way, then try it on the track!

    2019IndieSimulationCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Retrowave World

Does Retrowave World work on Steam Deck?
Retrowave World is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Retrowave World cost?
Retrowave World is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Retrowave World have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Retrowave World supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online PvP, PvP).
What games are most similar to Retrowave World?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Retrowave World are Retrowave 2, Retrowave, Type for Speed.
Who developed Retrowave World?
Retrowave World was developed by RewindApp.

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 World.

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