Rank 01Why this
Shares car customization and vehicle customization with Retrowave World.
- $3.74 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Verified
- 2024
Games like Retrowave World
- 29 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Retrowave World also play
The closest matches to Retrowave World: Retrowave 2, Retrowave, Slipstream, 80's OVERDRIVE, and Synthwave Burnout. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 03Why this
Same retro mood as Retrowave World.
- $9.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Verified
- 2018
Rank 04 
80's OVERDRIVE
Why this: Also Automobile Sim and 1980s, like Retrowave World.
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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Why this: Shares vehicle customization with Retrowave World.
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CarX Street
Why this: Shares open world driving with Retrowave World.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Retrowave World
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1Retrowave 2
Shares car customization and vehicle customization with Retrowave World.
- 90% of 128 reviews
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- 12Driver® Parallel Lines
Shares vehicle customization and open world exploration with Retrowave World.
- 88% of 650 reviews
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- 14Kanjozoku Game レーサー Online Street Racing & Drift
Same atmospheric mood as Retrowave World.
- 81% of 1,660 reviews
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- 18CrashMetal - Cyberpunk
Shares car customization and open world exploration with Retrowave World.
- 61% of 248 reviews
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- Released: 2024
- Developer: RewindApp
- Price: $5.99−40%checked Oct 31
- 71% of 200 reviews
- Genres: Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, Massively Multiplayer, Early Access
- Platforms: Windows
Players highlight
- Driving and customizing cars in an idealized 80s setting
- Excellent synthwave and vaporwave soundtrack
- Freedom to explore without mission pressure
- Atmospheric
- Chill
- Nostalgic
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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.
Grand Theft Auto III
Why this: Shares open world exploration and mission based progression with Retrowave World.
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
Why this: Shares side activities with Retrowave World.
Free alternatives
Free games the recommender matches to Retrowave World, limited to titles with at least 500 Steam reviews and 80% positive.
EarthKart: Google Maps Driving Simulator
Why this: Shares vehicle customization and open world exploration with Retrowave World.
Screw Drivers
Why this: Shares open world exploration with Retrowave World.
TrackMania Nations Forever
Why this: Same nostalgic mood as Retrowave World.
Impact Point
Why this: Also Cyberpunk and 1980s, like Retrowave World.
Faaast Penguin
Why this: Explores arcade style, like Retrowave World.
Puppet Master: The Game
Why this: Also 1980s and 1990's, like Retrowave World.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Retrowave 2
Why this: Shares car customization and vehicle customization with Retrowave World.
Slipstream
Why this: Same retro mood as Retrowave World.
80's OVERDRIVE
Why this: Also Automobile Sim and 1980s, like Retrowave World.
CarX Street
Why this: Shares open world driving with Retrowave World.
More from RewindApp
Other recommendable Steam games by RewindApp, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Drift86
Why this: Shares car customization with Retrowave World.
Initial Drift Online
Why this: Same nostalgic mood as Retrowave World.
Drift Of The Hill
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Retrowave World.
Karting
Why this: Same chill mood as Retrowave World.
About Retrowave World
The closest matches to Retrowave World: Retrowave 2, Retrowave, Slipstream, 80's OVERDRIVE, and Synthwave Burnout. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Retrowave World is your kind of game, the closest matches are Retrowave 2, Retrowave and Slipstream — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, chill and nostalgic, and single out its car customization and mission based progression. 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 Retrowave World: Neon lights, palm trees, synthwave, chrome robot women, speeding 80s supercars... Welcome to Retrowave World!
Is Retrowave World worth buying?
Mostly recommended
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 71% of 200 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Early Access: unfinished, and it can change a lot before release.
- On sale: 40% off, now $5.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 10 h when they wrote their review.
- Critics had played a median of 8 h before their negative review.
- Not supported on Steam Deck.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Driving and customizing cars in an idealized 80s setting
- Excellent synthwave and vaporwave soundtrack
- Freedom to explore without mission pressure
- Immersive vaporwave retrowave aesthetic with perpetual sunset neon city
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“Last update was october last year. The game is still early access yet they decided to work on a different project while it still is in early access. And we still haven't received any updates for this, and the game only received a few…”
“Cool Concept but is sorely lacking in content, and from what it seems it has also been completely abandoned.”
People who play it also play: Retrowave 2, Retrowave, Slipstream
Frequently asked about Retrowave World
Can I run it?
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 5.99 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, Slipstream.
Who developed Retrowave World?
Retrowave World was developed by RewindApp.