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Co-op games like Infernal Wave

Below are 8 cooperative Steam games similar to Infernal Wave, ranked by player overlap and content similarity. Every pick supports cooperative play — online co-op, LAN co-op, or shared/split-screen — so you can play with friends right out of the box. imho.run pulls from the same Steam category data Valve uses internally, so "Co-op" here matches what the store labels.

Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Infernal Wave page.

Ranked picks

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    Affiliated Homies — Steam game cover

    Affiliated Homies

    Online Co-op alternative to Infernal Wave — playable with friends. Shares Action and Early Access with Infernal Wave.

    Banana!

    ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeCo-opSimilar games →
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    DotStrike — Steam game cover

    DotStrike

    Online Co-op alternative to Infernal Wave — playable with friends. Shares Action and Early Access with Infernal Wave.

    DotStrike is a 3D online shooter in which alien invaders in the form of colored spheres fight each other in a seaport. But the aliens are not fighting alone.

    2022ActionIndieMassively Multiplayer7.99 USDCo-opSimilar games →
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    Broken War — Steam game cover

    Broken War

    Online Co-op alternative to Infernal Wave — playable with friends. Shares Action and Early Access with Infernal Wave.

    Broken War is an intense first-person shooter that combines different multiplayer modes.

    2024ActionIndieMassively Multiplayer0.99 USDCo-opSimilar games →
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    Antiutopia — Steam game cover

    Antiutopia

    Online Co-op alternative to Infernal Wave — playable with friends. Shares Action with Infernal Wave.

    Antiutopia is a fast-paced, skill-based multiplayer FPS set in a fractured sci-fi world. Built from the ground up in a custom engine by a solo developer, it delivers classic arena gun-play, tight matches, and pure competitive action. No progression grind, no gimmicks, just skill.

    2026ActionCo-opSimilar games →
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    Unreal Tournament 3 — Steam game cover

    Unreal Tournament 3

    Online Co-op alternative to Infernal Wave — playable with friends. Shares Action with Infernal Wave.

    Now includes the free Titan Pack expansion! The Titan Pack gives players a substantial amount of enhanced features and new content, including many original environments, new gametypes, the namesake Titan mutator, powerful deployables and weapons, new characters, and the Stealthbender.

    2009ActionDeck PlayableCo-opSimilar games →
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    After the Fall® — Steam game cover

    After the Fall®

    Online Co-op alternative to Infernal Wave — playable with friends. Shares Action and Adventure with Infernal Wave.

    From the team that brought you Arizona Sunshine® comes an epic VR action FPS with intense co-op gameplay at its core. Team up with friends and take on a hostile VR world filled with ferocious undead--mutated and twisted by the relentless cold.

    2021ActionAdventure5.99 USDCo-opSimilar games →
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    Finnish Cabin Mayhem - Mökkimähinä — Steam game cover

    Finnish Cabin Mayhem - Mökkimähinä

    Online Co-op alternative to Infernal Wave — playable with friends. Shares Action with Infernal Wave.

    Alcohol. Action. Violence. Get ready to take your friends "behind the sauna" using whatever there is at hand.

    2024ActionSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableCo-opSimilar games →
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    Zombie Survival Game Online — Steam game cover

    Zombie Survival Game Online

    Online Co-op alternative to Infernal Wave — playable with friends. Shares Action and Adventure with Infernal Wave.

    Zombie Survival Game Online is an open-world, post-apocalyptic, looter shooter. Craft, quest, explore, build, and fight for survival. Parkour up a mountainside, ramp a truck over a horde, and grab a gasmask to explore the sewers. Can you survive? Doubtful.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDDeck PlayableCo-opSimilar games →