Games like Shockwaves
If Shockwaves is your kind of game, the closest matches are HEXA-WORLD-3D, Laser Lightshow and Hanox — picked from the ranked list below. 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 Shockwaves: Shockwaves is a captivating merging puzzle game where strategic placement creates powerful shockwaves, pushing and merging numbers. Challenge yourself with endless scoring or solve intricate puzzles.
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Steam players who put hours into Shockwaves 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.
HEXA-WORLD-3D
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Top pick for Shockwaves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shockwaves.
HEXA WORLD 3D is an atmospheric 3D hex-puzzle game with chain reactions, XP progression, tactical boosters, and three game modes: Level, Infinity, and Competitive. Build combinations, unlock maps and tile skins, set new records, and play at your own pace.
Laser Lightshow
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Second-strongest match for Shockwaves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shockwaves.
Manipulate lasers through hundreds of handcrafted puzzles using mirrors, prisms, wires, teleporters, and dozens of other unique mechanics. Then create, test, and share your own puzzles with a powerful built-in level editor offering virtually limitless possibilities.
Hanox
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Third-strongest match for Shockwaves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shockwaves.
Slide every block at once, stack them in the right weight order, and master elegant grid-based puzzles built around momentum, planning, and chain merges. Avoid invalid stacks, think several moves ahead, and turn each level into a perfectly crafted solution.
Arrows Puzzle
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Ranked #4 for Shockwaves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shockwaves.
Clear every arrow from calm, increasingly intricate logic puzzles. Find open paths, remove blockers in the right order, solve 1,000 levels and daily challenges, or chase a high score in Arrow Rush—without ads or timer pressure.
RETRIS
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Ranked #5 for Shockwaves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shockwaves.
A fresh take on the the falling block puzzle genre. Embrace imperfection with glitches and broken pieces to overcome this new challenge. Chase high scores or learn new techniques in a puzzle mode with over 50 handcrafted puzzles.
Watermelon Challenge
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Ranked #6 for Shockwaves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shockwaves.
Face off in 'Watermelon Challenge,' the engaging puzzle game where players merge fruits to the rhythm of victory. Duel head-to-head, ascend the leaderboards, navigate a world filled with vibrant strategy, all while your dependable duck ally cheers you on to a peppy soundtrack!
Railway Routes
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Ranked #7 for Shockwaves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shockwaves.
Guide trains, build tracks, and solve relaxing grid-based railway puzzles. Plan the perfect route across 100+ handcrafted levels and watch your railway come to life.
A Thread Between
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Ranked #8 for Shockwaves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Shockwaves.
Welcome, Pilot. The timeline has split. Who do you trust when restoring your fate? Solve 80 handcrafted levels. 4+ hours. Mechanically dense, consistently fresh.
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Frequently asked about Shockwaves
- Is Shockwaves free to play?
- Yes — Shockwaves 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.
- What games are most similar to Shockwaves?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Shockwaves are HEXA-WORLD-3D, Laser Lightshow, Hanox.
- Who developed Shockwaves?
- Shockwaves was developed by Steags and published by Qualia Interactive.
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 Shockwaves.
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