Games like 1000 Waves
If 1000 Waves is your kind of game, the closest matches are PERFECT MATTER, Sharded World and HYPER METEOR — 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 1000 Waves: 1000 Waves is a bullet hell arcade game that becomes progressively difficult as you approach the 1000th wave. Strengthen your ship by leveling up and conquer the final boss!
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PERFECT MATTER
WHY THIS
Top pick for 1000 Waves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with 1000 Waves.
Amass independently powerful upgrades that synergize into world shaking phenomena, and use them to lay waste to countless entities across a dying universe.
Sharded World
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for 1000 Waves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with 1000 Waves.
Sharded World is a reversed bullet hell, rogue-lite, ARPG game combining simple gameplay and great rpg progression. Each level has its own unique features and challenges. Upgradable characters, weapons and orbs. Challenges, daily quests, and leaderboards. Fight, get stronger and defeat the Lich!
HYPER METEOR
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for 1000 Waves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with 1000 Waves.
YOU ARE LOST IN SPACE! ALL WEAPONS ARE DOWN! Survive by ramming your ship into meteors and hostile forces.
MagiCarnage
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for 1000 Waves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with 1000 Waves.
Once every millennium, the greatest magical beings gather together in order to engage one another in tournament combat. Cast powerful spells and shatter your opponents, this is MagiCarnage!
Nebulock
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for 1000 Waves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with 1000 Waves.
Nebulock is a short bullet-hell game with intense gameplay, where the player must destroy bosses made of blocks, collect resources and upgrade his spaceship.
LONE RUIN
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for 1000 Waves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with 1000 Waves.
Venture into an old, magical ruin to seek an ancient power in this highly replayable roguelike twin-stick shooter. Optimise spells and build ultimate combos to defeat twisted monstrosities and delve deeper into the Lone Ruin.
Rogue: Genesia
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for 1000 Waves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Strategy with 1000 Waves.
Walk upon a new world and slay foes endangering it. Rogue : Genesia is an action rogue-lite game, where you fight relentless hordes consisting of hundreds and thousands of monsters, make your build, break the balance, defeat bosses and save one of the many worlds.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below 1000 Waves at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under 1000 Waves on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with 1000 Waves.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under 1000 Waves on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with 1000 Waves.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~67% under 1000 Waves on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with 1000 Waves.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under 1000 Waves on Steam right now. Shares Indie with 1000 Waves.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~83% under 1000 Waves on Steam right now. Shares Action with 1000 Waves.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under 1000 Waves on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with 1000 Waves.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
Super Hexagon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under 1000 Waves on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with 1000 Waves.
Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.
Nodebuster
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under 1000 Waves on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with 1000 Waves.
Nodebuster is a short, experimental incremental game about busting nodes and destroying reality.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with 1000 Waves.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with 1000 Waves.
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.
Eternal Senia
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with 1000 Waves.
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Disfigure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with 1000 Waves.
Disfigure is a grim-dark action rogue-like where you battle relentless hordes of monsters lurking in the shadows. Unlock powerful weapons, craft god-like builds with hundreds of upgrades, slay colossal bosses, and push your limits in intense 20–30 minute survival runs!
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with 1000 Waves.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
The Lab
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with 1000 Waves.
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
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Frequently asked about 1000 Waves
- How much does 1000 Waves cost?
- 1000 Waves is listed on Steam at 5.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to 1000 Waves?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside 1000 Waves are PERFECT MATTER, Sharded World, HYPER METEOR.
- Who developed 1000 Waves?
- 1000 Waves was developed by Levi Star Grimsley and published by EXISTINITY.
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