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Games like Among the Waves

If Among the Waves is your kind of game, the closest matches are Echo of Souls, Relive and Liminal City: Axiom of Maria - Chapter One — 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.

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About Among the Waves: Carry the Divine Child. Bend the laws of physics and uncover the mystery of the Doors of Birth. The fate of a world where artificial intelligence has learned to believe lies in your hands.

2027ActionIndieAdventureWindowsby VS/Studio
Among the Waves — Steam game cover

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  1. Echo of Souls

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Among the Waves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Among the Waves.

    Echo of Souls is a 2.5D action platformer with a rich story in a cyberpunk megacity, where the player switches between characters with different abilities to survive and uncover a hidden truth.

    ActionAdventureSteam ↗
  2. Relive

    WHY THIS

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

    Relive is a dark yet hopeful action-adventure where you create new plant growth with every step, transform the remains of fallen foes to amplify your magical powers, and overcome deadly challenges to transform the world around you.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Liminal City: Axiom of Maria - Chapter One

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Among the Waves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Among the Waves.

    Liminal City: Axiom of Maria is a 3D Metroidvania set in Seoul — a ghost city run by AI after humanity's population collapse. Explore a twisted Seoul and discover new abilities.

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  4. Altered Alma

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Among the Waves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Among the Waves.

    Altered Alma combines the beloved classic Metroidvania formula with RPG elements, dating sim features, a slick pixel-art presentation, and a gripping story. Whether you want to beat up bad guys, find love, or just explore the beautiful cyberpunk cityscape, Neo Barcelona awaits!

    ActionIndieSteam ↗
  5. DOOMBLADE

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Among the Waves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Among the Waves.

    Deep underground, Gloom Girl discovers DOOMBLADE, a sentient weapon hellbent on escape after eons in chains. Together, “Doom and Gloom” embark on a vengeful quest to unlock the powerful abilities and destroy the Dread Lords once and for all in this 2D Action Metroidvania.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure15.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Among the Waves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Among the Waves.

    This is an anime-style Metroidvania game with an RPG progression system, numerous weapons for switching, and an emphasis on equipment building. It offers three switchable characters, smooth gameplay, impactful combat feedback, and anime-style story scenes.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. GRIME

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Among the Waves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Among the Waves.

    Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.

    2021ActionIndieRPG24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Yars Rising

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Among the Waves fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Among the Waves.

    From the renowned development studio WayForward Technologies, Inc. (Shantae, River City Girls, Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp) comes Yars Rising, a 2D action adventure exploration of one of Atari’s richest, and best known classic titles.

    2024ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

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

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Among the Waves.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Among the Waves.

    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 ↗
  8. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Among the Waves

What games are most similar to Among the Waves?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Among the Waves are Echo of Souls, Relive, Liminal City: Axiom of Maria - Chapter One.
Who developed Among the Waves?
Among the Waves was developed by VS/Studio.

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 Among the Waves.

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