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Heroes Never Lose: Professor Puzzler's Perplexing Ploy vs WaveCrash!!

Heroes Never Lose: Professor Puzzler's Perplexing Ploy and WaveCrash!! both land in Action, Indie, Casual on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, Indie, Casual on Steam. Heroes Never Lose: Professor Puzzler's Perplexing Ploy (2015) is 6 years older than WaveCrash!! (2021). WaveCrash!! scores higher on Steam reviews (100% positive) than Heroes Never Lose: Professor Puzzler's Perplexing Ploy (68.2% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.

Which should you pick?

Choose Heroes Never Lose: Professor Puzzler's Perplexing Ploy

Choose Heroes Never Lose: Professor Puzzler's Perplexing Ploy if you want an Early Access game with Shared/Split Screen. Heroes Never Lose: Professor Puzzler's Perplexing Ploy launched in 2015.

Choose WaveCrash!!

Choose WaveCrash!! if you want the Shared/Split Screen PvP and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2021) and ships with the modern feature baseline. WaveCrash!! launched in 2021.

Both Heroes Never Lose: Professor Puzzler's Perplexing Ploy and WaveCrash!! sit in Action, Indie, and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player and Steam Leaderboards, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.

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Heroes Never Lose: Professor Puzzler's Perplexing Ploy vs WaveCrash!! — Steam metadata comparison
Heroes Never Lose: Professor Puzzler's Perplexing Ploy — Steam game coverHeroes Never Lose: Professor Puzzler's Perplexing PloyWaveCrash!! — Steam game coverWaveCrash!!
Released20152021
GenresAction, Indie, Casual, Early AccessAction, Indie, Casual
PlatformsWindows, macOS, LinuxWindows, macOS
Steam DeckUnratedDeck Verified
Price8.99 USD9.99 USD
Steam reviews68.2% positive (22 reviews)100% positive (19 reviews)
MultiplayerMulti-player, Cross-Platform MultiplayerMulti-player
DevelopersMagic PantsFlyover Games

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Heroes Never Lose: Professor Puzzler's Perplexing Ploy vs WaveCrash!! — FAQ

Should I play Heroes Never Lose: Professor Puzzler's Perplexing Ploy or WaveCrash!! first?
If you want chronology, Heroes Never Lose: Professor Puzzler's Perplexing Ploy (2015) came out before WaveCrash!! (2021). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
Are Heroes Never Lose: Professor Puzzler's Perplexing Ploy and WaveCrash!! similar?
They overlap on Action, Indie, Casual on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
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