Games like Botwave
If Botwave is your kind of game, the closest matches are Arc’s Glitch Defender, Cyber Myth: Wukong and Dead Dock Protocol — 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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Arc’s Glitch Defender
WHY THIS
Top pick for Botwave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Botwave.
Save the galaxy? Boring. Dylo wants the fame. Master breakneck speeds in this ego-fueled arena shooter. Blast through the Shadows, feed your pride, and uncover the dark secret behind a 'perfect' Utopia. Speed is your weapon; hesitation is a glitch.
Cyber Myth: Wukong
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Botwave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Botwave.
Cyber Myth: Wukong is a Vampire Survivors-style game set in a sci-fi mythological world, where you face hordes of enemies in satisfying crowd-slaying combat, using skills and gear to defeat powerful bosses!
Dead Dock Protocol
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Botwave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Botwave.
Introducing Dead Dock Protocol, a thrilling cyberpunk zombie shooter packed with pulse-pounding, neon-blood-soaked action! Embark on a crucial mission to rescue six besieged city zones from the clutches of Zombots and their formidable bosses.
∀stralbringer -Shaded Arkarium-
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Botwave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Botwave.
Shoot 'em up has reached a new frontier! 2D bullet-hell sci-fi action shooter with mouse control and multiple buttons!
Lunaris
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Botwave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Botwave.
Lunaris is a fast-paced sci-fi top-down roguelite shooter: survive escalating enemy waves, stack powerful passive and active abilities, craft wild build synergies, and turn the arena into a neon storm of lasers and explosions. Every run feels fresh and intense.
Last Contract
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Botwave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Botwave.
Last Contract is a fast paced 2D action game set in a pixel art cyberpunk world that you need katanas, shurikens and quick reflexes to survive.
Dogyuun
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Botwave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Botwave.
A science fiction-themed vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game known for its stunning detailed pixel art, gigantic bosses, and a menacing difficulty. From the legendary studio Toaplan, this is quite possibly the most rock and roll shooting game of all time.
Space War: Infinity
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Botwave fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Botwave.
Vertical semi-procedural shmup with upgrades, real-time enemy waves, and infinite replayability. Level up your ship, unlock 20+ weapons, defeat 5 bosses, and survive endless bullet-hell combat.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Botwave at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Botwave on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Botwave.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Botwave on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Botwave.
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 ~70% under Botwave on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Botwave.
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 ~80% under Botwave on Steam right now. Shares Action and Casual with Botwave.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Botwave on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Botwave.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Botwave on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Botwave.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Botwave on Steam right now. Shares Action with Botwave.
You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Botwave on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Botwave.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Botwave.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Botwave.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Sheepy: A Short Adventure
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with Botwave.
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Botwave.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Botwave.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Botwave.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Botwave.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
![UNBEATABLE [white label] — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1290490/header.jpg?t=1736770503)
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Frequently asked about Botwave
- How much does Botwave cost?
- Botwave is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Botwave?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Botwave are Arc’s Glitch Defender, Cyber Myth: Wukong, Dead Dock Protocol.
- Who developed Botwave?
- Botwave was developed by RaynGG.
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 Botwave.
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