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Games like Trident's Wake

If Trident's Wake is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tesla vs Lovecraft, Livelock and Tank Brawl 2: Armor Fury — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its fast paced cooperative action, responsive developer communication and atmospheric. 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 Trident's Wake: Trident's Wake is an intense co-operative twin-stick shooter in an unforgiving sci-fi setting. Join up to three other players to take back humanity's last hope - the colony ship code-named Trident – from an unknown race of alien invaders!

2019ActionIndie14.99 USDWindowsby Bacus Studios
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Steam players who put hours into Trident's Wake 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.

  1. Tesla vs Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

    Shares twin stick shooting and a challenging mood with Trident's Wake.

    Top pick for Trident's Wake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Trident's Wake.

    Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!

    2018ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Livelock

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Trident's Wake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Trident's Wake.

    Livelock is a co-operative top-down shooter where you play solo or with up to two allies to break the cycle of infinite war between machines. As one of the remaining Capital Intellects, your role is to unlock Eden and revive humanity.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Tank Brawl 2: Armor Fury

    WHY THIS

    Shares a challenging mood with Trident's Wake.

    Third-strongest match for Trident's Wake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Trident's Wake.

    Satisfy your need of destruction by smashing armor vehicles to pieces in spectacular fashions during the epic 4 players co-op campaign. Vehicles and drivers have unique upgrades and class combination. Multiple weapons such as laser beam, giant hammer, Mech's katana.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeSteam ↗
  4. Guns And Draguns

    WHY THIS

    Shares co op multiplayer and a challenging mood with Trident's Wake.

    Ranked #4 for Trident's Wake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Trident's Wake.

    Experience the thrill of teamwork and competition in Guns And Draguns, a roguelite shooting game. Navigate through a perilous fantasy dungeon, defeat enemies together, and gather upgrades to defeat the final boss. But don't trust your friends too much; you all aim to be the best player!

    2024ActionIndieCasual12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Armoured Onslaught

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Trident's Wake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Trident's Wake.

    Armoured Onslaught is a fast paced Top-Down Shooter and Tower Defence hybrid. You will need to make use of both strategy and skill as you fight your way through near endless hordes of deadly foes.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie17.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Cyber Siege

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Trident's Wake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Trident's Wake.

    Cyber Siege is a fast-paced shooter with pure gameplay. Play solo or in local co-op up to 4 players. Upgrade your character and weapons as you fight 50+ enemy types across 20 levels in 4 different worlds.

    2026ActionIndieSteam ↗
  7. The Ascent

    WHY THIS

    Shares twin stick shooting and an atmospheric mood with Trident's Wake.

    Ranked #7 for Trident's Wake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Trident's Wake.

    The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?

    2021ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Darksiders Genesis

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Trident's Wake.

    Ranked #8 for Trident's Wake fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Trident's Wake.

    DARKSIDERS: GENESIS gives players their first look at the world of DARKSIDERS before the events of the original game. Furthermore, it introduces the fourth and last horseman STRIFE, as well as Co-op gameplay for the first time in the history of the franchise.

    2019ActionAdventure4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Trident's Wake at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Trident's Wake on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Trident's Wake.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Trident's Wake on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Trident's Wake.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Trident's Wake on Steam right now. Shares Action with Trident's Wake.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Trident's Wake on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Trident's Wake.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Trident's Wake on Steam right now. Shares Action with Trident's Wake.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Trident's Wake on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Trident's Wake.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Trident's Wake on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Trident's Wake.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Trident's Wake on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Trident's Wake.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. The Expendabros

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Trident's Wake.

    The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.

    2014ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Trident's Wake.

    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.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Disfigure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Trident's Wake.

    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!

    2023ActionIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. I MAED A GAM3 W1TH Z0MB1ES 1N IT!!!1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Trident's Wake.

    A top down twin stick zombie slaying shooter that you are sure to play again and again!

    2021ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. The Riftbreaker: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Trident's Wake.

    The Riftbreaker: Prologue allows you to experience the events taking place before the story campaign of the main game. Explore an entirely new world. Gather resources. Build up a base. Defend yourself from thousands of alien creatures.

    2020ActionStrategyIndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Shape of Dreams: Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Trident's Wake.

    《Shape of Dreams: Prologue》is a unique game that blends action roguelite with MOBA-style gameplay. Edit your character's Memories to create your own champion. Face all challenges alone or play with friends in up to 4-player co-op.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Wires And Whiskers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Trident's Wake.

    Wires and Whiskers is a local co-op action-puzzle game where two players control a lab-engineered gerbil and its magnetic exosuit. Work together to fight mutated enemies, solve magnetic puzzles, and survive in a ruined, post-apocalyptic trench world.

    2025ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Dota 2

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Trident's Wake.

    Every day, millions of players worldwide enter battle as one of over a hundred Dota heroes. And no matter if it's their 10th hour of play or 1,000th, there's always something new to discover. With regular updates that ensure a constant evolution of gameplay, features, and heroes, Dota 2 has taken on a life of its own.

    2013ActionStrategyFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. Tesla vs Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

    Shares twin stick shooting and a challenging mood with Trident's Wake.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Trident's Wake.

    Tesla vs Lovecraft is an intense top-down twin stick arena shooter from the creators of Crimsonland and Neon Chrome. Play as the enigmatic inventor Nikola Tesla harnessing the static energy to power up Tesla-Mech and give the lovecraftian nightmares a lesson in horror!

    2018ActionIndieRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Guns And Draguns

    WHY THIS

    Shares co op multiplayer and a challenging mood with Trident's Wake.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Trident's Wake.

    Experience the thrill of teamwork and competition in Guns And Draguns, a roguelite shooting game. Navigate through a perilous fantasy dungeon, defeat enemies together, and gather upgrades to defeat the final boss. But don't trust your friends too much; you all aim to be the best player!

    2024ActionIndieCasual12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Darksiders Genesis

    WHY THIS

    Shares an immersive mood with Trident's Wake.

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Trident's Wake.

    DARKSIDERS: GENESIS gives players their first look at the world of DARKSIDERS before the events of the original game. Furthermore, it introduces the fourth and last horseman STRIFE, as well as Co-op gameplay for the first time in the history of the franchise.

    2019ActionAdventure4.49 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Trident's Wake

How much does Trident's Wake cost?
Trident's Wake is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
Does Trident's Wake have multiplayer or co-op?
Yes — Trident's Wake supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op).
What games are most similar to Trident's Wake?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Trident's Wake are Tesla vs Lovecraft, Livelock, Tank Brawl 2: Armor Fury.
Who developed Trident's Wake?
Trident's Wake was developed by Bacus Studios and published by Graffiti Games.

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 Trident's Wake.

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