Choose Century: Age of Ashes
Choose Century: Age of Ashes if you want a Free To Play and Racing experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 8,207 Steam reviews back the pick.
Century: Age of Ashes vs Second Wave
Century: Age of Ashes and Second Wave both land in Action, Indie 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 on Steam. Century: Age of Ashes (2021) is 3 years older than Second Wave (2024). Century: Age of Ashes scores higher on Steam reviews (73.4% positive) than Second Wave (63.3% 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 Second Wave
Choose Second Wave if you want an Adventure, RPG, and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Second Wave launched in 2024.
Both Century: Age of Ashes and Second Wave sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, 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.
Side-by-side comparison
 Century: Age of Ashes |  Second Wave | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Free To Play, Racing | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Free to play | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 73.4% positive (8,207 reviews) | 63.3% positive (60 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Playwing LTD | Challengers Games Corp. |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Century: Age of Ashes (2021) is 3 years older than Second Wave (2024).
- Century: Age of Ashes scores higher on Steam reviews (73.4% positive) than Second Wave (63.3% positive).
- Century: Age of Ashes is free; Second Wave is paid (Price unknown).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Century: Age of Ashes vs Second Wave — FAQ
- Should I play Century: Age of Ashes or Second Wave first?
- If you want chronology, Century: Age of Ashes (2021) came out before Second Wave (2024). 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 Century: Age of Ashes and Second Wave similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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.
- Do both Century: Age of Ashes and Second Wave have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Century: Age of Ashes ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Second Wave ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Century: Age of Ashes free?
- Yes — Century: Age of Ashes is a free-to-play Steam title. Second Wave is paid (Price unknown).