Games Like Waveform

Elegant and minimal, Duet asks players simply to navigate two orbiting spheres past an increasingly complex maze of falling obstacles. As the difficulty increases, the tension mounts, and a peculiar narrative unfolds.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 39.8%, Indie 24.2%, Difficult 17.5%, Puzzle 6.2%, Casual 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: This title shares the rhythmic precision and minimalist aesthetic that makes navigating obstacles in Waveform so satisfying.

Enter the ambient world of Osmos: elegant, physics-based gameplay, dreamlike visuals, and a minimalist, electronic soundtrack. Your objective is to grow by absorbing other motes. Propel yourself by ejecting matter behind you. But be wise: ejecting matter also shrinks you. Relax - good things come to those who wait.

Why similar: Indie 23%, Great Soundtrack 21.7%, Puzzle 21.3%, Casual 8.6%, Space 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Like Waveform, this game focuses on fluid, physics-based movement and absorption mechanics in a relaxing space setting.

Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 43.2%, Difficult 26.4%, Indie 14.9%, Arcade 9.8%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the intense, high-speed, and rhythm-synced gameplay loop that fans of Waveform's difficulty will appreciate.

Shatter is a retro-inspired brick-breaking game that merges familiar action with unique twists and a modern crafted production approach.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 51.3%, Indie 17.5%, Arcade 14.8%, Space 7.1%, Action 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: This arcade-style brick breaker features a fantastic soundtrack and physics-based mechanics that mirror the flow-state of Waveform.

Ride your music. Audiosurf is a music-adapting puzzle racer where you use your own music to create your own experience. The shape, the speed, and the mood of each ride is determined by the song you choose.

Why similar: Indie 41.7%, Great Soundtrack 17.9%, Arcade 17%, Casual 11.3%, Puzzle 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is the quintessential music-synced arcade game where your movement is directly dictated by the rhythm of your own music library.

Element4l is an immersive and experimental indie platform game, with a strong focus on flow and smooth gameplay, wrapped in an exceptional soundtrack by Mind Tree.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 38.7%, Indie 28.3%, Puzzle 12.9%, Difficult 9.3%, Action 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes momentum and flow-based platforming, requiring players to master the physics of their movement to succeed.

Experience your music collection like never before with this intense music driven arcade shooter. Each of your songs will have its own unique ebb and flow based on the music.

Why similar: Space 29%, Shoot 'Em Up 26.1%, Indie 17.5%, Arcade 10.5%, 2D 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This space-themed shooter uses your music to generate the intensity of the action, perfectly matching the rhythmic nature of Waveform.

Thumper is rhythm violence: classic rhythm-action, blistering speed, and brutal physicality. You are a space beetle. Brave the hellish void and confront a maniacal giant head from the future.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 44.6%, Difficult 19.1%, Indie 18.7%, Arcade 6.8%, Action 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: An intense rhythm-action game that features abstract visuals and a high-speed sense of momentum similar to riding light waves.

Linelight is an elegant puzzle game set in a world of lines.

Why similar: Puzzle 27.2%, Great Soundtrack 26.9%, Indie 26.7%, Casual 10.7%, Action 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: This minimalist puzzle game focuses on movement and timing, offering a clean, flow-state experience similar to Waveform.

Travel across the universe and save dying suns from extinction in this unique and challenging puzzle strategy game. You are the last hope to bring salvation to a perishing universe as you collect and deliver fragments of plasma using your omni-directional ship.

Why similar: Indie 30%, Space 25.8%, Puzzle 22.9%, Strategy 21.3%

Why You'll Like It: A space-based puzzle game that requires careful navigation and physics manipulation, much like the solar system levels in Waveform.

Experience a mind-bending, psychedelic sensory overload in Dyad! Blast through a reactive audio-visual tube creating a harmonious synthesis of color and sound as you Hook, Graze, and Lance enemies to master Dyad's 27 unique levels.

Why similar: Indie 81.3%, Action 18.7%

Why You'll Like It: This abstract racing game focuses on speed, color, and rhythm, creating a hypnotic experience akin to the best levels in Waveform.

Gravity Ghost is a physics game with a twist. Run, jump, and soar around planets, using gravity to glide through the air. Explore a shattered galaxy and rescue its survivors, armed with powerups and mysterious terraforming powers. Meet the 7 magical guardians and best their challenges. There's no killing, no dying, and no way to fail.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 58.1%, Indie 26.4%, Puzzle 7.4%, Atmospheric 4.7%, Adventure 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on gravity-based movement and fluid exploration, capturing the physics-driven puzzle feel of Waveform.

You are a solar-powered craft. The sun is your death timer. Hurtle towards the sunset at breakneck speed in a futile race against time. Delay the inevitable by catching speed boosts which reverse the setting sun - if only for a moment. Don't crash, stay in the light, and don't slow down!

Why similar: Difficult 48.2%, Arcade 35.7%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Action 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: You control a solar-powered craft racing against a setting sun, emphasizing the same light-based themes and high-speed arcade action.

Distance is an atmospheric racing platformer. Fusing futuristic arcade racing with parkour, survive a deadly, mysterious, neon-drenched city by jumping, rotating, and flying.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 59.4%, Indie 15%, Arcade 11%, Sci-fi 4.9%, Atmospheric 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: This arcade racer features neon aesthetics and gravity-defying movement that feels like a more intense, 3D evolution of Waveform's mechanics.

Micron is a unique fusion of puzzle and rhythm gameplay. Place pieces on the board to deflect bullets of energy that fire to the beat. Guide the bullets to the exit through 51 challenging levels — and 12 bonus levels — featuring a variety of distinctive soundscapes. Your solutions create the music.

Why similar: Indie 46.9%, Puzzle 34.8%, Casual 18.2%

Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based puzzle game that uses minimalist design to create a relaxing yet challenging experience.

Dodge! Shoot! Go faster! Break the sound barrier in this unbelievably fast game and go straight for the first place in the leaderboard of BARRIER X!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 29.5%, Indie 25.8%, Difficult 17%, Arcade 13.8%, Action 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: This high-speed arcade game demands rhythmic reflexes and constant movement, capturing the challenging nature of Waveform.

The legendary action-shooter finally comes to PC, and in style! Blast your way through mind-melting visuals and amazing beats, all in your quest through cyberspace to save a world on the verge of collapse. Playable on your desktop or in fully immersive VR.

Why similar: Arcade 43.5%, Sci-fi 17.7%, Action 13.2%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Singleplayer 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: This rail-shooter blends music and abstract visuals into a cohesive experience that feels very similar to the aesthetic of Waveform.

Defy Gravity is an action platformer that is a mix between classic platforming and gravity based puzzle solving.

Why similar: Space 20.9%, Great Soundtrack 18.4%, Indie 18.3%, Puzzle 15.1%, Difficult 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that uses gravity manipulation as its core mechanic, echoing the physics-based puzzles of Waveform.

Solve challenging cable-based puzzles and uncover what really happened to the crew of The Alabaster. Now with Hint System (for those ultra tricky puzzles).

Why similar: Difficult 19.7%, Puzzle 19.4%, Great Soundtrack 15.3%, Indie 15.1%, Strategy 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: A challenging space-themed puzzle game that requires careful navigation and logical thinking.

Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 40.5%, Arcade 23.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 23.5%, Action 5.5%, Singleplayer 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A twin-stick shooter that focuses on arcade-style action and neon visuals, providing a similar high-energy experience.

Trace Vector is a modern take on tough as nails, high speed, vector, action arcade games from the 1980's. Turn up the music, navigate your ship through high speed warp networks, maintain your fuel reserves, avoid deadly hazards, and try to safely return home! Quarters not required.

Why similar: Indie 42.6%, Great Soundtrack 41.5%, Action 8.6%, Adventure 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: An arcade-style game that focuses on momentum and path-finding in space, directly mirroring the core gameplay of Waveform.

A space game about swinging trash into things and dying.

Why similar: Indie 30.5%, Great Soundtrack 24.5%, Arcade 14%, Space 8.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This physics-based arcade game requires players to manage momentum and movement in a space environment.

MusicWave is a challanging Rhythm game for Electronic Dance Music that uses the home row of the keyboard. Players can create, share and download custom tracks through third party tools. With a modern skin and beautiful effects, each song will captivate your senses.

Why similar: Indie 38%, Great Soundtrack 19.2%, Casual 15.3%, Action 9.6%, Difficult 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-based casual game that directly incorporates music into its action-puzzle mechanics.

FLOW is an extremely short psychological horror adventure video game. Wake up in the shoes of Flo, a 19-year-old, and embark on an adventure into a strange and wonderful world. The more you investigate, the more you can learn about the truth behind the universe.

Why similar: Indie 78%, 2D 17.3%, Atmospheric 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, abstract game that focuses on fluid movement and growth, sharing the meditative quality of Waveform.

A combination of platforming with a gravity gun, BEEP is an amazing physics-platformer. Despite its friendly art style, this is a hardcore platformer in the truest sense.

Why similar: Indie 37.1%, Puzzle 16.9%, Great Soundtrack 12.4%, 2D 6.4%, Difficult 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D platformer with physics-based puzzles and a space setting that shares the adventurous spirit of Waveform.

What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.

Why similar: Puzzle 27.4%, Space 21.8%, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Indie 13.5%, Sci-fi 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: While more atmospheric, its focus on space-based puzzles and unique movement mechanics will appeal to fans of Waveform.

Neon Warp is a simple yet very unique puzzle game.

Why similar: Indie 21.5%, Great Soundtrack 20.3%, Arcade 14.3%, Puzzle 10.7%, Casual 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: A minimalist arcade game that focuses on quick movement and puzzle-solving, fitting the aesthetic of Waveform perfectly.

Experience award-winning Flower, now available on PC. Flower lets you take control of the wind as you explore and navigate beautiful, lush environments.

Why similar: Puzzle 24.3%, Indie 23.1%, Arcade 18.3%, Casual 11.1%, Atmospheric 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes fluid, wind-based movement and atmospheric exploration, capturing the beauty found in Waveform's levels.

Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved is a old school style shooter, but remixed for the 21st century with next generation graphics and deep, modern gameplay. Playing is simple: you are a geometric "ship" trapped in a grid world, facing off against waves of deadly wanderers, snakes, and repulsars.

Why similar: Arcade 31.8%, Great Soundtrack 20.3%, Indie 13.9%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.3%, Casual 9%

Why You'll Like It: This classic arcade shooter features the same neon-on-black aesthetic and intense, rhythmic action found in Waveform.

You play an explorer stranded on a dangerous alien planet. Low on fuel, your only hope for escape is to find the planet’s core in this incredibly clever action-puzzle-platformer.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 32.6%, Indie 15.6%, Puzzle 15.6%, Space 8.1%, Difficult 6.7%

Saviors brings the best bullet hell experience you can find on Steam. Play through 18 challenging stages in this ultimate test of tactics and reflexes.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 21%, Space 15%, Indie 14.5%, Arcade 6.3%

Devilishly difficult but insanely rewarding physics puzzler. Play through 85 levels of diverse and ingenious physics-based challenges.

Why similar: Indie 26.3%, Puzzle 25.9%, Difficult 16.9%, Casual 12.3%, Arcade 10.5%

An inventive, thought-provoking puzzle platformer. Use powerups in each environment, and your own inherent gravity-bending powers, to complete each level. The more you play, the more story details you'll uncover.

Why similar: Indie 29%, Great Soundtrack 23.2%, Puzzle 17%, Difficult 10.9%, Strategy 8.5%

Catch a wave in this smooth sound-surfing platformer: Let ethereal tunes carry you fluidly through serene abstract landscapes, tune into soothing sound spheres and revel in a meditative journey of life.

Why similar: Puzzle 43.5%, Indie 23.6%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Casual 9.3%, Adventure 6.6%

Break through unlimited waves of enemies and fight unpredictable bosses!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 21.4%, Indie 18.6%, Space 18.1%, Arcade 9.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 7.7%

A profound experience that carries players into an unknown and mysterious world surrounded by carefully designed puzzles...

Why similar: Indie 35.2%, Great Soundtrack 32.2%, Puzzle 25.5%, 2D 4.3%, Singleplayer 2.8%

Polarity takes it to the next level, demanding all of your wits and reflexes. Full-featured local co-op campaign.

Why similar: Puzzle 44.3%, Indie 22.3%, Great Soundtrack 10%, Strategy 9.1%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Space. Anomalies. Throw down a challenge to mad alien mutants in dynamic firefights with continuous injection of adrenaline! Get ready for the most unforgettable and enchanting space confrontation of all time!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24.5%, Indie 17.8%, Space 15.6%, Difficult 10.3%, Arcade 8.2%

A true test your wits and spatial reasoning. Detour combines highway-building fun with the excitement of a competitive real-time strategy game. Construct a path for your convoy to reach its destination in this incredibly addictive title. With online multiplayer!

Why similar: Indie 39.1%, Strategy 23.7%, Puzzle 19.1%, Shoot 'Em Up 7.3%, Casual 4.9%

LUXIS is a game of memory, reflexes, intuition, and problem solving. Get lost in the atmospheric music and glowing world, then find your way out.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.6%, Indie 21.6%, Strategy 18.3%, Puzzle 12.7%, Casual 8.7%

Amaranthine - is a dynamic horizontal scrolling shooter with elements of procedural generation. Travel through warp to the distant frozen planet that sent a distress signal.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35%, Space 21.7%, Indie 20.3%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Action 6.3%

Explore SOLAS 128, a game of interconnected puzzles where you redirect and reconfigure rhythmic pulses of light to breathe life back into an ancient machine. BAFTA Scotland Game Winner.

Why similar: Puzzle 19.3%, Difficult 18.6%, Great Soundtrack 17.9%, Indie 15.8%, Strategy 7.7%

A girl trapped in a strange world somewhere between reality and imagination. Help her find her way in this adventure puzzle game.

Why similar: Indie 31.1%, Strategy 22.3%, Puzzle 12.8%, Casual 9.4%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%

An open-world adventure with puzzle elements and a minimalist aesthetic. Bokida takes place on a dormant, seemingly monochromatic world of light that gradually reveals its beauty. Experience freedom while exploring a peaceful, intriguing environment.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 50.8%, Indie 28.6%, Puzzle 14%, Adventure 6.6%

Surf through a pulsating, underground world on platforms pulled from thin air in this challenging, psychedelic, rhythm-infused action platformer that has you defying gravity to a pumping beat.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 53.4%, Indie 17.6%, Difficult 15.6%, 2D 4.5%, Action 3%

Airscape is a fast-paced, ultra-challenging 60 level action platformer. You play a deep-sea octopus, kidnapped by a mechanical alien race. Jump, dodge, and swim through a skybound environment full of floating islands, water formations, and robotic terrors.

Why similar: Difficult 17.5%, Great Soundtrack 14%, Puzzle 13.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 13.2%, Arcade 12.2%

Blast your way through space in this innovative 3D bubble puzzler! Bounce, bobble, swing, and explode bubbles across the universe. Intergalactic Bubbles advances the classic match-3 genre into the 21st century with stellar graphics, 3D action, and upgrades.

Why similar: Puzzle 30.6%, Indie 28.4%, Casual 15.8%, Arcade 11.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.7%

Lowglow - an audiovisual puzzle journey. Glowingly beautiful graphics combined with a dynamic audio environment make sure that Lowglow is an unforgettable, mind-bending experience for you!

Why similar: Indie 38.4%, Puzzle 30.8%, Casual 13.1%, Adventure 7.1%, Atmospheric 6.2%

Test your reflexes in POLYGONEER, defend yourself from prolygonal shapes taht comes from everywhere, just hitting is not enough you need to match the right color shot to the polygon too! Are you ready for the challenge?

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 20.8%, Indie 20.1%, Arcade 11.7%, Space 10.7%, Shoot 'Em Up 9.2%

Nova Drift distills the mechanical depth and strategy of an ARPG into classic arcade space combat. Control an endlessly evolving bio-mechanical ship, face legions of strange and deadly foes, and ride the wake of a dying star across the void.

Why similar: Space 23.1%, Great Soundtrack 18.6%, Arcade 14.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 14.4%, Indie 12.6%

A minimal space exploration and survival game. Pilot the last vessel of a fallen civilization into the vast unknown, in search of a new world to call home.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.5%, Space 29.5%, Indie 23.3%, Arcade 6.5%, Action 5.9%

Deftly teleport your way through a cosmic obstacle course in this white-knuckle arcade dodge-em-up!

Why similar: Difficult 22.4%, Space 17.3%, Indie 16.1%, Puzzle 15.1%, Arcade 15%

Trace ribbons of light to release the energy in the music as you speed through stylised alien worlds. Battle strange enemies and fight epic boss battles all driven by an incredible licensed soundtrack.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 50.1%, Indie 40.5%, Action 9.5%

Melatonin is a rhythm game about dreams and reality merging together. It uses animations and sound cues to keep you on beat without any intimidating overlays or interfaces. Harmonize through a variety of dreamy levels containing surprising challenges, hand-drawn art, and vibrant music.

Why similar: Indie 34%, Great Soundtrack 25.4%, Puzzle 13.2%, Arcade 7.7%, Difficult 6.3%

ZeGame is a beautiful puzzle game with complex but rewarding puzzles in three dimensions. Discover the new surroundings in every world, each having their own unique look and feel.

Why similar: Indie 37.1%, Puzzle 34.5%, Casual 13.9%, Adventure 8.1%, Atmospheric 6.4%

A deep, tactical shoot'em up. With every takedown, you’ll earn cash and xp to upgrade your ship and unlock new abilities. Online and local co-op. Unique versus mode. Realistic physics and water simulation.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 38.2%, Indie 29.9%, Arcade 16.4%, Action 7.6%, Singleplayer 2.8%

Dance to the rhythm with your mouse!

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 25.2%, Arcade 23.9%, Indie 16.5%, Difficult 11.9%, Casual 8.8%

Sixtar Gate: STARTRAIL is a rhythm game for keyboard set against a space exploration backdrop. Captain your science vessel alongside your navigator Shii as you explore the vast Sixtar system!

Why similar: Arcade 25%, Space 23%, Casual 16%, Indie 15.2%, Action 10.7%

Ride your music in more ways than ever before. Audiosurf 2 is the music game for your entire music collection. Hundreds of mods/skins on Workshop. Free demo available.

Why similar: Indie 35%, Great Soundtrack 24.5%, Arcade 13.2%, Puzzle 9.9%, Casual 8%