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Games like Waveform

2012PC

24 games that share what Waveform does well: sci-fi, puzzles and strategy. Each one shows critic and player scores, how long it takes to beat, and the cheapest way to play it today.

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24 picks · prices checked daily

Intergalactic Bubbles
2015PC
Shoot 'Em up, space
Critics
unknown
Players
79%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$1.99
Best PC price · Steam
SpaceChem
2011PC · iOS · Android
Space, tough
Critics
84
Metacritic
Players
95%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$4.99~~was $9.99~~−50%
Best PC price · Steam
The Turing Test
2016PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Space, sci-fi
Critics
74
Metacritic
Players
87%
Steam
To beat
~8h
IGDB
$12.49~~was $24.99~~−50%
Best PC price · Steam · $1.64/hr
Out There Somewhere
2012PC
Shoot 'Em up, space
Critics
unknown
Players
92%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$0.99~~was $9.99~~−90%
Best PC price · Steam
Cocoon
2023PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Space, sci-fi
Critics
88
Metacritic
Players
94%
Steam
To beat
~6h
IGDB
$7.91~~was $24.99~~−68%
Best PC price · GameBillet · $1.44/hr
Time Clickers
2015PC · iOS · Android
Strategy, sci-fi
Critics
unknown
Players
87%
Steam
To beat
unknown
Free
Free to play
FTL: Faster Than Light
2012PC · iOS
Space, tough
Critics
84
Metacritic
Players
94%
Steam
To beat
~21h
IGDB
$2.99~~was $9.99~~−70%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.15/hr
In EA Play
Strata
2013PC · iOS
Puzzles, strategy
Critics
unknown
Players
91%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$3.99
Best PC price · Humble Store
Anomaly Defenders
2014PC · iOS · Android
Sci-fi, strategy
Critics
70
Metacritic
Players
75%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$0.82~~was $9.99~~−92%
Best PC price · GreenManGaming
Ghost 1.0
2016PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Tough, sci-fi
Critics
unknown
Players
90%
Steam
To beat
~15h
IGDB
$12.99
Best PC price · Humble Store · $0.87/hr
Bit Blaster XL
2016PC
Shoot 'Em up, space
Critics
unknown
Players
96%
Steam
To beat
~5h
IGDB
$0.59~~was $0.99~~−40%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.12/hr
The Swapper
2013PC · PS · Xbox
Space, tough
Critics
87
Metacritic
Players
93%
Steam
To beat
~7h
IGDB
$2.24~~was $14.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam · $0.34/hr
Bridge Constructor Portal
2017PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS · Android
Tough, sci-fi
Critics
77
Metacritic
Players
91%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$0.99~~was $9.99~~−90%
Best PC price · GOG
Beep
2011PC
Shoot 'Em up, arcade
Critics
unknown
Players
85%
Steam
To beat
unknown
Free
Free to play
Multiplayer
Shatter
2009PC
Rhythm, space
Critics
84
Metacritic
Players
95%
Steam
To beat
~3h
IGDB
$0.79~~was $1.99~~−60%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.26/hr
Multiplayer
A Virus Named Tom
2012PC
Puzzles, strategy
Critics
65
Metacritic
Players
72%
Steam
To beat
~24h
IGDB
$4.99~~was $9.99~~−50%
Best PC price · Steam · $0.21/hr
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
2010PC
Sci-fi, puzzles
Critics
82
IGDB
Players
80%
IGDB
To beat
~9h
IGDB
No price yet
Tetrobot and Co.
2013PC · PS · Xbox · iOS · Android
Tough, puzzles
Critics
72
Metacritic
Players
97%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$3.99~~was $9.99~~−60%
Best PC price · GOG
Multiplayer
Interplanetary
2015PC
Space, sci-fi
Critics
unknown
Players
78%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$3.99~~was $14.99~~−73%
Best PC price · MacGameStore
CrossCode
2018PC · PS · Xbox · Switch
Tough, sci-fi
Critics
86
Metacritic
Players
92%
Steam
To beat
~47h
IGDB
$3.99~~was $19.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam · $0.09/hr
Hardspace: Shipbreaker
2022PC · PS · Xbox
Space, sci-fi
Critics
83
Metacritic
Players
89%
Steam
To beat
~29h
IGDB
$10.49~~was $34.99~~Historical low
Best PC price · Steam · $0.36/hr
Adr1ft
2016PC · PS · Xbox
Space, sci-fi
Critics
64
Metacritic
Players
57%
Steam
To beat
~6h
IGDB
$3.15~~was $19.99~~−84%
Best PC price · GameBillet · $0.53/hr
Archaica: The Path Of Light
2017PC · PS · Xbox · Switch · iOS
Tough, sci-fi
Critics
unknown
Players
92%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$14.99
Best PC price · Humble Store
Defy Gravity
2011PC
Space, arcade
Critics
unknown
Players
86%
Steam
To beat
unknown
$0.69~~was $1.99~~−65%
Best PC price · Steam