Games like Darkest Wave
Games like Darkest Wave include Bit Blaster XL, Planes, Bullets and Vodka, Nova Drift, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, and Aimlabs. We matched them by the tags players give Darkest Wave on Steam (Shoot 'Em Up, Bullet Hell, Third-Person Shooter, FPS, and Shooter): closest matches first, and among equally close ones the better-known games.

Bit Blaster XL
Shared: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Shooter

Planes, Bullets and Vodka
Shared: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Arcade

Nova Drift
Shared: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Arcade

PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
Shared: Shooter · FPS · Third-Person Shooter

Aimlabs
Shared: FPS · Shooter · Third-Person Shooter

BALL x PIT
Shared: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade

LUFTRAUSERS
Shared: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · Arcade

Vampire Survivors
Shared: Bullet Hell · 2D · Arcade

Waves
Shared: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Shooter

Ikaruga
Shared: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Arcade

Super Bit Blaster XL
Shared: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Arcade

Beat Hazard
Shared: Bullet Hell · Shoot 'Em Up · 2D

Sky Force Reloaded
Shared: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Arcade

STAR WARS™ Battlefront™ II
Shared: Shooter · Third-Person Shooter · FPS

ZeroRanger
Shared: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Arcade

Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® II
Shared: FPS · Shooter · Third-Person Shooter

Huntdown
Shared: Shoot 'Em Up · Shooter · 2D

Swarmlake
Shared: FPS · Shooter · Bullet Hell

Revolution Ace
Shared: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Shooter

Call of Duty®
Shared: FPS · Shooter · Action

Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
Shared: Bullet Hell · Arcade · Shoot 'Em Up

Star Saviors
Shared: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Arcade

DoDonPachi Resurrection
Shared: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Shooter

Touhou Kinjoukyou ~ Fossilized Wonders.
Shared: Shoot 'Em Up · Bullet Hell · Shooter