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Waveform

Waveform

Navigate the beauty and hazards of the solar system while riding a wave of light through 100+ levels in this innovative action-puzzle game!

Released Mar 20, 2012 Developer Eden Industries Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux IndiePuzzleGreat SoundtrackSingleplayerCasual
View on Steam ↗ $1.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

82.8%positive2,143 reviews
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“Nice game”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
Recommended · 1 found this helpful

“Waveform, developed and published by Eden Industries, is a distinctive action-puzzle title that builds its entire experience around a single, unconventional idea and then explores it with surprising depth. Set against a stylized journey through space, the game replaces…”

— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“It should have been bundled with a pair of pong paddles. That's the best way to play Waveform, adjusting wavelength and amplitude to pass each level. What? No pong paddles? What? Gamepad is not supported? Duel thumsticks would suffice for this kind of game, and yet they are not…”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

65achievements
5.4%median completion
5.1%rarest: Squid Scourge
33.4% of players 21.3% of players 14.7% of players 14.6% of players 13.1% of players 11.7% of players 9.8% of players 9.3% of players 7.8% of players 7.8% of players 7.0% of players 6.8% of players 6.6% of players 6.6% of players 6.3% of players 6.2% of players 6.1% of players 6.0% of players 6.0% of players 6.0% of players 5.9% of players 5.8% of players 5.8% of players 5.7% of players 5.7% of players 5.7% of players 5.7% of players 5.6% of players 5.6% of players 5.6% of players 5.5% of players 5.4% of players 5.4% of players 5.4% of players 5.3% of players 5.3% of players 5.3% of players 5.3% of players 5.3% of players 5.3% of players 5.3% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.2% of players 5.1% of players 5.1% of players 5.1% of players 5.1% of players 5.1% of players 5.1% of players 33.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
33.4%Top of the flagpole — Warp through the portal at the end of a level
21.3%Perfect style — Get a 100% trace on a Wave
14.7%Untouchable — Take no damage in a level
Rarest badges of honor
5.1%Squid Scourge — Destroy 50 Space Squids in Venus's Deep Space Mode
5.1%The Stars Are Left — Travel 50000 AU to the left in Eris's Deep Space Mode
5.1%Revelation — Collect 1000 revealed objects using Radar Arrays in Mercury's Deep Space Mode

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$1.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$1.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US1.99 USD
UK0.79 GBP
Australia2.95 AUD
Canada1.00 CAD
Japan90 JPY
Brazil1.95 BRL
China5.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$0.4 Japan Canada China UK US Australia≈$2.1

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $2.5 $5 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 02, 2016
Check out Crown Champion!!!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/354400/

Sep 02, 2016
Check out Tadpole Treble!!!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/354400/

Sep 02, 2016
Check out Tadpole Treble!!!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/354400/

Aug 18, 2016
Check out Crown Champion!!!

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=614602587&result=1

Jun 15, 2016
Giant Sale For Waveform This Week!!!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/204180/

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresAdventure, Indie, Strategy
Player tagsIndie · Puzzle · Great Soundtrack · Singleplayer · Casual · Strategy · Arcade · Space · Difficult · Action · 2D · Adventure (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Stats · Steam Leaderboards · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , German * *
Achievements65
Estimated owners200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy)
Minimum system requirements (PC)

OS *: Windows XP or higher Processor: 1 GHz Memory: 512 MB Hard Disk Space: 660 MB Video Card: OpenGL compatible graphics card with 128 MB of memory Sound: Any sound card capable of stereo output