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WAVESHAPER
WAVESHAPER is a minimalist score attack game in which you attempt to stop the 2D vector menace, one obstacle at a time.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
25 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“kinda fun, but like everyone else i only bought it for the background”
“pretty good game, fun to play, hard to master. It's not just for the black background guys”
7 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“nice game for black background”
“it has a cool background on steam points shop”
“WAVESHAPER is a simple game with a really strong arcade loop. I liked the clean vector art style, the fast pace, and how easy it is to understand the controls while still being challenging to master. The score-attack…”
6 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“pretty good game, fun to play, hard to master. It's not just for the black background guys”
“WAVESHAPER is a simple game with a really strong arcade loop. I liked the clean vector art style, the fast pace, and how easy it is to understand the controls while still being challenging to master. The score-attack…”
“Gra nie jest ciężka, lecz te jedno osiągnięcie wymagające mieć większy wynik w leaderboardzie od 4 znajomych utrudnia dosyć zdobycie wszystkich 124 osiągnięć”
4 of the 82 reviews raise this.
“5/10: Fun in short bursts, but doesn’t hold attention for long Waveshaper is a rhythm-based arcade game where you time your inputs to music, creating a flow between visuals, sound, and player movement. Like a lot of…”
13 of the 82 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“This is the worst scam I've ever been a victim of... IN STEAM POINTS SHOP: "You need to own the game in order to buy the black profile background" --- Bought the game ---- "You need to spend 2 hours in the game in order…”
“genuinely only did it for the background had to afk farm for 2h bru”
11 of the 82 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“5/10: Fun in short bursts, but doesn’t hold attention for long Waveshaper is a rhythm-based arcade game where you time your inputs to music, creating a flow between visuals, sound, and player movement. Like a lot of…”
“+Black background +An hour of raging over game”
“WAVESHAPER is a simple game with a really strong arcade loop. I liked the clean vector art style, the fast pace, and how easy it is to understand the controls while still being challenging to master. The score-attack…”
5 of the 82 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“This is the worst scam I've ever been a victim of... IN STEAM POINTS SHOP: "You need to own the game in order to buy the black profile background" --- Bought the game ---- "You need to spend 2 hours in the game in order…”
3 of the 82 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“It's pretty fun, but to be honest it's not worth playing anymore than (black background req) 2hrs. If you want to platinum the game, you can by changing certain file values.”
“5/10: Fun in short bursts, but doesn’t hold attention for long Waveshaper is a rhythm-based arcade game where you time your inputs to music, creating a flow between visuals, sound, and player movement. Like a lot of…”
“WAVESHAPER is a simple game with a really strong arcade loop. I liked the clean vector art style, the fast pace, and how easy it is to understand the controls while still being challenging to master. The score-attack…”
3 of the 82 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“This is the worst scam I've ever been a victim of... IN STEAM POINTS SHOP: "You need to own the game in order to buy the black profile background" --- Bought the game ---- "You need to spend 2 hours in the game in order…”
Counted across 82 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 88.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“WAVESHAPER – The Legendary Black Background Simulator Let’s be honest. Everybody buys this game for one reason. You buy it. You launch it. You leave it running for 2 hours. You get the black background. Then you never open the game again. Peak gaming experience. Almost no one…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“1. Buy this game for 2€ 2. Download it 3. AFK for 2 hours 4. Buy the black background for 500 points 5: Uninstall and never play again Peak gameplay, recommend!”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“[spoiler] Bought it for the all black background on steam. [/spoiler]”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-05.
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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-04). Relative comparison only.
Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Update released
Changes in this update: Windows build has been compiled using YYC Fixed text overlap on leaderboards Leaderboards now display 16 entries per page
Update released
Changes in this update: Windows build has been compiled using YYC Fixed text overlap on leaderboards Leaderboards now display 16 entries per page
Changes to WAVESHAPER leaderboards
Upcoming update for WAVESHAPER contains difficulty changes intended to prevent the game from becoming too easy after reaching a certain score. Due to pre-update scores becoming harder to reach, the cu
Changes to WAVESHAPER leaderboards
Upcoming update for WAVESHAPER contains difficulty changes intended to prevent the game from becoming too easy after reaching a certain score. Due to pre-update scores becoming harder to reach, the cu
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Action, Casual, Indie |
| Player tags | Casual · Indie · Action · Minimalist · Score Attack · 2D · Pixel Graphics · Runner · Difficult · Music · Arcade · Electronic Music (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Keyboard Only Option · Stats |
| Languages | English |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 124 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista Processor: Core 2 Duo or better Memory: 512 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX 9 -compatible graphics card with 32MB of video memory DirectX: Version 9.0c Storage: 150 MB available space