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WAVESHAPER

WAVESHAPER

WAVESHAPER is a minimalist score attack game in which you attempt to stop the 2D vector menace, one obstacle at a time.

Released May 3, 2017 Developer GAMES FOR HUMANS Platforms Windows · Linux CasualIndieActionMinimalistScore Attack
View on Steam ↗ $1.51 (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.

89.1%positive1,716 reviews
Recommended · 22 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 15 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 13 found this helpful

“[spoiler] Bought it for the all black background on steam. [/spoiler]”

— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:41 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

22playing at last check
2724-hour peak
119all-time peak
0 25 50 2018 2021 2023 2025 30 avg · Apr 2024

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.

124achievements
13.8%median completion
11.4%rarest: THE KING IN THE LAND OF THE BLIND
69.3% of players 58.8% of players 44.2% of players 40.3% of players 34.8% of players 32.9% of players 31.6% of players 28.8% of players 26.0% of players 24.0% of players 22.5% of players 21.3% of players 20.5% of players 20.3% of players 20.0% of players 19.7% of players 19.0% of players 17.6% of players 17.1% of players 16.7% of players 16.3% of players 16.0% of players 15.9% of players 15.5% of players 15.1% of players 15.0% of players 14.6% of players 14.4% of players 14.3% of players 14.1% of players 14.0% of players 13.8% of players 13.6% of players 13.6% of players 13.6% of players 13.6% of players 13.5% of players 13.5% of players 13.5% of players 13.5% of players 13.4% of players 13.4% of players 13.3% of players 13.3% of players 13.3% of players 13.2% of players 13.1% of players 13.0% of players 13.0% of players 12.9% of players 12.9% of players 12.8% of players 12.8% of players 12.7% of players 12.7% of players 12.7% of players 12.7% of players 12.6% of players 12.5% of players 12.4% of players 69.3% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
69.3%HIGH SCORE I — Reach a score of 5 on Normal difficulty.
61.5%HOW DO I PLAY THIS GAME? —
58.8%EVERYONE'S A WINNER — except Stace
Rarest badges of honor
11.4%THE KING IN THE LAND OF THE BLIND — Have the best high score or streak among your friends (4 friends minimum)
12.1%COMEBACK VI (HARD MODE) — Heal from one health to full health six times in one run on Hard difficulty.
12.2%BRING YOUR OWN SPRITES — Use a custom sprite.

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.

$1.51−20% right nowcurrent · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$1.89base price
$1.51lowest since tracking began2026-07-14
US1.51 USD−20%
EU1.51 EUR−20%
UK1.19 GBP−20%
Australia2.36 AUD−20%
Canada2.07 CAD−20%
Japan188 JPY−20%
Brazil6.39 BRL−20%
China7.19 CNY−20%

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

China≈$1.1 Japan Brazil Canada US UK Australia EU≈$1.7

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

$0 $2.5 $5 07-11 07-14 07-17 07-20 07-23 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 03, 2017
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

Sep 03, 2017
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

May 14, 2017
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

May 14, 2017
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 2026-05-20.

GenresAction, Casual, Indie
Player tagsCasual · Indie · Action · Minimalist · Score Attack · 2D · Pixel Graphics · Runner · Difficult · Music · Arcade · Electronic Music (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Keyboard Only Option · Stats
LanguagesEnglish
ControllerFull support
Achievements124
Estimated owners50,000 – 100,000 (SteamSpy)
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