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Wavetale
Surf the waters of a submerged city! Unravel the past, save the islanders from mysterious sea monsters and discover secrets hidden under the surface.
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
75 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This will do for a lovely gem in your collection. its all about the flow. A breeze of the old Beyond Good And Evil comes up when playing. Well written tale with nostalgic dubbing, in a small world where every polygon…”
“It's like a really good game jam game. Combat is incredibly basic. Traversal is nice. The dynamic soundtrack is nice. It has clearly been made with heart by talented people, and it would bear expansion into a much…”
“This was fun and chill. Much shorter than I expected for a £25 normal price (though I got it for less than £2, god I love sales), but I did have a good time with the platforming and the world even if it's all comically…”
48 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Very good art direction, the game is pretty and is very contemplating. Surfing on waves and grappling on tubes is fun for 30 minutes but the map is way too big for the lack of points of interests. You will spend 70% of…”
“The worst of this game is the fact that you cannot manually save and auto saves are tied to the story so once you complete it, YOU. CANNOT. SAVE. Want to finish out the achievements? Want to take a break from the story…”
“This will do for a lovely gem in your collection. its all about the flow. A breeze of the old Beyond Good And Evil comes up when playing. Well written tale with nostalgic dubbing, in a small world where every polygon…”
48 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This will do for a lovely gem in your collection. its all about the flow. A breeze of the old Beyond Good And Evil comes up when playing. Well written tale with nostalgic dubbing, in a small world where every polygon…”
“Good visuals, relaxing music, and cool story. Very few times I felt envy of superpowesr and such, but seeing a MC having a protective shadow to help her glyde on water, really made me wish I could do that/ have that…”
“Very short, but extremely fun game. I loved the environment and setting that tells a heartwarming/tearjerking story. I will admit that I was hoping for more worldbuilding and stories to be told about the world and its…”
30 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This will do for a lovely gem in your collection. its all about the flow. A breeze of the old Beyond Good And Evil comes up when playing. Well written tale with nostalgic dubbing, in a small world where every polygon…”
“It's like a really good game jam game. Combat is incredibly basic. Traversal is nice. The dynamic soundtrack is nice. It has clearly been made with heart by talented people, and it would bear expansion into a much…”
“Good visuals, relaxing music, and cool story. Very few times I felt envy of superpowesr and such, but seeing a MC having a protective shadow to help her glyde on water, really made me wish I could do that/ have that…”
9 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“This was fun and chill. Much shorter than I expected for a £25 normal price (though I got it for less than £2, god I love sales), but I did have a good time with the platforming and the world even if it's all comically…”
“Short enough to beat in one maybe two sittings, easy exploration and combat. Get it on sale though.”
“What an adorable and quaint little game :) It had been sitting in my library for a while but I finally started playing it, and finished it within a few sessions (~2 hours each). Not the longest game but well worth my…”
24 of the 103 reviews raise this · 22 of them still recommend the game.
“Very good art direction, the game is pretty and is very contemplating. Surfing on waves and grappling on tubes is fun for 30 minutes but the map is way too big for the lack of points of interests. You will spend 70% of…”
“This was fun and chill. Much shorter than I expected for a £25 normal price (though I got it for less than £2, god I love sales), but I did have a good time with the platforming and the world even if it's all comically…”
“Very short, but extremely fun game. I loved the environment and setting that tells a heartwarming/tearjerking story. I will admit that I was hoping for more worldbuilding and stories to be told about the world and its…”
23 of the 103 reviews raise this · 16 of them still recommend the game.
“Very good art direction, the game is pretty and is very contemplating. Surfing on waves and grappling on tubes is fun for 30 minutes but the map is way too big for the lack of points of interests. You will spend 70% of…”
“I really wanted to like this game. Unfortunately the stuttering and jank made the game virtually unplayable. I checked other reviews in case it may be my computers fault, sadly it seems the stutter is a pretty common…”
“Game is heavily overpriced. Only worth it on sale. Otherwise its a mid game, with with an okayish, but too much surfing, and terrible and randomised face gestures, because they often dont fit the narratives. You can…”
17 of the 103 reviews raise this · 15 of them still recommend the game.
“This will do for a lovely gem in your collection. its all about the flow. A breeze of the old Beyond Good And Evil comes up when playing. Well written tale with nostalgic dubbing, in a small world where every polygon…”
“This was fun and chill. Much shorter than I expected for a £25 normal price (though I got it for less than £2, god I love sales), but I did have a good time with the platforming and the world even if it's all comically…”
“It's just okay, riding waves is cool. Dynamic music straight up doesn't work lol There is no challenge, you can basically turn off your brain while playing. I'd recommend the pathless or solar ash much more. Twooutafive”
15 of the 103 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“The worst of this game is the fact that you cannot manually save and auto saves are tied to the story so once you complete it, YOU. CANNOT. SAVE. Want to finish out the achievements? Want to take a break from the story…”
“Good visuals, relaxing music, and cool story. Very few times I felt envy of superpowesr and such, but seeing a MC having a protective shadow to help her glyde on water, really made me wish I could do that/ have that…”
“Game is heavily overpriced. Only worth it on sale. Otherwise its a mid game, with with an okayish, but too much surfing, and terrible and randomised face gestures, because they often dont fit the narratives. You can…”
12 of the 103 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“This will do for a lovely gem in your collection. its all about the flow. A breeze of the old Beyond Good And Evil comes up when playing. Well written tale with nostalgic dubbing, in a small world where every polygon…”
“I really wanted to like this game. Unfortunately the stuttering and jank made the game virtually unplayable. I checked other reviews in case it may be my computers fault, sadly it seems the stutter is a pretty common…”
“Fine art style, but the gameplay is repetitive and uninteresting. You can ignore most enemies. You consistently fight the game wanting to move the camera a different way than you. I was nauseous multiple times. I don't…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 88.4% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Short 3D action platformer. The game isn't hard in any way. The achievements are straight forward, no need to do side quests or gather collectibles, the only missable achievements are 4 challenges and speaking to the trader a few times, even then these can be easily obtained…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“I didn't write usually a review because it's easier for me to express it in words than to write it down, but this time I couldn't help but write it. such a hidden gem!!! What a beautiful game, in graphics, in gameplay and in story. There is voice acting for the most part so it…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played“Man, what a charming little game. Wavetale isn’t a difficult game. The combat is simple, and the platforming isn’t particularly challenging either—but that’s not where it shines. What really sets it apart is its unique movement system that lets you “ride” across the water. It…”
— a player, Steam review · 5 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.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
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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 | Adventure |
| Player tags | Adventure · 3D Platformer · Action-Adventure · Platformer · 3D · Cartoony · Cinematic · Colorful · Stylized · Third Person · Atmospheric · Nature (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Danish, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Swedish * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 14 |
| Official site | https://thunderfulgames.com/games/wavetale/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: WIndows 10 Processor: Intel i3-4170 / Ryzen 3 1200 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: Nvidia GTX 660 2GB / AMD RX 560 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 5 GB available space