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Wax Heads

Wax Heads

Wax Heads is a cozy-punk narrative sim about working in a struggling record store. Chat to quirky customers with unique tastes, explore a handcrafted record collection, fall in love with bands (and their drama!), or just slack off with your colleagues - whatever gets everyone’s groove back!

Released May 5, 2026 Developer Patattie Games Publisher Curve Games Platforms Windows · Linux Dialogue HeavyStylizedExplorationAdventureIndie
View on Steam ↗ $14.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-25.

96.7%positive601 reviews
Recommended · 15 found this helpful

“Wax Heads is a wonderfull and extremely queer game about a struggling indie record store, run by a disillusioned aging 80:s pop-rock star whose band broke up due to drama. It's a visual novel with some puzzles about finding the correct record for each lovable wierdo (and a few…”

— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played
Recommended · 10 found this helpful

“A grounded story about the importance of local shops, communities around the same passion and values, the passing of time along with the death of physical media and also the daily challenges against capitalism. The light puzzles to search for clues feel interesting, personal and…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Not recommended · 16 found this helpful

“TLDR: You should give it a try if you like visual novels. All I can say is it's a real shame. I started the game with extremely high expectations, waiting for months for its release and buying the game on day 1. I was so excited and so sure I would love it that I bought the…”

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

Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-08 via SteamCharts.

219all-time peak
0 50 100 53 avg · May 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

28achievements
25.4%median completion
2.8%rarest: Greatest Hits
94.1% of players 90.5% of players 85.2% of players 73.6% of players 65.7% of players 60.3% of players 56.2% of players 49.4% of players 46.0% of players 37.8% of players 34.4% of players 32.9% of players 27.0% of players 26.1% of players 25.4% of players 22.9% of players 21.5% of players 20.7% of players 20.0% of players 20.0% of players 15.8% of players 15.6% of players 13.2% of players 12.1% of players 11.2% of players 11.0% of players 9.3% of players 2.8% of players 94.1% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
94.1%The First Cut Is the Deepest — Make your first sale
90.5%Poster Child — Make a poster for Hank
85.2%Open your Heart — Open up Repeater records
Rarest badges of honor
2.8%Greatest Hits — Unlock all achievements in the game
9.3%Yummy, Yummy, Yummy — Hidden achievement
11.0%Live and Let Die — Die 10 times in Diggy Doggo

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-09-26. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$14.99current · sampled 2026-09-26 21:12 UTC
$14.99lowest since tracking began2026-09-26
US14.99 USD
EU14.99 EUR
UK11.99 GBP
Australia22.99 AUD
Canada19.99 CAD
Japan1,600 JPY
Brazil49.99 BRL
China48.00 CNY

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

China≈$7.2 Brazil Japan Canada US UK Australia EU≈$17

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-09-25). 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.

Jul 31, 2026
Deck The Store In Style With The Wax Heads Cosmetic Update!

Hello Wax Heads! Our 'Cosmetic Update' is live, bringing a bunch of new stuff to collect, showcase and scatter around Repeater Records. From new shelf displays to virtual pets, posters and more to hel

Jun 10, 2026
Patch #1.0.5

Hey, Wax Heads! We've just released a new update featuring community-requested fixes, improvements, and some good news for achievement hunters! What's New Spanish localisation improvements – We've fix

May 17, 2026
Last day to get Wax Heads at 15% off

Hello Repeater Records patrons, We hope you're having a wonderful weekend! Wax Heads has been out nearly 2 weeks and the response has been A M A Z I N G!!! We already have over 211 positive reviews on

May 07, 2026
Patch #1.02

Hey Wax Heads, Dropping by with our first patch to address a few issues raised since we've launched. See the full list of notes below. Bug Fixes & Stability Fixed untranslated song lyrics during “Take

May 05, 2026
Wax Heads Is Out now!

WAX HEADS IS OFFICIALLY RELEASED!!! (*insert imagined nervously excited screams here*) It has been a full and wild two and a half years of game development, but we couldn’t be more proud of what Wax H

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-25.

GenresAdventure, Indie, Simulation
Player tagsDialogue Heavy · Stylized · Exploration · Adventure · Indie · Singleplayer · Point & Click · Puzzle · Story Rich · Colorful · Visual Novel · 2D (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Camera Comfort · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Mouse Only Option · #category_playable_at_your_own_pace
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish - Spain, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil
ControllerFull support
Achievements28
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS: Windows 11 Processor: Intel Core i5-4670K (4 * 3400) / Radeon RX 550 (4096 MB) Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GeForce GT 1030 (2048 MB) / Radeon RX 550 (4096 MB) DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 2 GB available space Sound Card: