Waves (Steam Game) 
Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!
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- Shoot 'Em Up (132)
- Twin Stick Shooter (129)
- Arcade (126)
- Shooter (126)
- Top-Down (118)
- Bullet Time (114)
- Cyberpunk (114)
- Time Manipulation (111)
- Action (109)
- Colorful (104)
- Abstract (104)
- Score Attack (101)
- Psychedelic (95)
- Retro (91)
- Singleplayer (87)
- Great Soundtrack (72)
- Fast-Paced (60)
- Arena Shooter (50)
- 2D (41)
| Release Date | Nov 16, 2011 |
| Price | Free |
| Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 95.2% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 10% / 95.2% Top 10% |
| Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 89.5% Top 4% / 90.2% Top 3% |
| Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 973 Top 15% / 1.4K Top 10% |
| Curators | 35 reviews Top 20% |
| Median Play Time | 3.2 hours |
| Followers | 2.6K Top 20% |
| Owners | ± 463.4K Top 10% |
| Copies Sold | ± 176.7K Top 10% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This graph shows Waves's Steam rating and reviews between November 2011 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 100% (November 2011) to 94.3% (December 2019).
With 1.4K reviews Top 10%, Waves could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.
Review Languages
This donut chart displays the languages of Waves's reviewers. The most popular language is English (58%), followed by Simplified Chinese (16%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 24 different languages represented. The game has only one translation (English). Having more translations could have boosted the game's popularity.
Time Played
This chart displays the number of hours played in Waves, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is decent, reaching 11 hours in the 80th percentile.
The negative reviews play time is 6 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. When the negative review time is low (median : 34 minutes), it can be a sign that the game crashes on some systems or that players misunderstood the nature of the game (Does the Steam page clearly explain it, with gifs and a gameplay video ?). It can also mean that some players were somehow offended by Waves and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.
Players' Feedback
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It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's score of 95.2% Top 10% should be considered while evaluating them.
Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Waves's review data that Steam provides. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!
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