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Retrowave 2 cover art

Retrowave 2

RewindApp · 2026-08-03

Steam

ActionCasualIndieRacingSimulation

Modes: Single player

Releases: Dec 05, 2024 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Neon lights, palm trees, synthwave, '80s supercars speeding down an endless highway... Welcome to the world of Retrowave!

Retrowave 2 is an Action, Casual, Indie, and Racing game released in 2026, priced at $3.74, with an estimated 0 to 20,000 owners and Very Positive reviews (87% of 459 reviews).

87%
positive of 459 reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$3.74
steam price (US)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 29 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity down 28% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 46% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 9.2k–21k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 459 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.11 at GamesPlanet US (2026-04-10) · bundled 3×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 13 of 26 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
545420242026Week of 2024-12-05: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-12-05: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-12: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-19: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-12-26: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-01-02: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-09: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-16: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-01-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-23: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-01-30: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-02-06: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-13: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-02-20: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-27: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-06: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-03-06: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-13: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-03-13: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-03-20: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-27: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-17: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-24: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-08: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-22: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-29: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-05: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-12: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-06-19: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-06-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-03: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-10: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-10: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-17: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-17: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-24: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-24: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-31: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-08-07: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-14: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-21: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-18: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-09-25: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 6 positiveWeek of 2025-10-02: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-09: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-10-16: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-10-23: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-10-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-30: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-11-06: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-20: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-11-27: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-12-04: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-12-18: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-12-25: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-08: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-01-15: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-29: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-05: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-02-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-19: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-02-26: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-05: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-12: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-19: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-03-19: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-03-26: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-04-02: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-04-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-16: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-04-16: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-23: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-23: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-30: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-04-30: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-07: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-07: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-14: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-05-14: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-21: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-05-28: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-04: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-11: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-06-11: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-25: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-06-25: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-02: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-07-09: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-07-16: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-23: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-30: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-08-06: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-08-06: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$4.99$2.112024-12-052026-08-172024-12-05 — best price $3.742025-01-18 — best price $3.742025-02-01 — best price $4.992025-03-20 — best price $4.992025-04-14 — best price $4.742025-05-26 — best price $3.492025-06-27 — best price $3.492025-07-21 — best price $3.492025-08-04 — best price $4.742025-09-17 — best price $4.992025-10-06 — best price $4.992025-10-31 — best price $4.992025-12-14 — best price $4.992026-01-05 — best price $4.992026-01-27 — best price $4.992026-03-12 — best price $4.992026-03-26 — best price $4.992026-04-14 — best price $3.492026-04-28 — best price $4.992026-06-11 — best price $4.992026-07-09 — best price $4.992026-08-17 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
92.2%
earned "RETROWAVE 2"
36.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportSteam CloudSteam Leaderboards3 DLC

30 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian…

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)4528%196

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

3D1980sAnime1990'sActionArcadeCasualRacingRunnerColorful

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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