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Under The Waves

Parallel Studio · Spotlight by Quantic Dream · 2023-08-28

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AdventureIndie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Aug 29, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 29, 2023 (PlayStation 4), Aug 29, 2023 (PlayStation 5), Aug 29, 2023 (Xbox Series X|S), Aug 29, 2023 (Xbox One)

Stan, a professional diver in the North Sea, is struggling to overcome a life-changing loss during an extended mission underwater. Stuck in his self-imposed solitude, he starts to experience strange events and will have to make the most significant choice of his life...

Under The Waves is a 2023 Adventure, Indie game priced at $29.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (77% of 2152 reviews).

22
playing now
77%
positive of 2.2k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (16 ratings)
2
Nexus mods (336 downloads)
4.26★
PlayStation Store rating (5,502 ratings)
10h
time to beat (IGDB)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

22 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Under the Waves is a 2023 adventure video game developed by Parallel Studio and published by Quantic Dream. Players control a professional diver who attempts to deal with personal trauma and a job that may compromise his principles.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 22 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 389 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~49/week).
  • · Review velocity up 121% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 28,763 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 43k–97k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,152 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00
Steam$1.49-95%
Epic Games Store$2.99-90%
GOG$2.99-90%
GOG$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.49 at Steam (2026-08-10) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 189 of 244 observed days · $28.50 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
15215220232026Week of 2023-08-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 22 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5162026-09-15 02:00 — 7 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 7 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 13 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 6 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 18 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 15 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 14 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 14 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 21 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 21 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 14 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 18 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 18 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 24 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 51 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 34 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 35 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 39 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 30 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 20 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 43 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 17 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 9 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 22 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
626Sep 2023Aug 2026Sep 2023 — avg 62 · peak 281Oct 2023 — avg 17 · peak 63Nov 2023 — avg 13 · peak 68Dec 2023 — avg 18 · peak 53Jan 2024 — avg 18 · peak 67Feb 2024 — avg 16 · peak 73Mar 2024 — avg 14 · peak 51Apr 2024 — avg 10 · peak 38May 2024 — avg 8 · peak 33Jun 2024 — avg 13 · peak 52Jul 2024 — avg 14 · peak 42Aug 2024 — avg 7 · peak 23Sep 2024 — avg 7 · peak 24Oct 2024 — avg 11 · peak 45Nov 2024 — avg 6 · peak 28Dec 2024 — avg 10 · peak 34Jan 2025 — avg 8 · peak 33Feb 2025 — avg 7 · peak 31Mar 2025 — avg 14 · peak 47Apr 2025 — avg 10 · peak 37May 2025 — avg 6 · peak 21Jun 2025 — avg 7 · peak 29Jul 2025 — avg 7 · peak 24Aug 2025 — avg 11 · peak 45Sep 2025 — avg 8 · peak 34Oct 2025 — avg 11 · peak 37Nov 2025 — avg 6 · peak 25Dec 2025 — avg 24 · peak 77Jan 2026 — avg 24 · peak 78Feb 2026 — avg 13 · peak 28Mar 2026 — avg 19 · peak 52Apr 2026 — avg 9 · peak 31May 2026 — avg 21 · peak 76Jun 2026 — avg 11 · peak 35Jul 2026 — avg 8 · peak 28Aug 2026 — avg 43 · peak 175
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$0.002023-08-292026-10-142023-08-29 — best price $24.592023-11-17 — best price $19.492024-01-04 — best price $29.992024-03-15 — best price $12.992024-04-22 — best price $14.992024-06-03 — best price $14.992024-07-17 — best price $14.992024-08-27 — best price $21.242024-09-30 — best price $24.572024-11-21 — best price $9.822024-12-06 — best price $26.992024-12-31 — best price $8.662025-01-29 — best price $10.082025-02-22 — best price $8.992025-03-13 — best price $8.992025-04-18 — best price $7.692025-05-14 — best price $8.992025-06-06 — best price $7.622025-07-12 — best price $29.992025-08-25 — best price $7.492025-09-18 — best price $29.992025-10-13 — best price $27.272025-11-02 — best price $6.002025-11-24 — best price $3.442025-12-23 — best price $2.462026-01-24 — best price $3.002026-02-22 — best price $3.002026-03-26 — best price $29.992026-04-20 — best price $3.002026-05-07 — best price $3.002026-05-25 — best price $1.802026-06-19 — best price $2.292026-07-23 — best price $2.992026-08-11 — best price $1.492026-08-26 — best price $2.662026-09-10 — best price $3.002026-09-25 — best price $0.002026-10-10 — best price $29.992026-10-14 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

166402026-05-30 — 83 pageviews2026-06-03 — 77 pageviews2026-06-07 — 84 pageviews2026-06-11 — 50 pageviews2026-06-15 — 74 pageviews2026-06-19 — 70 pageviews2026-06-23 — 64 pageviews2026-06-27 — 166 pageviews2026-07-01 — 66 pageviews2026-07-05 — 93 pageviews2026-07-09 — 79 pageviews2026-07-13 — 76 pageviews2026-07-17 — 63 pageviews2026-07-21 — 83 pageviews2026-07-25 — 87 pageviews2026-07-29 — 58 pageviews2026-08-02 — 58 pageviews2026-08-06 — 63 pageviews2026-08-10 — 91 pageviews2026-08-14 — 74 pageviews2026-08-18 — 62 pageviews2026-08-22 — 65 pageviews2026-08-26 — 67 pageviews2026-08-30 — 73 pageviews2026-09-03 — 68 pageviews2026-09-07 — 104 pageviews2026-09-11 — 76 pageviews2026-09-15 — 79 pageviews2026-09-19 — 66 pageviews2026-09-23 — 62 pageviews2026-09-27 — 70 pageviews2026-10-01 — 50 pageviews2026-10-05 — 57 pageviews2026-10-09 — 46 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

38
achievements tracked
73.6%
earned "Day 01: Immersion"
13.1%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportGamepad RecommendedDualShock Controller SupportDualShock Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportDualSense Controller SupportFamily Sharing1 DLC

20 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Czech, Dutch, Greek, Hungarian, Japanese, Korean…

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2023-12-21 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
PS5 (PlayStation)5,61227%38
PS4 (PlayStation)1,64423%38
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)1,15114%38
Steam (Steam)1,04215%38

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

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

3DIndieSci-fiAdventureCinematicNarrationNarrativeSubmarineOpen WorldStory Rich

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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