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Wanba Warriors

Wanba Studio · 2020-03-25

Steam

ActionIndie

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Mar 26, 2020 (Nintendo Switch), Mar 25, 2020 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Have you got what it takes to be a Wanba Warrior? Step into the absurd world of calligraphy combat and prepare to lay the smackdown upon all who dare to oppose you, dishing out damage with your chosen ink brush of brutality! highly recommend playing with controllers.

Wanba Warriors is a 2020 Action, Indie game priced at $1.49, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a review sentiment of Very Positive (89% of 2750 reviews).

1
playing now
89%
positive of 2.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (0 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$1.49
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 1 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 54 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~7/week).
  • · Review velocity up 0% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (247 reviews).
  • · Top 9% of 27,536 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 55k–124k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,750 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.19 at Fanatical (2024-05-01)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $4.99 · on sale 27 of 41 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
23223220202026Week of 2020-03-01: 232 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 212 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 135 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1202026-09-15 02:00 — 2 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 6 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 4 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 5 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 2 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 3 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 2 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 5 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 7 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 7 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 1 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 6 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 11 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 10 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 5 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 1 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 2 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 2 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 1 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
1265Mar 2020Aug 2026Mar 2020 — avg 126 · peak 349May 2020 — avg 50 · peak 149Jul 2020 — avg 25 · peak 130Sep 2020 — avg 22 · peak 85Nov 2020 — avg 15 · peak 65Jan 2021 — avg 20 · peak 89Mar 2021 — avg 30 · peak 118May 2021 — avg 16 · peak 68Jul 2021 — avg 25 · peak 83Sep 2021 — avg 10 · peak 37Nov 2021 — avg 10 · peak 42Jan 2022 — avg 13 · peak 50Mar 2022 — avg 11 · peak 51May 2022 — avg 14 · peak 75Jul 2022 — avg 20 · peak 66Sep 2022 — avg 9 · peak 36Nov 2022 — avg 21 · peak 131Jan 2023 — avg 27 · peak 90Mar 2023 — avg 12 · peak 56May 2023 — avg 10 · peak 51Jul 2023 — avg 16 · peak 44Sep 2023 — avg 11 · peak 51Nov 2023 — avg 8 · peak 43Jan 2024 — avg 10 · peak 31Mar 2024 — avg 38 · peak 665May 2024 — avg 10 · peak 35Jul 2024 — avg 18 · peak 147Sep 2024 — avg 12 · peak 51Nov 2024 — avg 10 · peak 74Jan 2025 — avg 12 · peak 38Mar 2025 — avg 7 · peak 27May 2025 — avg 8 · peak 30Jul 2025 — avg 10 · peak 33Sep 2025 — avg 5 · peak 24Nov 2025 — avg 5 · peak 17Jan 2026 — avg 6 · peak 21Mar 2026 — avg 5 · peak 18May 2026 — avg 7 · peak 28Jul 2026 — avg 8 · peak 25Aug 2026 — avg 7 · peak 21
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$4.99$1.192020-03-262026-08-242020-03-26 — best price $3.992020-10-29 — best price $3.492021-02-04 — best price $3.342021-07-22 — best price $3.192022-01-27 — best price $2.992022-07-08 — best price $2.392022-12-22 — best price $2.192023-04-10 — best price $2.142023-08-28 — best price $1.742023-11-24 — best price $4.492023-12-21 — best price $1.542024-01-09 — best price $4.492024-02-14 — best price $4.992024-03-22 — best price $1.492024-05-10 — best price $1.502024-06-30 — best price $4.992024-08-10 — best price $4.992024-09-25 — best price $4.992024-11-02 — best price $4.992024-12-05 — best price $3.892025-01-11 — best price $3.892025-03-20 — best price $4.992025-04-14 — best price $1.492025-07-11 — best price $3.662025-09-03 — best price $3.662025-10-27 — best price $4.992025-12-18 — best price $1.492026-02-16 — best price $4.992026-04-24 — best price $4.992026-06-25 — best price $1.492026-08-24 — best price $1.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPLAN PvPShared/Split Screen PvPShared/Split ScreenFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsGamepad Recommended5 DLC

28 supported languages: English, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Spanish - Latin America, French, Italian, German, Danish, Ukrainian…

Post-launch support: 5 DLC released, first 2020-03-26, latest 2022-05-26 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Switch (Nintendo)0—0

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

2DPvPCuteFunnyMemesActionComedyParody PhysicsFighting

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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