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WAVECADE

Andrew Spalato · Spalato Bros · 2022-07-10

SteamGOGEpic Games Store

ActionStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Jul 11, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

WAVECADE is a sci-fi, arcade-style #shmup where YOU control the speed of the game. Destroy blocks, minions and bosses in style as you collect powerups and avoid hazards. How far can you go?

WAVECADE is an Action, Strategy game released in 2022, priced at $9.99, with a Positive review sentiment (94% of 36 reviews) and an owner estimate of 20,000 .. 50,000.

0
playing now
94%
positive of 36 reviews
Positive
steam's rating (official)
20,000–50,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Unknown
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: 0
$9.99
steam price (US)

0 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 09:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 0 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 4 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 43% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (17 reviews).
  • · Top 59% of 27,656 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-02

Current store prices

GOG$6.99-30%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $4.99 at Epic Game Store (2024-02-23)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 60 of 85 observed days · $2.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
171720222026Week of 2022-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

102026-09-15 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-16 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-18 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 17:00 — 0 players2026-09-22 00:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 15:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 23:00 — 0 players2026-09-27 07:00 — 0 players2026-09-28 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-29 22:00 — 0 players2026-10-01 05:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 13:00 — 0 players2026-10-03 20:00 — 0 players2026-10-05 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-06 12:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 19:00 — 0 players2026-10-09 03:00 — 0 players2026-10-10 10:00 — 0 players2026-10-11 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-13 02:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 09:00 — 0 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$9.99$4.992022-07-112026-10-142022-07-11 — best price $7.992022-10-24 — best price $9.992023-03-23 — best price $9.992023-11-14 — best price $6.992024-01-04 — best price $9.992024-02-08 — best price $9.992024-03-08 — best price $9.992024-04-17 — best price $6.992024-06-18 — best price $9.992024-08-02 — best price $7.992024-10-16 — best price $7.992024-11-24 — best price $9.992025-01-02 — best price $9.992025-02-05 — best price $6.992025-03-07 — best price $7.992025-04-11 — best price $9.992025-05-13 — best price $6.992025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-08-18 — best price $6.992025-10-09 — best price $6.992025-11-24 — best price $9.992026-01-08 — best price $6.992026-03-15 — best price $9.992026-04-22 — best price $6.992026-05-21 — best price $9.992026-07-17 — best price $9.992026-08-17 — best price $6.992026-08-30 — best price $6.992026-09-04 — best price $6.992026-09-09 — best price $6.992026-09-14 — best price $6.992026-09-19 — best price $6.992026-09-24 — best price $6.992026-09-29 — best price $6.992026-10-04 — best price $6.992026-10-09 — best price $9.992026-10-14 — best price $6.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

26
achievements tracked
100%
earned "10K Score"
46.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opShared/Split Screen Co-opShared/Split ScreenCross-Platform MultiplayerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportDualShock Controller Support3 DLC

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2023-05-26, latest 2023-07-23 (Steam store data)

Player tags

2D1980sRetroActionArcadeSci-fiShooterColorfulTop-DownBullet Time

Census log

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

Recent updates

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