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Waven

Ankama Studio · Ankama Games · 2023-08-16

Steam

AdventureRPGStrategyFree To PlayEarly Access

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) · Perspectives: Bird view / Isometric

Releases: Aug 16, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Aug 16, 2023 (Mac)

Forge your own destiny! Choose your character, equip your best spells and sail from island to island in quest of fortune and glory. Level up your hero and your strategy in this free-to-play tactical multiplayer RPG with unique colorful graphics.

80%
positive of 5.1k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
86/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

In a flooded world where only a few islands have survived the rising waters, you play a seafaring adventurer searching for answers to this great upheaval. Long ago, gods and dragons ruled the world. Today, magic remains but what of the mythical beings of yesteryear? At the dawn of a new era, choose your hero, equip your best spells and set sail for an incredible odyssey. Sail from island to island in a vast world full of colorful creatures, gain power, refine your strategy and uncover the secrets of a world adrift.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 123 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~15/week).
  • · Review velocity down 40% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (2,274 reviews).
  • · Top 9% of 15,925 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.7k1.7k20232026Week of 2023-08-01: 1,712 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 562 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 595 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 99 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 123 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 352 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 71 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opCross-Platform MultiplayerIn-App PurchasesFamily Sharing5 DLC

4 supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain

Post-launch support: 5 DLC released, first 2023-08-16, latest 2024-03-05 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

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

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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