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WAVESHAPER

GAMES FOR HUMANS · 2017-05-03

Steam

ActionCasualIndie

Modes: Single player

Releases: May 03, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 03, 2017 (Linux)

WAVESHAPER is a minimalist score attack game in which you attempt to stop the 2D vector menace, one obstacle at a time.

WAVESHAPER is an Action, Casual, Indie game released in 2017, priced at $1.89, with a Very Positive review sentiment (88% of 2373 reviews) and an estimated owner base of 50,000 .. 100,000.

11
playing now
88%
positive of 2.4k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
70/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Verified
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$1.89
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Healthy
  • · 11 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 512 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~64/week).
  • · Review velocity up 3% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 10% of 27,656 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 59k–142k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,373 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.49 at Steam (2017-06-22)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
868620172026Week of 2017-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 73 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 67 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2872026-09-15 02:00 — 27 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 24 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 23 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 24 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 17 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 17 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 17 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 15 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 22 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 16 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 7 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 10 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 9 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 11 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 28 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 16 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 7 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 12 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 21 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 16 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 20 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 20 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 13 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 11 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
300Mar 2017Aug 2026Mar 2017 — avg 0 · peak 3Jun 2017 — avg 1 · peak 37Sep 2017 — avg 2 · peak 56Dec 2017 — avg 2 · peak 39Mar 2018 — avg 0 · peak 5Jun 2018 — avg 2 · peak 29Sep 2018 — avg 0 · peak 5Dec 2018 — avg 1 · peak 16Mar 2019 — avg 0 · peak 2Jun 2019 — avg 1 · peak 19Sep 2019 — avg 0 · peak 1Dec 2019 — avg 0 · peak 2Jul 2020 — avg 2 · peak 32Oct 2020 — avg 1 · peak 4Jan 2021 — avg 4 · peak 58Apr 2021 — avg 2 · peak 7Sep 2021 — avg 2 · peak 9Jan 2022 — avg 3 · peak 8Apr 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6Jul 2022 — avg 3 · peak 14Oct 2022 — avg 3 · peak 10Jan 2023 — avg 5 · peak 14Apr 2023 — avg 9 · peak 22Jul 2023 — avg 15 · peak 30Oct 2023 — avg 14 · peak 30Jan 2024 — avg 15 · peak 30Apr 2024 — avg 30 · peak 88Jul 2024 — avg 20 · peak 45Oct 2024 — avg 17 · peak 45Jan 2025 — avg 22 · peak 53Apr 2025 — avg 19 · peak 42Jul 2025 — avg 23 · peak 56Oct 2025 — avg 21 · peak 44Jan 2026 — avg 25 · peak 62Apr 2026 — avg 22 · peak 46Jul 2026 — avg 25 · peak 52Aug 2026 — avg 15 · peak 29
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$1.99$0.492017-05-042021-02-152017-05-04 — best price $0.992017-07-05 — best price $0.992017-08-14 — best price $1.052017-09-04 — best price $1.052017-10-09 — best price $0.662017-10-26 — best price $0.642017-11-22 — best price $0.492017-12-11 — best price $0.492017-12-21 — best price $0.492018-03-05 — best price $0.662018-05-07 — best price $0.492018-06-21 — best price $0.492018-07-06 — best price $1.992018-09-01 — best price $1.992018-11-01 — best price $1.992018-11-27 — best price $1.992019-01-03 — best price $1.992019-02-11 — best price $1.992019-05-13 — best price $1.992019-07-09 — best price $1.992019-10-07 — best price $1.992019-11-01 — best price $1.992019-12-03 — best price $1.992020-01-02 — best price $1.992020-07-09 — best price $1.992020-11-02 — best price $1.992020-12-01 — best price $1.992021-01-05 — best price $1.992021-02-15 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
69.3%
earned "HIGH SCORE I"
19.6%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsCamera ComfortCustom Volume ControlsKeyboard Only OptionStatsSteam LeaderboardsFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2017-05-03 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)2,73814%124

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

2DIndieMusicRetroActionArcadeCasualRunnerDifficultMinimalist

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.