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Wavetale

Thunderful Development · Thunderful Publishing · 2022-12-12

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Adventure

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Dec 12, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Dec 12, 2022 (PlayStation 5), Dec 12, 2022 (PlayStation 4), Dec 12, 2022 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Dec 13, 2022 (Xbox One), Dec 13, 2022 (Xbox Series X|S)

Surf the waters of a submerged city! Unravel the past, save the islanders from mysterious sea monsters and discover secrets hidden under the surface.

Wavetale is a 2022 Adventure game priced at $29.99, with an estimated 50,000 to 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (89% of 2846 reviews).

5
playing now
89%
positive of 2.8k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
78/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (18 ratings)
4.15★
PlayStation Store rating (559 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$29.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Healthy
  • · 5 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 753 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~94/week).
  • · Review velocity down 27% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 28,739 Adventure games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 57k–128k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,846 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$4.49-85%
Humble Store$4.49-85%
Steam$4.49-85%
GOG$4.49-85%
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $0.89 at Humble Store (2025-04-18) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 133 of 174 observed days · $3.60 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
26426420222026Week of 2022-12-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 264 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 226 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 131 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2002026-09-15 02:00 — 7 players2026-09-16 10:00 — 6 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 7 players2026-09-19 01:00 — 10 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 7 players2026-09-21 16:00 — 10 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 7 players2026-09-24 07:00 — 5 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 12 players2026-09-26 22:00 — 8 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 2 players2026-09-29 13:00 — 3 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 3 players2026-10-02 04:00 — 5 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 8 players2026-10-04 20:00 — 19 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 0 players2026-10-07 11:00 — 3 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 7 players2026-10-10 02:00 — 5 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 6 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 9 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 3 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 5 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
632Dec 2022Aug 2026Dec 2022 — avg 8 · peak 38Jan 2023 — avg 2 · peak 9May 2023 — avg 2 · peak 6Jul 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8Aug 2023 — avg 2 · peak 7Oct 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8Dec 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8Jan 2024 — avg 2 · peak 7Feb 2024 — avg 2 · peak 9Mar 2024 — avg 4 · peak 21Apr 2024 — avg 7 · peak 24May 2024 — avg 5 · peak 25Jun 2024 — avg 4 · peak 14Jul 2024 — avg 4 · peak 14Aug 2024 — avg 3 · peak 13Sep 2024 — avg 3 · peak 14Oct 2024 — avg 9 · peak 26Nov 2024 — avg 3 · peak 14Dec 2024 — avg 30 · peak 151Jan 2025 — avg 11 · peak 31Feb 2025 — avg 6 · peak 17Mar 2025 — avg 7 · peak 22Apr 2025 — avg 6 · peak 26May 2025 — avg 4 · peak 14Jun 2025 — avg 7 · peak 23Jul 2025 — avg 63 · peak 317Aug 2025 — avg 29 · peak 102Sep 2025 — avg 15 · peak 44Oct 2025 — avg 19 · peak 67Nov 2025 — avg 13 · peak 41Dec 2025 — avg 20 · peak 50Jan 2026 — avg 19 · peak 54Feb 2026 — avg 11 · peak 30Mar 2026 — avg 16 · peak 44Apr 2026 — avg 10 · peak 24May 2026 — avg 7 · peak 19Jun 2026 — avg 8 · peak 18Jul 2026 — avg 7 · peak 17Aug 2026 — avg 6 · peak 17
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$29.99$1.092022-12-122026-10-142022-12-12 — best price $26.992023-02-07 — best price $29.992023-03-23 — best price $29.992023-05-08 — best price $17.992023-07-11 — best price $22.492023-09-12 — best price $29.992023-11-13 — best price $17.992024-01-05 — best price $29.992024-02-19 — best price $29.992024-04-10 — best price $10.492024-06-07 — best price $29.992024-07-11 — best price $29.992024-08-07 — best price $8.992024-09-17 — best price $5.992024-10-24 — best price $7.492024-11-26 — best price $5.992025-01-09 — best price $2.992025-02-10 — best price $3.332025-03-12 — best price $29.992025-04-14 — best price $5.992025-05-19 — best price $3.592025-06-23 — best price $4.992025-07-31 — best price $2.992025-09-15 — best price $2.392025-10-17 — best price $1.492025-11-06 — best price $29.992025-12-05 — best price $22.492026-01-13 — best price $1.502026-02-25 — best price $1.492026-03-27 — best price $1.492026-04-25 — best price $29.992026-05-23 — best price $29.992026-07-09 — best price $4.492026-08-09 — best price $4.492026-08-21 — best price $4.492026-09-03 — best price $4.492026-09-15 — best price $3.592026-09-27 — best price $4.492026-10-09 — best price $29.992026-10-14 — best price $4.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

14
achievements tracked
67.1%
earned "Electrifying"
28.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing

12 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)1,76638%14
PS5 (PlayStation)86967%15
PS4 (PlayStation)30271%15
Xbox Series, Xbox One (Xbox)26943%14
Switch (Nintendo)2100%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

3DNaturePiratesCartoonyColorfulRelaxingStylizedAdventureCinematicController

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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