Adventure · March 20, 2012

Waveform (2012)

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Navigate the beauty and hazards of the solar system while riding on a wave of light in this innovative action-puzzle game. On your journey to restore light to a dying galaxy being consumed by a Singularity, you'll travel from Pluto to the Sun and interact with a wide variety of strange objects, and mind-bending situations that will affect the path of your wave, and the world around you, in interesting ways. Simple to play but difficult to master, Waveform combines the pure fun of retro arcade titles with all the modern bells and whistles of modern gaming. Colorful graphics and a retro soundtrack accompany 100 levels of increasingly fascinating and wondrous challenges featuring mysterious and fun objects like Wormholes, Particle Accelerators, and the enigmatic Space Squids of Venus! Key Features: Innovative and Unique Gameplay - You've never played a game like this before! Experience the refreshingly unique wave-manipulation gameplay of Waveform in a fast-action adventure like no other. Master the game, not the controls - Featuring extremely simple controls involving dragging the mouse to manipulate your wave's amplitude and wavelength, gamers of all skill levels can instantly jump in and enjoy Waveform. It's easy get started, but difficult to master. Play at your own pace - Will you take a relaxing ride through the solar system or challenge yourself to conquer each level and unlock bonuses and achievements? Each level is designed with multiple layers of difficulty so you can sit back and enjoy the zen-like flow of the wave or get on the edge of your seat for a heart-racing wave run. The choice is yours! Stellar amount of content - With over 100 levels spread across 11 worlds featuring dozens of unique objects and discover, there's an incredible amount of content to experience. And after you beat the game you can enjoy New Game +, featuring re-mastered versions of each level in the theme of the game's bonus levels. Rockin' Retro Soundtrack - Enjoy a musical masterpiece featuring dynamic audio that adapts with the pace of the game. Deep Space Mode - Journey into the far reaches of deep space in 11 different randomly-generated endless scenarios. Strive for the high score and earn your spot on the Steam Leaderboards!

Adventure releases from 2012

23 Adventure titles launched in 2012 — top 6 by review volume.

Peer Adventure titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Indie · 102
  • Puzzle · 44
  • Great Soundtrack · 35
  • Singleplayer · 32
  • Casual · 32
  • Strategy · 31
  • Arcade · 28
  • Space · 28
  • Difficult · 22
  • Action · 20
  • 2D · 19
  • Adventure · 18
  • Sci-fi · 13
  • Shoot 'Em Up · 13
  • Atmospheric · 11

Position in Adventure

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.1k Steam reviewsTop 93% in Adventure
Positive rating83% positiveGenre average: 87% — this title sits in top 77%
Metacritic81/100Genre average 77 — top 37% of Adventure titles
Engagement hours3 h averageTop 84% for session depth among Adventure

Reception Metrics

Steam community

83%Mostly Positive · 2.1k reviews

1.8k positive · 364 negative

Metacritic

81/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

7.2/10

Curator recommendations

1.9k

Press Quotes

“The concept of controlling a wave of light is executed flawlessly through beautifully rendered levels and a challenging, but addictive gameplay experience. Gamers looking for a truly unique and innovative experience shouldn’t hesitate to add Waveform to their list of must-play games this year.” A – Gaming Nexus “I don’t get to play enough games like Waveform” 8/10 – Destructoid “You’re going to want to prepare for a journey across the solar system like no other, and it’s likely one…

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud
  • Stats
  • Steam Leaderboards

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Release & Availability

Release dateMar 20, 2012
DeveloperEden Industries
Base price$1.99
DLC / Add-ons2 released
PlatformsWindows, macOS, Linux
Estimated owners100k–1M
External linksMetacritic page · [email protected]

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

3h

brief (under 5 hours)

Median

2h

Typical completion time

Achievements

65

Steam unlocks available

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (2)

  • English volume_up
  • German volume_up

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • German

Editions & Packages

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