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Waves

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App ID 107600
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Squid In A Box Ltd
Franchise Waves
Supported Systems Windows
Technologies Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber 30299957
Last Record Update 29 July 2025 – 05:37:22 UTC ()
Release Date 16 November 2011 – 20:55:00 UTC ()
😍 90.13%
1k reviews
1
In-Game
💥 Bullet Hell 🕹 Shoot 'Em Up 🕹️ Twin Stick Shooter 🔫 Shooter 🕹 Arcade

Waves is an Arcade Twin-Stick Shooter that's all about High Scores. Build your combo and drop bombs in pursuit of Leaderboard dominance over seven game-modes!

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Steam price history

Current Price N/A
Lowest Recorded Price $0.49 at -90% 8 March 2021
Currency Current Price Converted Price Lowest Recorded Price
U.S. Dollar N/A N/A $0.49 $0.49 at -90%
British Pound N/A N/A $0.52 £0.39 at -90%
Euro N/A N/A $0.45 0,39€ at -90%
Russian Ruble N/A N/A $0.18 15 ₽ at -89%
Brazilian Real N/A N/A $0.22 R$ 1,19 at -89%
Japanese Yen N/A N/A $0.35 ¥ 52 at -90%
Indonesian Rupiah N/A N/A $0.26 Rp 4399 at -89%
Malaysian Ringgit N/A N/A $0.35 RM1.50 at -88%
Philippine Peso N/A N/A $0.33 ₱19.19 at -88%
Singapore Dollar N/A N/A $0.44 S$0.57 at -89%
Thai Baht N/A N/A $0.36 ฿11.88 at -88%
Vietnamese Dong N/A N/A $0.00 4,99₫
South Korean Won N/A N/A $0.39 ₩ 550 at -90%
Ukrainian Hryvnia N/A N/A $0.24 10₴ at -90%
Mexican Peso N/A N/A $0.37 Mex$ 6.95 at -88%
Canadian Dollar N/A N/A $0.44 CDN$ 0.62 at -89%
Australian Dollar N/A N/A $0.48 A$ 0.75 at -90%
New Zealand Dollar N/A N/A $0.40 NZ$ 0.69 at -89%
Norwegian Krone N/A N/A $0.40 4,07 kr at -89%
Polish Zloty N/A N/A $0.48 1,79zł at -90%
Swiss Franc N/A N/A $0.62 CHF 0.50 at -90%
Chinese Yuan N/A N/A $0.41 ¥ 3 at -86%
Indian Rupee N/A N/A $0.23 ₹ 21 at -89%
Chilean Peso N/A N/A $0.27 CLP$ 264 at -89%
Peruvian Sol N/A N/A $0.35 S/.1.26 at -89%
Colombian Peso N/A N/A $0.27 COL$ 1089 at -89%
South African Rand N/A N/A $0.28 R 5.04 at -88%
Hong Kong Dollar N/A N/A $0.39 HK$ 3.08 at -89%
Taiwan Dollar N/A N/A $0.36 NT$ 11 at -89%
Saudi Riyal N/A N/A $0.38 1.43 SR at -88%
U.A.E. Dirham N/A N/A $0.40 1.50 AED at -90%
Israeli New Shekel N/A N/A $0.54 ₪1.85 at -90%
Kazakhstani Tenge N/A N/A $0.23 126₸ at -88%
Kuwaiti Dinar N/A N/A $0.35 0.11 KD at -90%
Qatari Riyal N/A N/A $0.38 1.42 QR at -89%
Costa Rican Colon N/A N/A $0.52 ₡265 at -89%
Uruguayan Peso N/A N/A $0.30 $U12 at -90%
CIS - U.S. Dollar N/A N/A $0.32 $0.32 at -90%
LATAM - U.S. Dollar N/A N/A N/A
MENA - U.S. Dollar N/A N/A N/A
South Asia - USD N/A N/A $0.29 $0.29 at -90%
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Additional Information

This game is excluded from Steam Family Sharing because: Free Game

Developer Squid In A Box Ltd
gamedir waves
metacritic_name Waves
icon empty string
controller_support full
metacritic_score 82
NoServers Yes
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/waves?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
primarycache 107601
state eStateAvailable
serverbrowsername empty string
community_visible_stats Yes
InstallScript 107600_install.vdf
DLCAvailableOnStore Yes
Publisher Squid In A Box Ltd
IsFreeApp Yes
Exclude from family sharing (exfgls) 3 (Free Game)
Store Release Date 16 November 2011 – 20:55:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://www.twitch.tv/squidinaboxltd
https://x.com/squidinabox
https://www.youtube.com/squidinaboxltd/
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 16 November 2011 – 20:55:00 UTC ()
Store Asset Modification Time 9 January 2021 – 19:32:48 UTC () (1610220768)
Is free on the store? Yes
review_score 9
review_percentage 95
Detected Technologies (?) Unreal Engine, Bink_Video SDK, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_CUDA SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, NVIDIA_Texture_Tools SDK, Ogg SDK, Vorbis SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 3 March 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 118110
  • configuration:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_01
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-experimental
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
First seen on SteamDB 19 February 2013 – 15:11:45 UTC (), in changelist #183096

Supported Languages

1 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes

Assets

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