PCGame

Waves

Twin-stick arena shooting with a time-slowing ability for close calls

Squid In A Box Ltd · Released Nov 16, 2011

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Reviews
Overwhelmingly Positive
95% of 1,693
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
9
daily peak, Nov 1, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
7 years ago
Aug 2, 2019
Minimum PC
Shader Model 3 Compatible
1 GB RAM · 0.2 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 82/100 (critic reviews)

What is Waves?

Waves is a top-down, single-player shooter set in a digital arena overrun by bugs, errors, and viruses. You dodge and shoot enemies, chaining quick kills and bomb blasts into combos. There are seven modes with online leaderboards.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy constant movement through dense enemy attacks
  • +you prefer colorful, abstract visuals to realistic settings

Not for you if...

  • −you want cooperative play or head-to-head multiplayer matches

What players say

95% of 1,693 reviews are positive

Players praise the score chasing and the challenge of mastering the mechanics. Some find the scoring and combo systems difficult to understand at first.

Screenshots and trailer

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Waves system requirements

Minimum: Shader Model 3 Compatible, 1 GB RAM, 0.2 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows XP SP2, Vista, 7
Processor
2.0+ GHz or better
Graphics
Shader Model 3 Compatible video card
Memory
1 GB RAM
Storage
250 MB HD space

Recommended

Processor
Dual Core
Memory
2 GB RAM

Does Waves have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Waves run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
54
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English.

Does Waves use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

1 DLC available.