Wavetale
Third-person platforming adventure with water-walking and rooftop swings
Thunderful Development · Published by Thunderful Publishing · Released Dec 12, 2022
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 2,727
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 81% of 55 in 30 days
- Players
- 11
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update on Steam
- 3 years ago
- Nov 18, 2022
What is Wavetale?
This third-person action-adventure platformer takes place across Strandville’s islands and open sea. As Sigrid, a girl whose shadow companion lets her walk on water, you cross waves, swing between rooftops with a net, meet islanders, and confront an old enemy.
For you if...
- +you enjoy moving quickly across water and between rooftops
- +you like short, story-driven adventures with colorful settings
Not for you if...
- −you want demanding platforming and difficult fights
- −you prefer lengthy adventures with varied activities
What players say
88% of 2,727 reviews are positive · 81% of 55 in the last 30 days
Players praise the water traversal, art style, music, and story. Common complaints concern basic combat and repetitive trips between islands. Some players also report crashes and progress lost because of infrequent autosaves.
How many players finish Wavetale?
27% of Steam players have unlocked «Turning The Tide», the achievement for finishing the main story.
Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.
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Wavetale system requirements
Minimum: GTX 660, 8 GB RAM, 5 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
Can my PC run Wavetale?
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- OS
- WIndows 10
- Processor
- Intel i3-4170 / Ryzen 3 1200
- Graphics
- Nvidia GTX 660 2GB / AMD RX 560
- Memory
- 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 5 GB available space
- DirectX
- Version 11
Does Wavetale have co-op or multiplayer?
No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.
Does Wavetale run on Steam Deck?
Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Full controller support
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 14
- Steam features
- Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
- Languages
- Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain. Text only: Danish, Finnish, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Swedish.
Does Wavetale 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 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam