Trident's Wake

Twin-stick sci-fi shooter with robotic bodies built for different roles

Bacus Studios · Published by Graffiti Games · Released Jun 4, 2019

Reviews: Mixed; 43% of 90
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Players: 0; daily peak, Oct 29, 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update on Steam: 6 years ago; Nov 22, 2019
Minimum PC: 8800; 4 GB RAM · 4 GB disk; Full requirements

What is Trident's Wake?

A top-down shooter set aboard humanity's last colony ship, which aliens have overrun. You play a digitized human consciousness piloting a robotic Sentinel, fighting through ship sectors and reclaiming them to unlock weapons and abilities. Optional mission modifiers increase the challenge in exchange for greater rewards.

For you if...

+you like couch co-op built around team support abilities

Not for you if...

−you prefer first-person aiming to overhead twin-stick combat

What players say

43% of 90 reviews are positive

Recent players report that unavailable servers prevent online hosting and matchmaking; some say local co-op still works. Players also repeatedly complain about mixed controller inputs and unresponsive menus.

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Trident's Wake system requirements

Minimum: 8800, 4 GB RAM, 4 GB of disk space.

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Minimum

OS: Windows Vista / 7
Processor: 2GHz Dual Core CPU
Graphics: GeForce 8800 or higher, AMD Radeon 4000 or higher
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 4 GB available space
DirectX: Version 9.0c

Does Trident's Wake have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op online and split-screen. It also has a single-player mode. With Remote Play Together, one copy is enough to play the local modes online with friends.

Does Trident's Wake run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
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: 26
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing
Languages: Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America.

Does Trident's Wake 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