Under The Waves

Under The Waves

Steam Deck Unsupported

Parallel Studio · Adventure · Aug 29, 2023

Worth it for the right player.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $2.99.

78%
Mostly Positive
2k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 231 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 84 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 40 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 55 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
40% of themes are praise40% are divided20% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
If you like games which are story led, you should like this.
231 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
- Quite nice graphics/shaders underwater,
84 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
I also liked the soundtrack and the atmospheric soundscape.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
I played the whole game on steam deck and battery life is pretty good on it, performance is good (did not come across any lag), very stable (no crashes or bugs) and controller support is excellent.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love4 themes
Story and characters231 reviews
Graphics84 reviews
Audio40 reviews
Steam Deck10 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay79 reviews
75%
Controls40 reviews
70%
Interface11 reviews
64%
Performance10 reviews
90%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes55 reviews
51%
Bugs14 reviews
79%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

3 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
78%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
38
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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