Under The Waves

Buy77%

Mostly Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Parallel Studio · Adventure · Aug 29, 2023

Player review score
77%
Mostly Positive
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
38
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
21
Full audio4 of 21
Subtitles21 of 21

Should I buy Under The Waves?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 207 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 151 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 83 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 51 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Controls: 36 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Characters: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

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
58% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews42% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
207 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
If you like games which are story led, you should like this.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
151 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game shows how bad this is through the gameplay in a great way.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
83 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Under the Waves is pretty average I'd say, the music and visuals are superb, but the gameplay and story are meh and I experienced a decent amount of bugs as well.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
40 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The music and sound design are also well done, although I did notice that during a few cutscenes, the audio was out of sync with the animations.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised 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.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Was pretty easy for me to learn how to control the little sub, as play most games with a controller and have done, cars and space ships the learning curve is easy to get use to.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story207 reviews
Gameplay151 reviews
Graphics83 reviews
Audio40 reviews
Steam Deck9 reviews
Difficulty9 reviews
Performance8 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Crashes
53% still recommend
Controls
72% still recommend
Characters
58% still recommend
Bugs
67% still recommend
Interface
56% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support
  • Gamepad Recommended

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSPlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$29.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.

9 points recordedtoday · $29.99

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