Buy it if you like
- Story: 209 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 146 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 83 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Crashes: 49 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Characters: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 9 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
67% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews33% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
209 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.
146 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.
38 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.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
37 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.
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game also runs fairly good on Steam Deck, keeping 30fps @ low settings most of the time.
+2 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story209 reviews
Gameplay146 reviews
Graphics83 reviews
Audio38 reviews
Controls37 reviews
Steam Deck9 reviews
Difficulty9 reviews
Performance8 reviews
Divided opinion
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Players complain
Crashes53% still recommend
Characters67% still recommend
Bugs67% still recommend
Interface67% 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.
On sale, not the lowest
$2.99$29.99−90%
The lowest we've tracked is $1.49.
6 points recordedtoday · $2.99
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