Waven

Buy80%

Mostly Positive · 5k player reviews · High confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Ankama Studio · Tactical RPG · Aug 16, 2023

Player review score
80%
Mostly Positive
Price
Free
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

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

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio2 of 5
Subtitles5 of 5

Should I buy Waven?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 131 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Combat: 52 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Characters: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Monetization: 45 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Story: 32 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Servers and matchmaking: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 5k 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
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
131 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The most interesting thing in the game is the buildcrafting, however progression is tied to rng, you get equipment and spells by opening ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ LOOT BOXES, and you need duplicates in order to level both your equipment and spells.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
52 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay is pretty good, combat is tactical but quick and each character has several builds you can play round with.
Characters
Players who bring up Characters mostly praise it.
47 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gemeplay aside, I love the art and character design, and find myself really vibing to the music lol.
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I know the devs intend to add guilds and an 'island defense (player home)' mode which should add more to multiplayer.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Thus, Waven is aimed mainly at players who like Ankama's signature TRPG and art style/world building (which remains very unique and this time benefits from voice acting and an stupendous adaptive OST) enough to not feel bothered about the systems being left behind.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Each encounter gets tougher at higher levels and presents it's own variant of not quite puzzle like game play that gets more interesting if you do play with others in co-op.

+2 more players loved

Theme by theme

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

Players love
Gameplay131 reviews
Combat52 reviews
Characters47 reviews
Multiplayer41 reviews
Graphics34 reviews
Co-op26 reviews
Audio17 reviews
Difficulty16 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Monetization
62% still recommend
Story
78% still recommend
Servers and matchmaking
50% still recommend
Performance
20% still recommend

What you get

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

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Online PvP
  • PvP
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • In-App Purchases

Platforms

  • Windows
  • macOS

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

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