Crit Verdict
Yes, worth playing.
It's free to play.
88%
Very Positive
54k player reviews
Buy it if you like
- Story and characters: 193 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Monetization: 133 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 122 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Crashes: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Difficulty: 13 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 54k player reviews · updated 3 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
50% of themes are praise33% are divided17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
Double that if you follow the story and don't skip cut scenes.
193 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Monetization
Players who bring up Monetization mostly praise it.
Wuthering Waves is a standout in its genre for its combat depth, movement mechanics, and generous gacha system.
133 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
Wuthering Waves is a standout in its genre for its combat depth, movement mechanics, and generous gacha system.
122 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Graphics and optimization?
79 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Meaningful Progression & Reward Systems:
63 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack is another strong area of the game and I feel that alone does add a lot of value to the game. be it through background music for areas or also entire songs to present different characters.
21 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 love6 themes
Story and characters193 reviews
Monetization133 reviews
Combat122 reviews
Graphics79 reviews
Gameplay63 reviews
Audio21 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Optimization72 reviews
56%
Performance40 reviews
60%
Interface12 reviews
58%
Co-op10 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes17 reviews
53%
Difficulty13 reviews
46%
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.
The data behind the verdict
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Player review score
88%
Very Positive
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